2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RINGING NOISE AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE SEAT BELT. SHE POPPED THE SEAT BELT IN AND OUT UNTIL THE NOISE STOPPED. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CHECKED WITH OTHER MECHANICS, WHO DISAGREED WITH THIS DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. SHE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. AT 26,000 MILES, THE CONTACT HEARD CLANKING NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, WHICH ONLY CORRECTED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2006. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. IT WAS REPLACED THROUGH A GOOD WILL GRANTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL NOT WORKING SO I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THE BATTERY WAS CHARGING LOW. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS STILL NOT WORKING. RETURNED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX MODULE WAS NO GOOD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE STEERING IS STILL IN AND OUT. I HAVE WASTED ALOT OF TIME ON THIS VEHICLE AND MISSED ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK DO TO THIS SITUATION. I HAVE YET TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS ANYMORE TIME FROM WORK AND ALL THE EXPENSES OF THE VEHICLE I CAN NOT AFFORD THEM ANYMORE. *TR

PONTIAC G6 CODE P2070-IMT. VALVE FAILED 280 MILES AGO. BOTH HEAD GASKETS LEAKING AT AROUND 42,000 MILES. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

PONTIAC G6 3.5L I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 2 1/2 YEARS BOUT IT WITH 15,00 MILES HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THE STEERING CLUNKING NOISE IS THE WORST NOW HAVE HAD A NEW COLUMN PUT IN STILL MAKES THE NOISE HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 28,000 NOW WHEN IM DRIVING IM HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS WHEN IM TURNING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I PUSH ON MY BRAKES I KEEP GETTING A SHIMMY AFTER I PUT NEW ROTORS ON AND LIKE THE CAR HAVE OWNED PONTIAC BEFORE BUT NOW DON'T KNOW IF ILL BUY ANOTHER WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. *TR

OK FOR THE PAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY SOMETIMES I WOULD START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE....IT PROGRESSIVELY KEEPS GETTING WORSE...A FEW DAYS LATER I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES AND WORKED FINE AGAIN, UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS AGO IT STARTED GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING....IT ONLY DID IT LIKE ONCE MAYBE TWICE DURING ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR OF DRIVING.....YESTERDAY AND TODAY ITS BEEN REAL BAD...YESTERDAY IT WENT OFF SO MUCH IT WAS LIKE EVERY 5 MINUTES I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF AND ON A LOT TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL.....TODAY I HAD TO DO IT EVERYTIME I WENT STRAIGHT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT IN APRIL 2007. IN NOVEMBER 2007, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN DUE TO A FAMILY ILLNESS AND I WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR SOMETHING CLUNKING ON THE DRIVERS' FRONT WHEEL. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST PONTIAC/GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD END HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED AND HAD MY CAR ALIGNED TWICE BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE SAME NOISE. LAST MONTH, I BEGIN TO HEAR A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL AND TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS PUT ON 2/17/09. MY CAR IS STILL HAVING THIS NOISE AND THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS SUCH AS MINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE 27 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK PONTIAC OR GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR

AFTER LEAVING A STOP SIGN THE DRIVER'S FRONT UPPER,LOWER CONTROL ARMS, CV JOINT, BALL JOINT AND UPPER STRUT MOUNT COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND STRIKE A PARKED CAR. WITNESSES INCLUDING THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT SAY THE CAR JUST ABRUPTLY WENT LEFT AT APPROX 15 MPH ON DRY LEVEL, SMOOTH PAVEMENT. LUCKILY THE CAR WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OR MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OF KILLED. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING IN MY PONTIAC G6. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO DEALER ON FRIDAY, FEB, 13, 2009. IT IS MON, FEB. 16, 2009. NO INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE GIVEN TO ME. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE THEN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY G6 IN JUNE OF 2006. I HEARD A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END AUGUST OF 2006. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON 8/18/06-THEY REPLACED ENGINE STABILIZER/SNUBBER. AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 I HEARD A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END. ON 2/25/08-THEY REPLACED LEFT STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND RESET COLLAR ON RACK AND PIN. MARCH I HEARD RATTLE AGAIN. THEY REPLACED LEFT UPPER STRUT MOUNT BEARING & SPRING SEAT ALSO SWAY BAR LINKS ON 3/20/08. I THEN HEARD ANOTHER NOISE IN FRONT END IN JULY OF 2008. THEY REPLACED RIGHT LOWE CONTROL ARM ON 7/22/08. NEXT IN SEPT. OF 2008 A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN FRONT END. CAR ALSO SHOOK WHEN BRAKING. ON 9/26/08- THEY REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SHAFT & HUB, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO REPLACED ON THIS DATE. THEY SUGGESTED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TURNED. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON 1/11/09. THEN ON 1/14/09 DEALER REPLACED FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS. THEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 I HEARD MORE RATTLING AND KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END. ON 2/10/09 DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT. NOW THIS WEEKEND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AND AN ACCIDENT ALMOST HAPPENED. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT NOTHING AS FAR AS A RECALL GOES IS HAPPENING YET WITH THIS CAR. WHY IS ALL OF THIS GOING TO BE LEFT ON THE CONSUMER. MY CAR IS NEARING THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND I AM WORRIED THAT I AM GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THE BILL ALSO. SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR