2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints
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2006 PONTIAC G6- CASA GRANDE, AZ
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- RUSHVILLE, IN
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, WITHOUT BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE IS ACTUALLY BEING DEPRESSED, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER BEING SET. DIFFICULT TO SWITCH GEARS OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC TWICE. FIRST TIME HAD A SENSOR REPLACED. SECOND TIME HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. PROBLEMS STILL NOT RESOLVED. AFTER SEEING A PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2009 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE I CHECKED INTO IT AND MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ALMOST REAR END US BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THAT ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED SOON TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION! *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- DECATUR , GA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO ALARM BEEPED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF RESTART THE VEHICE AND RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,426.
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2006 PONTIAC G6- YOUNGSTOWN, OH
AS I WAS EXITING ON TO AN OFF RAMP THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY AT THE SAME TIME NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SPUN OUT AND SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. THEN I WAITED AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT. *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- EWA BEACH, HI
THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL STOOPED WORKING AT 60,000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN I DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PAD PRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- GREENVILLE, NC
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN OFF ONCE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AND WHILE ON WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF IT'S SELF. WINDOWS ALSO WILL NOT ROLL DOWN/UP SOMETIMES FROM PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLLING. *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- SPARKS, NV
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,661.
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2006 PONTIAC G6- LONG BEACH, NY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,400.
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2006 PONTIAC G6- BROOKFIELD, IL
BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON BUY THEMSELVES AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. GEAR SHIFTER SOLENOID WON'T RELEASE OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *TR
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2006 PONTIAC G6- CANTON, MI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE NOTIFIED HER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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