Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10315767March 2, 2010
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52000.
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#10315739March 2, 2010
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THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE GM RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ARTICLE CAUGHT MY EYE AS WE OWN A PONTIAC G6 THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR FIXED IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS BUT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON, MY CAR REPAIR GUY ADVISED ME AT THE TIME THAT GM HAD A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE-#07126- AND GM HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY REPAIR TO 70,000 MILES AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, STATING WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE SO THE CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. AT THE TIME I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED THE CAR WAS AT 76,000 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH GM, I ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR DUE TO THE BULLETIN THAT WAS OUT AND I HAD A COPY OF THE BULLETIN. WHY IS THE G6 NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL WHEN IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
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#10315793March 2, 2010
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INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE STEERING IS VERY UNSAFE. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE STEERING IS VERY TOUCHY AND TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR TURNS TO THE LEFT WHILE YOU ARE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR JUST NOT MOVING. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. [XXX] *TR
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#10315833March 2, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS S150. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,511 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB
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#10315873March 2, 2010
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I WAS ALTERED ON MY RADIO ALARM SYSTEM TO "CHECK POWER STEERING". THE WARNING WENT AWAY THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR. THEN A MONTH OR SO LATER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND I FEAR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE DRIVING FAST AND IT FAILED AND I DID NOT KNOW IT HAD FAILED AGAIN AND I NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE BEST TO FIX IT WHICH MEANT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR HAS 66849 MILES ON IT. ALSO, MY IGNITION WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THE REPAIR TO THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT FIX THIS. THE COST OF THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WAS $697.46. THE REPAIR WAS DONE LAST WEEKEND (FEBRUARY 19, 2010). NOW GM HAS A RECALL OUT ON 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE,BUT THEY DO NOT LIST MY CAR A 2005 - G6. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!! *TR
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#10315883March 2, 2010
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RANDOM, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. STEERING GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING DASHBOARD LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION. *TR
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#10315906March 2, 2010
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 04/20/10
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#10315923March 2, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PREVIOUSLY LEASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND LOVED THE CAR VERY MUCH. THROUGH MY LEASE, I JUST HAD ONE ISSUE, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SINCE THE RETURN OF THAT LEASE, I PURCHASED A 2006 G6 BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOYED THE CAR. HOWEVER, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. THE ISSUE IS REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN FELLOW DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE IF THE BRAKES ARE TRULY BEING PRESSED. WITH THE 2005, THIS PROBLEM PROGRESSED WHERE I ACTUALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ACTUALLY GO OFF, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I ASSUME THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED TWO CARS, AND BOTH HAVE NOW HAD THIS PROBLEM, THAT IT IS A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE. SO, I CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE. I FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, NOTING THAT THE RECALL BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, AND ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION TO CALL PONTIAC ABOUT IT. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOUND REGARDING MY CAR. I FOUND IT TROUBLESOME THAT I FOUND RECALLS IN RESEARCH, BUT NOTHING WAS ISSUED THROUGH PONTIAC, SO I E-MAILED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE ON 08/05/09. THEY RESPONDED WITH A PHONE CALL TO INFORM ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. SINCE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE FOR A RECALL; HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ISSUED AS OF YET, SO I AM HOPING THIS INFORMATION MIGHT HELP. SOME OF THE RECALL INFORMATION THAT I FOUND WAS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HTTP://WWW.INTERNETAUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-RECALLS/09-INT/2006/PONTIAC/G6/INDEX.HTML (RECALL ID# 69074) HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000). *TR
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#10315925March 2, 2010
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2005 PONTIAC G 6 POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN, STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT, HARD TO TURN. I RECEIVED A LETTER COVERING STEERING PROBLEM UP 60000 MILES IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SINCE NOVEMBER POWER STEERING HAS SHUT DOWN ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING CAR IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE STEERING. DANGEROUS VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS NOT EXACTLY EASY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR
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#10315936March 2, 2010
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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 G6 PONTIAC HOME ONE WEEK AGO. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR GAVE 3 CHIMES AND THEN NOT A SECOND LATER THE POWER STEERING ALL AT ONCE QUIT, DRAGGING HER OFF THE SHOULDER I WAS FOLLOWING HER HOME AND WE TRADED CARS. I OWN A 1989 JEEP WITH 33INCH TIRES AND MANUAL STEERING, AND THE PONTIAC STEERING WAS ABOUT TWICE AS HARD FOR ME TO STEER AS THE JEEP IS!! WE ARE VERY LUCKY SHE RETAINED CONTROL OF THAT CAR!!! THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SOME TIME AND NOW G.M. DECIDED TO DO A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE UNITS. WHEN IS THE NHTSA GOING TO DO SOMETHING?? I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP WHERE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN\STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $700 AND COULD OF COST ME MUCH MORE. THIS IS OUR THIRD PONTIAC, ALL HAD BIG ISSUES AND THE CAR COMPANY DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THEM. NO MORE G.M. CARS FOR US..... *TR
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#10315953March 2, 2010
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TWICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. IT RESET AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. *TR
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#10315967March 2, 2010
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2007 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEM. CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT TO RIGHT. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2008 FROM PRESCOTT HONDA, USED, NOTICED CLUNKING SOUND AND PRESCOTT HONDA CALLED A PONTIAC AND HAD THE PONTIAC DEALER IN PRESCOTT AZ TELL THEM WHAT TO DO WHICH WAS TO GREASE THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS AROUND 34,000 MILES NOW AT 53,000 IN 3/2/10, THE SOUND AND PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR
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#10315971March 2, 2010
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I OWN A PONTIAC G6, 2006. I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST CARS EVER! LOOKED CUTE, DRIVES REALLY NICE. UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE DASH WOULD ALERT ME "POWER STEERING". SO, OF COURSE I WENT OUT TO BUY SOME POWER STEERING FLUID , AFTER SEARCHING COUNTLESSLY I THEN FOUND OUT THERE IS NONE. IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL, WHICH IN ALL HONESTLY IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD. BUT HEY, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO MAKE SOME BIG BUCKS WHEN IT GOES OUT. I WAS BACKING UP ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK, AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ENDED UP BACKING INTO A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING! NOW EVERYDAY, "POWER STEERING" ALERTS ME A COUPLE TIMES WHILE I DRIVE. I JUST WONDER IF ITS GOING TO GO OUT AGAIN. I ALSO WONDER IF IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. TODAY GM ISSUED A RECALL ON PONTIAC G5'S AND CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING COLUMNS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY DID NOT RECALL ONE ON THE G6. I AM TRULY ANGRY ABOUT THIS, AND WITHOUT A DOUBT WILL NEVER BY A CAR FROM GM AGAIN. THANKS :) *TR
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#10315974March 2, 2010
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MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW AND NOW THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS ONE THAT OCCURRED AROUND 40K MILES. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT HAS QUIT WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND MAKING TURNS. I AM SCARED THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE. I DON'T SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10315969March 2, 2010
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MY 18 DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING FOR SCHOOL. TURNED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERINGON HER 2005 PONT. GMC G6 ONLY 54000 MILES LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR PROBLEMS. DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT. TOTAL COST 800.00. *TR
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#10315066March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A FORCEFUL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF AN OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATD 06/25/10.*JB
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#10315279March 1, 2010
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THE ELECT PWR STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. BOTH OCCASIONS I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IT WAS FINE. WHEN IT GOES OUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 58145 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR
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#10314952February 28, 2010
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MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING OUT IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO RECALL IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
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#10314773February 27, 2010
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WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 I HEARD A DING, DING, DING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT DEAD. I'M A VERY BIG MAN AND COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE CAR. I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND ALMOST HIT A CROWD OF 4 KIDS BEFORE GETTING THE CAR TO STOP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT AND IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN ANYTHING BEING INVESTIGATED FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I'M WONDERING WHY YOU AS A SAFETY DIVISION OF OUR COUNTRY, YOU CAN BAILOUT GM BUT YOU WON'T MAKE THEIR CARS SAFE TO DRIVE? *TR
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#10314901February 27, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A '06 G6 GTP SEDAN, AND MY SON HAS A '06 G6 GTP COUPE. WE HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS-CLUNKING ,CLINKING AT PARKING SPEED. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND YET HAS REFUSED TO ACT ON A SOLUTION AT THE DEALER LEVEL. DATA SUGGESTS NO FATALITIES, = LACK OF ACTION. DRIVING SKILL FROM MY FELLOW PONTIAC FRIENDS, THANKFULLY SAVED THEM. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP US,,,,, *TR
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