2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I BROUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 2MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE A 2006 G6 AND I HAVE 26,000MILES ON MY CAR AND TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE MY STEERING GEAR / CORE ON MY CAR. MY CAR IS NEW, WHY AM I REPLACING A STEERING GEAR ON A CAR WITH LESS MILES ON IT? ALSO, AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, I NOTICE THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *TR

PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING IS NOT VISIBLE UNDER THE HOOD MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE. THE VEHICLE'S MANUAL DOES NOT INSTRUCT WHERE THE POWER STEERING IS LOCATED. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT IN. RESULTS PENDING. *TR UPDATED 12/09/08.*JB

I OWN PONTIAC G6 2006,AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS!!MY STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY BLOCKS AFTER FEW ATTEMPTS TO PARK, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT S NORMAL!!I HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE!!!I M SCARED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING!THEY CANT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE "EVERYTHING IS NORMAL". I CALLED GM AND SEE THAT I M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS!! THANK YOU *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS PERTAINING TO A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SINCE JULY 2006 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES A WEEK. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING ANY OTHER TIME EXCEPT WHEN PARALLEL PARKING. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN ONLY PARALLEL PARK, SO THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN STUCK PARTIALLY IN SPACES AND PARTIALLY ON THE STREET, NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR NUMEROUS TIMES. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE CAR, AND REPORTED THAT THEY CAN LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO, HOWEVER, THE COST IS DEPENDENT UPON THE WARRANTY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START. THEN I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A STOPLIGHT STOPPED WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REAL TIGHT THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE RADIO. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER THAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FUSE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE FOR A GRINDING IN THE STEERING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD BUT THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING WAS FINE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK PROPERLY AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE WENT FORWARD ON IMPACT AND SPRAINED HER WRIST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM/PONTIAC STATED THE CONSUMERS VELOCITY ON IMPACT WAS TOO LOW AND SHE DIDN'T STOP FAST ENOUGH.*JB

THE STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. THE NOISE SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING GEAR FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL WIRES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY MAKING A NOISE WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE OR PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE STEERING RACK AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,490 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

PURCHASED MY GA SEDAN IN APRIL 2006 AS A NEW CAR WITH 7 MILES. AT APPROX. 15K MILES, NOTICED A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN MAKING TURNS OR ACCELERATING AFTER A HARD STOP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WAS ADVISED THAT A BOLT USED TO CORRECT THIS SERVICE ISSUE WAS ON BACKORDER. WHILE WAITING FOR THAT PART, APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER, NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, THEN LATER WHEN STARTING THE CAR. CAME ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER, REMINDED THEM ABOUT THE POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING, AND WAITING NOW FOR THEM TO CALL ME TO SAY THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. LAST ISSUE WHICH I HAVE NOT ADDRESSED YET IS THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF.IT CREAKS WHEN TEMPS ARE COLD, AND SOMETIMES WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN OPENED, IF YOU HAVE IT OPEN IN THE FIRST POSITION, THEN TRY TO CLOSE IT, IT WILL OPEN TO THE FOURTH POSITION. HAD TO TURN IT TO ANOTHER POSITION, THEN RETURN IT TO THE CLOSED POSITION FOR IT TO CLOSE. *TR

POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN JUNE OF 2006. DEALER REPAIRED BY LUBRICATING THE STEERING SHAFT. RETURNED TO DEALER IN AUGUST OF 06 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - DEALER STATED SERVICE BULLETIN WAS OUT AND REPAIRED STEERING NOISE AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALER IN NOV 2006 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED ANOTHER PART IN THE STEERING SHAFT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS AND THE SAME NOISE RETURNED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 07 MADE ANOTHER REPAIR/REPLACEMENT TO THE CAR. I WAS . I WILL MONITOR TO SEE HOW LONG THIS FIX LASTS. I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM WAS TAKE CARE OF. I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AND THE NOISE RETURNED, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 10/10/07, THIS TIME THEY LUBRICATED THE SHAFT AGAIN. 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST OVER A YEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE - PONTIAC NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR CONTINUALLY HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I WILL MONITOR MY CAR AGAIN, BUT I TOLD MY DEALER I WILL BE RETURNING IF I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *JB