2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN NOTICE SHOWING ON THE RADIO DASH COLUMN. I THOUGHT IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. IT DIDN'T. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF. (THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLIER MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR UPON FIRST TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS.) I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULD COST ABOUT $800 + TAX TO FIX. MY HUSBAND STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE TO SEE WHAT OTHER OWNERS WERE SAYING. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT JUST ABOUT 90% OF FOLKS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND IS NOT LISTING A RECALL. WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, OF COURSE THEY MADE IT SEEM LIKE THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE COMPLETED ON STEERING COLUMNS WERE MINIMAL. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE.THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE GREASED ONCE. EVERY YEAR MY BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED, AND ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, ONE OF THE TWO IF NOT BOTH TIE RODS NEED REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR FOUR KEY FOBS. MY TRUNK LEAKS WATER. MY FRONT HEAD LIGHT NEEDED REPLACED AS IT LEAKED WATER. NOT CHEAP. I CAN GO ON AN ON WITH THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE REACHED MY "CHARACTER LIMIT". I FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON. WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY, BUT DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING RESET AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,800.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON UNTIL I PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, THEN THEY TURN OFF. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOW WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO UNTIL MY BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN IN MY RADIO SHOW UP POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD AND I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO PUT OIL BUT I DIDN'T FIND THE RESERVE TANK!! THEN I SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I CALL THE GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HEARD ANY OTHER CASE!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! THEY SHOULD SEE ALL THE COMPLAINS ABOUT IT AND ALSO THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CLIENT HAVE TO PAY 4 SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T CAUSE!! I COULD GET KILLED FOR THIS SITUATION!!! WHY NO ONE WANT TO HELP US WITH THESE PROBLEM??? *TR

WHILE ON THE ROAD, MY '05 PONTIAC G6 HAS MORE THAN A FEW TIMES LOST ITS POWER STEERING, AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE COMPUTER ON MY DASH. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES. I HAVE READ ONLINE IN PUBLIC THREADS AND FORUMS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND GM HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF AT LEAST 14 REPORTED CRASHES THAT HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO GM AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTICS FEE AS WELL AS PARTS AND LABOR TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT BREAK ANYTHING OR DO ANYTHING WRONG. IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST BE COVERED FOR ANY WORK THAT WOULD FIX THE STEERING. OR WORST CASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS IT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING MADE THE CAR DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

MY 2005 G6 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON 24/7 VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. I CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE POSITION OF THE PEDAL IS AFFECTING EVERYTHING. IT'S UNSAFE! THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO PAY $300.25 TO REPLACE THE BCM. NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG BUT WHAT THEY STATE IN THE RECALL PAPERS. WHY DO I HAVE TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY RECALLED?? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,557.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) AND WAS REPAIRED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THEY WERE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.