2006 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN STRONGSVILLE WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL. I READ UP ON THE RECALL AND MY CAR IS DOING WHAT THE RECALLS SAYS IT DOES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE RADIO. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT IT SOON FAILED AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RESTARTING CAR TO GET IT TO WORK. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. IT NOW DOES IT FREQUENTLY AND THE CAR STEERS SO HARD WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. PONTIAC SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON MY CAR. NHTSA DID INVESTIGATE THIS UNDER ACTION NUMBER PE07023 BUT PONTIAC STILL STATES IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DISAGREE AND FEEL PONTIAC SHOULD CORRECT THIS PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING. *KB

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.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING AND I HEARD A QUIET 'POP' SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 70MPH. I EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ESCORTED ME AND MY WIFE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ON A CAR FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT WEARS OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTS FROM THE LINKAGE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WIPER LINKAGE WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (A TEST ENGINEER) AND THOUGHT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR

MOST OF THE TIME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START MY VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON THEY GENERALLY DO NOT TURN OFF AND I DRIVE AROUND WITH BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING AND I BEGIN TO ACTUALLY BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PEOPLE FOLLOWING MY VEHICLE THAT THIS IS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE PEDAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BOTH TIMES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. I AM VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE LAST TIME IT WENT OUT. I WAS GOING DOWN A VERY STEP AND CURVY ROAD HER IN MINNESOTA AND IT JUST WENT OUT AND NEVER CAME BACK ON, EVEN AFTER I SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND STARTED IT BACK UP, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ONCE IT GOES OUT. *TR

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED @ 26000 MILES. SO BAD ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF CAR. MANY CASES ON INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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

WE PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR OUR SON. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT ELECTRIC. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS IS A REPEATING PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S. IS THERE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SHORTLY AFTER MY WARRANTY WITH THE CAR DEALER EXPIRED, MY POWERING STEERING STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THIS WOULD HAPPEN PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS USED. AS TIME WENT ON, IT GOT WORSE. AS OF 8/14/11, MY POWER STEERING HAS PRETTY MUCH GONE OUT. IT WILL WORK ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, THE VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS. WHEN IT GOES OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE. YOU MUST BE MOVING IN ORDER TO TURN IT, AND USE MUCH STRENGTH TO DO SO. THIS HAS ALSO ALMOST CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS, AS IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO. PERHAPS THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR SITE, AND THAT IS WHY THERE AREN'T AS MANY COMPLAINTS ON IT. IF YOU WERE TO SIMPLY SEARCH "2006 G6 POWER STEERING" ON ANY SEARCH ENGINE, YOU WOULD FIND MANY MORE COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 119 COMPLAINTS ALONE AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS BETWEEN $600-$1500. I SIMPLY CAN NOT AFFORD THAT. PONTIAC NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS SO I, AMONG MANY OTHERS, CAN GET THIS FIXED AND FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,500.

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

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS FOR REAR END ACCIDENTS. STOPPED BY THE POLICE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT GM HAS IN THE 2005-06 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHT RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER RECALL 2 TIMES NOW. THE FIX LASTS APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, THEN THE EXACT SAME, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BRAKE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE RETURNS. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AT RANDOM ALSO. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NERVE RACKING SITUATIONS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES IN TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. GM'S FIX OF APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR IS A BAND AID TYPE FIX AND IS NOT A REMEDY FOR THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RECALL ISSUE. THE NEWER MODEL G6 VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE, MAKING IT OBVIOUS THAT GM SAW A NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN HOUSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 4 YEARS AT MINIMUM. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 89K MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE NEW. I KEEP THE CAR IN IMMACULATE MECHANICAL CONDITION. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN THE CORRECT MANNER BEFORE SOMEBODY LOSES A LIFE. *TT

2006 PONTIAC G6 EXPERIENCING ALL ISSUES DOCUMENTED IN RECALL HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS IN RECALLED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN DRIVING, EXCESSIVE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE/DRIVE IN SOME INSTANCES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. ALL ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT, ANY ONE OF THEM OCCURRING AT LEAST 1X WEEK. CONTACTED BOTH GM AND DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER AND WHILE ISSUES ARE DOCUMENTED, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,861. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BPP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. MY BRAKE LAMPS ACTUALLY TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THEM AND ARE ON OTHERWISE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL SOMETIMES DISENGAGE SOMETIMES ON ITS OWN AS WELL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOCKING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A UTILITY POLE. WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THEY WERE COMPLETELY DEFLATED WITH A POWDERED SUBSTANCE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FROM ABRASIONS ACROSS THE NECK AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABOUT A WEEK AGO, SO I RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES A DAY. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN HEAD ON TO AN ONCOMING CAR. IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *KB

INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS. UNPREDICTABLE. ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO MY VIN . I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. VERY DANGEROUS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY GM AS TO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. FURTHER, GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. HOW COULD THIS HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED OR IGNORED??? ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS BEEN GIVEN NHTSA # 09V036000. TSB SB-08-05-22-009A. *TT

DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE POWERSTEERING ON THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO BRING IT TO A SAFE PARK ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. INSTEAD I HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE WITNESS AND POLICE WERE NOT SURE WHY MY CAR DID NOT FLIP OVER IN OTHER WORDS I LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER AND THE CAR WAS DEEMED AS TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO APPLY IMMENSE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EACH ONE INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS ALSO INFORMED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HE HEARD A WHINING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON DRIVER INFORMATION SCREEN. HAPPENS EVERYOTHER TIME I TURN MY CAR ON . SOMETIME BEFORE I PUT IT IN GEAR SOMETIMES WHILE IM DRIVING. LETTER RECEIVED ABOUT COVERAGE FOR FIXING BUT MY MILEAGE IS OVER 100000 MILES SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BEFORE HIGHER MILEAGE THEY SAID IT WOULD BE NOTHING TO FIX. $800 - $1000 REPAIR. THANKS PONTIAC! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,571.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAS A CLUNK NOISE FROM STEERING. AND IT SEAMS A LOT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR CAN U DO SOMETHING. *TR

BOUGHT CAR ON 07/02/11, RETURN CAR TO DEALER ON 07/05/11 DUE TO POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED, EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL. DID NOT DO THIS WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. STARTED A DAY OR TWO AFTERWARDS. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED GREASE PUT INTO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT,(WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT) EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS GREASE COMING OUT IF IT. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. CALLED PONTIAC /GMC TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THEY COULD OFFER SOME HELP ON THIS AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD NO. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECK AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN CALL PONTIAC/GMC AND RECEIVED AN ANSWER OF NO HELP COULD BE GIVEN ON THIS PROBLEM. QUOTE TO REPLACE SHAFT IS $319.00. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH DEALERS THERE WERE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM, THAT THIS WOULD NOT GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW IF I BELIEVE THEM OR NOT. NO HONESTLY WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A CAR. PONTIAC/GMC NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. FROM ALL MY RESEARCH ON THIS, IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. NOT EXPECTING A PROBLEM SO SOON AFTER PURCHASE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS AT THIS TIME. AND IT DOES SCARE ME AT TIMES, WONDERING IF THE STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT OR A LEFT TURN WHILE LOOKING INTO THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS THE VIEW WAS BLOCKED BY THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 20 JUNE 2011, I BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT THE TIME MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING REMAINED OUT ALL THE WAY TO MY HOME. *TT

CRUISE STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED, AND OFF WHEN DEPRESSED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #09V036000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,511.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING COLUMN, INTERNAL SHAFT AND SENSOR NEEDING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 74,000 MI ON IT. RECENTLY, WHEN I MAKE AN EXTREME TURN TOWARD THE RIGHT, THE RADIO BEEPS THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. I CAN STILL STEER THE HARD BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TO REPAIR IT, I MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN '06 G6'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN JERKING AND RATTLING BEFORE FAILING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND REALIZED DURING FIRST DRIVING AFTER PURCHASE, THAT IT HAS A CLICK OR CLANK IN STEERING WHILE TURNING. THEN A MESSAGE CAME ON THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT READS "POWER STEERING". I THEN CAME HOME AND STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , AS I FOUND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, SO I NEED ASSISTANCE NOW. THE FIRST RESULTS ONLINE I FOUND WAS A SITE FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NOW THE CAR WILL AT SOME POINT LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR PERMANENTLY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON MAY 30, 2011 I ([XXX]) WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 90 / U.S. 20, BETWEEN THE I-39 SOUTH EXIT AND THE SOUTH ALPINE EXIT. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30HRS. MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOST IT'S POWER STEERING. I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AT THE S ALPINE EXIT WONDERING IF THE VEHICLE COULD MAKE IT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE PHILLIPS 66 GAS STATION UPON MY EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY. THERE I WAITED FOR A TOW. 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 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE BREAKS. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO TURN OFF IS TO PUMP THE BRAKE UNTIL THEY TURN OFF. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE INTERVALS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AT A GM DEALER. RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE LIGHT TO NOTIFY ME THAT TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T ON COMES ON AND MY TRANSMISSION WILL JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY OR PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THEN REPLACING IT AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT GM WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE FAULTY EQUIPMENT (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) THAT THEY MADE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK SEVERAL TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR

PERSISTENT BRAKE PROBLEM. CAR VIBRATES DURING BRAKING. *TR

MY 2006 G6'S BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE TAPPED, THEY WILL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED TO STOP, THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE MANY G6 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING YET GM DEALERS CALL IT A "NO FIX." (WHATEVER THAT MEANS). *TR

I HAVE MY PONTIAC G6 FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS NOW. NOTHING BUT STEERING PROBLEMS. THERE IS A LOAD CLUNKING SOUND THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TURNING, BRAKING, OR JUST DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BE IN ACCIDENTS DUE 2 THE STEERING. I GOT A LETTER SAY THE RECALLED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THE STEERING PROBLEMS ARE NOT FIXED. IT SEEM THAT'S WHAT GOT TO HAPPEN FIRST IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING DONE. PLEASE HAVE THE GM COMPANY FIX THERE CARS....BEFORE ITS TO LATE. *TR

THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED IN MAY OF 2011. I USUALLY LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. I HAD FAMILY VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND MY FAMILY WAS GIVIN ONE OF OUR VEHICLES TO DRIVE. MY CAR WAS THEN PUT IN THE GARAGE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THIS INTENSE SMELL APPEARED. WE FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GARAGE.... WE SEARCHED AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER OUR VISITORS LEFT, IT WASN'T UNTIL MID AUGUST THAT THE CAR ENDED UP IN THE GARAGE; AGAIN THE INTENSE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.... IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE DISCOVERED IT WAS THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IRONICALLY, THE MAN AHEAD OF ME ( WITH A PONTIAC G6 ) WAS BRINGING HIS CAR IN FOR AND INTENSE FUEL SMELL COMING FROM HIS CAR. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS. IN FACT, A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN THE PONTIAC G6 FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMPS, AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER. IN THE END, I HAD TO PAY $291.01 TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH ONLY 41000 MILES - ( GM SAYS THEY SPLIT THE BILL 50/50 IN GOOD FAITH. ) I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS WILL END UP BEING A RECALL IN THE COMING YEAR BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BY IGNORING THIS PROBLEM... I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS CRACK FUEL PUMP HAD MY CAR NEVER BEEN PUT IN A GARAGE. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND HAVE HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM LEAVE ME STRANDED AT LEAST 4 TIMES - REPLACED A TRANSMISSION ON MY 98 BLAZER AT 70,000 MILES - AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE 1986 CHEVY Z24. I HAVE PUT UP WITH A LOT WITH ALL THE GM VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED - AND I ALMOST BOUGHT A NEW BUICK REGAL THAT WAS ON THE LOT WHILE WAITING FOR MY CAR THE BE CHECKED IN.. BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO CHECK OUT WHAT TOYOTA OR HONDA HAS TO OFFER.... JUST HAD ENOUGH. *TT

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

MILD CLUNKING WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEED. CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD SUSPENSION CHECKED AND TIE ROD ENDS. ALL ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. SUSPECT STEERING RACK BUT CAR ONLY HAS 64K. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AS WELL AS NHTSA HAS A TSB LISTED FROM 03/01/2008 #060232007 AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CONTROL WIRES FOR THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND MY SHOCKS RIPPED THE WIRES. I NOW NO LONGER HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL, ATLEAST ON STATED TIRE. MY IDIOT LIGHTS IN THE DASH ARE NOW CONSTANTLY ON AND PUT OUT AN ALERT DING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. I PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME ALIGNMENT WORK DONE, BUT THAT WAS OVER 4 MONTHS AGO. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING SAID POTHOLE. I HIT A CURB BACK IN 2007 WHICH LED TO THE ALIGNMENT WORK THAT WAS DONE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS HAS ALSO RECENTLY CORRODED AND FELL APART, SO THEY NO LONGER WORK EITHER. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 MY POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON TILL I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MAYBE 6 OR 7 RESTARTS TO FREE UP POWERSTEERING. IT IS HARD TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC TO DO THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR