2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HILLSDALE BLVD,(CITRUS HEIGHTS.CA) PREPARING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER A PARKING LOT DESIGNED FOR SACRAMENTO WORKS-ONE STOP CAREER CENTER , SUDDENLY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , EXACTLY: BECAME IN LESS THAN A SECOND, VERY TIDE AND UNEXPECTEDLY HARD TO TURN LIKE I WAS TRYING TO TURN A METAL ROUND BAR/PIPE OR METAL OBJECT WEIGHTING ABOUT 200-300 LBS. I WAS FRIGHTENED AND SHOCKED AND I PULLED THE BRAKE PEDAL (THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY DRIVER BEHIND MY VEHICLE ) YIELD TO VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE INCOMING TRAFFIC , PULLED HARD TO ENTER THAT PARKING LOT AND AFTER I LEFT THE BUSY BOULEVARD(THANK GOD WAS NOT A TRAFFIC TIME AS BETWEEN 3:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M/) AND SLOWLY BUT HARDLY PARKING THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY CONCERN HERE ! *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS IT HAS BEEN REVEALED IN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000) THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY -- THEY TURN ON WHEN I AM NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURN OFF WHEN I DO HIT THE BRAKES. IN JULY 2009 I THOUGHT I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING FIXED UNDER THE RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I JUST GOT APPROACHED BY SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. GM DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NO RECALL. ALSO STATED IF IT ISN'T FIXED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA PA TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND. UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. AS PER ( APRIL, 2014) THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND SHOULD BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR). THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, IT'S DANGEROUS AND CONTINUES TO LOCK AS I AM DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST DECIDED TO SHUT OFF. I LOST ALL BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOW POWER TO MY CAR MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 473,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN STREET I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP . MY CURRENT SPEED BEFORE LOSS OF POWER WAS 45 MPG AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 0 MILES AS THE DASHBOARD READ POWER STEERING ENGINE DISABLED. LUCKILY MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND I AVOIDED A CRASH BUT I DO HOPE THAT GM RESOLVES THIS ISSUE AND MAKES A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. *TR

WHEN WE TURN THE IGNITION KEY THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE KEY REMAINS IN START AND DOESN'T RETURN TO RUN.WE GET NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS,AND OBVIOUSLY NO AIR BAGS,AND NO RADIO. IF WE BARELY TOUCH KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND FIGURE OUT THAT YOU HAD TO PHYSICALLY AND CAREFULLY TURN THE KEY TO RUN. THE CAR DIED 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE DEALER HAD EARLIER SHAVED THE CARS KEY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN HAD THE LOCK CHANGED BY A CERTIFIED LOCKSMITH. WE CONTACTED GM TO VERIFY THAT THE NEW IGNITION THAT THE LOCKSMITH PUT IN WASN'T DEFECTIVE,(NOT THAT WE QUESTION THE LOCKSMITH)AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL. WHEN WE ASKED WHETHER THEY COULD TELL IF THE LOCK WAS OK,OR IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEPER IN THE IGNITION THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $110 JUST TO FIND OUT,AND IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE,$300 MORE. NOW WE'VE CONTACTED GM AND GOT A FILE NUMBER,AND GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE BLOWING US OFF. WE NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL NEWS 2/14.THE RECALL NEEDS EXPANDING. AND WE NEED TO KNOW IF THE LOCKS A LOCKSMITH MIGHT BUY TO REPLACE, IS ALSO BAD. GM REFUSES TO GIVE THAT INFO. AND THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM ANYWAY. CAN IT BE THE IGNITION LOCK ONLY OR IS IT DEEPER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT RANDOM TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS WHILE TURNING AROUND I AM SCARED FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CARS FOR FEAR IT WILL FAIL WHILE ON THE EXPRESS WAY. *TR