2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

JUST TALKED WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THE RETURN OF THE CLUNKING NOISE IN MY PONTIAC G6. HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME THEY ONLY WARRANTED THE REPLACEMENT FOR ONE YEAR. PROBABLY FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT AS GM OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER'S REPLY TO WHY I HAD TO REPLACE THIS AGAIN CARS DO BREAK DOWN. WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE IS THAT? NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS AGAIN, AND COULD POTENTIALLY WRECK MY CAR IF I DON'T, BUT HAVE NO CHOICE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS. AS A CONSUMER, THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I MEAN HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE IT BECOMES A RECALL? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G-6. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING. AT RANDOM TIMES AT LEAST DAILY, IT WILL BECOME TOUGH TO MANAGE MY WHEEL AND STEER. THIS IS USUALLY BECAUSE THE WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN TO WHEN IT OCCURS. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I JUST TURN THE CAR ON OR WHEN I AM OUT ON THE FREEWAY. NOR DOES THERE SEEM TO BE ANY ONE THING THAT MAKES IT STOP. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND INFORMED ME THE CAR IS PILOTING A NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. THEY CLAIM A LITTLE SHAKING AS THE WHEEL FINDS ITS "REFERENCE CENTER" ARE NORMAL. THE STIFF WHEEL AND SHAKING I EXPERIENCE DO NOT SEEM NORMAL ALTHOUGH IT THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY. I FIND IT ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS AS I AM TRAVELING 60 MPH DOWN A FREEWAY IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL MY WHEEL. THE DEALER DID TRY TO RESET MY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND ZERO OUT THE WHEEL. THIS WAS TO NO AVAIL. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THE G-6 ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE IF MY STRENGTH IS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE CAR'S STEERING TENDENCY THAT MAKES IT SHAKE AND RESISTANT TO CONTROL . I DO NOT SEE HOW IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR CARS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD TO BE HAVING STEERING ISSUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE. *TR

FRONT END CLUCKING NOISE DEALER SAID STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY, NO RECALL JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE REPAIR. MANY PONTIACS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP OR GOING OVER BUMPS I HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. *TR

MY SUN VISOR MIRROR COVERS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AS THEY DON'T STAY OPEN AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I SEE THAT IN BULLETIN # 05094 IN DECEMBER 2005 THIS WAS ADDRESSED BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THESE AND THEY COST OVER $250 TO FIX. THIS IS SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE CAR AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAYS REPEATEDLY THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS INITIALLY OCCURRING WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT SLOWLY BUT NOW HAS INCREASED TO JUST A TURN ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY AND RESTART MY CAR WHICH THEN RESETS THE POWER STEERING. IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. INITIAL RECALL ACTION WAS BEING CONSIDERED BACK IN 2007 BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FORMALLY DONE. I WAS PLANNING ON MY SON USING THE CAR WHEN HE TURNS 16 BUT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE CORRECTING FOR ITS CONSUMERS! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. WHEN I RELEASED PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEELS WERE ALL LOCKED AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL ENGAGED. I SLID OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE PRESSURE OFF THE WHEELS. I FINALLY CAME TO STOP BY HITTING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BUSIER TIME OF DAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE DURING THIS INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS LEADING UP TO WHAT HAPPENED. I AS MANY OTHERS ALSO HAVE THE LOUD CLUNKING NOISES IN THE FRONT, IT SOUNDS IF MY FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OUT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT AS THE BRAKES STILL FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE PARTIALLY ENGAGED. GIVEN THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE I HAVE NOT AT THE CHANCE TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT EVALUATED, I WILL BE DOING THAT THIS WEEK. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. CLICKING NOISES AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY CHARGE ME $120.00 BUT A WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WITHOUT PROVOCATION. PROBLEM STARTED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND DURING A LANE SHIFT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES ON AND OFF. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR I NO LONGER ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE FEAR OF IT GOING OUT ON HER AND HER INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR

BEGAN POPPING WHEN I TURNED ANY DIRECTION, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE PONTIAC DEALER, SAID THE POWER STEERING NEEDED GREASED. 2 WEEKS LATER BEGAN AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK IN, THEY DECIDED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACED. HAD THAT REPLACED, 1 MONTH LATER, SAME THING. HAD IT FIXED AGAIN. ABOUT 2 MONTHS IT HAS STARTED IT AGAIN. ALSO THE AIRCONDITIONER HAS QUIT TWICE. TRADING IT OFF TOMORROW! HAVE HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS. WAS BRAND NEW WHEN BOUGHT. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN IN WHICH IT STARTS MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE LUBED EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS JUST ABOUT AND THAT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD CAR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER EVERY FEW MONTHS AND PAYING MONEY TO HAVE A STEERING COLUMN LUBED. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, LESS THEN A YEAR AGO THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING COLUMN LUBED. I'VE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THE SHOPS I'VE TAKEN IT TO HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD A BUNCH OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR