2006 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT AT ALL. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE RADIO SCREEN FLASHED AND DINGED "POWER STEERING" I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO CAME AND SAW THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. TURNS OUT ITS ELECTRIC. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON, IT SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, NOW MY CAR IS STUCK PERMANENTLY. AS SOON AS I TURN IT ON, IT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND WILL NOT RESOLVE NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TURN IT ON AND OFF. HORRIBLE CAR!! *TR

2006 G6 PONTIAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAYING ON AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED DUE TO FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. WHEN THE CONSUMER AND HIS GRANDSON ARRIVE AT THE DEALER, THEY WERE INFORMED GM WOULD NOT COVER THE RECALL. *JB

THE PONTIAC G6 2006 IS HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS LIKE THE OTHER PONTIAC G MODELS. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE VEHICLE FAILS AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. IT WOULD BE HARD FOR MY WIFE TO CONTROL IT, SHE IS A SMALL WOMAN. IT TAKES A LOT STRENGTH ON MY PART TO STEER IT. I WOULD LIKE TO LET OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FEEL LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THE FAILURE A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET TO NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES, BUT THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WHEN SHE MADE A TURN AND NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS WARNED BY THE POLICE FOR DRIVING WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,932. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING MY POWER STEERING AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG ALL THE TIME. MY CAR HAS ALSO JUST SHUT DOWN ON ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6/V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ANOTHER DRIVER ADVISED HER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND SHE WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. WHEN SHE DID APPLY THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,889.

MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING - ELECTRICAL ON MY CAR COMES AND GOES SEVERAL TIMES DAILY PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS AS WELL AS ALL DASHBOARD SHUTS OFF FREQUENT ENGINE TROUBLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT AN INVESTMENT FAILURE I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME INTO THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT HAD A REAL SOLUTION TO ALL THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SHAKE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD FEEL A SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY ON 6/30/2008. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 139,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN

POWER STEERING ON PONTIAC 2006 G6 GOES OUT...THEN MIGHT RETURN AFTER SITTING . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND LOSE OF POWER. I HAVE READ IN SOME ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS G6'S ALSO. MOST HAVE STATED THAT THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE CRACK IN FUEL LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. .....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER NOT DRIVING CAR MULTIPLE DAYS. TURNING OFF THE CAR & TURNING BACK ON SOMETIMES WOULD GET POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. HAS FAILED THREE TIMES.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHTS OF THE CAR FLICKERED AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL EVEN AFTER PULLING WITH MY WHOLE BODY. I AM AN ABLE BODIED 25 YEAR OLD MALE AND FOUND IT RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS THAT I COULD BARELY TURN THE CAR GOING 55 MPH WHILE USING ALL MY STRENGTH. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER ALMOST EXHAUSTION. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PER A "SPECIAL POLICY #10183" THEY CHANGED A FEW SENSORS AND THAT WAS IT. THEN ON 1/20/12 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE AT 65 MPH. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD TO GO PICK HER UP AND THEN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK WITH ITS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING. AGAIN SAME PROBLEM, STEERING WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST IMMOVABLE. THESE ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. GM HAS BUILT A VERY FAULTY PRODUCT THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE...ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THIS STEERING WHEEL IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I CORRECTED THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM BY TURNING CAR OFF THEN ON A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE IN DASH DISPLAY DID NOT SAY POWER STEERING ANYMORE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HWY 4 IN SENATOBIA MS. STEERING BEGAN TO MORE BY ITSELF THEN BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER COMPLETELY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY SO IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS IT WILL COST 700 TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN ENGAGED BY THE OCCUPANT. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING WOULD RETRACT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELTS LOCKED IN THE FIRED POSITION. IT DID NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR SITTING STILL. IT LOCKED AND WOULDN'T RELEASE. IT HAD TO BE PULLED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET ENOUGH SLACK TO RELEASE IT. UPDATED 10/03/11

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW ME A "POWER STEERING" ERROR. IT WOULD POP UP, AND I WOULD LOSE MY POWER STEERING. THIS WOULD GO AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, MARCH 8TH 2011, THE ERROR IS ON MY DASH AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). JUST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AND A WEIRD SENSOR CAME UP READING REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME BECAUSE MY CAR SHOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AROUND 8 MPH. AFTER I REACHED A SEMI-SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF TROUBLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO SOMETHING GOING ON INTERNALLY I WOULD HAVE BEEN REARENDED FOR SURE. AFTER VISITING YOUR SITE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MY STORY AND FEEL AS IF THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT AND REALIZE I AM A VALUED CUSTOMER AND IF THIS NEXT PROBLEM COSTS ME A BUNCH I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AS LONG AS I DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM MY CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I PARKED THE CAR AND TRY TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD ONLY MOVE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT A QUARTER TURN AND THEN JERK BACK. I HAVE NOT YET GOT THE WORD FROM THE DEALER AS TO THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE READ THAT THESE CARS ARE HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE EXITED THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING HAD RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

I OWN A PONITAC G6 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS INDICATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN # SB-10183 WHEN CONTACTING GM THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY COVER CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS UNLESS I WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET, IF IT IS THE SAME THEN I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO TALK TO GM TO SEE IF THE WILL FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. I REALLY THINK THIS A LOAD OF BS BECAUSE IF THE NHTSA HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS THEN WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FORCING THE GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THE PONTIAC G6. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 35 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,300. UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. 07/11/11*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND LOVED IT TIL I STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. COME TO FIND OUT IT HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR IS FAILING CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ITS BAD ENOUGH I HAVE TO PAY THE CAR EVERY MONTH BUT NOW TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ADDITIONAL REPLACEMENT AS THE WARRANTY IS UP, IS JUST NOT FEASIBLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. HOPING THEY AREN'T WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH GM AND THE PONTIAC G6. MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. BACK IN AUGUST 2010 MY ELECTRIC ASSIST WENT OUT AND I HAD IT "REPAIRED" BY GM DUE TO THE RECALL.. WELL IT WORKED UP UNTIL TODAY 2/28/11 AND MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO MOVE AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY DRIVEWAY GATE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I GOT THE ERROR MESSAGE OF "POWER STEERING" IN MY DIC. I TOOK IT TO GM AND IT IS NOW SUDDENLY NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT PROPERLY FIX THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME. THEY WANT $800+ TO FIX THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR. VERY UNSATISFIED, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN AND OUR FAMILY HAS 5 GM CARS. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT IS UNSAFE AND I CANNOT AFFORD A $800 REPAIR! THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP! ITS NOT FAIR FOR US OWNERS TO BE DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR SAFETY FAILED! *TR

LAST YEAR MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STARTED MAKING THIS POPPING SOUND EVERYTIME I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THEY HAD ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER I RAN INTO THE PROBLEM OF MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSING TO REPLACE UNTIL IT FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. LAST FRIDAY I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND MOVING AND POWER STEERING FLASHED ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THEY HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP I NOTICED THE STEERING STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY STATED IT WAS REGISTERING A HEAT SENSOR CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY ALSO STATED EVENTUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER YET AGAIN THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THIS WHEN IT FAILS. WHY HAS NO ONE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN I CANT COUNT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SMOKE CAME FROM PASSENGER SEAT, INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. MOST PROBABLY A SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTION. IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AS MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. CAR IS 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE TO THE REQUIRED OPERATION. APPLY FOOT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TAIL LIGHT GO OUT. REMOVE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS IS CAUSING CONSTANT NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS AND IMMEDIATE ROAD RAGE FROM OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER A PASSENGER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,379. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 CAME OUT WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, SAYS IN THE RADIO SCREEN ALSO, AND CAUSED MY CAR LOSING CONTROL ON EXPRESS WAY FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO MASSACHUSETTS AND CRASHED INTO RAMP. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN SHAPE AND TIRE, WHEEL SUPPORT BAR. REPLACEMENT CAUSED ME A HUGE AMOUNT. VERY VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE!!! *TR

DRIVING ON RT 64 IN IL, PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILS, CAN HARDLY MOVE THE WHEEL TO TURN STAYED ON RT 64 TILL IT WAS MORE RURAL TO TURN I WAS AFRAID I COULDN'T. THIS IS A HAZARD AND HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS..THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON YOUR CAR. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY THE STEERING FAILURE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND THE DAMAGE TO MY NERVE WRACKING WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE HOME. *TR

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN MY PARKING LOT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A CAR COMING THE OTHER WAY. I HAD TO THROW MY WHOLE BODY AGAINST THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. AND YES MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCREEN FLASHED POWER STEERING. MY STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT A SHOP. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HEARD CLUNKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND NOW I KNOW WHAT THS CLUNKING SOUND WAS. AND READING ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR

THIS MORNING I WAS ON MY DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I WAS PULLING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL VERY WELL! BECAUSE, I WAS ALREADY TURNING, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE ANY CARS WERE TO COME. AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL NOR DID I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING ANY FURTHER ON THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CALLED A PERSON AND GOT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANICAL SHOP WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND DON'T FEEL THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS PROPER. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A FULL ON RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT TO NOT HAVE IT AS A FULL WARRANTY IS LUDICROUS. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE IS NONSENSE NOT TO HAVE A FULL RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IS NEEDED BEFORE IT IS CORRECTED BUT I WOULD SURE HOPE IT WOULD NOT TAKE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO OCCUR. I HAVE 111000 MILES ON MY CAR 11,000 OVER THE CRITERIA AND VERY UPSET IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT TO MENTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DANGEROUS! THANK GOODNESS I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNEW WHAT TO DO BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE THAT DRIVE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT ARE NOT EXPERIENCED DRIVERS AND WILL GET HURT BECAUSE A MAJOR FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE GOES OUT AND NO FAULT TO ANYONE EXCEPT THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY MAKING THE VEHICLES. I WOULD HAVE THE GM PEOPLE/ NHTSA PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE CALL TO RECALL TO THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR FAMILY AND HOW THEY WOULD FEEL IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT A CRUCIAL TIME AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, VERY DISAPPOINTING NOT ONLY TO GM BUT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY FOR NOT DEEMING THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAVING RECALL SENT OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY G6 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR 3 DINGS AND THEN POWER STEERING CAME ON DISPLAY AND I HAD NO STEERING, SCARED ME TO DEATH. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK SYSTEM ERROR. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER IT DONE IT AGAIN. TURNED IF OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THEN JUST YESTERDAY IT DONE IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT DONE IT ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME SAFE WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE NET AND FOUND I AM NOT, BY FAR, THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHAT IS GM WAITING ON TO RECALL THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A BUNCH OF FAMILIES TO GET KILLED OR WHAT. YOU KNOW PEOPLE WORK HARD TO HAVE A VEHICLE, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. TURNING RIGHT INTO MY PLACE OF WORK TONIGHT, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS ALREADY TURNED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT INTO THE GATE WITHOUT RAMMING INTO IT, AND MANAGED TO PARK. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FINE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS I HAVE NO CELL PHONE AND HAVE TO DRIVE ALMOST ENTIRELY ON HIGHWAYS AT 65MPH TO AND FROM WORK (IN THE DARK MOSTLY). THERE ARE MANY OTHER G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS CRASHES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AND HAVE HAD THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL LOCKS UP COMPLETELY AND I CANNOT TURN IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEN THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON. SO I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND THEN DROVE TO AUTO ZONE TO BUY FLUID. ON MY WAY THERE, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO TURN OFF OF IT. FINALLY I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED IT OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO BUY FLUID BUT THE POWER STEER IS ELECTRIC IN G6'S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I'M NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MY DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING DIFFERENT SITES ONLINE AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6'S. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKS COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT TURN WHILE DRIVING IT. I DON'T HAVE $700+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT IS CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S MISHAP CONSIDERING MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE FAULTY POWER STEERING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PONTIAC IS THE NEW TOYOTA AND BEGIN CAUSING DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT'S FAULTY VEHICLES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6. I LOST MY POWERSTEERING ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR