2005 PONTIAC G6 Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the brake lights had remained illuminated after braking. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control). The VIN was included but had already been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

My steering wheel started twitching and there's Minimal steering. While driving down the road, the steering wheel twitches with lots of slack and no really control. When you turn the car off and back on power steering comes on in message center on radio and car with wrench on dash comes on and steering wheel gets extremely hard to turn. But if you turn the car on and off again then steering wheel gets loose and twitchy again with no control. Electrical, all my relays and curcuits Have low voltage or high voltage showing on a computer scanner.

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.

Went to get insurance and the recalls were brought to my attention.

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.

Mileage: 176,000

MY PONTIAC HAS HAD A LEAK FOR 6 YRS BASICALLY SINCE I HAD IT AND BEFORE THAT. I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF THIS BUT AFTER A WHILE OF THE SUNROOF LEAK IT CAUSES CORROSION ON THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS IN THE WIRE HARNESS INSIDE THE DASH ON DRIVER DOOR SIDE. THIS CORROSION CAUSE YOUR CAR TO THROW PCM/TAC CODES : P0601,P0606,O0107. CAUSES CAR TO COMPLETE STALL OUT AND GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THERE IS A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO POSTED ON SITES TRYING TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS NHTSA TO REPORT RECALLS.

Mileage: 185,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD WHEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE REVERSE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF MY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING ONLY PASSENGER WINDOW WORKS THE CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 199,000

WHEN I SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF, AND OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THE RADIO SHOULD SHUT OFF AND POWER WINDOW CONTROL STOPS. WE'LL FOR THE PAST MONTH, THIS ISN'T OCCURRING. WHEN I SIT MY VEHICLE OFF AND OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THE RAUL CONTINUES TO PLAY WHICH I THEM HAND TO START AND STOP MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS OUT OPERATES AS DESIGNED

Mileage: 112,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. THEY CAME BACK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN LEFT AGAIN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS! IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW.

Mileage: 175,644

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

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING . I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1YEAR

Mileage: 200,000

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.

Mileage: 135,400

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

POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE ELECTRONICAL CONTROL STABILIZER THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN BECAUSE IT MALFUNCTION AND I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT'S WHAT IT IS HE HOOKED THE COMPUTER UP TO IT HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL I SHOULD CONTACT GMC.

Mileage: 134,897

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BEEPED AS IF THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V153000, 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,598.

Mileage: 185,598

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP I NOTICED IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN. ALSO I BOUGHT 2 REMOTES ALREADY FOR THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER WOULD WORK OR REGISTER. AND ALSO EVERY TIME I OPEN MY CAR DOOR WITH THE KEY THE ALARM GOES OFF WHICH IS VERY EMBARRASSING AS I HAVE TO SIT THERE UNTIL IT STOPS.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING HER EXIT, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND COMPLETELY LOCKED ON MY CLIENT'S CAR. THIS IS A DOWNHILL EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. HER CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER HER CAR LEFT TO FOLLOW THE CURVATURE OF THE EXIT RAMP. AS A RESULT THE CAR VEERED OFF THE EXIT RAMP, STRUCK A POLE AND BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN DOWN INTO THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AFTER LANDING ON ITS SIDE. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELS AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO ROLL OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY FELL DOWN ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO MY CLIENT.

Mileage: 111,925

I WAS DRIVING IN A AREA AT 35 ZONE THEN IT GOES TO 55. I ACCELERATED AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT TO LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR AND IT FELT LIKE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 158,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. CONSUMER STATES THAT BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TA

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME MY ALARM SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKED ON THEN STAYED ON. THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON. AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 45 MINS. I FOLLOWED ALL RESET PROCEDURES NOTHING WORKED. HAD TO DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT ALARM. NOW ALARM WILL NOT WORK AND THE TRUNK/DOORS OPEN OR UNLOCK RANDOMLY, RADIO TURNS OFF, LIGHTS TURN OFF. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW NOONE IN TOWN KNOWS HOW TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 123,244

WHILE DRIVING MY IGNITION SHUT OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, HAVING NO STEERING. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WAS VERY ALARMING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ UPDATED 02/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

BOUGHT CAR USED FROM INDIVIDUAL. LOTS OF ISSUES WITH IT. STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING, TAKE KEY OUT AND CAR STILL RUNS, LIGHTS SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING, TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AND MESSES WITH CAR. STEERING CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK 2X AND HAS HAD ME HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND SHUT CAR DOWN ON INTERSTATE AND RESTART TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 09/09/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS

Mileage: 130,000

MY G6 CURRENTLY IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM (NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE RIGHT MONTH): MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS OTHER G6 OWNERS WHERE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHICH ALSO AFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT APPLIED 3 TIMES AND AFTER 8-12 MONTHS THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST FAILURE, ELECTRICAL WITH THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WORKING AND NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START UP, WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE WANTING TO MOVE AT FAST SPEED WHEN LET FOOT OFF BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

1- THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS, WINDOWS, RADIO, THE CAR, EVERYTHING. WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT WITH A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR (WITH MY KEYS IN MY LAP) THE CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN. 2- WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE - THE CAR WAS TRYING TO REBOOT ITSELF. ALL THE ACCESSORIES WOULD TURN ON, BUT THE CAR REMAINED DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. LET SIT FOR ABOUT 5-8 MINUTES (AFTER IT TRIED TO START ITSELF ABOUT 5 TIMES) - I COULD START THE CAR 3- CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND IT WAS ONCE AGAIN, COMPLETELY DEAD WHERE NOTHING WORK (COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS EVEN). ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER OF LETTING IT SIT, THE LOCKS STARTED CLICKING (AS IN UNLOCKING, LOCKING, UNLOCKING, LOCKING). THEN IT STARTED ON ITS OWN, WITH MY KEYS IN MY LAP. *TT

Mileage: 101,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS IT HAS BEEN REVEALED IN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000) THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY -- THEY TURN ON WHEN I AM NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURN OFF WHEN I DO HIT THE BRAKES. IN JULY 2009 I THOUGHT I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING FIXED UNDER THE RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I JUST GOT APPROACHED BY SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 54,756

I WAS DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA PA TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND. UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. AS PER ( APRIL, 2014) THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND SHOULD BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR). THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, IT'S DANGEROUS AND CONTINUES TO LOCK AS I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST DECIDED TO SHUT OFF. I LOST ALL BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOW POWER TO MY CAR MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

WHEN WE TURN THE IGNITION KEY THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE KEY REMAINS IN START AND DOESN'T RETURN TO RUN.WE GET NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS,AND OBVIOUSLY NO AIR BAGS,AND NO RADIO. IF WE BARELY TOUCH KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND FIGURE OUT THAT YOU HAD TO PHYSICALLY AND CAREFULLY TURN THE KEY TO RUN. THE CAR DIED 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE DEALER HAD EARLIER SHAVED THE CARS KEY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN HAD THE LOCK CHANGED BY A CERTIFIED LOCKSMITH. WE CONTACTED GM TO VERIFY THAT THE NEW IGNITION THAT THE LOCKSMITH PUT IN WASN'T DEFECTIVE,(NOT THAT WE QUESTION THE LOCKSMITH)AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL. WHEN WE ASKED WHETHER THEY COULD TELL IF THE LOCK WAS OK,OR IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEPER IN THE IGNITION THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $110 JUST TO FIND OUT,AND IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE,$300 MORE. NOW WE'VE CONTACTED GM AND GOT A FILE NUMBER,AND GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE BLOWING US OFF. WE NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL NEWS 2/14.THE RECALL NEEDS EXPANDING. AND WE NEED TO KNOW IF THE LOCKS A LOCKSMITH MIGHT BUY TO REPLACE, IS ALSO BAD. GM REFUSES TO GIVE THAT INFO. AND THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM ANYWAY. CAN IT BE THE IGNITION LOCK ONLY OR IS IT DEEPER? *TR

Mileage: 87,000

"POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE RADIO WITH A CHIME THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT THE NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER ON A BICYCLE JUST COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET. DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (159,000), GM STATES THAT IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY THEREFORE NOT COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE!!! THE ELECTRIC PUMP NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT INSIDE THIS CAR! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT STEER MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS GOING AS FAST AS 80MPH. I TURNED IT OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD AND PULL MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS NOT WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 99,634

POWER STEERING WENT SUDDENLY OUT TODAY WHILE TURNING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. COULD OF BEEN HIT. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

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

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT TIMES, THEY WILL TURN ON WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THEY WILL ALSO JUST COME ON RANDOMLY. NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BRAKE SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT, I PAID MY EXTREMELY HIGH BILL AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I GOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING MY CAR BACK IN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE BRAKE LINES. THEY FIXED THAT, I PAID MY EXTREMELY HIGH BILL AND LEFT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. I EVEN TOOK MY G6 IN FOR THE RECALL ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR LONG EITHER! I TRIED TO PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE WHERE PONTIAC IS CLAIMING THERE IS CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SELDOM WORK. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND JUST RECENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER OR A SOLUTION. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY, MY CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO!

Mileage: 85,000

AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SALES STAFF AND WAS TOLD THAT, DUE TO THE PRICE I WAS PAYING, THERE WAS "NO ROOM LEFT TO REPAIR SOMETHING NOT SAFETY RELATED". THIS WAS AGREEABLE TO ME, SO I LEFT IT AT THAT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO OTHER APPARENT ISSUES. SOME TIME LATER I FOLLOWED MY WIFE IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE WHILE SHE DROVE THE PONTIAC. I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON DURING TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE ON. PULLING UP TO A STOP, I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. BASICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING APPLIED, AND GO OUT WHEN THE PEDAL IS BEING APPLIED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A RECALL ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING GM, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT PART OF THEIR VERY LIMITED RECALL AS "THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC". *TR

Mileage: 75,680

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CARS CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, AND COULD NOT BE SET AGAIN. WHEN I GOT HOME I WALKED AROUND MY CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITH NO DRIVER PRESENT IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT MANY PONTIAC G6 HAVING THIS ISSUE, EVEN A RECALL WAS SENT OUT BUT IT DOESN'T EFFECT MY CAR. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED MANY G6 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING THE SAME THING AS MINE, BRAKE LIGHTS WRITING ON THEIR OWN OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. IT ALSO TRIGGERS THE CAR MAINTENANCE LIGHT TO TURN ON AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 90,567

IN APRIL 2013, WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE WHEEL BEGAN "JERKING" AROUND, AND IT BECAME HARDER TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. A CHIME, AND WARNING LIGHT APPEARED "POWER STEERING". AFTER VEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. AFTER THE SECOND RE-START, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND WAS INCREASED- INCREASED STRENGTH TO STEER, WARNING LIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT LOCALLY OWNED SHOP, IT WAS LEARNED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAD ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING IT TO A PONTIAC CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, AT MY COST OF $780.00, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS. I WAS ISSED A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM,AND SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS IN JUNE 2012, AT WHICH TIME I WAS WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR PERIMTERS LISTED, BUT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AS IT INDICATED FOR OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 9 MONTHS LATER, IN EXACTLY THE WAY DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE DUE TO A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN OUTLINED 9 MONTHS PRIOR. LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN, THAN A GENERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE PROBLEM. DESPITE THE AMOUNTS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS DISSAPOINTING THAT PONTIAC IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN A MORE FORMAL, RECALL WAY, AND INSTEAD TREATING IT AS A CASUAL COMPLIANT. AFTER CALLING THE 1-800 FOR GM, I WAS INFORMED OF NO FURTHER ASSITANCE, OR ANY INDICATION THAT A RECALL WOULD SOON BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 93,562

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE BRAKE LAMPS GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY WILL STAY ON OR SOMETIMES FLASH AT RANDOM TIMES THE ENTIRE TIME I DRIVE. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND IT IS RELATED TO CORROSION ON THE BCM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME IN THIS CAR. PONTIAC HAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL, THEIR WAY OF FIXING IT IS PUTTING DIELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS AND CALLING IT GOOD. IT WORKED FOR ME FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED....WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. FAULTY BRAKE LAMPS ARE AN EXTREME DANGER TO ANYONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE ISSUES STARTED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL UNEXPECTEDLY DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO IT THE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. THAT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO. NOW, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTS WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES ON WITH THE BRAKE IT STAYS ON APPROXIMATELY 11-12 SECONDS AND THE DISENGAGES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED. WHEN, THE BRAKES ARE BEING PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS COME ON. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SPRING OF 2012.I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICULAR TO GMC BEFORE AND I WAS TOLD THEIR WERE NO RECALLS AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF MY PROBLEMS BEFORE. BUT, IF I PAY THERE DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT IT WOULD BE A COSTLY REPAIR. I WAS THEN INFORMED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO JUST TRADE IT IN. I WAS APPALLED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALIZED MY CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ACROSS MY DASH AND RADIO STATING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURN OFF MY CAR TO RESET IT. I AM SO GLAD THAT A LITTLE KID OR SOMETHING DIDN'T RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER AROUND AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,434

GM SPUTTER START. IF IT DOES START IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY AND SOMETIMES CATCHES AND SPUTTERS BEFORE IT STARTS. I HAVE TO KEEP THE GAS PUSHED SO IT WILL CATCH AND START. LIKE THE IDLE NEEDS ADJUSTED OR SOMETHING. *TR

WHERE DO I BEGIN!!! MY G6 I LOVE BUT APPARENTLY THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. ITS IS REALLY HARD TO TURN YOUR WHEEL, ON HIGHWAY TO GET OFF AN EXIT, PULL IN TO PARK SOMEWHERE, MAKE A TIGHT TURN, AND TRY AND PULL OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SITUATION. I REALIZE ONE OF THE WAYS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO GET IT FIX (OBVIOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS PRICE), OR JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THAT SEEMS TO WORK. SO, APPARENTLY ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO GM REALIZED THIS "MANUFACTURE DEFECT/RECALL" BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT YOU KNOW HOW BIG COMPANIES ARE NEVER WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. OK, SO IN 2010 I RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT IN THE LETTER REMINDER IT STATES "THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED IN A SAFE MANNER BUT WILL REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED." OK SO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY??? I WORK ALOT AND HAVE TO TRAVEL, AND FOR PERSONAL REASONS I TRAVEL A GOOD BIT. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURS EITHER SOMEONE WITH ME TO GUIDE ME THROUGH IT OR FOR SOME REASON THE HIGHWAY IS NON BUSY AND I CAN PULL OVER (REMINDER 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL WITH NO POWER STEERING USING ALL MY ARM STRENGTH TO PULL OVER) OK, SO AGAIN THIS GM LETTER, SO OK COURSE AFTER TRYING TO JUMP SOME HOOPS I DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS REPAIR TO FIX BY GM AT THEIR COST. THAT LETTER STATES VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000MILES..YEA OK, ME I TRAVEL!!! CRAZY SO I COMPLAIN WHY NOT RIGHT. SO, 2 YEARS PASS RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM AGAIN ABOUT THIS "POWER STEERING ISSUE" NOW 150,000ML..AGAIN!!! *TR

Mileage: 151,595

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MY CAR WILL CHIME ONCE AND A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. I WILL LOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR OVER OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS ALSO CHIMED AND A MESSAGE WILL COME ON ABOUT SERVICING THE AIR BAGS. AFTER THE AIR BAG MESSAGE, THE SECURITY PADDLELOCK WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL BASICALLY SHUT DOWN. I WILL LOSE MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MINUTES AND THEN I CAN RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN FINE FOR WEEKS, AND OTHER TIMES SUCH AS YESTERDAY, IT CONTINUED EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. I JUST HAD NUMEROUS LARGE REPAIR BILLS AND I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL YOU ARE GOING MORE THAN 20 MPH. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHEN DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THANK GOD. MY DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AS WELL AS FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE G5 AND G8 FOR THE POWER STEERING AND I ALSO KNOW OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE WRECKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,557.

Mileage: 23,000

WE OWN A 05 PONTIAC G6. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WHEN THE SENSOR IS HAVING ISSUES, IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MORE IMPORTANTLY THOUGH IS THEN THE SENSOR CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHT TO WORK IN REVERSE. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, THE LIGHT STAYS ON. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL SENSORS REPLACED AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THE "FIX" IS THE ELECTRICAL LUBRICANT. THIS ELECTRICAL LUBRICANT IS ONLY GOOD FOR A FEW MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A HALF[XXX] "FIX". WE HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL "FORMER" PONTIAC DEALERS ONLY TO HAVE BEEN TOLD WE ARE "OUT OF LUCK". THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, IF YOU DEPRESS YOUR BRAKES AND NO LIGHTS COME ON IT COULD LEAD TO A REAR-END COLLISION.THANKFULLY THIS LAST TIME MY HUSBAND WAS WARNED OF THIS EVENT BY A GAL WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND HIM. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS DRINKING. HE WAS TOLD THAT A CHARACTERISTIC OF A DRUNK DRIVER IS THAT THEY "RIDE THEIR BRAKES". GM NEEDS TO GET THIS CORRECTED!! IT IS NOT SAFE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY HUSBAND WHO DRIVES 50 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK EVERYDAY. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING TRADING IN THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE OF THIS AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE G6. IT HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE WE GOT IT BETWEEN THIS BRAKE ISSUE, A "CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN TURNING (WHICH WE WERE TOLD IS "NOTHING" FROM OUR FORMER PONTIAC DEALERS) AND THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKING AND NOISE ISSUES, WHICH AS WELL WE WERE TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT. (WE HAD STANDING WATER IN THE VEHICLE W/ THE LEAKS) THIS BRAKE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT!!!! WE WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS CRAPPY SERVICE AND LACK OF CARE IN GETTING THIS VEHICLE RECALLED. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE??? I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ADDRESSING THIS SAME THING. I WOULD IMPLORE NHTSA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM

Mileage: 85,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 - WATER POURS FROM THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SPLASHING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND DRIVER WHICH IS AS UNEXPECTED AS A CHILD RUNNING IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE. THE SUDDEN DOWNPOUR MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY LOOK UP TO SEE WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM.. NOBODY WAS INJURED IN MY INCIDENT HOWEVER, THE WATER IS COMING FROM THE DRAIN TUBES FROM THE TOP OF THE CAR WHICH HAVE A TENDANCY TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. I AM TOLD THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD BUT A DRIVER DOES NOT EXPECT TO BE SUDDENLY SOAKED BY WATER WHEN DRIVING A CAR AND CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BECOME RECKLESS WHICH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY TO A VEHICLE OR A PERSON IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. OTHER THAN THE SAFETY HAZARD THAT IT IS, IT ALSO CAUSES THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED FROM MOLD AND/OR MILDEW NEEDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERS ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT YET I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TWICE AND BECAUSE IT WASN'T LEAKING AT THE TIME, THE COULD NOT SEE A PROBLEM. MIND YOU THE BACK FLOORBOARD AND SEAT WERE COMPLETELY SOAKED FROM 8 GALLONS OF WATER WHICH HAD BEEN SUCKED OUT OF THE CAR PRIOR TO DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2008. IN JULY OF 2008 I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING OPPOSITE, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE PUT IN MY CAR AND IT WAS FINE UP UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2010 WHEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2010 MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING OPPOSITE AGAIN AS WELL AS FLASHING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN HARASSED BY OTHER MOTORISTS WHO I HAVE GOTTEN MAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHER MOTORISTS CANNOT TELL IF IM BRAKING. I HAVE CALLED GM THIS WEEK AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE WORK I HAD DONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SURPRISING. I HAVE DONE SOME HOMEWORK AND LOOKED UP THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 PROBLEMS AND IT SHOWS ONLY A SMALL MAJORITY OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. MINE WAS NOT ON THIS LIST. WHY? I HAVE ALSO FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WIRING TO THE FUSE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

IN EARLY MAY WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME TOWN MY BATTERY DIED. THE REASON MY BATTERY DIED IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES STARTING MY CAR. A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FOR THE LX9 ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO A TEE. IT IS ON "INTERMITTENT EXTENDED CRANK TIME ON HOT ENGINE RESTART, STARTER MAY NOT DISENGAGE AFTER ENGINE START". THE ENGINE TURNS BUT I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND RESTART IT AT LEAST A SECOND TIME FOR IT TO ACTUALLY RUN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY CANT FIX IT. EACH TIME CALLS FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FEE. ON MAY 5TH ALL THE EXTRA JUICE TO TURN ON THE CAR CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY SO I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS IN A TOWN WHERE I KNOW NO ONE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT JUST CANT SEEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SHAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOTERS, TIRES, BRAKES AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

THE PONTIAC G6 BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SO DID THE ABS, POWER STEERING LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE GAUGES WERE SPIKING, BATTERY LIGHT, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS IT WAS SAYING THE GAS TANK LOW LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION BY CARS DOING 50 MPH. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AFTER THAT HAPPENED ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER 2 CARS. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WASN'T UNDER WARRANT SO THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WORKS FOR NOW BUT IT COULD GO OUT ANYTIME IM DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE JUST MY LUCK, ONLY TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAY PROBLEM IN THE SAME YEAR, IN THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS. I WAS ONLY DOING AROUND 20MPH AND ALMOST GOT HIT THREE TIMES HEAD ON AND FROM THE BACK IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR EVEN TURNING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND LOOSING THE STEERING AND RUNNING UP A CURB ENDANGERING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. SINCE THESE ARE NEWER CARS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE CARS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS YET BUT WILL. NOT ONLY PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS ARE IN DANGER AT ANYTIME BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE TO. I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY A FORD TRUCK HIS LIFE WASIN DANGER JUST AS MUCH AS MINE. HOW THESE CARS ARE NOT RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND?????? SO MANY PEOPLE LIVES ARE IN DANGER IM DRIVING A CAR THAT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. ARE THEY JUST GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE GET KILLED BY THIS IF NOT ALREADY OR COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LIVES ARE AT RISK. THESE CARS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED ASAP. I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY DON'T MAKE EXTENDED LIVES. RECALL ASAP RECALL ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

OWNER OF A PONTIAC 2005 G6. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST TO WORK ON A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING HOTTER MONTHS THE KNOCKING NOISE IS MORE ACTIVE. I HAVE HAD IT IN AT LEAST TWICE TO THE DEALER TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE I SHAFT. IT WAS LUBED AND REPOSITIONED. THERE WAS ALSO NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR. THE GEAR WAS REPLACED AND SET TOE IN. AS OF THIS LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY CONSOLE. I FIGURED THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLUID AND HAD MY SON GET THE BOOKLET OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRASTICALLY TIGHTENING UP. THIS STARTLED ME SINCE IT INVOLVED NAVIGATING TRAFFIC AND GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALSO HAD MY SON WITH ME. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT LOCATE A SPECIFIC AREA FOR PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE CAR - THERE IS NO HYDRAULICS - AND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED FOR $750.00. I, TOO, AM FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TODAY FOR THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES WHEN IN TRANSPORTATION. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME SIMILAR REASONS THAT OTHERS ARE FILING THEIR COMPLAINT! WHEN I READ THAT OTHERS AS WELL LOST POWER TO OTHERS, THIS HIGHLY CONCERNS ME! I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL, ONLY A REPLACEMENT PART MY BE USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL AN ACTUAL RECALL IS ORDERED AND THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS MEANS I WILL STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND BE CAUTIOUS OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

WELL IT ALL STARTED FOR MY STUPID PURCHASE OF A ?!@#$% CAR, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR COSTING ME TONS OF MONEY. 6 TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND MY BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF A JOLTING SHAKING FEELING WITH THIS CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY NEVER CHANGED THE ROTORS ALL THEY DID WAS MILL THEM DOWN, 3 TIMES THEY MILLED THEM DOWN AND THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY SAID YOUR ON YOUR OWN. SOMETIMES I TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL SHAKE AND PUT AND DIE OUT AND THEN IT I WILL TRY IT AGAIN AND IT WILL START, BUT I HAVE HAD MY CAR NOT START BACK UP 2 TIMES AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND FIXED AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY BUT THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITH IN A YEAR AND IT STILL HAPPENS NOW. I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY JOLT IT SELF TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AND IT ACTUALLY HURT MY WRIST FROM THIS AND THEN THE CAR DIED OUT AND HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING AND PROBLEM WAS A DEAD BATTERY IS WHAT THEY SAID. PASSENGER DOOR SOME HOW FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CAUSED ALL MY ELECTRICAL TO GO HAYWIRE IN MY CAR AND SHOWING DOOR AJAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO OFF CAUSING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO NOT GO OFF, MY FLOOD LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER AND RADIO ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK NOW, AND SOME OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR GO ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT. POWER ARM IN MY CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY COSTING ME A FORTUNE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WONDER IF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SHOTTY ROTORS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER REVEALING THIS TO GM ALL I HAVE HEARD BACK FROM THEM WAS TO TAKE IT IN A GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR AND THEN THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. DON"T BUY ANY PONTIAC CARS, THE WARRANTY ONLY MEANS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT AND WHEN WARRANTY IS UP YOUR ON YOUR OWN. STILL HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING RESOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

STEERING COLUMN CLUNKS WHEN TURNING, SOMETIMES CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO STEER. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. HAD COLUMN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD, INDESCRIBABLE NOISE. LASTLY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE DRIVE-SHAFT REPLACED ALONG WITH A SENSOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 31,100

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AFTER IT HAD BEEN LEASED FOR 1 YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD 12000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASE. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. STARTING WITH A NOISE, CLUNK IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR UPWARDS TO 7-8 TIMES, EACH TIME NEW REPAIRS DONE ON DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. NOW AT 64500 MILES THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER REPAIRS ONLY 4000 MILES AGO. STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING ONLY SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED REPAIRS ON THE IS OF 7-8 TIMES AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN MOST PART AND NO DOUBT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL INCLUDING POOR SUNVISOR MANUFACTURING, LEAKY MAP LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE, RAPID WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, RAPID TIRE WEAR, STARTING DRAGS WHEN STARTING, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOUR DOOR SEDAN . FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON ALONG WITH A WARNING ON THE AUDIO DISPLAY SHOWING "POWER STEERING". THESE INCIDENTS WERE INFREQUENT AND NO PARTICULAR REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE WARNING. UP UNTIL LAST WEEK I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY SENSOR. LAST WEEK I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE "POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED IN THE AUDIO SYSTEM, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING TO FOR THE VEHICLE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON SATURDAY 08/30/2008 WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE CAR AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON 09/03/2008 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND I AGAIN HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AGAIN TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I THEN DROVE TO RED HOAGLAND PONTIAC IN BRADENTON, FL FOR REPAIRS WHERE I WAS TOLD TWO MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,095.00. I READ A RECENT BLOG THAT STATED THERE HAD BEEN ABOUT 19 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT A RECALL WOULD PROBABLY BE COMING SOON FROM YOUR AGENCY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IF THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

CAR WONT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR IT WONT START AFTER THE DRIVER DISPLAY HAS GONE HAYWIRE (SHOWING ERRORS, AC BLOWS HOT AIR, GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, UNABLE TO VIEW YOUR SPEED, ETC.). *TR

Mileage: 22,206

WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION TO START MY CAR IT STALLS, PUTTERS AND AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WILL START. *TR

TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO WRITE THEM ALL UP, HERE ARE A FEW: ENGINE MAKES METAL GRINDING "WHOOSHING" NOISE INDEPENDENT FROM ACCELERATION-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, WARPED ROTORS-DEALER WANTED OVER $1,000 TO FIX, HAVE HAD RADIO REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO DISC ERRORS-DEALER KEEPS REPLACING, HAD STEERING RACK AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES-DEALER COVERED, SENSOR THAT TURNS ON LIGHTS WENT-DEALER REPLACED, POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO TURN AND ROUGH, BUT NO "LOCK-UPS" LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD(THANKFULLY)-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, HAD DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PANEL SUNROOF DRAIN CLOG, WATER SOAKED FRONT CARPET(3 INCHES OF WATER)-DEALER FIXED BUT LEFT ME WITH A MOLDY CARPET!, ENGINE FLUTTERS/STUTTERS TO A START ON RANDOM-DEALER HAS NO ANSWER FOR ME, TRUNK LID WAS SCRAPING REAR BUMPER DUE TO LATCHES BEING TIGHTENED WRONG-DEALER FIXED, HEADLAMP FULL OF CONDENSATION-DEALER FIXED, CAR RIDICULOUSLY BAD IN THE RAIN AND SNOW, STABILITY CONTROL MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BUCK, REPLACED TIRES WITH SNOW TIRES, STILL BAD-DEALER HAS NO ANSWER FOR ME, LARGE DEEP SCRATCH ACROSS WINDSHIELD RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VIEW FROM CONTOUR OEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEALER SAID TOO BAD. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW, I CANT REMEMBER THEM ALL, THIS CAR IS SUCH A LEMON. IM STICKING WITH TOYOTA FROM NOW ON! I LEARNED MY LESSON! *TR

Mileage: 1,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT: WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, WE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR A LEAKING PANORAMIC ROOF. THE SECOND TIME IT LEAKED, THE DASH SHORTED OUT. THEN AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES WE STARTED HEARING POPPING NOISES WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. AT AROUND 42,000 MILES THE POPPING NOISES GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT, WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE MAN AT THE SERVICE DESK SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EVEN DIAGNOSING IT. HE TOLD US THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN A LOT OF G6S. I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND HE SAID NO. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $550 TO FIX IT AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE ON ME AS I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE. AFTER I RETURNED HOME I DECIDED TO DO SOME SURFING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING G6 STEERING ISSUES. I FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR STEERING ISSUES. IN FACT, I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA WAS EVEN INVESTIGATING GM FOR G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE AFFECTING SOME 176K VEHICLES. FRANKLY, THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH! SO MUCH SO, THAT THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT DOWN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TRADED IN THE G6 FOR A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L (5-STAR RATING). I TOOK IT IN THE SHORTS ON THE TRADE-IN, BUT I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO GET RID OF THIS NIGHTMARE! PARTING QUESTION: SINCE WHEN IS ?POWER STEERING FAILURE? NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL. SHAME ON GM! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

MY WIFE WAS ALMOST KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AT 50MPH+ WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHE HAS COMPLAINED OF STEERING ISSUES/NOISES/CONTROL IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER HAD IT LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP, AND SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LAST OF DOUBLE DIGIT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WORKED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM NOT STARTING TO HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BUT I FEEL THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I AM AT 27,000 MILES AND ON AT LEAST MY 9TH SET OF BRAKES/ROTORS. IT ALSO HAS WHAT I NOW REFER TO AS THE GM SPUTTER START. IF IT DOES START IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY AND SOMETIMES CATCHES AND SPUTTERS BEFORE IT STARTS. HATE THIS CAR. *TR

AUTOMATIC START ON VEHICLE FAILED TO WORK. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART. WHEN THE PART WAS IN, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. LEFT THE LOCATION, THE AUTOMATIC START TURNED ON THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME THAT EVENING AND WAS READY TO GO OUT AGAIN, THE AUTOMATIC START TURNED ON THE CAR BUT FAILED TO REMAIN ON FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. LATER ON IN THE SAME EVENING, THE AUTOMATIC START FAILED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DID TURN ON THE LOCK LIGHTS. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THE CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND CAR REFUSED TO START BY AUTOMATIC START. RETURNED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE AUTOMATIC START FAILURE. THEY AGAIN TESTED IT, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE TURNED ON FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY SPOKE WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ADVISED IT WAS PROBABLY CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE. I'M APPARENTLY STUCK WITH IT WORKING THAT WAY, HOWEVER, I TURNED OFF MY CELL PHONE TO START THE VEHICLE W/ AUTOMATIC START AND IT STILL FAILED TO DO SO. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SEIZES INTERMITTENTLY ON HIS 2005 PONTIAC GT. THE FAILURE SPEED HAS VARIED, HOWEVER, HE COULD TELL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO SEIZE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND SHIFT TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 MILES. THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE REPAIR INVOICE DID NOT STATE THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

STARTER DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. IT DRAGS ON KIND OF LIKE A HARD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY. WAITED CLEAR UNTIL 09/08/2006 AND GM HAD A PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO GET IT FIXED. GUESS WHAT IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY ON 09/13/2006. NOW MY CAR GOES BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT AGAIN. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *NM

Mileage: 17,776

SOMETIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THE ENGINE DRAGS AND IS SLOW TO TURN OVER. *NM

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, OR WON'T TURN OVER, FOLLOWING WHICH IT DOES EVENTUALLY START. IT HAS NOT FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AS OF YET, HOWEVER IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES (PROBABLY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK)SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 1,000

ELECTRICAL. THE INFORMATION/RADIO/TEMP READING MALFUNCTIONS AND RESETS ITSELF. THE TEMPERATURE READING WILL STAY AT 77 DEGREES FOR HOURS (WHEN TEMP IS OTHER THAN THAT). WHILE LISTENING TO A CD, AND HITTING THE EJECT BUTTON - DISPLAY READS "NO DISC". RADIO WILL RESET ALL STATIONS AND TIME. RADIO DISPLAY WILL FLASH LINES OR NOT EVEN COME ON AT TIMES. OCCASIONALLY, IN WARM WEATHER, ON INITIAL START UP, RPM AND ENGINE WILL REV CLOSE TO 2000 RPM. BACK LIGHTING FOR COMFORT CONTROLS HAVE CHANGED FROM RED LIGHT TO ORANGE. ** THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IN MY OPINION, GO FURTHER THAN RADIO INFORMATION, BUT APPARENTLY TO THE FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL WHILE STARTING THE CAR - AS STATED IN WARM WEATHER 85 DEGREES, IT START AS IF TEMP IS 20 DEGREES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES. TWO TIMES THE RADIO WITH THE INFORMATION DISPLAY WAS REPLACED AND ANOTHER OCCASION THE TEMP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

Mileage: 1,500

MY 2005 PONTIAC G6'S DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM THE HEADLINER AREA. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE THEN AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN. THE DEALER SUSPECTS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT DUE TO THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I SUSPECT THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE STARTED A SERIOUS FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 7,000