2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN PARK, DRIVE, AND REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS SOMETIMES UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZED AS BEING IN THE PARKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFT CABLES WERE LOOSE . UPDATED 05/22/12

THE CAR BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN TURNING THE CAR. THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2010 FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD SON. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS. VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER PULLING WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY TODAY. MY SON JUST CONFIRMED THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT HADN'T SHARED THAT WITH US BEFORE TODAY. ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS APPEAR ON RECORD, WITH RESEARCH CONCLUDING THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NO FORMAL RECALL EXISTS. FOR A NEWER DRIVER, THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE CONSIDER INSTITUTING NOTIFICATION OF ISSUES TO ALL VEHICLES TRANSFERRING TO A NEW OWNER, AND ADDING AN OFFICIAL RECALL ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. WE WILL PURSUE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL FOR PERSONAL SAFETY. *TR *JS

THIS MORNING I WOKE UP AND DECIDED TO GO TO BREAKFAST, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS TURNING TO GO THROUGH THE PAYING WINDOW AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT CAME BACK. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT YOU CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL KNOW MATTER HOW STRONG YOU ARE. I WAS LUCKY... LUCKILY I WASN'T TAKING AN EXIT OR TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE READ A BUNCH OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHICH IS AN 05 PONTIAC G6 GT, AND EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT GM DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SPECIFY THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING AND EXHIBITED A DECREASE IN THE FUEL EFFICIENCY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED A CLAIM ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,655.

MY G6 SPORADICALLY WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND LOCK UP COMPLETELY, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN OR A SIDE STREET, I COULD SHUT OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. AS WELL AS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING MY CAR WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. NEITHER OF THESE TWO THINGS WERE CONSISTENT BUT SCARY NONETHELESS. MY FAMILY AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD A NOTICE ON IT TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR FREE BY THE DEALERSHIP. 11/30/11 IS WHEN WE TOOK MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP HAD HAD IT FIXED. I DROVE IT FOR ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. I WAS MERGING FROM I-29 N TO 36 E GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD JUST MERGED INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT; I TRIED TO CORRECT THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL. I SPUN AND FLIPPED MY CAR ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE WEST BOUND TRAFFIC PASSING LANE. MY CAR LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE! I WAS LUCKY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS. I SUFFERED A HAND INJURY BUT MOSTLY AM JUST REALLY SHAKEN UP AND FULLY BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL!! *KB

I'VE HAD MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE POWER STEERING FIXED IMMEDIATELY SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARMER MY G6 WAS FINE. BUT IN THE WINTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,021.