2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - WAUNAKEE, WI

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TIRES, AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURES RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BREAKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE SPECULATED THAT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - MILFORD, DE

    THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY '05 PONTIAC G6 (SEDAN) STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL BRIEFLY GO OFF WHEN I USE THE BRAKES BUT THEN COME BACK ON. IN OTHER WORDS THEY WORK IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE POSITION SWITCH REPLACED 2X'S AT THE DEALER (1/9/08 AND 9/9/08) AND ALSO COMPLETED A RECALL NOTICE (08317) THAT APPLIED DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO C2 CONNECTOR (5/22/09). I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - PHILADELPHIA, PA

    POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN INITIALLY REPORTED TO DEALER, THE LIGHT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS MOISTURE BUILDUP IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - CHICAGO, IL

    IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SO HARD IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I DO NOT NOW WHEN THIS BEGAN, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT IT IS MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN THE BRAKES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS DOWN IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS AND I CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. YOU ASK LATER IN THIS FORM TO SPECIFY THE PROBLEM. MY ANSWER IS CLEARLY STATED ABOVE. *TR

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - HAVANA, FL

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT IN USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - DAVIE, FL

    I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY A/C, MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, MY POWER STEERING IS RESTORED UNTIL I TRY TO USE MY AIR AGAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I HAVE HAD FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE AS I TURNED INTO THE CURVE, MY POWER STEERING WENT AND THE WHEEL YOKED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF AS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE NEWER 07 MODEL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE 05 PARTS. HOW ABOUT A RECALL????? *TR

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - CAMERON, NC

    WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN WILL FAIL AGAIN AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED AS THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - HUMBLE, TX

    MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AND MAKES A CLUNKING WARNING WHEN I TURN. HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK YET BUT AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR 2005 PONTIAC G6

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  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - ARCHBOLD, OH

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CORRESPONDING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING BECAME SO LOOSE THAT THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS PRODUCED BY A FAILED SENSOR. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 PONTIAC G6
    - SPOKANE VALLEY, WA

    THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 G6 GT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, I BEGAN NOTICING THIS CLUNKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JUNE 2009) WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT TURNING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THIS NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX IT AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE SINCE DAY 1, NOT TO MENTION VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CURRENTLY HAVE 56,700 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, IF THIS PART OF THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT RANDOM DRIVING IT OR NOT, WHO IS TO SAY SOMEONE WON'T BE BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

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