2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING NEARING CAUSING ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY STATE ROUTE IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS

THIS IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH THE 3.5L LX9 V6 ENGINE. AT 90,000 MILES I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (AUTOMATIC). THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE CAR REVERSES NORMALLY. ALL MAINTENANCE IS DONE BY MYSELF OR THE DEALER. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH GENUINE GM PARTS AND FLUID. I NOTICED THE FLUID WAS SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED AND VERY TINY PIECES OF METAL WERE IN THE PAN. THE TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPPED IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AFTER CHANGING THE FLUID. OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO AVOID PUTTING IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. I WANT TO CHECK THE COMPUTER AND AND ANY ELECTRICAL PIECES THAT CORRESPOND WITH THE TRANSMISSION FIRST BEFORE I DECIDE. AS A SIDE NOTE,I DID BRING THE VEHICLE TO GM FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A CODE FOR A TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE ON MANY OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHICH IS WHAT THAT SENSOR IS SUPPOSE TO DO SO I KNOW IT ISN'T THE SENSOR.

IN 2014 I RECIEVED A RECALL ON MY PONTIAC G6 2006 TO INFORM ME OF A FAULTY POWER STEERING. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL FIXED. AT THAT TIME I WASN'T EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. NOW IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS LATER MY CAR POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS, WHILE IN PARK. I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM GM MY CAR IS NEEDED FOR WORKING AND SCHOOL BUT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE FEAR THR CAR MAY LOCK UP ON ME AGAIN. FEB 22, 2019 WHILD PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE MY VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THANKFULLY NO OTHER CARS WHERE COMING, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON... I PRAYED THE WHILE TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED WENTWORTH MOTORS CHEVROLET AT (139 FRANKLIN ST, DANSVILLE, NY 14437, (585) 204-0905) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,444.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE DRIVING HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DRIVEN TO GLOCKNER OF IRONTON (911 S 3RD STREET, IRONTON, OH 45638) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2014 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 22 DAYS PRIOR TO APRIL 18, 2006 MANUFACTURE DATE FOR G6'S COVERED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 15V064000. SOMETIMES WON'T WORK AT ENGINE START-UP, THEN BEGINS WORKING; SOMETIMES STOPS WORKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. UNPREDICTABLE BUT POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DATE SPECIFICATION BELOW DOES NOT APPLY SO I ENTERED THE LAST DATE OF OCCURRENCE.

THE LIGHT POWER STEERING IS ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN. I BELIEVE IT IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, I'M AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. MY CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF FROM MY DRIVE WAY THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THEN. I HAD TAKEN IT LAST YEAR TO A SHOP IN LAS CRUCES TO FIX 3 RECALLS THAT MY CAR HAD. THAT IS WHY I'M WONDERING WHATS GOING ON WITH MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HUBBARD CHEVROLET, 2635 NORTH MAIN ST, HUBBARD, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2015 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,080. *TT*JB

MY STEERING WHEEL IS GOING CRAZY AND SOMETIME IT JUST DOES WORK LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ALMOST HAD A REAL BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS UNKNOWN PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.