2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN A PERSON OF APPROPRIATE SIZE IS SEATED. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATED FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. WHEN A PERSON OF APPROPRIATE SIZE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO TURN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG ON. *JB

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR VIBRATING IN AUGUST 2006. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME I RODE WITH THE MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS VIBRATING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF BALANCE. I HAD THE CAR BALANCED AND THEN IT BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED. THE CARE STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO TALK WITH A MANAGER. THEY THEN DIAGNOSED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING IT IN SO THEY COULD GET THE NUMBERS OFF THE TIRE FOR THEM TO ORDER A NEW TIRE. THAT WAS 2.5 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE SINCE ASKED THAT ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE BE PUT ON THE CAR, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE A LETTER FROM A MECHANIC AT AN AGENCY THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES/WHEELS. THEY FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND HAVE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A PONTIAC G6 WHICH WAS INVOLVED A CRASH IN JULY 2006. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 900. THE CV JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AWAY, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. GM STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR DUE TO THE CV BOOTS, AND THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TIE ROD END. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. THE POLICE REPORT WAS INCORRECT IN STATING THAT IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER INVOLVED IN THE CRASH DISAGREED WITH THE REPORT. THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB BEFORE GOING INTO THE DITCH. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THERE WERE 2 SETS OF SKID MARKS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT AND CANCELLED HER POLICY ,STATING THAT SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE, AND THE PASSENGER WAS BRUISED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE CRASH THE CONTACT NEEDED KNEE SURGERY. *AK

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR DOORS ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 4-DOOR COUPE IS MISSING THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES IT SHOULD HAVE AS A STANDARD FEATURE. HAVING 2 SMALL CHILDREN I FIND THIS FEATURE INCREDIBLY NECESSARY ON MY VEHICLE AND THOUGHT IT WAS A STANDARD ON ALL VEHICLES. AFTER FINDING THIS I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE DISCONTINUED ON THE 2006 MODEL OF THIS CAR AND THEN REINSTATED IN 2007 MODELS. I FIND THIS BOGUS. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE REAR DOOR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. THE MANUFACTURERWAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL, CALLED THE DEALER' AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN EXPLANATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CHILD OPENED THE REAR DOOR TWICE AND JUMPED OUT. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THE BEARING & HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 2006 PONTIAC GC FAILED AT 14, 295 MILES. AFTER HEARING A LOUD, ROARING NOISE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AT 32,485 BOTH ROTOR ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE AGAIN AT 43, 010 MILES AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 43, 022 MILES, THE CONTACT HEARD A ROARING NOISE AND THE DEALER STATED THE HUB FAILED AND REPLACED THE FRONT HUB & BEARINGS. ON 1/16/07, THE CONTACT STATED THE HUB ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUES TO HEAR LOUD ROARING NOISES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

TL* - WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AT 30 MPH, HER 2006 PONTIAC G6 SKIDDED ON BLACK ICE, CAUSING HER VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGED TO THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND, COPIES OF PICTURES FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB

2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP DRIVING (APPROX 20-30 MPH) DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN A LARGE TRUCK CAME DOWN THE STREET IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I TURNED MY WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK SO THAT I COULD GO STRAIGHT AGAIN. MY CAR HIT THE BACK WHEEL OF A PARKED CAR. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED. *JB

WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON CONSOLE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAD TO RESTART CAR TO GET THE POWER STEERING BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, SINCE THERE ISN'T A POWER STEERING PUMP IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL AND THE SWITCH IS IN THE COLUMN. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PIECE WILL COME IN, BUT THEY SAID I COULD DRIVE IT AND IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, IT WON'T DO ANY HARM, JUST BE A "SURPRISE". I PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T GO OUT GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED AROUND A CURVE. *JB

WHEN BELOW 32 DEGREES THE SIDE WINDOWS WILL FREEZE IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING THE DOORS TO OPEN BUT NOT SHUT COMPLETELY UNTIL THE WINDOWS HAVE WARMED UP AND/OR I RUN A CREDIT CARD ALONG THE WINDOW AND SEAL TO LOWER THEM. THE ABOVE IS WORSE WHEN SNOW/ICE IS PRESENT. *JB