2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WAS TRAVELING ON FREE WAY WHEN EXITING RAMP TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING BACK AN FORTH THEN WHEEL SEIZED UP. I COULDN'T GO LEFT OR RIGHT I WAS STUCK CARS WERE BEHIND ME MY KID WAS IN THE CAR AN TO BOOT THE RAMP WAS REALLY CURVED TO THE RIGHT. I PANICKED TURNED THE CAR OFF AN QUICKLY RESTARTED IT. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE WITH THAT. SO BASICALLY I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AN PRAYED TO GET SMACK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC HE CHECKED IT AN NOTHING IS WRONG HE SAID..... I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT THAT'S TWICE SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THIS THING TO GO. *TR

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING JERKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I HAD TROUBLE STEERING TO BACK UP. RESTARTING CLEARED THE PROBLEM BUT I AM CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHERE I CAN'T RESTART. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM FINDING ON THE INTERNET IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS A MECHANICAL DESIGN DEFAULT. *TR

MY CAR POWER STEERING JUST STARTED FAILING OUT OF NOWHERE WEN I WAS GETTING OFF A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT A CAR DUE TO IT NOT WORKING PROPERLY...I READ ON THE INTERNER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM NOW PLEASE FIXS IT THIS IS DANGEROUS!! :/ *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING AND THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT BACK ON. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. OR, IF IT DOES, IT ONLY LASTS A MILE OR TWO. I THINK I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL POSSIBLE ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WHEN IT GETS VERY COLD OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOMETIME NOW. IF THE TEMPERATURE GETS CLOSE TO FREEZING OUTSIDE THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF A FEW AFTER I FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE AND IF I MAKE VERY SHARP TURNS IT GOES OUT. I NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS NO MATTER IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PAST 70000 MILES. THEY FAILED BY MAKING AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN THESE YEAR MODELS WHICH OBVIOUSLY THEY REALIZED WAS A PROBLEM SINCE THE 2007 MODELS HAVE THE TRADITIONAL POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING AND THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT BACK ON AND NOW IT DOES IT DAILY. NEEDS REPAIRED AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL WARRANTY TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME MY NOT BE EXACT BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT AT THE TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON OHIO RTE. 33 (AT 70 MPH) ON 11/27/2013 , MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT, SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS AGAIN OPERATIONAL. GIVEN SUCH AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I DISMISSED MY CONCERN. HOWEVER, ON 12/16/2013, I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-70 (AGAIN AT 70 MPH) AND MY CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN DISENGAGED. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP MY SPEED UP. THE THREE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, INCLUDING ONE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND A VEHICLE OPERATED BY ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, NOTICEABLY SLOWED DOWN TO ADD FOLLOWING DISTANCE. MY CELL PHONE RANG, AND MY PASSENGER ANSWERED AND PUT THE CALL ON SPEAKERPHONE. MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE SLOWING DOWN - THEY THOUGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT! I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO AGAIN SHUT OFF AND RESTART MY CAR. MY PASSENGER CLAIMED THAT SOMETHING SMELLED HOT (POSSIBLY BRAKES), ALTHOUGH I CANNOT OFFER VERIFICATION OF THIS. AFTER RESTARTING AND RE-ENTERING I-70, CRUISE CONTROL WORKED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED BY FOLLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR. AFTER CHECKING UNDER NEATH THE CAR. GASOLINE SEEPAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. (NOT FILLER NECK) AFTER DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS PURCHASED, THE FAULTY PART WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FUEL PUMP NIPPLE WAS LEAKING.THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED FOR A MERE $998.75. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND IS TOTALLY PROTECTED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR