2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WE BOUGHT OUR G6 IN JAN. '07 AND WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A POPPING SOUND IN MAY '07. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE HUMIDITY AND WAS SENT ON OUR WAY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WE HAD SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT IT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THEY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. THEY REPOSITIONED A PART. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AUGUST AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE RODS. PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT CORRECTED. WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN THIS MONTH AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. I PICKED THE CAR UP TWO DAYS AGO AND IT IS STILL MAKING THE POPPING NOISE AND ANOTHER CREAKING NOISE. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A WRECK, BUT I FEEL AS IF WE ARE SITTING DUCKS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED TO TRADE IT, BUT WE CAN NOT GET A FAIR TRADE BECAUSE OF THE POPPING AND CREAKING NOISE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. WE HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I PRAY EVERY TIME THAT SHE IS IN THE CAR THAT NOTHING WILL GO WRONG. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO IN A TIMELY MANNER. MANY CONSUMERS DRIVE THIS CAR ON A DAILY BASIS AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED IF SOMETHING WERE TO GO WRONG. THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. WE SHOULD ALL FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING AND WE ARE ON THE ROAD. AS A PARENT, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH ALL OF THE G6'S ON THE ROAD. *JB

POWER STEERING RANDOMLY "LOCKS" MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. HAVE HAD A FEW "NEAR HITS" BUT STARTING TO SCARE ME TO DRIVE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. SHE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND RESTART. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS $1,000. . THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CEASED. UPDATED 12/31/07

NEW VEHICLE! LEAKS ON LEFT PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE & AROUND SEAT BELT DURING RAIN OR WASHING. BOTH FLOOR AND SEAT BECOME SATURATED. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS PROBLEM WITH SUNROOF'S DRAIN HOSE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,699. UPDATED 11/15/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISORS SPORADICALLY DROPPED DOWN AND IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND CONTINUE TO OBSTRUCT HIS VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUN VISOR WILL NOT MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AND MOVES DOWN PROGRESSIVELY OVER TIME BLOCKING THE CONSUMERS LINE OF SIGHT. THE VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE VISOR WITH ONE HAND AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER. UPDATED *JB

I BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES ON IT, AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING IT, I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO COMPLETLY OUT AND IN MY INFORMATION CENTER IT WOULD SAY POWER STEERING, THEN OTHER TIMES IT WOULD GET VERY LOOSE TO WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT, CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, MIND YOU THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT LONGER. PONTIAC CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME TO COME PICK IT UP, THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE, THEREFOR COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. A WEEK LATER IT GOES OUT COMPLETLY AGAIN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME, I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. I IMMEDIATLEY PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THERE SERVICE TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, SO I DID. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ELCTRONIC SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. NOW AT 9,600 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AGAIN. *TR

MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY PONTIAC G6 GT HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS MY WINDOW SWITCH QUIT WORKING, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED A MONTH AGO, MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. THIS THEN PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN I WAS GOING BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN IT WAS OKAY (NO "POWER STEERING LIGHT" CAME ON). THE ELECTRICAL CHIP WAS REPLACED. THIRD INCIDENT, POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTING COMING ON AND STEERING WAS HARDER TO CONTROL (BUT NOT LOCKING UP). I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE G6, AND I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WHEN THE WARRANTY IS FINISHED. PONTIAC NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THESE FAILURES AND TAKE THE STEPS TO ENSURE THE CONSUMERS SAFETY. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 30,149 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES AREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT THE BACK BRAKES LASTS FOR AROUND 80,00 OR MORE MILES. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT PADS WEAR DOWN BEFORE THE BACK PADS I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR LEFT ROTOR, AND PADS ON BOTH SIDES. A FEW TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO BRAKE, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V417000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). HE CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,446 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,405.