2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND VICE VERSA. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THERE ARE NO REAR-DOOR SECURITY LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. MY CHILD OPENED THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH REAR-DOOR SECURITY LOCKS, MINE DOES NOT HAVE THEM. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE 2006 MODEL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED THAT FEATURE AND THEN STARTED EQUIPPING THE CAR WITH THE FEATURE AGAIN IN 2007. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I WOULD JUST LIKE THE LOCKS INSTALLED ON MY CAR AT NO CHARGE TO ME. *TR

STEERING FAILURE IN PONTIAC G6, 2006. STEERING CAN LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, VERY DIFFICULTTO CONTROL IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ALSO, AT OTHER TIMES STEERING IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN LEFT, VERY EASY TO TURN RIGHT. CAN ACT UP AT ANY TIME. *TR UPDATE (10/06/08): THE POWER STEERING DID GO OUT, AS I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD...SEVERAL TIMES, UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING". VERY HARD TO TURN. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, RESTART, DISPLAY CLEARS, THEN YOU CAN DRIVE. BUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT, AND EXTREMELY EASY TO THE RIGHT. I'LL FAX (RECEIVED) A COPY OF THE INVOICE. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE INVOICE SHOWS THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.

RENTED THIS G6 2006 FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHILE HERS WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO TURN THROUGH A CURVE. THE CAR FLIPPED INTO THE AIR AND ROLLED 3 TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH. AS A RESULT SHE HAD 2 COLLAPSED LUNGS 20 BROKEN RIBS, BOTH SCAPULES WERE SHATTERED AND BROKE COLLAR BONE FROM THE SEAT BELT AND A SNAPPED RIGHT ARM. DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE SO CALLED BLACK BOX THE CAUSE WAS BLAMED ON MY WIFE'S DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, AS I ALMOST LOST MY WIFE. *TR UPDATE: THE CAR WAS GETTING FASTER GOING DOWNHILL. SHE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT COULDN'T. THE CAR IS BEING HELD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ACTING UP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE CRASH.

TIE RODS ON A PONTIAC 2006 G6 ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SOME MIDDLE ROD IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS FINE, WENT TO START CAR NEXT DAY AND RECEIVED "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT. WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO BE STARTED. CHECKED FUSES AND ALL WERE OKAY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES. BOUGHT SEPT. 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. THEY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF AND IT BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE DEALER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND, AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKING UP, POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS THE RADIO WHEN IT LOCKS. AFTER RESTARTING CAR IT SEEMS TO CLEAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. HAD THE POWER DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED AND FIXED FOR A FEW WEEKS. STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AND IS GETTING WORSE. TAKING IT BACK IN TO A MECHANIC 8/15/2008 FOR ANOTHER REPAIR TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL GEAR FAILURE. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE RECURRING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,390.