2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHICH YOU HEAR WHEN THE SEAT BELT ISN'T ENGAGED THEN THE DISPLAY ON THE RADIO READS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT IT READS "ENGINE POWER DISABLED" AND THEN THE CAR SHUTS ITSELF DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY WHERE I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T START NORMAL IT KIND OF SPUTTERED AND THEN STARTED. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. A SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED A DIFFERENT DAY WHEN I WAS PARKED. I STARTED THE CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY MADE THE ABOVE MENTIONED NOISE, GAVE ME THE SAME 2 MESSAGES AND THEN SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I THEN COULD START IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BY A DEALER AND HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. .....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE AFTERNOON. I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO MERGE OUT OF MY LANE SO I WOULD NOT IMPACT ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE, I HIT THE BACK END OF A UTILITY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. REVERSE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. *TR

MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN WITH VERY LOW MILES. MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES SO I SCHEDULED SERVICE 07/19/2012 @ WRIGHT AUTO GROUP 15090-9303. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT AFTER A MONTH IT BEGAN TO BE HARD TO TURN WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT A STAND STILL SO I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 09/26/2012 AND THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE. IT WORKED FINE BUT AS TIME WENT ON IT BEGAN TO PRODUCE A KNOCK. AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE COLUMN KNOCKS WHEN IT IS WINDING BACK LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. I LEFT IT GO A WHILE BUT IT BEGAN TO KNOCK MORE SO I MADE APPOINTMENT ON 07/29/2014. THEY NEVER EVEN CHECKED THE STEERING AND CALLED ME TELLING ME MY BACK ROTORS NEED SANDED, TIE ROD NEEDS REPLACED, AND THEY BROKE MY STUD OF THE WHEEL CLAIMING I NEEDED A NEW HUB. I QUESTIONED THE STEERING KNOCK, THEY SAID, THEY START AT THE BRAKES AND REPLACE ANY PROBLEMS THEN CONTINUE CHECKING IF PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO STATED THE COLUMN THEY REPLACED PER ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ONLY WARRANTED 1 YEAR. THEY ALREADY CHARGED LABOR FOR INSPECTION AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO INSPECT THIS PART. I HAVE A REGULAR MECHANIC SO I TOOK THE CAR TO HIM. HE REPLACED THE TIE ROD PER MY REQUEST BUT DIDN'T FEEL IT NEEDED REPLACED. HE WELDED A STUD ON SAVING ME FROM A NEW HUB. HE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. HE ADVISED TO REPLACE INSTEAD OF SANDING. HE THINKS THE KNOCK IS FROM THE COLUMN THEY REPLACED BUT SINCE IT WAS A GM PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME A GM DEALER NEEDS TO CHECK IT. MY CAR STEERED FINE WITH NO ISSUES BUT THE LIGHT CAME AND I RECEIVED THIS RECALL. IT HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT SINCE AND A KNOCK AFTER TURNING IS NOT NORMAL. WITH THE CAR SITTING IN PARK, TURN THE WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT, IT KNOCKS WHEN YOU LET THE WHEEL GO. I FEAR THIS COULD BE UNSAFE AND DO TO A FAULTY REPLACED PART FROM A RECALL. *TR

I CHECKED MY VIN ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO SEE WHAT RECALLS POPPED UP. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, OR SEAT BELTS BUT I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGIAN. JUST YESTERDAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAGS. ALSO THE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT BELTS WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK. THE BELL WILL CONTINUOUSLY DING TO ALERT YOU THAT THE SEAT BELT IS NOT BUCKLED AND IT ACTUALLY IS. FUNNY THING IS, MY CAR HAS HAD NONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT IT IS UNDER RECALL FOR AND ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL FOR. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID TO PUT THEM IN THIS CAR AND DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS CLEARED TWICE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE OIL AND RESET THE CODE TWICE, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CODE DISPLAYING FROM THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.