2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A POWER STEERING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN IT TURNED BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH SOME SENSORS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AND TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A FREE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THE TITLE WAS BRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

MY WIFE'S 2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS SOME VERY BAD STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND THE COST IS UNREAL TO FIX. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THERE POOR DESIGN. I JUST DON'T WANT MY WIFE AND LITTLE GIRL GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED OVER A BAD DESIGN ON A CAR THAT SHE REALLY LOVES. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING WENT OUT, I HAD NO MORE POWER STEERING, I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND ON AGAIN THEN IT WORKED OK, LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT A 10 MILE STRETCH IT TOOK FOREVER TO WORK AGAIN, I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HEAR THEIR ARE MORE INCIDENTS RELATED TO MINE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RECALL BUT PONTIAC SAYS IT IS NOT! SO WHY ARE THEIR SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CAR? I HEARD THAT THE 2007 MODELS WENT BACK TO A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, NOT LIKE THE PREVIOUS YEARS THAT HAVE ELECTRIC STEERING.

ACCORDING TO RECALL #08317 BY GENERAL MOTORS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FRETTING CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR WITHIN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO VAN CHEVROLET OF KANSAS CITY, MO TO FIX THIS ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD DUE TO THE FRETTING CORROSION THE BCM NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THIS DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE BCM WITHOUT A FEE AND REFUSED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE SHOP WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS WOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED IF NOT FOR THE FRETTING CORROSION AS STATED BY THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. GENERAL MOTORS AND ANY GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/26/11 *TR

BOTH THE DRIVER & REAR PASSENGER HAVE WATER DAMAGE DUE TO A FAULTY MFGD SUNROOF. IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT COVER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE FOR THE VEHICLE INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE WHOLE COLUMN (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND IT IS AGAIN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. A CAR EXPERT FRIEND WHO DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY NOTED THAT IT SEEMS TO BOTH DRAG AND HAVE TOO MUCH 'PLAY'. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 110,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

POWER STEERING FAILS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON (SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES) BEFORE THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SOMETIMES "JERKY". THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEMS COME AND GO. *TR

COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE, IT WAS LIKE DRIVING MY DADS OLD 53 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP. I WAS SCARED, IT WOUNLDN'T TURN PROPERLY AND WAS JERKY. I'M JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD OF MADE IT! *TR

STEERING GEAR WAS LOOSE IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH CAUSE A LOT OF STEERING NOISE AND CONCERN. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND FOUND IT TO BE LOOSE AND THEY GREASE AND TIGHENED THE GEAR SHAFT, NOTE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. *TR