Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10316245March 3, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT FAILURES. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLY A COMPLETE LACK OF POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THE STEERING GOES OUT MOSTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IT UNPREDICTABLE. IN ORDER TO RESTORE POWER STEERING FUNCTION, THE CAR USUALLY HAS TO BE RESTARTED. POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT WAS LOOKED INTO, BUT AT $600+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE (SEE RECENT GM RECALLS), I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316313March 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, IT WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE INSIDE HIS LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL HARD, AS IF IT WOULD POSSIBLY LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO FURTHER FAILURES FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,440 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 61,284.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316371March 3, 2010
STEERING
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I LOST POWER STEERING IN A SNOW STORM WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE SLIDE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS ON THE RECALL FOR THE G5. AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT ON A LEFT TURN AN A WARNING LIGHT WITH FLASH ON MY DISPLAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME AND WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1,000 TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE. I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THIS SO I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING SINCE WHICH IS SCARY AS THE WHEEL WILL SNATCH ITSELF OUT OF MY HANDS. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. I FIND THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS RESENT RECALL I WAS TOLD THAT I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT MYSELF. THE OTHER ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON IS THAT MY CAR SEEMS TO BE PUT TOGETHER WITH OTHER MODEL PARTS. I FOUND OUT THAT MY WIPER BLADE ARE ACTUALLY CAMARO BLADES BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF G6 BLADES WHILE MY CAR WAS IN PRODUCTION. SO HOW DO I KNOW IF MY STEERING IS NOT A G5 STEERING COLUMN? AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. I JUST WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315983March 3, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
ROTATIONAL NOISE IN WHEEL WHEN PULLING OUT OR TURNING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO HAVE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS AND THE STRUT MOUNTS WHICH BROKE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316103March 3, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WOULD JUST GO OUT ON ME. I WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN EASILY. I COULD STILL DO IT, IT WAS JUST VERY HARD. THE POWER STEERING WARNING WOULD POP UP ON MY RADIO AND WITH A DINGING SOUND AS SOON AS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IF I TURNED MY CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND I COULD STEER AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THAT, IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN IF I TURNED MY CAR OFF TO RESET IT, IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THAT COST ME $750.10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316136March 3, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THE PONTIAC G5 IS HAVING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CHARGE WOULD BE OVER $600.00. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS OVER 40,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM IN A SAME TYPE OF MODEL AUTO. POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING UP ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315452March 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE ,1 TO 3 TIMES DAILY,THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ,REAR BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK RIGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT I DO NOT FALL UNDER THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER,THESE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT (WITH NO WARRANTY)THIS CAR ,AND THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JULY OF 2009 THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY OF 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315459March 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING AFTER HAVING PARTS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE BEFORE. STEERING WHEEL LOSES IT'S POWER ABILITY BUT STILL FUNCTIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF AND CAUSED A SMALL FENDER BENDER AS I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315463March 2, 2010
STEERING
INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 2006 PONT G6. AFTER RESTARTING CAR POWER STEERING RESUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315539March 2, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SINCE ABOUT SUMMER OF 2008 THE "POWER STEERING FLUID" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD ELECTRIC STEERING AND NOT HYDRAULIC AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. IN THE RECENT MONTHS. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY 75 AND 68 YEAR OLD PARENTS WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD TO RESTART (REBOOT) THE CAR TO RE-GAIN POWER STEERING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK JUST TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A SPACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315543March 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6 THREE TIMES NOW. ONCE WHILE DRIVING UNDER 25 MPH AND TWICE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. YOU HEAR DINGING AND THE DISPLAY READS "POWER STEERING" THE WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE FOUND TO MAKE IT GO AWAY IS TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN IT ON AND OFF. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315629March 2, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G-6 THAT IS HAVING THE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVEN A VERY SLOW SPEEDS--THIS DOESN'T OCCUR AT ALL TIMES BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS THE AUTO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT GM RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315613March 2, 2010
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. TWICE WHILE I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND OCCURRED AS I WAS TURNING AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. EVEN WITH MY TEENAGE SON AND I WE COULD BARELY GET THE CAR TURNED AND OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID MY POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD GONE OUT AND AFTER ALMOST $800 HAD IT REPLACED. THE DEALER KEPT THE FAULTY PART. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT PONTIAC HAD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER IT ONLY WENT THROUGH 70,000 MILES AND AT THE TIME OF MY SERVICE I HAD 70,107 MILES AND IT COULD NOT BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANT. SINCE THAT REPAIR I STILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS USUALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE POWER STEERING USUALLY RETURNS HOWEVER THERE ARE MANY TIMES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. WITH THE RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G5 IT SEEMS GM KNOWS OF A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND THE G6 SHOULD BE INCLUDED ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315672March 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 G6 LOST STEERING YESTERDAY AND I SLAMMED MY BRAKES AND SKID ACROSS FOUR LANES. LUCKILY IT WAS NIGHT AND THERE WERE NO CARS . I TURNED MY CAR OF AT THE GAS STATION THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING RETURNED. THEN TODAY I SAW THE RECALL FOR GM BUT THE PONTIAC G6 IS NOT ON THERE . GM NEEDS TO PUT THEM ON THE RECALL ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I ALSO RAN OVER A DOG LAST WEEK AND KILLED IT, WHAT IF THAT WAS A CHILD? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10315644March 2, 2010
STEERING
THESE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING AND JUST THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND I COULDN'T CONTROL MY WHEELS ANYMORE...I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE LAST LANE AND TURN OFF MY CAR AND THEN FEW MINUTES LATER I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS OK...FEW HOURS LATER SAME THING...AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY DAY SINCE THAN...I DO HAVE THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON MY CAR BUT IM NOT SURE IF THAT IS COVERED UNDER IT...PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS...THIS IS INSANE AND GOD FORBID IF SOMETHING HAPPENS GM IS LOOKING AT A HUGE LAW SUIT HERE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315699March 2, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2009. WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL GO OUT WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE IN TURN, MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE DANGER IT PRESENTS. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND TODAY I WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT MY 2006 G6 WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HOW CAN YOU LEAVE OFF A CAR THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED? THE PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION STATES IT WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MANUFACTURING. PROTECT THE CONSUMER, AND DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315716March 2, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN LATE 2006 I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6. IN EARLY 2007 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER IT LOCKED UP IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, AS IN YOU COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH THEY DID AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS BRAKE PROBLEMS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT, ETC. I STILL OWE $11,000 ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. JUST LAST SUNDAY, 2/28/10, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR AND MY STEERING FAILED. THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, THE DISPLAY READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS NOT HARD TO TURN AS GM CLAIMS BUT COMPLETELY LOOSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $1,200. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM SCARED TO HAVE MY SON RIDE IN. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH THE $1,200 THEY ADVISE THIS WILL COST TO GET IT FIXED, THEN WHAT? IT FAILS AGAIN? I CAN'T TRADE IT IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS WORTH LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT OWE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SO THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANY ADVISE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315689March 2, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN OUR PONTIAC G6 KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY WHILE TURNING, PARKING OR GOING AT A SLOWER PACE. IT HAS TAKEN ME OFF THE ROAD AND MADE ME STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF STREETS TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315690March 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000. UPDATED 04/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315761March 2, 2010
STEERING
JUST THIS PAST WINTER I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE HAD ON 2 OCCASIONS MY CENTER DISPLAY DING WITH A WARNING THAT STATED "POWER STEERING". WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE OTHER PONTIAC VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER RECALL AND I IMPLORE YOU THAT YOU ALSO ISSUE IT FOR THE PONTIAC G6 AS WELL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR GIVING OUT. I HAVE READ ON BLOGS ABOUT OTHER G6 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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