2005 Pontiac G6

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO MANUAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

• 12/29/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I SMELLED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS AS I WALKED UP TO MY CAR. THE CHECK GAS CAP DISPLAY CAME ON. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP AND WARNING IS STILL DISPLAYED. THE SMELL OF GAS HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER, NOBODY HAS FOUND THE EXACT CAUSE. SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN TO CHECK EVAPORATIVE SOLENOID, GASKETS, TUBING TO AND FROM TANK. I'VE DONE ALL AND THE ODOR CONTINUES TO WORSEN. *TR

• 12/28/2009· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *TR

• 12/28/2008· STEERINGCrash

  MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING SO COULD NOT TURN WHEEL, MAINLY TO LEFT. TOOK 2005 G6 TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IN DECEMBER OF 2006, SON WAS DRIVING CAR, GOING AROUND BEND, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN HE WOUND UP BEING HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THEY DID NOT TOTAL CAR, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, BUT TURNED IT IN 2 MONTHS LATER. PONTIAC IS VERY REMISS IN NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

• 12/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 JAN. 10, 2005. THIS CAR IS HAVING ISSUES STARTING FIRST THING. IT WILL EITHER OVER START LIKE I HELD THE IGNITION TOO LONG OR IT WILL KEEP TRYING TO START ONCE IT HAS BEEN STARTED. IN BOTH CASES, THE ENGINE WILL DIE. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. EACH TIME, IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, RAN ON THE COMPUTER, AND EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE TECHNICIANS COULDN'T RE-CREATE THE ISSUE. I CALLED GMAC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN TECHNICIAN COME OUT. THEIR TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT A CERTAIN VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ONCE IT WAS FIXED, IT WOULD SOLVE ALL ISSUES. PART WAS INSTALLED AND TO THIS DAY, THE CAR STILL IS OVERSTARTING. I STATED 700 FAILURES BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING. *NM

• 12/26/2018· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,972.

• 12/26/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

• 12/26/2007· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION GOING BAD TWICE WITHIN A ONE YEAR SPAN ON A PONTIAC G6. *TR

• 12/25/2007· STEERING

  I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE APRIL 2005. STARTING THIS YEAR I NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. I FOUND A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ABOUT IT STATING IT WAS A LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS WHERE THE LUBRICATION WAS NEED YOU HAD TO TAKE THE STEERING APART TO LUBE IT. WHAT? IN OTHER WORDS THE WARRANT WOULD NOT COVERED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A LUBE PROBLEM. GREAT ENGINEERING. JUST STARTING THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2007) I HAVE NOTICED MY STEERING HAS BEEN REALLY TIGHT TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, AND INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I STUMBLED ON THIS WEBSITE AND BECAME CURIOUS AND FOUND THAT SO MANY G6 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEEDED THE SAME FIX. I HAVE A VERY GOOD QUESTION, "YOUR STEERING GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING, IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?" HOW IS IT THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM YET? IS BECAUSE NO ONE WAS KILLED YET? IT APPEARS THE SENSOR IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

• 12/23/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LOST POWER STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. *JB

• 12/23/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHTS DIM. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

• 12/23/2007· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G-6 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES . BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT WAS WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS STUCK . MY FIRST PANEL IS OPEN.. WANTS TO WORK BUT LOOKS OUT OF LINE WITH THE OTHER PANELS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS "COMING APART" AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT . I DON'T HAVE AN EXT WARRANTY SO IM QUOTED $1,400 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. WENT TO ANOTHER PLACE THEY SAY THAT SAME THING, I HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I AM ABOUT TO GET THIS THING FIXED FOR ABOUT $ 800 OR SO FOR A USED ONE. JUST RECENTLY I SPENT $700.00 REPLACING MY STEERING COLUMN DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 1 YR AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH IT ! I HATE THIS CAR AND PLAN ON TRADING IT IN SOON.... *TR

• 12/23/2007· STEERING

  POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT ON MY CAR FOR NO GOOD REASON, SOMETIMES WHEN I WASN'T EVEN TURNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THAT AT TIMES WHEN POWER STEERING IS BEING USED TOO MUCH (EXAMPLE IN A U TURN AND YOUR KEEPING IT IN THE POSITION FOR LONG TIME) THAT IT CAN GO OUT AND ?SHOULD? RETURN AFTER A FEW TURNS OR MOVEMENTS. LATER THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD TO RESET THE STEERING COLUMN (RE-SYNCHRONIZED THE SENSORS THAT WERE OFF) CAR WORKED FINE FOR 1 WEEK. THEN .. . FINALLY THEY SAY THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST 700.00. SINCE I HAVE DONE THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. NOW PONTIAC IS REIMBURSING FOR THE REPAIR. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE BUYING A PONTIAC. *TR

• 12/23/2005· STEERING,EQUIPMENT

  I WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR STALLED AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I SAW THAT THE RPMS HAD DROPPED TO ZERO. EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND I CONTINUED. A VERY FUNNY AND SCARY FEW SECONDS. I SEE BY READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW G6. *JB

• 12/22/2023· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  A few months ago, I was pulling out of a parking lot and started to brake , but my car was not stopping. I quickly pumped my brakes and then my brakes worked. All my brake lights came on; ABS, BRAKE, TC, Check engine; and car maintenance light all came on. They periodically would go away but would return when it rained, or if the brakes gave out. Brakes have gone out twice, once while driving on freeway. Before this issue, I had taken it to a mechanic as the brake light was on, and the ‘brake fluid’ message was on my dash- the mechanic scanned it and said the BCM was malfunctioning, to take it to the dealership. I knew who bought the car originally off the lot, so I knew the specific dealership it was bought from (gmc dealership). When I called and told them the issue, they said they will not touch my car (exact words). It’s no longer under warranty and that they would not work on the car regardless. I took it to the main GMC dealership in my city, where they said it would cost thousands to diagnose and fix the car properly, even though I told them I knew what the issue was and what part needed replacing. They confirmed my cars issue was what I said it was, but said it would be VERY expensive to replace and fix, so I decided not to repair it (as the price was not what they originally told me). Now that the brakes fail periodically, I started looking around and saw others had similar issues.

• 12/22/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE $1,100.00. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT NUMBER 71786884256. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2005· STEERING

  NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN; HAVE HAD 4 FAILURES OF POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR; POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN; TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, DEALER FOUND C0176 SYS THERMAL ERROR, REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE; POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES THAT 1 TIRE MAY BE UNDERINFLATED CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. DEALER UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY POWER STEERING FAILS. CAR HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. *JB

• 12/21/2009· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GM RECALL # 80317 - THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. MY VEHICLE HAS EVERY SYMPTOM AND ISSUE THAT THE RECALL CALLS OUT FOR BUT GM/PONTIAC WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. IS THERE ANYWAYS THAT MY VIN CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I AM A SAFETY HAZARD AS MY BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK AND WHEN I TRY TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK, I HAVE TO APPLY A LOT OF FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF THESE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN THE RECALL. *TR THANKS AARON SLAVEY

• 12/21/2007· STEERING

  I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY PONTIAC G6 THAT HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT IT WAS NOT. AT TIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, IT TAKES THE STRENGTH OF TWO MEN AND WHEN I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT, ITS SO LOOSE A BABY CAN TURN IT. I EVEN HAD IT BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO GET IT CORRECTED AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER DID. *TR

• 12/19/2011· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/19/2009· STEERING

  I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. *TR

• 12/18/2020· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY CAR BE DRIVING FINE THEN I HEAR A DINGY SONG LIKE DOORS OPEN AND SHORTLY AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. I TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT AMD MOST TIME THE STEERING LOOSENS UP AMD SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD FOR A COUPLE BLOCKS AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY. IT'S THE EPS THAT KEEPS GOING OFF. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENS ANYTIME ALMOST GOT REAREND BECAUSE OF IT.

• 12/18/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH SHORTED INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/21/2013 *JS

• 12/18/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 PULSE WHEN APPLIED, ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE JULY 2006 WITH ONLY 7,900 MILES ON IT. BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND PULSING STOPPED. THE PULSING BEGAN AGAIN AROUND MAY OF 2007. THE CAR WAS THEN INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2007 AND THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION AT 11,400 MILES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THOSE WERE REPLACED THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSING AGAIN AND THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2007 WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS RUSTING AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT $600 INTO BRAKES FOR THIS CAR WITH LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

• 12/17/2018· STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TAKATA RECALL. SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY STEERING. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, IT GETS SO TIGHT YOU CANNOT STEER IT. IT ALSO SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. I'M SO SCARED TO TRY TO DRIVE IT. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AGAIN, BUT LIKE YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL. THEN IT'S TIGHT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

• 12/15/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THREW US FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN US RUNNING INTO SOME CEMENT PILLARS. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR UP TO THE RADIATOR WAS CRUNCHED. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE HIT THE CEMENT PILLARS AN NOT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON, BUT AM DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT IT NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY AND HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

• 12/15/2009· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE 2005, PONTIAC G6 WITH 47,600 MILES THE STEERING WILL AT VARIOUS TIMES GO OUT. AFTER SEARCHES ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE G6'S ELECTRICAL POWERS STEERING FAILING. NO CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT ARE VERY IMMINENT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE PEAK MONTHS THE MAIN DEFECT WAS CREATED. I CANT UNDERSTAND HOW IF IT IS A PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE HOW IT IS CONSIDERED NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/15/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/14/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE LAST MIGHT IN 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. I NOTICED HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW HER IN HER CAR, I DO NOT NOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. SHE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT IS A ONE OWNER SO I KNOW NO ONE HAS MESSED WITH ANY OF THE PARTS/WIRES. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL PAGES ON THIS SITUATION. ALSO, THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN THE PAST. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL. IS THIS SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX OR ARE WE STUCK TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR

• 12/14/2010· STEERING

  TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER ON 12/5/10 AS HAVE NOTICED A KNOCKING/STICKING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENTS. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 12/13/10, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMED AND LIT UP ON THE CONSOLE, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND ASSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BARELY BE TURNED WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

• 12/14/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DUE TO CONSTANT WARPING OF THE ROTORS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE REST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD TO SNAP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEERED IN A LEFT 90 DEGREE ANGLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO SWERVE SO THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ME. I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING ON THIS CAR AND HAVE GONE THROUGH ABOUT 3 PAIRS DURING 80,000 MILES. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WITH GMAC TELLING ME THAT BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR. *TR

• 12/14/2009· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE LOSES POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RACK AND PINION, AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS HE HAD TWO VEHICLE CRASHES. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN BOTH INCIDENCES. HOWEVER DURING THE LAST CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE RENTAL EXPENSES.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 12/13/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE PURCHASED BOTH BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 8-10 MONTHS. I USUALLY TRY TO GO LONGER BECAUSE IT GETS TO BE EXPENSIVE. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTS WITH A PULSATION OR "BUMPING" WHEN I BRAKE, EVEN GENTLY, USUALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE OLD PADS, THEY WERE HARDLY WORN DOWN. ONCE I TRIED RESURFACING THE ROTORS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP; I HAD TO BUY NEW ONES ONLY TO FIND THAT THESE TOO SOON WORE DOWN AND WARPED. I HAVEN'T FOUND A REMEDY. MANY OTHERS IN AUTO FORUMS AND ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/12/2008· STEERING

  I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HE ISSUE CONTINUES. I'M TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT I NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM ALSO REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

• 12/11/2014· STEERING

  MY POWER STEERING WHEEL KEEP LOCKING UP ON ME. I HEARD THE SAME FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE PONTIAC G6 DOING THE SAME THING AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF IN TRAFFIC YOUR WHEEL CAN LOCK UP ON YOU DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A FREEWAY AND NOT BE ABLE TO TURN YOUR WHEEL IS HIGH PRIORITY MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THIS MESSAGE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WINTER TIME IS APPROACHING THANKS. *TR

• 12/10/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT RECENTLY. IT ALSO MAKES MY CAR SHAKE AND MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH I AM REFUSING TO DO. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND THE ABSOLUTE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS CAR IS NOT RECALLED AND COVERED BY PONTIAC. I WILL PAY A LAWYER FEE TO SUE PONTIAC BEFORE I PAY FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. *TR

• 12/09/2009· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING POPPED AND LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. THE CAR RAN INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED. I CAME ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING A TRUCK THAT WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND MOVED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. THE WHEEL LOCKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, THEN WOULD RELEASE AND CONTINUE TURNING. AT ONE POINT, A "POWER STEERING" ERROR SHOWED ON THE CD PLAYER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF A FEW TIMES AND TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AGAIN, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, THE OTHER TIME IT WOULD BE NORMAL. FOR ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/07/2009· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  I PURCHASED A PONTIAC G6 FROM A DEALER IN PALMDALE, CA IN 2004. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS: 1. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 12/14/05. 2. NEW TIRES @20,998 MILES DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. 3. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 3/27/07. 4. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 11/02/07 5. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 9/05/08 6. NEW TIRES @ 41,753 MILES DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS- 4/24/09 7. NEW ROTORS, DRUMS AND BRAKES - 4/24/09 8. ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - SWAPPED FRONT TIRES - 8/02/09 8. ALIGNMENT AND NEW REAR BRAKES - 8/29/09 9. ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 9/15/09 THE LIST OF PARTS & LABOR HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE AND I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES AND CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 48K ON MY CAR. THE TIRES ONLY LASTED FOR 20K MILES!!! I'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 6 ALIGNMENTS AND COUNTLESS ROTATIONS AND NOTHING WORKS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS IN THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL. WHEN I BLOGGED ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND THEY SAID MY COMPLAINT IS NOT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION. I CONTACTED PONTIAC / GMC AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE TO REALIZE THAT THE CAR IS A LEMON AND UNSAFE. *TR

• 12/07/2009· STEERING

  MY PONTIAC G6 GT LOST ITS POWERING STEERING DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ALERT LIGHT CAME AND LESS THAN 10 SECONDS LATER MY VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING. *TR

• 12/07/2007· STEERING

  POWER STEERING LOSS WHEN ATTEMPTING PARKING OR MANEVUERS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

• 12/06/2018· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  'TAKATA RECALL' MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS MESSED UP IN MY CAR

• 12/06/2018· POWER TRAIN

  OVER A SHORT TIME THE TRANSMISSION KEPT TRYING TO GO IN TO 1ST GEAR BUT WOULD SLIP AND GO INTO 2ND GEAR. IT HAS THE RIGHT TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHIFT CABLE WORKS BUT WHEN I CHANGE TO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR AND BASICALLY SITS THERE IN NO GEAR. IT GOES INTO PARK BUT WHEN I PUT IT TO DRIVE IT DOESNT GO INTO ANY GEAR AND SITS THERE AS IF IT'S IN NEUTRAL

• 12/06/2013· STEERING

  I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK WHEN I HEARD A CHIME AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD AND NOTICED A YELLOW CAR WITH A WRENCH IN IT. I THEN FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I THEN LOOKED AT MY RADIO AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I KNEW I COULD STILL DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I THEN FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS ELECTRONIC. VERY DANGERS AND VERY HARD TO MAKE 90 DEGREE TURNS BUT MADE IT HOME SAFE. *TR

• 12/03/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND SIGNAL LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THE SIGNAL LIGHT MAY OR MAY NOT BLINK TWICE, THEN GOES OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHT MIGHT COME ON FOR AS LONG AS 10 SECONDS WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. I CHANGED THE BULBS, TO NO AVAIL. I EVEN PURCHASED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES IT IS THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS. I CONTACTED BYFORD BUICK/GMC HERE IN CHICKASHA, OKLA. TO DO THE RECALL. THIS DEALER HAS A HISTORY OF TAKING A CUSTOMERS CAR IN FOR RECALL, THEN TELLING THE CUSTOMER THE RECALL DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM AND RUNNING UP A HUGE BILL. WHEN I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION RECALL, I WAS VERY SPECIFIC THAT THEY ONLY DO THE RECALL, AND NOTHING MORE. THEY CALLED TWO DAYS LATER AND SAID THE CAR WAS READY. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP, THE BRAKE LAMP WAS STILL NOT WORKING. THEY SAID THEY ONLY FIXED THE RECALL, I SAID THAT WAS WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS FOR, WHAT DID YOU REPLACE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TIM SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE REPAIR WAS, HOWEVER THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR $112 AN HOUR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR. THERE IS A RECALL OF 550,000 PONTIAC G6'S FOR A BRAKE LAMP CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER SAID THEIR RECALL WAS FOR A RETAINER CLIP. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO WORK. I NEED HELP GETTING THE DEALER TO ACTUALLY DO THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE

• 12/03/2013· STEERING

  WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT ON 11/28/13 THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I COULDN'T, IT SEEMED AS THO MY STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZE! IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THEN A SYMBOL OF A CAR WITH A WRENCH INSIDE OF IT APPEARED ON MY DASH IN THE LEFT CORNER. OF COURSE I PANICKED BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THE HORN. I MANAGED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ! I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF WHICH IT DID, SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. ONCE AT HOME I WENT ON-LINE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT I COULD FIND ON THE EPS AND IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND ! LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN 2010 THAT DID NOT INCLUDE MY MAKE. SEEING THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL MATTER ! I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THEREFORE I HAVE TO FIND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR

• 12/03/2005· STEERING

  STEERING INTERMITTENTLY "LOCKING-UP" WHILE DRIVING. TWICE WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TURNED MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WITH IT 'LOCKING-UP" AFTER ONLY ABOUT AN 1/8 OF A TURN. WOULD NOT BUDGE EITHER WAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS, AFTER WHICH IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT GM. *JB

• 12/02/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  UPON ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALL ELECTRICAL BEGINS TO FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK FROM DRIVERS HANDS AND SEIZE UP UNLESS ACCELERATION STOPS. INFREQUENT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK EVEN AFTER BULB REPLACEMENT.

• 12/02/2011· STEERING

  WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE YELLOW LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. SHE HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES THIS WEEK. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

• 12/01/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING GAVE OUT THEN THE CENSOR CAME ON I ALMOST CRASHED! VERY SCARY. *TR