2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER IN MAY OF 2011 AND A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT, I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. I HAD 70000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE PART WENT BAD AGAIN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE REPLACING IT EVERY 4-5 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,099 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM BEGAN INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAD ASKED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THIS PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THAT IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED, IT WAS OKAY. THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER RUNS A CHECK EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS AND THAT SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE BUGGY BUT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN AUGUST 2011, THE MESSAGE BEGAN APPEARING CONSTANTLY SO I BROUGHT IT BACK IN. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS INVOLVED TAKING OUT THE SEAT TO DO THE REPAIR, IT WOULD BE COSTLY. I ASKED IF THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY WITH NO ONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE USUALLY I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT IF THE CAR DETECTS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM (EVEN IF NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) IT WILL SHUT OFF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM, SO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO BE TURNED OFF. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR BEGAN TO FAIL, I STARTED INVESTIGATING RECALLS AND FOUND THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE SINCE 2006 (WHICH IS THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR). I'M NOT SURE HOW I WAS SOLD A CAR WITH A KNOWN POSSIBLE DEFECT, HOW I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT, OR WHY I WAS THE ONE WHO PAID FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I'M QUITE UPSET ABOUT IT. ALTHOUGH I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW LONG I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO FRONT AIRBAG PROTECTION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THERE IS A LOUD THUMP THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN OR JUST UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE POWER STEERING FAILS, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM INDICATION LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE APPEAR. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MAKING A TURN SO IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FINISH MAKING THE TURN BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING EARLY IN 2011 AND OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER. SINCE THE PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, I IGNORED THE ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. NEAR THE END OF OCTOBER 2011, THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING ALMOST CONTINUALLY. IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF TO CLEAR THE ISSUE, IT WOULD FAIL AT THE VERY NEXT TURN. I BEGAN LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO GM. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND GM, I FOUND OUT THAT GM WAS OFFERING "SPECIAL COVERAGE" FOR THIS ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR WAS "OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE" BECAUSE THE COVERAGE ONLY COVERED 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. MY CAR WAS AT 122,000 MILES. I QUESTIONED WHY A MAJOR SYSTEM OF THE CAR WAS ONLY COVERED TO 100,000 MILES AND THEY IMPLIED THAT I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR IN SUCH A WAY THAT I HAD CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY AGREED THAT MY ISSUE "SOUNDED SIMILAR TO OTHER INCIDENTS THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED" AND ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE SPECIAL COVERAGE THEY HAD OFFERED OTHER DRIVERS. I HAD TO FIGHT GM ALL THE WAY ON THIS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD A THUMPING IN THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE COULD BE OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ONCE THEY GET INTO IT. AT PRESENT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AM SAVING UP TO GET THE $800 REPAIR STARTED. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THE G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BUT IT IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO CHOICE. ALSO, I HAVE HAD OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EVERY YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO. THE FIRST YEAR WAS A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE SECOND WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND NOW THIS YEAR THE THERMOSTAT AND SENSOR AND THIS STEERING PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC TUBE THAT CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STOPPED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY OTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IN WHICH THE ILLUMINATION WAS EITHER FAR BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL OR MUCH DULLER. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD'VE NEVER PASSED A GOVERNMENT INSPECTION. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE IN A USED DEALERSHIP CALLED WALT'S IN THE CITY OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THIS VEHICLE RUNS GOOD AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I I'VE HAD IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, MECHANICALLY, BUT WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE REAR DOORS, THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH CHILD LOCKS. I AM A FATHER OF A FOUR AND A FIVE YEAR OLD, ONE OF THEM OPENED THE DOOR BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HE JUST TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE MY KIDS ARE BUCKLED AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. HE TOLD ME THAT ITS THE GOVERNMENT FAULT FOR PASSING IT IN THE INSPECTION. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR