2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS,WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE,BEGAN TO STAY ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE WAS HIT. THIS OCCURRED DAY AND NIGHT WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THE BIGGER PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LIGHTS WORKED SOMETIMES,MAKING IT HARD TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO FIND A MECHANIC WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE AND CORRECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON JUNE 2, 2008, WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WE COULD SMELL OIL BURNING, WE THOUGHT THEY JUST OVERFILLED THE FLUIDS, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2008 WHILE GOING TO LUNCH, MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN MY CAR, IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELEVEN (11) DAYS WHILE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK FROM THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE A WEEK AND A HALF LATER FOR THIS AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE NOTICED THAT THE OIL KEPT GOING LOW. ON AUGUST 14TH, 2008 WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS HORRENDOUS, MASS AMOUNT OF OIL COLLECTING UNDER THE MOTOR. THE GARAGE KEPT MY CAR AGAIN, BECAUSE THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL WENT IN THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL, IT WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL AUGUST 21, 2008, ON THIS DAY WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP, WE HAD TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE IT WAS HESITATING TO START AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE GARAGE DETERMINED THAT WIRES WERE UNPLUGGED ON THE ENGINE. ON, SEPTEMBER 5TH WHILE LEAVING WORK THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME AGAIN, THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2008, WHILE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. SO IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST A MONTH GETTING REPAIR AFTER REPAIR DONE TO IT. *TR

STEERING LOCKED UP AT START UP FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. HAD PROBLEM LOOKED AT PRIOR TO IT BECOMING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

ONGOING NOISE IN POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE G6 NEW IN 2005. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A CLUNK WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS (IE: PARKING LOT). TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE DETERMINED (UNTIL NOW) THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. THE NOISE LEVEL HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 3+ YEARS AND NOW AT 40,000 MILES THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M HOPING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE $450 REPAIR JOB. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL FREE SPIN TO THE LEFT AND TIGHT TO THE RIGHT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AFTER IT HAD BEEN LEASED FOR 1 YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD 12000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASE. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. STARTING WITH A NOISE, CLUNK IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR UPWARDS TO 7-8 TIMES, EACH TIME NEW REPAIRS DONE ON DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. NOW AT 64500 MILES THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER REPAIRS ONLY 4000 MILES AGO. STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING ONLY SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED REPAIRS ON THE IS OF 7-8 TIMES AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN MOST PART AND NO DOUBT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL INCLUDING POOR SUNVISOR MANUFACTURING, LEAKY MAP LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE, RAPID WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, RAPID TIRE WEAR, STARTING DRAGS WHEN STARTING, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR

PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW APRIL 9, 2005. MY CAR FIRST WENT TO THE GARAGE WITH STEERING PROBLEMS ON AUGUST 23, 2005 WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 3,704. THE CAR WAS TOWED AFTER THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I MANEUVERED SEVERAL CURVES AND A HILL TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR REMAINED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL 8/27/05 AND NOW HAD 3,716 MILES ON IT. I DROVE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 WE AGAIN CALLED FOR OUR CAR TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE GARAGE. CAR NOW HAS 3,899 MILES ON IT. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH MOTOR. MILEAGE UPON RETURN WAS 3,948 MILES. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2008 MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 38,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING WHAT THE DEALER TELLS US IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND WILL BE OUR EXPENSE. WE ARE HAVING A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER TELLS US THIS IS POSSIBLY THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS CAR IS SO UNRELIABLE AND IT SEEMS THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUING WITH GM CARS EVEN IN 2008 MODELS. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE OFFERING TO PURCHASE OUR VEHICLES BACK THE SAME AS I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD A FRIEND SAY THAT TOYOTA DID FOR THEM AT A PERCENTAGE OVER THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. DIFFERENT FROM GM THEY HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS DENYING THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALREADY RESEARCHED THE LEMON LAWS. MAYBE MORE OWNERS SHOULD DO THE SAME. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES WITH THE MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS THAT THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS ARE EFFECTED BY THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. WHENEVER HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOUR DOOR SEDAN . FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON ALONG WITH A WARNING ON THE AUDIO DISPLAY SHOWING "POWER STEERING". THESE INCIDENTS WERE INFREQUENT AND NO PARTICULAR REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE WARNING. UP UNTIL LAST WEEK I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY SENSOR. LAST WEEK I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE "POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED IN THE AUDIO SYSTEM, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING TO FOR THE VEHICLE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON SATURDAY 08/30/2008 WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE CAR AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON 09/03/2008 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND I AGAIN HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AGAIN TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I THEN DROVE TO RED HOAGLAND PONTIAC IN BRADENTON, FL FOR REPAIRS WHERE I WAS TOLD TWO MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,095.00. I READ A RECENT BLOG THAT STATED THERE HAD BEEN ABOUT 19 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT A RECALL WOULD PROBABLY BE COMING SOON FROM YOUR AGENCY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IF THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY AND THE VERY SAME DAY MY DAD WAS DRIVING IT AND SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND AS HE WAS TURNING A CORNER WHICH RESULTED IN HIM DRIVING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I DROVE THE CAR RIGHT AFTER HIM AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE, THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK, IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE IS PULLING IT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT SAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT FOR THEM SO THEY GAVE IT BACK. FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS GIVING ME TENSION WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. EVERY TIME I TURN I HAVE TO BRACE FOR THE WHEEL TO JERK OUT OF MY HAND AND USE ALL OF MY BODY WEIGHT TO PULL THE WHEEL BACK. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NEEDS TO BE RE ALIGNED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN THE WINTER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE. *TR