2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,643.

SITTING A LIGHT TODAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A NOTICE OF "POWER STEERING". I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. I'M 35 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS INFORMED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-222-1020 THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. I HAVE 71,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000 MILES. I WAS QUOTED BY A PONTIAC SERVICE CENTER THAT THE COULD WOULD BE ABOUT $1000. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED BY PONTIAC! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED HER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH PRIOR TO THE ILLUMINATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING WITH A PASSENGER IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO FASTEN HER SAFETY BELT, THE BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,487.

I WAS 30 MINUTES FROM HOME AND I WENT TO GET IN MY NEW CAR I HAD JUST PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO AND THE POWERSTEERING WAS OUT. WE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND NOTHING WORKED. WE COULDN'T EVEN FIND ANYWHERE FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO GO. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP A DAY NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I READ ON A AUTO BLOG WEBSITE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN 2007 AND THERE IS NO RECALL. WELL THERE NEEDS T BE!! I HAD MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND ITS IN THE SHOP ALREADY FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN ISSUED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 2005 HAD EXTREME POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS WOULD GO IN AND OUT. WHETHER ON THE FREEWAY OR ON LOCAL ROADS. WHEN MONEY WAS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A PONTIAC LICENSED DEALERSHIP. AFTER ANALYZING THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICING TEAM SAID THAT THE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) WAS WITHIN THE COLUMN. WITH LABOR AND REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR CAME TO $806.80. THE MECHANICS DID SAY AFTER 70,000 THE PROBLEMATIC POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON G6'S MADE IN 2005 BEGINS TO OCCUR IN THE CAR AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IN ALOT OF INSTANCES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. *TR UPDATE (10/7/08): LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER LIGHT INITIALLY DID NOT COME ON. AS THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT, WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO LIGHT UP. SINCE THE REPAIR (STEERING COLUMN), I HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.

THE SEAL ON MY PANORAMIC ROOF LEAKED DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE OF HAVING SURGERY. 2 DAYS AFTER THE RAIN STORM WHEN I OPENED MY CAR I FOUND AN INCH OF WATER COVERING THE FLOOR AND MOLD COVERING MOST OF THE INTERIOR. MOLD WAS ALSO LOCATED INSIDE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHEN TURNED ON. THE HEATED SEATS WERE RUINED AS WERE ANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES INSIDE THE CAR. ALL PERSONAL ITEMS AND INFANT SEAT WERE ALSO RUINED. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE. THEY ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME IT CAN BE CLEANED, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF MOLD AND MY EXISTING ASTHMA IT IS A DETRIMENT TO MY HEALTH TO BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE AN INFANT WHICH CANNOT COME INTO THE VEHICLE AT ALL BECAUSE OF SAID MOLD. I STILL DON'T KNOW AFTER CONTACTING GM IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM OR IF I NEED TO SCRAP THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE HAD, HOWEVER THE FIRST INVOLVED THE BRAKE ROTORS GRINDING TOO QUICKLY AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS. *TR

RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END AND STEERING ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT 4000 MILES WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. ISSUES ARE LOCKING OF THE STEERING, DRIFTS AND WANDERS, SHOOTS UNCONTROLLABILITY TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHEN HITTING LARGER BUMPS WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, 'LOOSE' NOISES, POPPING AND GENERAL SOUNDS LIKE FRONT IS GOING TO COME OUT FROM UNDER IT. STARTED A 4K MILES, NOW HAS 23K MILES WITH SAME ISSUES AND 6 TRIPS TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TELL ME IT'S 'NORMAL'. NO INJURIES YET BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

DRIVING CAR OUT OF PARKING LOT WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL. IT USE TO HAPPEN ONLY ON REALLY HOT DAYS, BUT NOW IS ALWAYS GOING OUT. ALMOST EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR IT IS OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED, IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND WENT BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM OF NO POWER STEERING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 G6 1 MONTH AGO. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT MY BRAKE LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. WHEN I TOUCH MY BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE OPENED THE FIRST AND LAST PORTION OF A 4 PIECE SUN ROOF. THE FRONT PORTION IS OPEN AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND WON'T CLOSE AND THE LAST PORTION OF THE SUN ROOF IS PARTIALLY OPEN AND WON'T CLOSE. HE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY BOTH HAVE INFORMED HIM THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND IT COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL WEEKS TO SEVERAL MONTH TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,700. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/08/18. *JB