Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10318161March 9, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEEMS TO FAIL IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN IN LOW-SPEED SITUATIONS, AS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT THE CAR SEVERELY PULLS TO ONE SIDE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TIRES, AS THE AIR PRESSURE IS CORRECT AND THERE IS NO WEAR ON THE TIRES THAT INDICATE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318300March 9, 2010
STEERING
NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED YET BUT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AND TIME TO TIME THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED THIS COULD RESULT IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE YET TO GET IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND FROM WHAT I READ WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX BUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317751March 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN EVER IT IS TURNED LEFT. WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND JUST STARTED SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN LEFT AND RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317773March 8, 2010
STEERING
2005 PONTIAC G6 GT.. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS WENT OUT ON ME TWICE & HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LOUD CLUCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317805March 8, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOSES POWER STEERING AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES PER WEEK. IT USUALLY KICKS BACK IN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2009 THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THEN ABOUT JUNE OF 2009 THE WARNING CAME ON "POWER STEERING". WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THE WARNING THE POWER STEERING BEGAN GOING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY GO OUT WHEN MY TEEN IS DRIVING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN GENERAL. AT TIMES THE ELECTRICAL GOES OUT COMPLETELY IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317450March 7, 2010
STEERING
PONTIAC 06 G6 HAS POWER STEERING ISSUES, AND STEERING SHAFT ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING IS VERY HARD TO STEER , SOME TIMES IT WONT STEER. IT LOCKS UP AND IS ALWAYS VERY TIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317460March 7, 2010
STEERING
MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY PONTIAC G6 ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I LOST POWER STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I HAVE LOST CONTROL BUT ONLY GONE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO ME OR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO REPLACED ANY PARTS OF ME VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION. I USE A LOT OF CAUTION WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND WILL NOT LET ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF OPERATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317484March 7, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IT LOCKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317508March 7, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 (4 CYLINDER). I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING WARMER WEATHER. I WILL BE DRIVING, I WILL HEAR A WARNING CHIME AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THE DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY. THEN I CAN FEEL THE STEERING GO OUT. I CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL SOMETIMES RESET THE STEERING. OTHER TIMES I MAY DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT WILL RESENT. IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING ISSUE THAT RECENTLY CAUSED A GM RECALL ON THE COBALT, G4 AND G5. I'VE READ OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON THE G6 AS WELL, BUT GM FAILED TO INCLUDE THAT MODEL IN THE RECALL. THIS FAILURE CAN TAKE PLACE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL TIMES A DAY TO ONCE EVERY FEW DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317428March 6, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 MODEL CAR IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317066March 5, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2007 ,THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARNING NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL 10V073000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES TO DATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS THE LETTER THAT SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN 2007.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317164March 5, 2010
STEERING
I TOOK THE CAR INTO CITY CHEVROLET IN NOV 09 TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN THE SHAFT. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN BUT MUCH WORSE, THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER A TURN COMES BACK TO THE RESTING POSITION IN A JERKY FASHION AND CONTINUES GOING LEFT UNTIL IT FINALLY RESTS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 WITH 45000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING, IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO TURN WHEN DIRECTED TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317224March 5, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT GOES OUT OFTEN. IT IS USUALLY WHEN I AM TURNING OR SPEEDING UP FROM A SLOW SPEED OR STOP. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND HAS CAUSED BE TO GO HEAD ON IN TRAFFIC AND IS VERY UNSAFE. IT STARTED WHEN MY CAR REACHED AROUND 70,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317254March 5, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON LOCAL DEALERS STARTED TO CARRY THE NECESSARY PARTS. I HAVE A 2YR OLD SON THAT I DRIVE TO DAYCARE EVERY MORNING AND COMING UP WITH $600 FOR THE REPAIR IS A BIT EXPENSIVE. I HOPE THAT THE COMPANY STARTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE OR EVEN WORSE THEIR CHILD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316435March 4, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWERSTEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER AND MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOST ALL POWERSTEERING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY AND BACK, NEARLY 60-70 MILES AWAY. DON'T EVEN TRY CHECKING THE FLUID, THERE IS NONE. THE VALET PARKING ATTENDANT AT OUR DESTINATION COULD HARDLY PARK IT OR BRING IT BACK TO US UPON OUR EXIT . I HAD TO TAKE THE G6 TO OUR LOCAL GM DEALER ON FEB. 24 AND IT WAS THERE FOR 3 DAYS AND COST ME WELL OVER $600.00 TO REPAIR. NOW, AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK FROM PICKING IT UP FROM THE SHOP, I SEE THAT GM IS RECALLING SOME OTHER PONTIAC MODELS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE THE CAR BEGAN GETTING HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN THE POWERSTEERING FAILS IT BECOMES AWFULLY HARD TO STEER THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PARK OR TURN ONTO ROADS. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. THE STEERING WHEEL JUST QUIVERS BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE PLEASE GM RECALL THIS MODEL BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. (ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID THIS SINCE IT CANNOT BE MAINTAINED)... AFTER MY REPAIR, THE CAR DRIVES WONDERFULLY, I JUST HOPE IT LASTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316725March 4, 2010
STEERING
AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS RANDOM ONLY OCCURRING AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERE. STEADILY THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE COMMON. CHANGING FROM HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS TO HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY. THE PINNACLE WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. THE CAR NOW HAS POWER STEERING FAILURE EVERY TIME I TURN LEFT, AND OR PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PARTS REPLACED OR HAD ANYTHING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. SO UNTIL THERE IS EITHER A RECALL, OR A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY TO REPAIR THE CAR, I'M DRIVING A VERY UNSAFE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316828March 4, 2010
STEERING
I DRIVE 100 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EVERY DAY. EARLY ON, I HAD NOTICED SOME PULL IN THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT LIKENED IT TO AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY ALIGNED THE CAR - EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR ALIGNED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS AND BY AUGUST 2009, WAS ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES IN 3 YEARS DUE TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. I ALSO BEGAN TO NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL DITHER UPON STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN I WOULD BREAK, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN SHARPLY LEFT. THE LOCAL SHOP LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A STEERING MOTOR ISSUE AND URGED ME TO CALL GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE - MIND YOU THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AT THE TIME, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 75,000MI. AS SOON AS I TOLD THEM THIS INFORMATION, I BEGAN TO GET THE RUN AROUND AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN CONSIDER TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE, GM CHARGED TO ME LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINED I WOULD NEED A NEW STEERING MOTOR, STEERING COLUMN, AND TORQUE SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF $1000! I DID SOME RESEARCH AT THAT TIME AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. AND NOW GM ISSUES A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER GM CARS DURING THE SAME YEARS! I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM - I HAVE HAD THE STEERING MOTOR RE-CALIBRATED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED. THE CAR IS EASIER TO STEER, BUT I STILL GET A DITHER EVERYTIME I TURN THE CAR ON AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, AND I HAVE SOME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. MY PROBLEM IS NOT AS SEVERE AS OTHERS, BUT THESE ARE ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES. IT HAS BEEN THE CONSENSUS OF ALL THE MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO INCLUDING THE ONES AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER THAT THE MOTOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I COMPLETELY LOOSE MY POWER STEERING ALTOGETHER. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2006 G6! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316886March 4, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CPST NOTED DURING CRS INSTALLATION THAT VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL FOR 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT INDICATED THAT LATCH ANCHORS WERE LOCATED IN OUTBOARD SEATING LOCATIONS. VEHICLE CLEARLY HAD 6 LOWER ANCHORS (3 SETS). LOWER ANCHOR CONFIGURATION APPEARS "ATYPICAL" FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND CENTER SEATING POSITIONS. THESE 4 ANCHORS ARE UNEVENLY SPACED AND LIKELY REQUIRE THE USE OF "EVERY-OTHER ANCHOR" TO PROPERLY SECURE A CRS. THE VEHICLE MANUAL GUIDANCE DIRECTIONS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK AS THE REAR OUTBOARD LOCATION BEHIND THE DRIVER HAS 2 ANCHORS SPACED ABOUT 8-9 INCHES APART. CENTER LATCH INSTALL COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM AS THE TWO CENTER MOST ANCHORS (OF THE 6 TOTAL ANCHORS) ARE ALSO SPACED ONLY 8-9 INCHES APART. THIS ATYPICAL SPACING IS NOT UNCOMMON IN GM VEHICLES BUT IS DETAILED IN THE VEHICLE MANUALS.....AND USUALLY INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE MANUAL GAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHICH OF THESE ATYPICAL ANCHORS SHOULD BE USED TO INSTALL A CRS BEHIND THE DRIVER OR IN THE CENTER WITH LATCH. VEHICLE MANUAL COVER INDICATED IT WAS THE 2005 PONTIAC G-6 MANUAL. THE FIRST PAGE OF THE MANUAL ....INDICATED THE PART # FOR THE MANUAL WAS: 05PON/BUIWARSUPL 2004 GMC THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES PRIMARILY THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL ...BUT INDIRECTLY INVOLVES ATYPICAL LOWER LATCH ANCHORS THAT ARE SPACED NON-INTUITIVELY AND MAY RESULT IN INSTALLATION ERRORS FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316932March 4, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING MOTOR IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 KEEPS LOCKING UP ON ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON AND IT STARTED TO CHIME. SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON IN A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT WAS FINE. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I DID THE SAME THING AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER (YESTERDAY) IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 3 HOURS. I TOOK THE SAME ACTIONS AND RESTARTED THE CAR JUST SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT. IT'S VERY SCARY CAUSE IT IS SO HARD TO STEER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN A PLACE THAT I COULD JUST STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316258March 3, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT RANDOMLY. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AND PARTICULARLY IN REVERSE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HOPE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING BEGINS TO CUT OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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