2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND TURN OFF WHEN IT IS. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T FUNCTION WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2005 G6 MODELS BUT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE CARS. *TR

MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. 2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS A SPECIAL WARRANTY ON ITS POWER STEERING DUE TO PROBLEM. TSB (10183) READS: GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2005-2006 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC G6 VEHICLE WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A TECHNICIAN HE INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE WAS FAULTY, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME IF FAILURE FROM INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM OR NOT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE MOTOR AND SAYS IT IS NOT WARRANTIED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE. HOWEVER, IF HE CANNOT ASCERTAIN THAT FAULTY INPUT SIGNALS HAD CAUSED THE CONDITION IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR THEN HOW CAN HE NOT WARRANTY THIS PART SINCE THE BULLETIN SAYS IT COVERS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING? *TR

IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND MY WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND HAD TO FIND A WAY TO YIELD TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF. ONCE I TURNED IT OFF THAN BACK ON IT WORKED. *KB

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILURE. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. THE STEERING RANDOMLY LOCKS UP AT ANY SPEED, CAUSING HUGE POTENTIAL RISK OF A CRASH. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES UNDER 100,000 MILES ONLY. WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES? THIS NEEDS AN OFFICIAL RECALL! *TR

PURCHASED MY G6 5/2011 WITH 34K MILES. AT 45K, SLIGHT 'CLUNK' NOISES BEGAN WHILE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR STEERING ISSUES THAT CANNOT BE PERMANENTLY FIXED ACCORDING TO MECHANICS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD TO KEEP THIS 'ON THE HUSH' BY GM. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM OTHER BRANDS FOR SAFETY BASED ON THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, HAS NOT RECALLED THE PONTIAC'S FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE BRAND IS DEAD - SO MUCH FOR GM SUPPORT OF THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM DISCOURAGED BECAUSE I LOVE MY G6, BUT DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND AM FORCED TO FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN A CAR THAT IS OTHERWISE QUITE SAFE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM, AND THAT IS SAD BEING THE SON OF A GM RETIREE OF 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED SOON, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. I WAS GOING TO PURCHASE A BRAND-NEW BUICK LACROSSE, BUT NOW HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR WHAT GM WILL DO ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN SELL MY G6. IF I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE, IT WILL COME BACK), I WILL BE D***ED IF I'M GOING TO DROP $40K ON A NEW GM AUTOMOBILE. WHERE IS THE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY? NOT AT GM. APPROX. 52K MILES - NOTICED STEERING CLUNKING WORSENING, CAR BEGAN MAJOR STEERING DRIFT & DRAG ISSUES. BEGAN TO BE HARD TO KEEP CAR CENTERED ON THE ROAD. REPLACED TIRES & ALIGNMENT TO NO AVAIL. PROBLEM IS SAID TO BE WITH STEERING. NEXT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO 'TAKE' THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM ME WHILE DRIVING. WHILE TURNING, WHEEL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY JERK AND TURN ITSELF. HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHEEL TURNING ITSELF FULL 90-DEGREES IMMEDIATELY AS I BEGIN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT. HAVE ALMOST NAILED CARS NEXT TO MINE BECAUSE OF THIS. HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THE ISSUE AT ALL TIMES. AT 58K MILES, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND IN A SMALL PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE ROAD. TURNED IN, AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT - SENDING ME THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THANKS A LOT GM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR. MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER DENIED ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH A LIVE PERSON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT HAS 5 OPTIONS (0-CLOSED, 4 COMPLETELY OPEN). PERIODICALLY THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE TO THE CORRECT NUMBERED OPTION, BUT WOULD GO TO THE CORRECT SPOT AFTER ANOTHER TRY. NOW, IT WILL NOT CLOSE PAST THE SECOND OPTION. NOW, MY SUNROOF IS STUCK OPEN AND THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $1500! I DON'T WANT TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY FOR A SUNROOF SO MY MECHANIC IS GOING TO TRY TO SHUT IT AND DISABLE THE MECHANISM. ALL THE USED PARTS MY MECHANIC TRIED LOOKING INTO ARE REPORTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE BRAKE LAMPS. WHILE USING MY BRAKES I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. I CALLED GM DEALER AND THEY INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX IT UNTIL THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHEN I EXPLAINED IT IS THE SAME CONDITION AS RECALL# 09V036000 THEY JUST KEPT TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. GM NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL PONTIAC G6 VEHICLE, NOT JUST THOSE MANUFACTURED IN JANUARY 2005. *TR