2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

CID LIGHT CHIMES INDICATING POWER STEERING AND CHECK GAS CAP. TOOK CAR TO DEALER REQUIRES MODULE TO BE REPLACED COST 600.00. SPOKE TO PONTIAC MY VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS PART OF A RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS FROM A SPECIFIC PLANT THAT BUILT THE STEERING COLUMN. I WOULD THINK THAT ALL SPECIFICATIONS WERE PROVIDED AND BUILT THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING ON YOUR WEB SIGHT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED BY PONTIAC. I BELIEVE CANADA ISSUED A RECALL WHY HAVEN'T WE (USA). I WAS TOLD THAT I CAN PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND GET REIMBURSED IF THERE IS A RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD NOR DO I THINK I SHOULD PAY TO GET AN IMPORTANT YET DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED USED. IT COST 99.00 FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT IS NOT REFUNDABLE. I SEE THAT THE IS A RECALL THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING TO EXPAND IN REGARDS TO THE PONTIAC G6 PERHAPS THE POWER STEERING OR SHOULD I SAY MANUAL STEERING SINCE THAT IS WHAT MY VEHICLE IS AT THE PRESENT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE FUEL ODOR EMITTING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE FUEL ODOR CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 PONTIAC G6 STARTED EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL OR IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT. FIRST VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NOT A STEADY LEAK OF FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CAR. THE FUEL ODOR PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED AND UPON THE SECOND MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION THERE IS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WARNING SOUND CAME ON AND "POWER STEERING" ILLUMINATED ON MY SCREEN. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 50 MILES LIKE THIS. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THAT THESE CARS HAD A FAULTY STEERING UNITS AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE FOR NOTHING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX $600.00 AND THAT THE MILEAGE HAD EXPIRED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM 20K MILES OVER THE 150K CUT OFF. NO ONE NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS WAS FAULTY OR I WOULD HAVE TOOK IN FOR THE REPAIR BEFORE THE CUT OFF.. FAULTY IS FAULTY NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES THE CAR HAS!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT CUSTOMERS! *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE WHILE IN USE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

THE STEERING STARTED TO MAKE A POP/ CLUNKING NOISE. AND OCCASIONALLY THE POWER STEERING ALERT GOES OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS NOW. AND STILL HAPPENS. I CONTINUALLY HEAR MORE REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE AND CONCERNED NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND NONE KNOWS WHAT EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING. I'VE ALSO READ ABOUT HIGH DOLLAR "FIX" BY GM MECHANICS JUST FOR THE ISSUE TO COME BACK WITHIN A YEAR. WE NEED A INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES HAPPEN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE ODOR WAS ALSO NOTICEABLE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,568.

I'VE RECEIVED BUT CAN'T LOCATE DOCUMENTS INDICATING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IN 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN FREEZES UP AND I CAN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I'M DRIVING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE AND DANGEROUS, IN FACT EVERYONE REFUSES TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD DURING THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING SEARSONS, NOT SO MUCH DURING THE SUMMER. I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN CARS AND AM SO AFRAID THEY WILL BE INJURED. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING I LOSE POWERING STEERING. I HAVE TALKED TO SOMEONE ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THE CAR HAD JUST PASSED THE MILEAGE THAT WAS SET. THIS PROBLEM WAS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM BEFORE THE MILEAGE THAT WAS SET. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SINCE IT WENT AWAY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I THOUGHT IT WAS NO BIG PROBLEM. IT THEN AGAIN HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I95. I THEN DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN AFFECT SINCE 2007 AND THIS IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT IS I CAN'T GET FIXED JUST BECAUSE THEY DID A POOR JOB IN PUTTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC EFFECTIVELY ABOUT THE FAULT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS. *TR

SO WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED MY PONTIAC, I LOVED THE CAR, BUT THEN RIGHT AWAY AS I WOULD TURN I COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY COULDN'T HEAR IT AT THE TIME OF SERVICE OR WHAT EVER THE INCIDENT WAS. OVER THE YEARS, I WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MATTER AND NOW IT HAS OBVIOUSLY GOTTEN WORSE. THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME UP WHERE MY RADIO IS AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I FIGURED THAT IT NEEDED MORE FLUID. WELL, THERE IS NO RESERVOIR ON THE CAR ANY WHERE, I HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOKING EVERY WHERE AND NOTHING. AND RECENTLY OUTTA NO WHERE AS I AM DRIVING IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKS UP ON ME!! NOT ONLY IS THIS VERY DANGEROUS,BUT EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY 4YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR!! SO I WENT ON A PONTIAC WEB SITE AND THE FORUM SAID TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE PONTIAC DOESN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE TO RECALL IT! WHILE I THINK IT IS!! *TR