2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. WHEN I'M DRIVING, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY ON AND WHEN I STOPPED THEY TURN OFF. IT SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT THING THAT MY DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX TWICE. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR A 3RD TIME. *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND WOBBLY. THEN IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF OVER-NIGHT, IT UNLOCKED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, HOWEVER, IT IS STILL LOOSE AND WOBBLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. *TR

MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN USUALLY STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON. I WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES/WEEK AND I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTO SHOP THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACED. HOWEVER, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FELT THAT THIS WASN'T THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. INTERESTINGLY, I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE SOLVED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED AND SAT FOR 4-5 HOURS. ONCE AGAIN, IF I RESTART THE CAR, IT HAS RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL ASSIST. HOWEVER, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN TODAY AND I DROVE APPROX. 3 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING. UPDATE (10/5/08): SINCE THE REPAIR (REPLACED STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY), I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

I AM FINANCING A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. BOUGHT POWER STEERING FLUID BUT COULD NOT FIND WHERE TO PUT IT. GOOGLED PONTIAC G6 HOPING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

PASSENGER TIE ROD END EXCESSIVELY WORN ALMOST CAUSING TOTAL VEHICLE CONTROL AT 75,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. I NOTICED MY ON THE DISPLAY OF MY RADIO IT SAID POWER STEERING. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON. THAT SEEMED TO HAVE CLEARED IT. I THEN DROVE 3 1/2 HOURS WITH IT AND NO PROBLEM. I GET BACK TO AUSTIN AND NOW WHENEVER I TURN IT ON IT IS INTERMITTENT ON WHEN IT WILL DISPLAY THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. WHEN IT IS PARKED IT IS FINE MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THEN IT STARTS WITH THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE AND MAKES IT SO HARD TO STEER. I CAN BARELY GET BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITH IT. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ETO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LOOK AT IT, BUT SINCE PONTIAC IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY PART THEN WHY DO I NEED TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET? *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF A SCRATCHING, GRAVEL-LIKE SOUND IN THE FRONT END, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWED UP ON THE ELECTRONIC READ-OUT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. WE ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWED UP AGAIN. WE POURED ANOTHER BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER THAT, THE POWER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT FAR FROM THE HOUSE, FAIRLY EARLY IN THE MORNING ON A 2-LANE ROAD. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FILLED THE ENGINE WITH YET ANOTHER BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID (I STARTED CARRYING AN EXTRA BOTTLE WITH ME, JUST IN CASE). THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10 DAYS, WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON YET AGAIN. THEN WE STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS IN GOOD COMPANY WITH NEARLY 200,000 OTHER DEFECTIVE MODELS BOASTING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I'VE OWNED THREE CARS WITH MORE THAN 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE OLDER THAN 20 YEARS OLD, AND NEVER - EVER - HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING COLUMN!! THE REPAIR SET ME BACK MORE THAN $900 AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH MANY G6 MODELS OF THE SAME MANUFACTURING YEAR. *TR

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

CLEAR COAT CHIPPED OFF CAR, ROTORS WARPING EVERY 3 MONTHS, BUTTONS ON RADIO DISCOLORED, SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING, POWER STEERING LOCKED UP 4 TIMES, BATTERY NEEDED REPLACED 3 TIMES, CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING & THEN DIES, JERKING SENSATION WHEN DRIVING - I'VE TAKING INTO THE DEALERSHIP 26 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. *TR

I DRIVE A PONTIAC G6 2006, AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. OK SO I BOUGHT FLUID TO ADD TO THE CAR COME TO FIND OUT IT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT SAYS YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. I CHECKED THE NET AND COME TO FIND OUT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. LOTS OF PEOPLE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MINE WOULD GO OUT ON ME AND THE START WORKING, AND GO OUT AGAIN. NO WRECK YET, THANK GOD. BUT I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $837 TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST BOUGHT THAT CAR THAT'S ANOTHER DOWN PAYMENT. I READ SOME WHERE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING IN TO IT TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I HOPE SO BECAUSE THAT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE BROKE THE BANK I WAS CALLING AROUND FOR MONEY. *TR