2005 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE WHOLE COLUMN (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND IT IS AGAIN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. A CAR EXPERT FRIEND WHO DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY NOTED THAT IT SEEMS TO BOTH DRAG AND HAVE TOO MUCH 'PLAY'. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 110,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT MAY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,813.

A 2005 PONTIAC G6- THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING SPORADICALLY. CONTACTED GM (PHONE) REFUSED TO ACCEPT REPAIR/REPLACE THE UNIT, CITING TIME/MILEAGE. *TR

RE: 2005 PONTIAC G6 (GT MODEL, 3.5L V-6, 59,287 MILES) EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, FELT LIKE STEERING WAS 'BINDING' OR "HANGING UP" WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS. ALSO HEARD A 'CLUNK' COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (CONTROL ARM) AND THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE FLEX COUPLER IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE PONTIAC G6 HAS A NUMBER OF KNOWN ISSUES RELATING TO THE STEERING, INCLUDING THIS ONE. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF STEERING PARTS - THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT GM EXPENSE. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES THE POWERING STEERING SYMBOL CAME UP ON DASHBOARD ALONG WITH LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. TWO TIMES REVERSING FROM DRIVEWAY, ONE TIME AS I WAS DRIVING ON MY BLOCK, WHICH THANKFULLY IS ONE WAY. LAST TIME, WHICH IS RECENTLY. I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD THE SYMBOL AND BEEP CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. WE CALLED DEALER AND OUR VIN # IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH OUR MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED SUDDENLY 8/2010, REVIEWED WEB SITE, FOUND PROFOUND REPORTS ON ISSUE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL HONOR REPAIR PAST 70,000 BUT WILL CHARGE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED FROM COMPANY OF EXTENDED EPS, HAD PROBLEMS 3YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD "IF THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP WHEN IN SHOP, CAN'T FIX IT". *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE BUT LIGHT WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY DROVE CAR. NO STEERING PROBLEMS EVEN WHEN LIGHT WAS ON. ON AUGUST 16, 2010 THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD AND TURNED OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WAS ON BUT POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING FOR $730 PLUS TAX. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. AT FIRST THEY WORKED IN REVERSE, THEN STAYED ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THIRD TIME THEY ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW. I HAD THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED IN 10/08. IN 10/09 THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN ABOUT GREASING THE PART WHICH THEY DID. NOW, 8/10 MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL AGAIN! I CALLED THE ONLY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO CAN'T FIT ME IN FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. *TR UPDATED 02/06/12*BF UPDATED 02/08/12

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010 REGARDING A POWER STEERING DEFECT WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6 MODELS. THE NOTICE SAID REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN SERVICE OR 100K MILES. I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE JUST AFTER MY VEHICLE REACHED 100K MILES. I BELIEVE PONTIAC DELAYED THE NOTICE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE OWNERS WOULD BE DENIED ON THE 100K LIMIT. PONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 MODEL AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT RANDOMLY ALARMS THAT THERE IS POWER STEERING FAILURE, BINGS TWICE AND THEN LOCKS UP. LATE LAST NIGHT DURING A STORM I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD, WENT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ALARM WENT OFF AND THE CAR TOTALLY LOCKED UP. TWO CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ME, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY ACTUALLY DID. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND YET WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET FOLLOWING MY OWN RESEARCH LAST NIGHT THIS SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND HAVE TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL VEHICLES OF THAT MODEL MAKE & YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED FOR THAT RECALL. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, AN ACCIDENT ALMOST OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS AND LACK OF FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GM WHY WAS MY VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OF THE SAME PROBLEM? IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES BOTH TO THE VEHICLES INVOLVED AND ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING CHIME WAS SOUNDING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME AND AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

IN OCTOBER OF 2009 I BOUGHT A PONTIAC G6 2005 AFTER A MONTH OF A OWNING THE VEHICLE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND ON THE DISPLAY AREA IT WOULD READ POWER STEERING THIS WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2009 SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAD CONTINUED TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN, THIS WOULD ALLOW ME TO REGAIN MY POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM WENT ON FOR MONTHS IT IS NOW AUG 2010 AND I HAVE GONE AND HAD MY POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A GM DEALER NEAR ME ... WITHIN THE PAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS I HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES( 4 5 6 ) IN ONE TRIP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO REGAIN POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GIVE OUT AT NOT ONLY UNDER SPEEDS OF 20 KM BUT AT SPEEDS OF 60 KM OR LOWER.... I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO DRIVES AROUND WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD EVERYDAY I DO FEEL THAT IS AN ISSUE IN MANY PONTIAC G6 MADE IN 2005 THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY SONS.. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS GOING OUT. ITS BEEN HAPPENING DAILY SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND UP TO MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY. AND IM JUST CONCERN BECAUSE ITS HAPPEN WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT STARTED LIKE A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER HOME FROM WORK I WAS GOING TO MAKE A TURN INTO MY COMPLEX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALMOST MADE ME HIT A PARKED CAR. AT FIRST IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE COMPLEX THEN 2 DAYS AGO IT STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 35 TO 45 MPH. WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE CARS AROUND ME DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I WENT TO GO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID BUT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I REALIZED THERE WAS NO PUMP FOR IT. SO I STARTED DOING WEB SEARCHES FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL WEBSITE TALKING ABOUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CARE. THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME SITUATION AND HOW MUCH THEY HAD TO PAY. AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE IF ITS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2005 G6 WITH 68,000. I HAVE LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE G5 WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE G6 WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING UNIT? WHILE I'M AT IT CAN GM PLEASE RECALL THE TUBING FOR THE SUN ROOF THAT PULLS APART AND THEN LEAKS IN THE CAR DURING EVERY RAIN? COME ON PEOPLE STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT OR STOP MAKING THEM. *TR

STEERING GEAR WAS LOOSE IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH CAUSE A LOT OF STEERING NOISE AND CONCERN. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND FOUND IT TO BE LOOSE AND THEY GREASE AND TIGHENED THE GEAR SHAFT, NOTE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON JULY 9,2010 AND 2 DAYS LATER MY POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARK LOT AT 15-20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SHOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER RESTARTING BUT RECURRED BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,999.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAD GIVEN THE TECHNICIAN APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

2005 PONTIAC G6- WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING-TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING-AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT IS OK UNTIL IT DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS-LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT ACT. VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT WITH A 3.5 L V6 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS WE ALL KNOW THIS CANT BE SAFE FOR ANYONE I HAVE TWO YOUNG SONS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6, STARTED CAR IN PARKING LOT STARTED TO DRIVE OUT, AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON RADIAN AND CAR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH, HAD NO POWER STEERING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS VERY SPORADICALLY AND HAS HAPPENED IN TURNS AND SCARES THE BEJEEZES OUT OF YOU! *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT! I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL IT WAS RECALLED AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $765 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY DASH LIGHT AND POWER STEERING NOTICE COMES ON EVERY DAY AND MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ABOUT 3 TIMES SO FAR. LUCKILY ONLY WHILE PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS! OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN!!!!!!!! NOR WILL I ALLOW MY FAMILY TO BUY ONE EITHER! *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G-6. THE PROBLEM I HAVE FALLS INTO ONE OF THE RECALLS YOU LIST - BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, BUT REMAIN ON WHEN NOT PRESSED. ALSO, DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT YOUR WEBSITE IS INACCURATE AND THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I ALSO CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I'D LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED, BUT GM WILL NOT HONOR MY REQUEST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THERE IS A RECALL, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM DENIES THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

WIPER ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE DURING OPERATION. INITIAL FAILURE WAS IN DEC '08 AND THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. 2ND FAILURE WAS ON JUNE 9TH 2010. ON JUNE 9TH I WAS IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN WIPERS FAILED AND ALMOST DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY AGAIN. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WIRING TO THE FUSE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

MY G6 CURRENTLY IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM (NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE RIGHT MONTH): MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS OTHER G6 OWNERS WHERE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHICH ALSO AFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT APPLIED 3 TIMES AND AFTER 8-12 MONTHS THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

URGENT:MY WIFE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. LET THE CAR WARM UP. SHE WAS TAKING OUR SON TO SUMMER SCHOOL. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN THE CHIMING STARTED. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT THE MESSAGE INDICATOR AND IT READ POWER STEERING. ON THE DASHBOARD, IT HAD THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SHE FELT LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. SHE WENT AND TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL WITH NO PROBLEMS. TODAY SHE GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE SHE GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO GO, THE MESSAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE MESSAGE AND THE INDICATOR WAS OFF. SHE STARTED TO COME BACK HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 48,800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE OR WHAT TO DO IN CASE THIS HAPPENED. SO MY QUESTION IS ...WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I HEARD ABOUT HOW GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE CURRENTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED US ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING ELSE. BEING OVER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WORRYING ABOUT MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THIS CAR. WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO DO? URGENT *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. GM ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR CAR REACHED 70,000 MILES AND NOW THAT MY CAR IS OVER THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2005 MODELS. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY ON RAMP THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE FOR AROUND 3 SECONDS WHICH CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN TIGHTENED TWICE PRIOR AND REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND FEELS LIKE IT IS LOOSENING AGAIN. THE FAILURE IS NOW HAPPENING AROUND ONCE A WEEK AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. THE CAR NOW HAS 93,000 MILES, BUT THE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS HAPPENED BEFORE AROUND 45,000 AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 55,000. *TR

JUST RECENTLY MY DRIVER INFO CENTER HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SAYING THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM (ELECTRIC). I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT A COMPUTER AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THE COST BEING AROUND $1000.00. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T HAD IT CORRECTED BUT IF IT CONTINUES I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF FOR SAFETY SAKE. *TR

IN EARLY MAY WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME TOWN MY BATTERY DIED. THE REASON MY BATTERY DIED IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES STARTING MY CAR. A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FOR THE LX9 ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO A TEE. IT IS ON "INTERMITTENT EXTENDED CRANK TIME ON HOT ENGINE RESTART, STARTER MAY NOT DISENGAGE AFTER ENGINE START". THE ENGINE TURNS BUT I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND RESTART IT AT LEAST A SECOND TIME FOR IT TO ACTUALLY RUN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY CANT FIX IT. EACH TIME CALLS FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FEE. ON MAY 5TH ALL THE EXTRA JUICE TO TURN ON THE CAR CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY SO I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS IN A TOWN WHERE I KNOW NO ONE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT JUST CANT SEEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX 30 MPH I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO DOWN SHIFT VERY HARD AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH AND WHEN IT WENT TO SHIFT UP IT SHIFTED SO HARD IT SEEMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. THIS WAS ALSO FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND BUT NOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. NOR IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE SOMETIMES PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TRYING TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM IGNITION. I HAVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK TO REMOVE MY KEY. ON MOST OCCASIONS WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SHIFT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH EACH ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR MY SON WHO JUST RECEIVED HIS LEARNERS PERMIT. WE HAD STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE TO ENTER A PARKING LOT FROM A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ON THIS CAR FAILED AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO TURN. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED. YOU SHOULD NOT EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY WITH YOUR 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THIS SITUATION. PERIOD. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAVE IGNORED IT CLAIMING LOW COMPLAINT RATES. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED BOTH BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 8-10 MONTHS. I USUALLY TRY TO GO LONGER BECAUSE IT GETS TO BE EXPENSIVE. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTS WITH A PULSATION OR "BUMPING" WHEN I BRAKE, EVEN GENTLY, USUALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE OLD PADS, THEY WERE HARDLY WORN DOWN. ONCE I TRIED RESURFACING THE ROTORS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP; I HAD TO BUY NEW ONES ONLY TO FIND THAT THESE TOO SOON WORE DOWN AND WARPED. I HAVEN'T FOUND A REMEDY. MANY OTHERS IN AUTO FORUMS AND ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A POWER STEERING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN IT TURNED BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH SOME SENSORS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AND TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A FREE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THE TITLE WAS BRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

DRIVING AN 05 PONTIAC G6 ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 65 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND WOULD OF HIT SOMEONE IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN THERE. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE POWER STEERING FAIL AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR G6'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF SO NO ACCIDENTS OCCUR.*TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 ON AN INTERSTATE THE MORNING OF MARCH 30, A NOTIFICATION OF "POWER STEERING" SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE RADIO'S DISPLAY AREA AND THEREAFTER, MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I WAS CAPABLE OF DRIVING THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF MY CAR, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS FINE. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER DRIVERS.

WHEN I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK THIS MORNING THE POWER ASSIST ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT FIRST - THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IT FLASHED "POWER STEERING." LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO STRONG ARM THE VEHICLE INTO A SPOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY SON. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2005 G6S BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE 60,000 SERVICE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC ASKED ME ABOUT THE NOISE WITH THE POWER STEERING. I TOLD HIM I DID NOTICE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED. HE ADVISED ME THAT SOME DEALERSHIPS WERE FIXING THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND THAT WASN'T THE CASE IN MY AREA. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS? I SEE THAT SOME OF THE G5'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED -- I AM NOW AFRAID OF MY CAR AND HAVE NO MEANS TO BUY A NEW ONE.

MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT'S STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING GOING OUT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VECHICLE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT FOR THE STEERING TO START WORKING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, MAKING A LEFT TURN DID NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FORCE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,900. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6 THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2008. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN STEERING ISSUES. THERE WERE A FEW OCCURRENCES WHERE THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BUT NO DRASTIC PROBLEMS. AFTER THOSE FEW OCCURRENCES, I HAD ABOUT 7 INSTANCES WHERE I HAD NO POWER STEERING TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT POWER TO THE LEFT. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS HAPPENED MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS PONTIAC DEALERS AND AUTO PART STORES THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH G6'S ELECTRONIC STEERING. PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT CAUSE WRECKS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS MALFUNCTIONING TERRIBLY. WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU LOSE POWER AND HAVE TO FIGHT NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5'S BUT NOT THE G6'S AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. THIS PROBLEM NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ONE MORNING AND HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF TO RESET, AND IT WORKED FINE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WHEN JUST PUTTING THE CAR INTO MOTION AT A LOW SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH, DESPITE HAVING HIM IN THE CAR ONCE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HEARD ON TV THAT 2006 AND UP MODELS WERE RECALLED DUE TO STEERING. BUT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION OUT ABOUT 2005 MODELS AND WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AS I PULLED OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL!!!! ONCOMING TRAFFIC LUCKILY VOIDED ME UNTIL I GLIDED ONTO SIDE OF ROAD.!! I WAS VERY LUCKY!!! CALLED TOE TRUCK! TOOK TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP... WAS $670 TO HAS REPAIRED AND NOW SINCE I GOT BACK MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY CAR HAD 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME SO THE TERRAIN WARRANTY WAS OUT! I SEE THAT ITS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE POWER STEERING! AND THE G4,G5 HAS RECALLS FOR THE SAME THIS... I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HOLD UP IS ON THE RECALL. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS! ITS SO DANGEROUS! LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS IN AUTO BEEF. THERE ARE 42 JUST ON THAT SITE ALONE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE WAS ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE FUSE BOX AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUSES WAS COVERED IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE SOOT. IN ADDITION, A PORTION OF THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,815.