2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THE CAR CUT OFF ALL THE TIME SUMMER OR WINTER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO [XXX] AND OTHER CAR REPAIR PLACES AND KNOW ONE SEEM TO KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH IT. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AUG. OF LAST YEAR AND BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM EVERY SINCE. IT CUT OF AND READ ERROR ACROSS THE DASH BOARD AND WANT START BACK FOR SOMETIME, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR WHERE EVERY. I'M SCARE SOMEONE MAY GET HURT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR POWER STEERING POPPED UP ON THE RADIO AND ALL POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SOME MODELS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY MODEL IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AND ON A TURN IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED BUT DISENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE SYMPTOMS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN A CORNER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY CAR AROUND CORNERS AND INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE POWER STEERING ALERT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. THE ISSUE I EXPERIENCED IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN GMS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10183A, ISSUED IN MAY 2012, WHICH EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING COLUMNS FOR OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 CARS. HOWEVER, GM'S POSITION IS THAT MY VIN WASN'T SELECTED IN 2012 WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PUT OUT, SO THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN DESIGN AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS TRYING TO TURN ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ACROSS A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY SO I COULD SAFELY STOP TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SO THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT GM HAD PUT OUT BACK IN 2010 BECAUSE OF THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES. AFTER BEING TOLD BY TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT MY CAR DID NOT FIT THE CRITERIA BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL GMS PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AND ASK WHY A VEHICLE THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING THEY RECALLED VEHICLES FOR CAN'T FALL UNDER THEIR RECALL AND SERVICE BULLETIN THEY ISSUED. AFTER TALKED TO SOMEONE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND CONTINUED TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH MY SITUATION MAY HAVE NOT BEEN AS SEVERE AS OTHERS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN. AND WHEN I GO TO THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY CONCERN I THINK THEY NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CARING AND ACTUALLY TRY TO HELP. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE!!

CAR STARTED GIVING A WARNING THAT DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS NOT FASTENED AND IT WAS, THE WARNING WOULD REPEATEDLY COME ON AND GO OFF FOR THE WHOLE DAY. THEN WHILE DRIVING WE LOST POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PRIVATE DRIVE. LEFT THE CAR AND OBTAINED A RIDE TO MY DESTINATION AND THE NEXT MORNING RETURNED, STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS OK. CAR DOES SIT OUTSIDE AND NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT GLAD WE WERE NOT GOING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD ON THE CAR JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THESE ISSUES AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE A NORMAL ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR OF CAR AND WHAT'S SCARY IS WE ALSO OWN A 2008 G6. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, I JUST GOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE MESSAGE ON THE RADIO SCREEN POPPED UP AND SAID POWER STEERING FAILURE. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TRY AND GET MY CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ANY FASTER OR IN THE LEFT OR MIDDLE LANES ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HIT OR HIT SOMEONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, GM HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT MY QUESTION IS IF I'M NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY OUT THERE LIKE THIS, WHY HAVEN'T THEY SENT OUT NOTICES TO INFORM THE DRIVER OF THIS ISSUE? SINCE THEN, MY POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT TWICE AND SINCE GM WON'T COVER COSTS TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I AM FORCED TO TRADE IN MY CAR OR SELL IT. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER GM CAR BECAUSE OF THE LAX ATTITUDE THEY HAVE TOWARDS THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE STEERING COMPONENT HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED MILEAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,424.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 130K. NOW AT 151K GM WONT FIX IT. *TR

HAS STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL, HOOKED TO TECH2 NO ERROR CODES, REPLACED GAS CAP-ISSUE NOT FIXED, AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION VISIBLE GAS LEAK FROM TOP OF THE GAS TANK. GM HAS RECALLED 2007 G5'S FOR SAME PROBLEM...THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. NO ONE WANTS A BOMB ON WHEELS ON THE ROAD. *TR