2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

POWER STEERING LOSS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED TWICE IN THE PAST NINE DAYS. AN AUDIBLE CHIME SOUNDS AND THE DIC INDICATES POWER STEERING. STEERING BECAME VERY RIGID AND I SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOSS. SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMS FINE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, NINE DAYS AGO SAME THING. SHUT IT OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. TOOK PICTURE OF DIC TO DATE STAMP THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED ON. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM SLOWING DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STAYING ON WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T PRESSED AND THEN TURNING OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND IT WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL WORK AGAIN. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE GETTING OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. IT SEEMS I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN INCREDIBLY HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THESE PROBLEMS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK LONG BECAUSE I WAS FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL CARS. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 AND 2006 G6'S BUT OF COURSE MY VIN WASN'T COVERED. IN FACT, I TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM GM AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WERE RECALLS OF THE 2005 2006 G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM AND VERBATIM I RECEIVED "NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE". I JUST FINISHED TALKING WITH THAT GM REP LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AGO. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WORKING FOR GM HASN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL? I'M FRUSTRATED BY THE RUNAROUND I GOT WITH THE GM REPS AND IN THE END I STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VIN'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INITIATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THERE ARE A FEW COMMON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN APPARENTLY. IT STARTED WITH THE KEY NOT WANTING TO MOVE, FIRST TO START THE CAR AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE RADIO FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LATEST IS THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I'VE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT SITES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AND CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'M TOLD BY MECHANICS IT IS A PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL G-6'S IN 2006-2007 THAT HAVE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING. SINCE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS IT NOT BEING RECALLED? *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING , BUT THEY GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ALSO. THAT IS, THE CRUISE CANNOT BE SET AT TIMES AND WHEN IT IS SET, IT WILL JUST GO OUT FOR NO REASON AND CAN'T BE RESET. *JS

I AM SMELLING A GASOLINE SMELL ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT IS RUNNING OR WHEN IT IS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN STARTED ALL DAY. *JS

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES FOR MY EXACT YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL ...BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE WEB SITES FROM OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THEIR CAR IS ALSO NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEIR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WELL, EVIDENTLY, IT IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WHAT THEY FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS. IT IS NOT JUST ONE ASSEMBLY PLANT OR ONE BATCH OF PARTS THAT WAS FAULTY. IF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS COMING UP ON THE EXACT SAME YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL...THEN THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AND ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE READ THAT SOME OWNERS THAT BROUGHT THEIR CAR IN FOR REPAIR, WHETHER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL OR NOT, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY CARS ARE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MAKE SURE THEY REALLY KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. I HOPE GM OR NHTSA DOESN'T WAIT UNTIL THERE IS ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I REALLY HOPE THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THERE COULDN'T BE ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH SO MUCH FREEWAY STOP & GO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE "TOP NOT SECURE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.