2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

IN APRIL 2013, WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE WHEEL BEGAN "JERKING" AROUND, AND IT BECAME HARDER TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. A CHIME, AND WARNING LIGHT APPEARED "POWER STEERING". AFTER VEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. AFTER THE SECOND RE-START, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND WAS INCREASED- INCREASED STRENGTH TO STEER, WARNING LIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT LOCALLY OWNED SHOP, IT WAS LEARNED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAD ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING IT TO A PONTIAC CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, AT MY COST OF $780.00, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS. I WAS ISSED A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM,AND SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS IN JUNE 2012, AT WHICH TIME I WAS WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR PERIMTERS LISTED, BUT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AS IT INDICATED FOR OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 9 MONTHS LATER, IN EXACTLY THE WAY DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE DUE TO A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN OUTLINED 9 MONTHS PRIOR. LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN, THAN A GENERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE PROBLEM. DESPITE THE AMOUNTS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS DISSAPOINTING THAT PONTIAC IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN A MORE FORMAL, RECALL WAY, AND INSTEAD TREATING IT AS A CASUAL COMPLIANT. AFTER CALLING THE 1-800 FOR GM, I WAS INFORMED OF NO FURTHER ASSITANCE, OR ANY INDICATION THAT A RECALL WOULD SOON BE ISSUED. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND START AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 WEEKS, WITH SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE INCREASING (TAKES MORE RESTARTS TO RESOLVE ISSUE). *TR

THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND WILL GO OUT WHEN I DO STEP ON THE PEDAL. WHEN I APPLY MORE PRESSURE, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AND THEN WHEN I STEP OFF THE PEDAL THEY DO GO BACK OFF. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT A FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP THREE TIMES WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING PLACES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF MY STEERING ABILITY. THE MESSAGE SCREEN SAYS POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE CAR NOTIFIES ME WITH A SIGNALING SOUND THEN THE YELLOW SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE WRENCH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER MANUALLY MANIPULATING THE STEERING WHEEL AS MUCH AS I CAN INTO PLACE IN THE PARKING LOCATION. THEN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP THE POWER STEERING WORKS, THE INDICATORS ARE OFF AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE. I DO CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A FACTOR AS THE FLUID LEVELS WERE ADEQUATE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LUCKILY MINE HAS NOT RESULTED IN A MAJORS INCIDENCE SO FAR. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE POPPED UP AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT MY DAD AND A COUPLE OF MY UNCLES HAD WORKED FOR THE GM PLANT IN LINDEN NJ. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE WAS ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUSE BOX AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUSES WAS COVERED IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE SOOT. IN ADDITION, A PORTION OF THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,815.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE BRAKE LAMPS GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY WILL STAY ON OR SOMETIMES FLASH AT RANDOM TIMES THE ENTIRE TIME I DRIVE. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND IT IS RELATED TO CORROSION ON THE BCM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME IN THIS CAR. PONTIAC HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL, THEIR WAY OF FIXING IT IS PUTTING DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS AND CALLING IT GOOD. IT WORKED FOR ME FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED....WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. FAULTY BRAKE LAMPS ARE AN EXTREME DANGER TO ANYONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR HAS ALREADY HAD THE DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT IN THE CONNECTOR BUT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR