2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I FOUND YOUR SIGHT ON G6 OWNERS CLUB FORUM. MANY OF THE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED UP ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER. I HAVE ALSO PUT A COMPLAINT INTO THE BBB. I WOULDN'T BE TO WORRIED IF IT WAS FIXABLE AND GMC/PONTIAC KNEW HOW TO FIX IT BUT THEY DON'T. I'M AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK OR SOMETHING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. LORETTA LEE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY AND CIRCUITS. AFTERWARDS, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR LESS. THE WARNING SIGN PRIOR TO FAILURE IS THE STEERING WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE PRESENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. UPDATED 8/21/2006 - THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY. *NM

SOMETIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THE ENGINE DRAGS AND IS SLOW TO TURN OVER. *NM

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, OR WON'T TURN OVER, FOLLOWING WHICH IT DOES EVENTUALLY START. IT HAS NOT FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AS OF YET, HOWEVER IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES (PROBABLY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK)SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

ELECTRICAL. THE INFORMATION/RADIO/TEMP READING MALFUNCTIONS AND RESETS ITSELF. THE TEMPERATURE READING WILL STAY AT 77 DEGREES FOR HOURS (WHEN TEMP IS OTHER THAN THAT). WHILE LISTENING TO A CD, AND HITTING THE EJECT BUTTON - DISPLAY READS "NO DISC". RADIO WILL RESET ALL STATIONS AND TIME. RADIO DISPLAY WILL FLASH LINES OR NOT EVEN COME ON AT TIMES. OCCASIONALLY, IN WARM WEATHER, ON INITIAL START UP, RPM AND ENGINE WILL REV CLOSE TO 2000 RPM. BACK LIGHTING FOR COMFORT CONTROLS HAVE CHANGED FROM RED LIGHT TO ORANGE. ** THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IN MY OPINION, GO FURTHER THAN RADIO INFORMATION, BUT APPARENTLY TO THE FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL WHILE STARTING THE CAR - AS STATED IN WARM WEATHER 85 DEGREES, IT START AS IF TEMP IS 20 DEGREES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES. TWO TIMES THE RADIO WITH THE INFORMATION DISPLAY WAS REPLACED AND ANOTHER OCCASION THE TEMP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES (6-7), THEY HAVE RECALIBRATED CODES, REPLACED MODULE, REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, RESET CODES. ALL OF WHICH HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER A MONTH IS TO GIVE ME A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SEND AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS. *NM

I HAVE HAD 7 INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN LOCKING UP OR FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE, YET THERE ARE TONS OF ARTICLES AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *JB

TAUPE IMPRESSION SEAT CLOTH ABSORBS AND TRANSFERS COLOR FROM MATERIAL UNDER SEAT WHEN CLOTH BECOMES WET. FOR INSTANCE WHEN SOMETHING IS SPILLED AND TRYING TO CLEAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN GM OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS TO CLEAN WITH WATER USING DAMP CLOTH. THE DEALER ALSO SUPPLIES CLEANER AND SAYS TO USE CLEANER WITH WATER AS CLEANUP FOR SPILLS. THE COLOR TRANSFERENCE WILL STAIN OTHER CLOTH AND SPOTS THE SEAT ABOVE. THE DEALER HAD TO USE PROFESSIONAL CLEANER AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO FULLY REMOVE ALL STAINS FROM THE COLOR TRANSFER. NOT SURE IF THESE ARE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL TRANSFERS OR NOT. DEALER ALSO HAD TO REPLAY SCOTCH GUARD TYPE CHEMICAL AFTER ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN SEATS, BUT SPOTS STILL REAPPEARED. DEALER WAS TO INVESTIGATE WITH OTHER DEALERS, BUT NEVER HEARD BACK. CONTACTED GM AND THEY CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD DONE ALL THEY COULD DO. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G-6...THE REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT HAVE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. MY 2 YEAR OLD, WHO WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAD HE NOT BEEN IN HIS CAR SEAT HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. *NM