2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY G6 STARTED LEAKING WATER AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME WET WHEN IT RAINED AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT IT SOAKS THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEADLINER AND THE ENTIRE CAR HOLDS SO MUCH MOISTURE YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. I HAVE A SUNROOF BY THE WAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I PULLED BACK SOME OF THE HEADLINER AND LIKE THEY SAID THE DRAINAGE TUBES WERE NOT EVEN CONNECTED. WE TRIED TO RECONNECT THEM BUT THEY ARE SO SHORT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD SHRUNK DUE TO HEAT BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND THEY ARE CHARGING $1000 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE IT WHEN THIS IS A MANUFACTURE SCREWUP TO BEGIN WITH. THIS CAR HAS GAVE ME MORE PROBLEMS THAN ANYTHING. I'VE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T BEING DEPRESSED AND HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THAT ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME MY CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THEN THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME SOME RIDICULOUS AMOUNT CLAIMING IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH CAUSING IT TO DO THAT AND FINALLY I GOT IRRITATED AND FOUND OUT HOW TO DO WHAT THEY WOULD TO FIX THE RECALL MYSELF AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY MORE ISSUES WITH THAT SO FAR. LONG STORY SHORT THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAD 5000 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND ONLY HAS 40000 ON IT NOW AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT. *TR

HAVING TROUBLE STEERING THIS CAR WHEN IT WANTS TO MESS UP CAN RESENT IF YOU SHUT IT OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THEN THE SECURITY LOCK ON THE DASH PANEL LIT UP, AS IF I HAD LOCKED AND ACTIVATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM VIA THE KEY FOB. I WAS STILL DRIVING, SO THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO ACTIVATE THE SECURITY SYSTEM. AS I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND WENT INTO THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE, I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY ACROSS THE STREET BEFORE THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. I LET IT REST ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS WENT THROUGH THE SAME SEQUENCE. ABS LIGHT, SECURITY LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND SHUT OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY AS THEY BOTH READ LOW ON VOLTAGE. TO THIS DAY 2/15/2014, THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING IS TO RUN A DIRECT CABLE FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BATTERY. IT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY GIVE OFF THE CORRECT VOLTAGE AND WORK WITH EACH OTHER. THEY CAN NO LONGER FUNCTION SEPARATELY OF EACH OTHER. I'VE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON EDMUNDS.COM WITH NO RESPONSE FROM GM. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I INFORMED THEM I'VE HAD MY OWN TRUSTED, LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE OTHER THEN A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I ASKED GM WHAT THEIR RESOLUTION WAS SINCE THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, WAS JUST TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER. NO FURTHER RESPONSE OR POSSIBLE SOLUTION WAS OFFERED FROM GM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I ONLY HAD THE CAR ONE MONTH. WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND ALARM CHIMED. WHEN I WENT TO TURN TO THE LEFT THE POSITION SENSOR TRANSDUCER IN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT LIKE THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING AFTER I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND PAID $185 IN LABOR. THE AUTO DEALER PAID FOR THE PART (REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY). *TR

I HAVE A '06' G6 GTP HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE. ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTS OFF AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I HIT A SPEED BUMP, DRIVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, HIT A POT HOLE. ETC. BASICALLY, EVERY TIME I HIT SOME SORT OF BIG BUMP ON THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WOULD PULL OVER THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. BUT, I WOULD HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR TURNS OVER. I WOULD PUT CAR IN TOTAL STOP, PARK, TURN OFF KEY, AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING CAR. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP, OTHER TIMES WOULD TAKE A FEW ATTEMPTS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE I NEED TO WAIT FOR THE CARE TO RESET ITSELF. THERE IS POWER WHEN RESTARTING, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER IMMEDIATELY. NOT EVEN A STARTER SOUND OR ENGINE CRANK. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST WEEK AND MY CAR IS SHUTTING OFF MORE OFTEN. THIS HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON A THRU-WAY. I DID TAKE THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHANGED OUT THE ELECTRICAL UNIT TO A TUNE OF $600.00. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE, AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

BELOW IS WHAT HAPPEN TO MY 2006 G6 PONTIAC ON01/23/2014, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 60 MPH THE CHIME WENT OFF ON MY RADIO/DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. GM IS STATING THEY NEED A LETTER FROM YOU IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST/ DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15,600 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2004 THROUGH JANUARY 5, 2005 MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT CRIMP AT THE TORQUE AND POSITION SENSOR TRANSDUCER LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. GM HAS INDICATED THAT IT PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO INFORM THEM THAT IT WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE EPS SYSTEM IN THEIR VEHICLES TO 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FAILURES IN THE POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE WIRING CRIMP PROBLEM INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS AN EARLY LIFE FAILURE THAT SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. GM'S INVESTIGATION OF EPS FAILURES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR CRIMPS DURING THE TWO MONTH PRODUCTION RANGE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CRIMPS MAY BE ASYMMETRICAL, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE PRESSURE ON THE WIRE THAT CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL NOISE IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR TO THE CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER MAY INTERPRET THIS ELECTRICAL NOISE AS A MALFUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM AND DEFAULT TO MANUAL MODE (I.E., TURN OFF THE EPS SYSTEM). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,030. *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE DIC INDICATED STEERING FAILURE. AFTER CAR WAS REMOVED FROM ROADWAY. IT WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND POWER ASSIST RESUMED OPERATION. THE PROBLEM REPLICATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING MANY PROBLEMATIC DRIVING SITUATIONS. CAR WAS SUBMITTED TO DEALER, REQUIRING A $800 REPAIR FOR STEERING COLUMN SENSOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.