2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY CAR CHIMED AND THE 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP, AND HAD NO WARNINGS OF STEERING PROBLEMS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000(STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

SOMETIMES (RANDOMLY) THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT BEING PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF I PRESS THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ACTUALLY GO OFF EVEN THOUGH I'M BRAKING. WHEN THIS BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM OCCURS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ALSO DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN I WASN'T USING THE BRAKES AND WENT OFF WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS JUST FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN THE BRAKES AREN'T BEING USED, I'VE GOTTEN STOPPED BEFORE FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING, VERY FRUSTRATING, DANGEROUS PROBLEM AT NIGHT AND ON FWY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER A RECALL THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE. PLEASE HAVE THIS CAR MANUFACTURER EXTEND THE RECALL TO ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP OR ANY UNLEVELED ROAD SURFACE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHO THEN CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE SAME FAILURES HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ALSO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND LOSS POWER IN HER STEERING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR SOME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME WITH NO ISSUES. THE CAR WILL BE PARKED UNTIL WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL. *TR

CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS IS LEAKING AT ALL TIMES. EVEN WHEN PARKED. CAN'T PARK IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE IT MAKES MY HOME SMELL LIKE GAS. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING THEN POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING APPEARED ON INFO SCREEN AND THE CAR DINGED. SHE WAS VERY SCARED I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL THAT IT WAS ONLY FOR THE 05 G6 AND "SOME" 06S BUT NOT MINE WELL GUESS WHAT MINE SHOULD BE... IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY CAUSE OF THIS I WILL OWN GM JUST LIKE THE OTHERS THEY NEED TO INCLUDE THIS RECALL TO ALL THE 06 G6S. *TR

YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR GM PONTIAC G6 CARS, INCLUSIVE OF MY MODEL. IRONICALLY, WHEN I DROVE TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK!!!! WHEN I CALLED T HE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR GM IN DETROIT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS STILL "FRESH" AND THAT A COMPLETE VIN LIST HAD BEE COMPLETED YET FOR THE RECALL AND MAY NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH. SHE DID HOWEVER, ISSUE ME A CASE NUMBER AND PATCHED ME THROUGH TO THE LOCAL GM PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND TOLD ME, HE WOULD WORK WITH ME AS BEST AS POSSIBLE, BUT THE INFO FROM GM COULD BE SLOW COMING. GM NEEDS TO GET ON THE BALL HERE!!!!!! SUPPOSE I HAD WRECKED OR WAS INJURED DUE TO THIS "NO WARNING" INCIDENT? I'M JUST ASKING FOR A QUICK RESOLVE!!! *TR

LUCKILY FOR ME I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AND MADE IT TO THE END. AS I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE, I SUDDENLY HEARD A CHIME. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO SEE IF MY SEATBELT WAS CONNECTED. THEN MY STEERING WHEEL JAMMED. AND I DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON, SO I BRAKED AND AS I REACHED TO TURN DOWN MY RADIO TO PICK UP MY CELL AND ASK SOMEONE WHAT THAT COULD MEAN, I SAW ON MY DISPLAY THE WORDS POWER STEERING. SO I REVERED BACK INTO MY PARKING AREA AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN MAKING PHONE CALLS. LONG STORY SHORT, GM IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND LIES. I HAVE IT IN WRITING AND VOICE MESSAGES WHERE THEY STATE THEY WILL PAY FOR A TOW AND A RENTAL, WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE TOW TODAY I CALLED THE NUMHER PROVIDED FOR ME, THAT I READ BACK AS I WROTE IT DOWN, AND IT WAS A FALSE NUMBER. I EMAILED GM SEVERAL HOURS AGO ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RESPONSE. MY APPT FOR MY CAR IS 10 AM TOMORROW AND I HAVE NO WAY TO GET MY CAR THERE OTHER THAN DRIVE IT, WHICH IS UNSAFE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE IT IN WRITING WHERE A MEMBER OF GM CUSTOMER CARE STATED MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE I JUST NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION TO STEER. THATS LIKE TELLING SOMEONE TO SLEEP WITH A STRANGER, ITS SAFE BUT HE CAREFUL YOU DONT CATCH A DISEASE. *TR