CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Pontiac G6 has major problems with two areas fairly critical to the act of driving... steering & safety.
The 2006 G6 has a major defect trend with electronic power-assisted steering failure. The power steering cuts out while driving, making it extremely difficult to steer. G6 owners typically report spending $600 - $1,200+ to fix the problem, replacing either the entire steering column or the power assist motor.
In March 2010, GM recalled 1.3 million vehicles for this exact problem "...after receiving 1,100 complaints of power steering failures." However the 2006 G6 wasn't included in that recall.
In July 2010, GM issued a "Special Coverage Adjustment" — TSB #10183 — covering "certain" (not all) 2005, 2006 & 2008 Pontiac G6's for this power steering issue, up to 10 years/100k miles. However a large number of 2006 G6 owners have reported they were not covered by this campaign, based on VIN#.
As of late 2013 the NHTSA had well over 700 steering complaints on file for the 2006 G6, with 21 crashes & 12 injuries. The NHTSA closed their initial investigation in 2007, having determined that losing your power steering going over 15-20 mph isn't a big deal & that most crashes occurred at slow speeds, so not a safety risk. Ridiculous? Yep, we think so too.
The 2006 G6 also has an expensive problem with "popping" or "clunking" noises when turning, & that issue extends to newer model years as well.
Factor in the 2006 Pontiac G6's poor side impact protection & you end up with a vehicle you should steer clear of.
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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
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- Average Mileage:
- 74,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Last Month my hubby and I were driving down the HWY with our 2 kids in the back seat. Well my 2 year old decided he was going to reach around and unlock the back door and open it while driving! we were told our car had all safety features when we purchased it in 2007, we had no reason to use the child safetly locks until this happened, so we went to turn them on, well to our surprise there are no child safety locks!! We contacted GM and they sent us on a wild goose chase basically... we finally went back to our original point of purchase (GM sent us back telling us we were sold an incomplete car) and told them our problem and what was going on and what GM told us. So the service manager put alot of time into this and researched it, come to find out that there are indeed some G6 cars that are not equipped with child safety locks unless you have the Lock out power windows and doors (we have the lock out power windows), even though it says in the manual that we have them on our car!!
This is a HUGE issue!!!! my child could fall out of the car!!!! Im very concerned! so I asked how much it would cost to get them put on and they cant even be installed on this car!!! WTF!!!! so here we stand unable to get a safety feature (that should be on all cars) put on our car.... unable to buy a new one because we still owe on this one...
- cindyns, Shad Bay, NS, Canada