2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

STEERING COLUMN MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER YOU TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FRONT TIRES MAKES A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR HAS ONLY TWENTY THREE THOUSAND MILES. OVER $2,500 IN REPAIRS BY A CERTIFIED DEALER AND THE CAR STILL RUNS AND DRIVE LIKE SOMETHING YOU BORROW FROM A JUNK YARD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND HIT A PUDDLE THE WAS AN 1 !/2 IN DEEP AND WATER GOT UP INTO MY ENGINE AND RUINED IT. I HAVE TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT COST ME 1000.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A GM DEFECT. THE WATER WAS NOT THAT DEEP. *TR

I HAD A CLUNKING NOISE ON THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE - I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THE SHOP REVIEW STEERING ISSUE - BALL JOINT WAS BAD REPLACED SAME ALONG W/ LOWER CONTROL ARM AND COMPLETED AND ALIGNMENT - ALSO HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON VEHICLE THEN A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, MY CAR EVEN JUMPED THE TRACK AT A CAR WASH AND I HAD TO REVERSE OUT OF THE CAR WASH AND HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAR WASH. I THEN TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINK REPLACED, POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STABILIZER BAR LINK REPLACED - DAMAGED PARTS HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES FREEZING UP WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT CAUSE A WRECK, THERE ASRE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN PUT OUT? IT HAS HAPPEN 10 TO 12 TIMES UNTIL I SCHEDULED IT TO GO IN THE DEALERSHIP BUT CAUSE A WRECK BEFORE I COULD GET IT THERE. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON NHTSA ACTION # PE07023 AND THEY STATE THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THE WARRANTY TO 7YRS OR 70,000. I HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT CONFIRMATION #10261076 WITH NHTSA. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5. THE POWER STEERING IS STARTING TO GO IN AND OUT. WHEN TURNING AT TIMES IT GETS REALLY HARD TO STEER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR IN ANY DIRECTION, THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC TO GET BACKED UP AND ME AND MY 1 YEAR OLD STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY THEN STATED THAT MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND IT HAS WENT OUT AND TO REPAIR IT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE MY RACK AND PINION WHICH WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPAIR, WHICH I DON'T HAVE AT THIS TIME, NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM STILL UNABLE TO DRIVE AT THE PRESENT TIME, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS RECALL WORTHY SEEING THAT THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, I ALSO HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING, PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 4 CYLINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE TODAY AND AS I PULLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND LOCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO RUN ONTO A CURB AND ALMOST COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REACHED A STOP SIGN AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AND I REGAINED POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. AS I GOT CLOSE TO MY HOUSE, IT FAILED AGAIN. I CONTACTED A PARTS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNSURE IF IT WAS THE PUMP OR STEERING COLUMN AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THERE HAD BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE G6 HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. AS A CONSUMER, I AM CONCERNED THAT GM IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. A RECALL IS IN DESPERATE NEED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. AT 3,486 MILES, THE STEERING GEAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, BUT IT WAS ONLY REPAIRED CORRECTLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ANOTHER ISSUE DURING THE OTHER FIVE VISITS. THE CONTACT HAS ALL SEVEN RECEIPTS FOR EACH REPAIR REGARDING THE STEERING FAILURE. SHE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE STEERED PROPERLY IN ORDER TO STAY ON THE ROAD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,586 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,486. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

ON 2/28/09 I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, WHILE IT FELT LIKE THE REST OF THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN TURNING CORNERS. DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE INTERSTATE. HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE ENTIRE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN THE TIRE AND ASSEMBLY CAME OFF IT PUSHED OUT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND BENT IT FROM THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING COMING APART. POLICE RESPONDED AND TOLD ME HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CAR IS 2.5 YRS. OLD, 29K MILES. *TR