2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE REAR CENTER END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD "KICK" BEFORE ACCELERATING FORWARD AND STALL WHEN INITIALLY ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUCCESSFULLY START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE EXHAUST DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND FRACTURE ON THE SEAL TO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL AND/OR THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

JUST RECENTLY I HAD MY PONTIAC, 2006, G-6 REPAIRED AT THE CHEVY DEALER. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY FUEL LEAK UNTIL THE WERE GOING TO DROP THE FUEL TANK. THERE THEY FOUND THE FUEL LEAK. THEY REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED A NEW FUEL PUMP. I HAD CALLED GM PONTIAC TO CHECK ON THE PONTIAC, 2006 G-6 RECALL. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PONTIAC G-6 RECALLS. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2006 PONTIAC STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS. ACCORDING TO AIRTEC THEY DID A RECALL ON THEIR FUEL PUMPS MODEL NO. E3591M. THIS PUMP LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE PUMP THEY TOOK OUT. THEY STATED THE FUEL PUMP SEAL WILL LEAK GAS.

DRIVING ON WAY HOME FROM WORK, WHOLE TRIP NOTHING OVER 45 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. ITS THE LIGHT WITH TC AND A SLASH TROUGH IT. THE LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL BUT COMES ON WHEN SHIFTER IS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON I NOTICED EXTREMELY SLUGGISH ENGINE PERFORMANCE, EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH 4TH GEAR WITH BAD SLAMS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS OF DRIVING WITH THE LIGHT STILL ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN BARELY GET GOING FROM A STOP LIGHT. I PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT TO WORK ON IT THE NEXT DAY, AND TO MY SURPRISE THE NEXT MORNING THE TC OFF LIGHT WAS GONE AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CAR RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY IT ALL HAPPENED OVER AGAIN WITH ALL THE SAME ISSUES AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN AND THE CAR RAN FINE. THEN FOR A THIRD DAY IT ALL HAPPENED AGAIN AND NOW THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE NO POWER, I MIGHT AS WELL BE PUSHING THE CAR DOWN THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVES ON A NORMAL NO WET WEATHER DAY. THE DEALERSHIP AND A PRIVATE GARAGE TRIED READING THE CODES THROUGH THE CONNECTOR UNDER MY STEARING WHEEL AND NO BODIES READER CAN CONNECT TO THE ECU. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND RELAYS AND NONE ARE BLOWN OR DAMAGED. I KNOW THE G6 HAD RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE A FEW YEARS AGO AND MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN GET UNDER THE CAR AND LOOK FOR ANY MELTED WIRES OR GROUND FAULTS BUT I WOULDNT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. LOOKING ONLINE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. TC OFF LIGHT COMING ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. THIS IS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION AND REALLY SPOTTY SHIFTING. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT RANDOM TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (POWER TRAIN), THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN REVERSE AFTER REVERSING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUPLESSIS BUICK GMC AT 2522 S BURNSIDE AVE, GONZALES, LA 70737 WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED DIAGNOSED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,450.

PONTIAC REPAIRED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN AUGUST 2015 UNDER RECALL 15V-64000. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED TWO YEARS LATER. PONTIAC/GM SAYS THAT ONCE THEY MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL THE REPAIRS ARE ONLY WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS CONTRARY TO THEIR 150,000 MILE WARRANTY. WARNING APPEARS EVERY TIME YOUR START THE VEHICLE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (THOMPSON SALES COMPANY, 1555 E INDEPENDENCE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A PARKING LOT OF A SCHOOL, THE CONTACT DROVE VERY SLOWLY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED AND IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. ONLY THE AIR BAG ON THE POWER STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THE OTHER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON ANY TYPE OF SURFACE, TRYING TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SMALL JERKS IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN RELEASES JUST AS YOU HAVE COMPENSATED FOR THE INITIAL JERK CAUSING YOU TO MOVE ABRUPTLY TO THE OTHER DIRECTION. THIS CONTINUES CAUSING YOU TO MAKE ONGOING SMALL CORRECTIONS AND YOUR OVERALL PATH TO ZIG-ZAG. THIS ALONE HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING ON NARROW ROADS. OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY, REQUIRING ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY) IN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR JUST NOT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE (GM TELLS ME, MY VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURED DATE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM).

POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. GM PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE BEING UNPROFESSIONAL. RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR AUTOS.

FIRST THERE IS A MESSAGE THAT POPS UP ON MY DASHBOARD SAYING ABOUT MY AIRBAG WARNING. IT POPS UP THROUGHTOUT MY DRIVE. ITS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2008. BUT I MEVER GOT A RECALL PAPER IN THE MAIL AND WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IN, IT HAS NO RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAG. ITS ALARMING AND SCARY HEARING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SECONDLY I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM GMC OR SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL ON MY CAR. IT HAD TO DO WITH MY BREAK LIGHTS COMING ON AUTOMATICALLY WHILE I HAD MY CAR IN THE PARK POSITION. I WAS EXCITED TO FINALLY GET IT FIXED BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GMC MECHANICS IN ALBANY OREGON THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER TILL THIS DAY I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON AND STAY ON WHILE IM DRIVING. IVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE DRIVING BEHIND ME TELL ME THE SAME THING. I JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FOR A LONG TIME, I STOPPED AT THE REST AREA AND AN OLDER GENTLEMAN CAME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE WHOLE TIME FOR THE LAST 30 MILES HE WAS BEHIND ME. IF I GOT A LETTER CONCERNING MY BRAKES THEN WHY ARENT THEY WILLING TO FIX MY PROBLEM.