2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AROUND A SHARP TURN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RADIO DISPLAY READ 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE SPEED DRASTICALLY AND AN ACCIDENT NARROWLY ESCAPED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FAULTY PART OR NOT THAT MY LIFE SHOULD BE ENDANGERED OR BUT AT RISK BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR WHATEVER THE CAUSE. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE!!

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AFTER DRIVING. HESITATION WHILE STARTING COLD ENGINE. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK ON GROUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE DOORS TO LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT DID SEE THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY FLASH A FEW TIMES. WE DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE 3 RECALLS DONE ON IT OF WHICH ONE OF THEM WAS FOR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED A DIFFERENT PART AND CHARGED US $734.26 AND SAID THE SECOND PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I ALSO CONTACTED GM HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. SINCE THE PART CHANGED IN THE RECALL ACTUALLY BROKE OUR POWER STEERING MAYBE THEY WERE CHANGING THE WRONG CHEAPER PART AND BILLING THE CUSTOMER TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS LESS THAN A MINUTE AT A TIME AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN BUT THE CAR STILL COULD BE TURNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY TO THE FUEL RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, CREATING DIFFICULTY STEERING. POWER STEERING ALERT ON INFO SCREEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND STEERING RETURNS. GM DEALER STATES THE POWER STEERING MODULE IS BAD BUT IS NOT APART OF THE STEERING RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE WAY HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,182.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE SEIZING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V044000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED FREQUENTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.