2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I TOOK MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO MY MECHANIC FOR BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND HE SENT ME TO A DEALER TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHAT? IT'S THE CORRECT CAR, CORRECT YEAR AND THE EXACT PROBLEM STATED IN THE RECALL. DEALER CHARGED ME $285 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT BEFORE THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKES AND TIRES FOR $2400. WHY WAS MY CAR EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLDOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I PHONED GM AND THEY TWICE CALLED THE DEALER WHO IN THEIR WORDS WOULD NOT COOPERATE. NO EXPLANATION FOR GM OR DEALER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME. HERE IS THE RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 SUMMARY: 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. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL APPLY A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC AT 1- 800-620-7668 OR OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM. *TT

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMOVING IT FROM PARK. SHORTLY AFTER THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE ALL THIS TIME! WHEN YOUR ON THE GAS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 05 G6 MODEL BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW COMMON THIS IS WITH THE G6 LINE FROM 05-09! WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUE THIS WAS GOING ON IF I HADN'T FOLLOWED MY FIANCE ONE NIGHT AND NOTICED IT OTHER WISE WE WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT WHEN SOME ONE HIT US DUE TO THE POOR BRAKES OR COMPUTER OF THE PONTIAC G6. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED HER THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING; BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, INSTRUCTING HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. WHILE TURNING, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER ROTATOR CUFF. THE VEHICL E WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL WAS APPLIED BOTH TIMES AND COMPLAINTS CURED. THIRD OCCASION: THE VEHICLE IS GOING INTO DEALER 6/11/2012 FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS.. *TR

OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6, PURCHASED USED FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO/FROM SCHOOL, RECENTLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, I SEE THAT THIS FLAW IS QUITE WIDESPREAD AND WELL-KNOWN TO GM AND G6 OWNERS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # PE07023 DOWNPLAYED THE ISSUE IN DETERMINING THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST. I MAINTAIN THAT WHEN A G6 DRIVER EXPECTS POWER STEERING DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILS TO PERFORM AT THE MOMENT IT IS EXPECTED, I CERTAINLY WOULD CONSIDER THAT A SAFETY ISSUE. YES IT IS STILL STEERABLE, BUT NOT IN THE SAME MANNER. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF ANY GM MAINTENANCE/WARRANTY AT THIS POINT DUE TO ITS MILEAGE, SO I EXPECT THIS WILL BE OUT-OF-POCKET TO REPAIR. THIS IS WHY I WON'T BUY ANOTHER UNSAFE GOVERNMENT MOTORS CAR IN THE FUTURE. MY TAX DOLLARS SUPPORTED A COMPANY THAT CAN'T PRODUCE FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM ANY OTHER MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. AMAZING BUREAUCRACY. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT DURING DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. A CHIME SIGNAL SOUNDS, AND A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION CENTER SCREEN. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. STEERING IS RESTORED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING VEHICLE, HOWEVER; THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH NO PREDICTABILITY. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICE MY SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR WENT OFF. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,601 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 HAS DEVELOPED THE CLASSIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AN ALARM CHIMES THREE TIMES, POWER STEERING IS DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, THEN A CLICK IS HEARD IN THE DASH, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6, AND IN MY OPINION, A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER, OCCUPANTS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND WILL REPAIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE WOULD APPLY DUE TO THE CAR HAVING 125,000 MILES. THEY SAY THE CAR CAN SAFELY BE OPERATED, BUT WITH GREATER EFFORT. MOST PEOPLE TODAY, INCLUDING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WILL PANIC AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. GM NEEDS TO REPAIR THESE CARS BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS OCCUR. YOUR SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK ! *TR