2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. MY HOME IS ADJACENT TO THAT STOP SIGN, SO WHEN I MADE A RIGHT FROM THE STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. THE STREET I BECAME STUCK ON WAS 30 MPH, AND THERE WERE CARS DRIVING OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF IT. A FEW OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE CARS CAME TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE SCREEN INSIDE THE CAR READ "POWER STEERING". I DID SEVERAL SEARCHES FOR THIS PART TO BE REPLACED; THEY WERE WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. I NEED HELP, AND I NEED MY CAR. I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR FOR A FULL YEAR YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 30 MPH I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO DOWN SHIFT VERY HARD AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH AND WHEN IT WENT TO SHIFT UP IT SHIFTED SO HARD IT SEEMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. THIS WAS ALSO FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND BUT NOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. NOR IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE SOMETIMES PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TRYING TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM IGNITION. I HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK TO REMOVE MY KEY. ON MOST OCCASIONS WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SHIFT. *JB

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MY CAR WILL CHIME ONCE AND A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. I WILL LOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR OVER OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS ALSO CHIMED AND A MESSAGE WILL COME ON ABOUT SERVICING THE AIR BAGS. AFTER THE AIR BAG MESSAGE, THE SECURITY PADDLELOCK WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL BASICALLY SHUT DOWN. I WILL LOSE MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MINUTES AND THEN I CAN RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN FINE FOR WEEKS, AND OTHER TIMES SUCH AS YESTERDAY, IT CONTINUED EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. I JUST HAD NUMEROUS LARGE REPAIR BILLS AND I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

2005 PONTIAC G6 MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD IT CHECKED AT SEARS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THEY DENIED HER REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ON HER VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

MY CAR WILL TELL ME THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED AND THEN IT WILL DISABLE THE MOTOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS CAN HAPPEN UP TO SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT DID IT TO ME 5 TIMES IN A SPAN OF A HALF HOUR TODAY. IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS WHEN THERE ARE CARS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE GOING TO REALIZE THAT I CAN'T MOVE. IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AT A STOPSIGN OR STOPLIGHT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOPLIGHT GETTING READY TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON HER. SHE COULDN'T TURN IT AT ALL. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY 2012. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER AS HAVING A POWER STEERING ASSIST ISSUE. THE CAR HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE' GM HAS FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. WE DID HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE WE FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR HER TO DRIVE. IT COST $684. *JS

DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. VERY SCARY AND HARD TO CONTROL. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS? *JS

HAD CAR FIXED WITH DEALERSHIP FROM A RECALL INVOLVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN 2009. RECENTLY THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAS BEEN OCCURRING, IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL ISSUE. I.E. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHILE DRIVING AND DO NOT FUNCTION WHILE BRAKING. WHEN BRINGING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL AND IS PROBABLY ANOTHER ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL ISSUE AND WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. *JS