2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, HOWEVER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000.

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WILL DISENGAGE WHILE ON AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. YESTERDAY, MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND HAD THE CRUISE ON. IT STARTED ACCELERATING AND HE COULD NOT GET IT TO COME OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT TOOK HIM CLOSE TO 2 MINUTES TO GET IT TO GO OFF. IT HAD ACCELERATED CLOSE TO 90 MPH. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SAID IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTED. I AM AFRAID IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR COMPUTER ISSUES. THIS IS VERY SCARY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH TOYOTA AND TO KNOW IT COULD BE HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS ALSO. *TR

CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN , ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING COUPLER , IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE AT 17K MILES , AND ONE AT 65K MILES ! NOW RACK AND PINION IS GOING OUT AT 68K MILES ! *TR

MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I WILL BE DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, A WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE STEERING BECOMES VERY VERY HARD TO TURN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO TWO ACCIDENTS. I WANTED TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT WAS QUOTED OVER $800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I WENT TO LOOK ONLINE FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND SAW THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GM'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS BUT AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR THE PEOPLE, I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE MAKE RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC ALSO THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON RADIO. CONTACTED DEALER - REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. COST WAS $357 FOR LABOR AND $369 FOR PART. THESE STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON PONTIACS AND COBALTS SO THEY ARE MOST LIKELY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HE CITED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD; HOWEVER, WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,711. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,100. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

DRIVING CAR TO WORK, ON I-285 GETTING ON RAMP TO I-85 NORTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHILE ON THE RAMP I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFO PANEL INDICATED POWER STEERING. I TURNED ON MY CAUTION LIGHTS AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THINKING THAT I SIMPLY NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO FLUID TO ADD. FURTHERMORE, THE POWER STEERING ISSUE WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AS NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2005/PONTIAC/G6/ELECTRIC+POWER+STEERING) AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IF THE CAR DECIDES THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, ITS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE IN A DANGEROUS TURN, UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BEFORE HEADING INTO A CONCRETE WALL OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN AS A $1000 REPAIR IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR FOR KNOWN DEFECTS ON AUTOMOBILES. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS FAILING. WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND OR RIGHT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO BACK UP, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES OVER A 14 MONTH PERIOD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. SHE WAS AWAITING THE FOURTH RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 56,123 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE WAS 89,036.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.