2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

URGENT:MY WIFE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. LET THE CAR WARM UP. SHE WAS TAKING OUR SON TO SUMMER SCHOOL. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN THE CHIMING STARTED. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT THE MESSAGE INDICATOR AND IT READ POWER STEERING. ON THE DASHBOARD, IT HAD THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SHE FELT LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. SHE WENT AND TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL WITH NO PROBLEMS. TODAY SHE GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE SHE GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO GO, THE MESSAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE MESSAGE AND THE INDICATOR WAS OFF. SHE STARTED TO COME BACK HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 48,800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE OR WHAT TO DO IN CASE THIS HAPPENED. SO MY QUESTION IS ...WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I HEARD ABOUT HOW GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE CURRENTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED US ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING ELSE. BEING OVER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WORRYING ABOUT MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THIS CAR. WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO DO? URGENT *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. GM ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR CAR REACHED 70,000 MILES AND NOW THAT MY CAR IS OVER THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2005 MODELS. *TR

IN EARLY MAY WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME TOWN MY BATTERY DIED. THE REASON MY BATTERY DIED IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES STARTING MY CAR. A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FOR THE LX9 ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO A TEE. IT IS ON "INTERMITTENT EXTENDED CRANK TIME ON HOT ENGINE RESTART, STARTER MAY NOT DISENGAGE AFTER ENGINE START". THE ENGINE TURNS BUT I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND RESTART IT AT LEAST A SECOND TIME FOR IT TO ACTUALLY RUN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY CANT FIX IT. EACH TIME CALLS FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FEE. ON MAY 5TH ALL THE EXTRA JUICE TO TURN ON THE CAR CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY SO I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS IN A TOWN WHERE I KNOW NO ONE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT JUST CANT SEEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SHAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOTERS, TIRES, BRAKES AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

JUST RECENTLY MY DRIVER INFO CENTER HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SAYING THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM (ELECTRIC). I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT A COMPUTER AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THE COST BEING AROUND $1000.00. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T HAD IT CORRECTED BUT IF IT CONTINUES I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF FOR SAFETY SAKE. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6: STEERING ISSUE #1: MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EASY TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT NOT RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER IT WOULD BEGIN IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF: DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BINDING UP. STEERING ISSUE #2 - AFTER INITIAL REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY DUE TO SYMPTOMS REPORTED. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE RACK (4 TIMES SO FAR). STEERING ISSUE #3: I HAD NO STEERING POWER AT ALL WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO WARNING. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COIL AS IT HAD SNAPPED THUS CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. STEERING ISSUE #4: MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A SECOND TIME LEAVING A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE TUNE OF $1,000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PAID OFF IN THREE MORE MONTHS WHICH WILL NOT COME SOON ENOUGH. MILES AT TIME OF LAST INCIDENT WAS 106,000 AND 109,000 MILES, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 MILES. (2005 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006) I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DESERVES FURTHER SCRUTINY. DID NO ONE LEARN A LESSON FROM TOYOTA??? SHAME ON YOU! *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR MY SON WHO JUST RECEIVED HIS LEARNERS PERMIT. WE HAD STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE TO ENTER A PARKING LOT FROM A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ON THIS CAR FAILED AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO TURN. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED. YOU SHOULD NOT EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY WITH YOUR 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THIS SITUATION. PERIOD. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAVE IGNORED IT CLAIMING LOW COMPLAINT RATES. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH EACH ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ROTOR PROBLEMS ON PONTIAC G6. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS ON MY G6 EITHER TURNED OR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IF NOT MORE, I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT! GM CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THEIR G6 MODEL, HOWEVER IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN THIS ISSUE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. I CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS FOR HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING BRAKES ON THESE CARS AND SOONER OR LATER THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY A THIRD PARTY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE. STEERING WAS VERY HARD. VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER 5 TIMES TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BUT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AS BEFORE. NONE OF THE DEALERS I WENT TO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED. 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT 71,000 MILES. *TR