2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

1.) STEERING ON 2005 G6 GT PULLS CAR TO LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, SEEMINGLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD CAR PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED AND CARE STILL PULLS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. 2.) IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. 3.) HAD CAR ALIGNED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT DID NOT HELP. PREVIOUSLY, HAD RECEIVED NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN EARLY OWNERSHIP OF CAR THAT POWER STEERING HAD A PROBLEM. CONTACT DEALER IN 2005 REGARDING NOTICE AND WAS TOLD NOT ALL CARS WERE EFFECTED AND IF PROBLEM HAD NOT PRESENTED I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WILL CONTACT PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE REMEDY. SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES ON BLOGS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT NOTICE. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND STATED POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN BUT NO WARNING. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVE, NARROWLY MISSING ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!!! GM PONTIAC HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THEY HAVE OFFERED A COURTESY GESTURE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS / 70,000 MILES FOR THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THIS IS SERIOUS AND MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. GM HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM--OBVIOUSLY IF THEY HAVE ISSUES A COURTESY BULLETIN--YET NO OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED--WE DO CURRENTLY RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT NOTHING IN THIS REGARD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ABILITY; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,383.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING 90 MPH. IN TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRACKED IN THE MID-LUMBAR AREA, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,805.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE CAR WAS MOTION. A GEAR SHEARED OFF THE CAR AND BROKE THE TRANNY CASING. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED, ACTUALLY TURNED OFF ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTING WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAR WAS IN DRIVE. *TR DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT...APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED DRIVING, BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER CALLING THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TOURING TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17 (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE DEFECTS AT THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT WAS STRONGLY URGED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AS I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN (5-8MPH). I NEARLY RAN INTO A PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SOME TIME, I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A FEW OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE PEOPLE WHERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND A TURN OR JUST SWITCHING LANES. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR INDUSTRY WANT US TO STICK BEHIND AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO FIX POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE INEVITABLE OCCURS AND SOMEONE LOSSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MANY ARE BUYING QUALITY MADE FOREIGN MADE PRODUCTS. OVER THE FIVE YEARS I HAD THE CAR I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT. THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR WENT. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN I CHANGE THE OIL ( THAT'S RIDICULOUS), THE BEARINGS WENT BAD, THE SIX DISC FACTORY CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING AND STICKS CONSTANTLY, THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE TRUNK AND NOW THEIR IS A MILDEW SMELL ECT......... *TR

OWNER OF A PONTIAC 2005 G6. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST TO WORK ON A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING HOTTER MONTHS THE KNOCKING NOISE IS MORE ACTIVE. I HAVE HAD IT IN AT LEAST TWICE TO THE DEALER TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE I SHAFT. IT WAS LUBED AND REPOSITIONED. THERE WAS ALSO NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR. THE GEAR WAS REPLACED AND SET TOE IN. AS OF THIS LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY CONSOLE. I FIGURED THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLUID AND HAD MY SON GET THE BOOKLET OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRASTICALLY TIGHTENING UP. THIS STARTLED ME SINCE IT INVOLVED NAVIGATING TRAFFIC AND GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALSO HAD MY SON WITH ME. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT LOCATE A SPECIFIC AREA FOR PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE CAR - THERE IS NO HYDRAULICS - AND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED FOR $750.00. I, TOO, AM FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TODAY FOR THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES WHEN IN TRANSPORTATION. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME SIMILAR REASONS THAT OTHERS ARE FILING THEIR COMPLAINT! WHEN I READ THAT OTHERS AS WELL LOST POWER TO OTHERS, THIS HIGHLY CONCERNS ME! I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL, ONLY A REPLACEMENT PART MY BE USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL AN ACTUAL RECALL IS ORDERED AND THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS MEANS I WILL STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND BE CAUTIOUS OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES! *TR