2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLING UP TO THE TURNING LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE FENCE OF A CORNER HOUSE. ALSO HAS A PROBLEM A STRONG SMELL IF GAS AFTER THE CAR IS SHUTOFF AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT HAS A CRACK IN THE LINES THAT RUN ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE SMELL IS FROM GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE CRACK AN SPRAYING THE TOP IF THE TANK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR

THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JUMPING RADICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT BETTER WHEN I GOT UP TO SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SLOWER SPEEDS ARE THE HARDEST TO CONTROL. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

RECALL NO. 80317 TO ADD DIELECTRIC GREASE IS NOT WORKING!!!! THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE CAR WAS MOVING AND WENT OUT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *TR

A CHIME WAS FOLLOWED BY "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I START THE CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3-15 MILES. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHO SAID TO BRING THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT IT WOULD COST $110 TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT GM HAS RECALLED THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE UNITED STATES? *TR

BRAKES ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN FOOT IS APPLIED AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! IF NEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES IN A FAST MANNER A FOLLOWING CAR COULD REAR-END THE PONTIAC G6. OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. SO WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE TO MAKE PONTIAC RECALL THE BRAKE SENSOR RELAY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENTS? THE "RECALL" TO ADD DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION IS NOT WORKING!!!!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT ON THE CONNECTOR. I REALLY HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PUSH THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. PONTIAC RECALLED THE FIRST 93 MANUFACTURED PONTIAC G6'S FOR 2006 BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM???????? EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS RECALL FOR 2006 PONTIAC G6 RECALL ANNOUNCED: JANUARY 30 2009NHTSA REFERENCE: #09V036000NUMBER AFFECTED: 8,012SUMMARY: GM IS RECALLING 8,012 MY 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. CONSEQUENCE: BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. FIX: DEALERS WILL APPLY A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009. *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL JAMMING UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL.THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CITY BUS AND HAD MI INFANT IN THE CAR. CALLED GM WHICH ADVISED ME IF IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY FIXED IN APRIL 2013 NOW IT AUGUST 2013 IN IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE, I WAS GOING 65MPH WHICH STEERING THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHILE OTHER CARS ARE GOING AT A FAST RATE I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. CALLED GM ONCE AGAIN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A SHOP NOW I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IS NOT COVERED OR ON RECALL.. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT... GM WONT DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. BUT I WILL BE GOING TO THE BBB, HELP ME [XXX] AND STARTING A PETITION SOMETHING MUST BE DONE SO I WILL TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL JAMMING UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL.THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CITY BUS AND HAD MI INFANT IN THE CAR. CALLED GM WHICH ADVISED ME IF IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY FIXED IN APRIL 2013 NOW IT AUGUST 2013 IN IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE, I WAS GOING 65MPH WHICH STEERING THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHILE OTHER CARS ARE GOING AT A FAST RATE I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. CALLED GM ONCE AGAIN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A SHOP NOW I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IS NOT COVERED OR ON RECALL.. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT... GM WONT DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. BUT I WILL BE GOING TO THE BBB, HELP ME [XXX] AND STARTING A PETITION SOMETHING MUST BE DONE SO I WILL TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.