2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

IT ALL STARTED ABOUT 6,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DID APPEAR ALONG WITH A DINGING NOISE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER SAID TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND IT WOULD RESET. CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM, TURNING CAR OFF AND RESETTING THE STEERING. AT 35,791 MILES DEALER (NASSIEF) REPLACED THE STEERING MODULE AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS OK. AT 35,855 MILES POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY RECALIBRATED STEERING AND SAID EVERYTHING'S OK. PROBLEM CONTINUED. FRIDAY 7/11/08 FRIEND (DOREEN COSTELLO) WAS DRIVING CAR AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND STEERING GOT VERY TIGHT, SHE THOUGHT THE CAR HAD STALLED. UPON CHECKING FOUND CAR STILL RUNNING BUT NO POWER STEERING AND POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND BINGING NOISE WARNING OF PROBLEM. FRIEND ATTEMPTED RESTART AND THE STEERING DID RESET BUT WITHIN SECONDS STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN LIGHT CAME ON AND BINGING NOISE. THIRD ATTEMPT TO START CAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT TOUCHING STEERING WHEEL STEERING WHEEL JERKED SLIGHTLY, STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND BINGING RESUMED. FRIEND WAS ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL 360 DEGREES AROUND WITH FEELING THERE WAS NO CONTACT AT ALL AS OPPOSED TO HARD STEER USUALLY FELT. IT APPEARED THERE WAS NO STEERING AT ALL AS OPPOSED TO HARD STEERING AS WAS THE USUAL PROBLEM. I FELT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CONTINUES TO SAY THE CAR IS FINE. UPDATE: THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT LOSE THE STEERING WHILE IN THEIR LOT THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR LOSES IT'S STEERING ONLY SPORADICALLY. I STILL HAVE THE CAR.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR UPDATE (10/16/08): THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP (EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN) MANY TIMES AND FEELS LOOSE AND TIGHT. RESTARTING THE CAR AND POWER STEERING WILL USUALLY RETURN. THE DEALER SAID THE TORQUE SENSOR WAS BAD BUT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED.

AT FIRST THE CAR STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE IS CONSTANT ONCE YOU GET UP PAST 20 MPH OR ACCELERATE. THE CAR ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A MOTORCYCLE OR SOMETHING. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. TO BAD THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED; NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN EXT. THIS PROBLEM EXIST EVERY TIME WE TAKE A DRIVE ( OVER A WEEK). THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER THROUGHOUT THE PARTS WAREHOUSES IN THE U.S. (OVER 900 AND SOMETHING ODD BACKORDERS). I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FACTORY ISSUE AND NOT A CASE-BY-CASE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOING OUT ON ME. I ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DINGING SOUND AS WELL. I HAVE A MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT FOR 5 YEARS TO PAY ON THIS LEMON AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS IT IS SOMETHING CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AND CAN NOT BE FIXED THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR SINCE IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISSUE THE WOULD CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO RUN....WHAT AM I TO DO WHEN I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK BUT MAKE SURE THE CAR PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE FINANCE COMPANY THEY GOT THE LOAN THROUGH. THIS IS NOT FAIR. *TR UPDATE: NO MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD, AND THE STEERING RACK. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND SEVERAL OF THE PARTS FOR THE STEERING UNIT WERE ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,161 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,493. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE TRANSMSSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE AND WORN. UPDATED 09/18/08 *JB

PURCHASED 06 G6 GT. PURCHASED ON TUESDAY MAY 27 2008...DROVE OFF LOT WITH 20,700MILES....ON MONDAY JUNE/1/2008 POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE LEAVING A BUSINESS...HAD TOWED, REPAIRED, AND BACK ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 3/2008.....DROVE APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES AND THEN ON JUNE 29 2008 RETURNING TUXEDOS TO RENTAL SHOP TURNING WHEEL TO GET INTO PARKING SPOT DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING, HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL WORKED ALTHOUGH WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT STEERING COLUMN MADE POPPING SOUNDS... MONDAY JUNE 7/2008 BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEADING TO WORK, AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN..HAD TOWED DIRECTLY TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE POWER STEERING REPAIRED AGAIN FOR SECOND TIME IN 5 WEEKS...I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SAME ISSUE, WHY HAS THIS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL...ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS BEING IGNORED. FIRST REPAIR WAS A POWER STEERING ASSIST, SECOND REPAIR WAS TOLD A FUSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING JAMS, LEADING TO A LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE JAM OCCURS 2 TO 3 TIMES PER DAY. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANT FINE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR [2006 PONTIAC G-6. *TR UPDATE (10/5/08): WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING, THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL THE SWITCH WAS TURN OFF AND BACK ON. IN THE MEAN TIME THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE INVOICE INDICATES CODE C0545-SHORT CIRCUIT IN STEERING COLUMN TORQUE SENSOR - REPLACED STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. FIXED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG/SEAT BELT SENSOR CONTROL MODULE IS MALFUNCTIONING. SHE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE WAS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT 44,400. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DROVE PROPERLY UNTIL HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,990.

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IT ONLY HAD 10 MILES ON IT AND WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOME LOOSE WIRING OR THAT THE WIRE WAS TO CLOSE TO A COMPONENT AND THE COMPONENT MELTED THE PLASTIC COVERING THE WIRES. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY INFORMATION BUT, IT WAS CORRECTED. THEN AT 40,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHENEVER I DROVE IT. IT SEEMED AS IF THE GAS WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE QUICK ENOUGH (I'M NOT A MECHANIC) THEN THE MILEAGE WENT CONSIDERABLY DOWN. FOR A FULL TANK OF GAS I USED TO GET 451 MILES THIS IS TOLD THROUGH THE FUEL MONITOR THAT IS IN THE CAR. BUT, AFTER THIS BEGAN OCCURRING THE MONITOR WOULD STATE 239 MILES AFTER I FILLED IT UP! I HAVE HAD TO FILL-UP 6 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. WHEN A TANK OF GAS USED TO LAST 2 WEEKS FOR ME. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE WOULD REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE AND THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EITHER. WHILE I WAS ECSTATIC TO KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FIX MY VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE TO ME, WARNING BELLS DID SOUND OFF IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I RECEIVED THE INVOICE BACK FROM THEM IT STATED THAT THESE ITEMS WERE REPLACED: OXIDATION CATALYTIC CONVERTER, 2 GASKETS, 1 PIPE AND 2 MANIFOLD CORE CHG. AND AFTER ALL OF THIS WORK WHICH TOOK FROM 8:30A.M TO 2:00PM, MY MILEAGE MONITOR IS NOW REPORTING 300 MILES FOR A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN ORIGINALLY I WAS GETTING 451. AFTER READING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS RE. THIS VEHICLE I AM JUST DISGUSTED. I WILL REVIEW THIS SITE WHEN PURCHASING MY NEXT VEHICLE WHICH I THINK WILL BE PRETTY SOON. *TR