2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/07/08, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUNKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE THAT I'VE TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TWO WERE COVERED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. I OWN TWO PONTIAC 2006 G-6'S, AND ONE 2008 G-6. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME. *TR

MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE MONDAY, THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, I WORK 60 MILES FROM HOME, 120 MILES A DAY AND I NEVER KNOW IF I CAN RELY ON MY CAR OR NOT. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HOPEFULLY, A RECALL WILL SOON BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFELY OF ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHRISTIE FRUGE *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 10/24/08 AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE STEERING RACK BE REPLACED FOR AN ESTIMATED $503.15. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER BY 3,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME 2006 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE. HER VEHICLE IS GOING TO THE SHOP ON 11/07/08 TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS. MY WIFE HAS A 2008 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY ( 11/03/08 ) . WERE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION. EVEN THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON HER CAR, I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED ON MY CAR. IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN A PERSON BUYS THREE OF THE SAME CARS, AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 G6 GT AND MY STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION KEEPS GOING OUT AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. IT HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED ONCE. LOOKING INTO THIS IT HAS CAUSED WRECK AND COULD POSSIBLY ONE DAY CAUSE A DEATH. IS THAT WHAT GM WANTS A LAWSUIT BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED FROM THE PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED? *TR

LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G-6 RESULTING IN LACK OF ABILITY TO RESPOND TO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS-BROUGHT TO GARAGE WHO COULDN'T SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WHEN I TURN LEFT I HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE. MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT COMES BACK. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

RACK AND PINION ON MY 2006 G6 IS OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND TEARS UP MY TIRES. I AM SURE THAT GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET CHAT ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *TR

SMELLED GAS APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS. I BOUGHT A GAS CAP THAT LOCKS BUT MY GAS WAS STILL VANISHING. TODAY, I HAD PUDDLES WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE CAR SITTING. THE GAS LEAK IS ALL OTHER MY MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THEREFORE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

I LEASED A 2006 G6 AND THERE'S BEEN A CONSTANT "CLUNK" IN STEERING COLUMN. ITS BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN MANY "POWER STEERING" WARNING INDICATIONS ON THE DISPLAY UNIT INSIDE THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY WENT OUT ON ONE OCCASION. THE ENTIRE STEERING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND FOR A RENTAL. GM HAS BEEN OF LITTLE HELP AND A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED TO LITTLE AVAIL SO FAR. *TR