2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE IT IS LIKE IT LOSES TRACTION AND PULLS TO THE LEFT REAL BAD OR GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS IT HAS NEW STRUTS AND BEEN ALIGNED THREE TIMES AND TWO SET OF NEW TIRES AND NEW BEARINGS AND TIE RODS AND STILL HAVEN'T FIX IT. *TR

MY AIRBAG MESSAGE KEEP COMING ON THE DASH AND MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND DOESN'T WANT TO TURN BACK ON IT TAKES ABOUT LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF OR TWO TO START BACK UP TO RESET THE COMPUTER I KNOW MY PONTIAC POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND ALSO THAT MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE DASH AND MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND WONT TURN BACK ON IN ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO IT DONE THIS TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE EXACT PROBLEM AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER WHO BOTH DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 7/29/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE WIRING AND THE MOTOR REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND JOLTED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN

CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. SCREEN SAYS ENGINE DISABLED. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE CAR RESTARTS. KEPT HAPPENING RANDOMLY. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS PCM REPLACED. I NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 4/22/15*CN UPDATED 9/28/2017*CN

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 (IN 2006) IT HAS BEEN FAILING TO START FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL (SHORTAGE) PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START AND KILLS THE BATTERY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED THE FOUR(4) TIMES. THE CAR HAS TOTALLY DIED ON ME FIVE (5) DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES IT DIED, IT WAS BETWEEN 25-40K MILES ; THEREFORE, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME IT WAS A LITTLE BEYOND 60K AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET. THE FOURTH I REPLACED THE BATTERY AGAIN. THE FIFTH AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. LOST STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DIC READOUT "CHECK GAS CAP," I WOULD TIGHTEN THE HAD CAP, BUT STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE HAD CAP THE TIMES. LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IS MISSING. *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF DRIVING. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. I WAS UNABLE TO PARALLEL PARK AND AS A RESULT IT TOOK OVER 30 MINUTES OF EFFORT TO TRY AND GET MY CAR CORRECTLY INTO THE SPOT. I HAD TO KEEP SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON TO TRY AND GET THE WHEEL TO TURN. THIS WOULD ONLY BRIEFLY FIX THE STEERING FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS AND WAS STILL HARD TO TURN DURING THOSE SECONDS. EVENTUALLY, I JUST GAVE UP AND MOVED MY CAR INTO A SPOT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THIS TOO WAS AN ISSUE TO PARK. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT POSSES AS A SERIOUS SAFELY ISSUE WHEN USING THE CAR. *TR

ON MARCH 4, 2015, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT A STARTING SPEED FROM A STOP LIGHT, WHEN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED TO VERIFY THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH THE FLUID WAS A CLEAN COLOR RED. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 2014, FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. *TR