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pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
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Average Mileage:
32,000 miles
Total Complaints:
5 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
steering problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Pontiac dealer.
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2006Sep 06
G6 3.5L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 26,000 miles
To any Pontiac mechanic know it all I am going to post this opinion and you can cover it up or say you know everything, but the hell with you. I have an 05 G6 and bought it with 26000 miles at only 1.5 years old, still really new one owner. A week later it had some knocking down in the steering column. Took it in, fixed gear assembly, set tire pressure and D set front toe, this was 09/06. 12/06 took in again, they replaced column, said steering gear too much backlash!!??? AGAIN, im in shop 2/07, replaced steering gear AGAIN, set toe. 10/07 and I only wish I was kidding, I was back to Pontiac, this time,ha pulled bolt off intermediate shaft, then spray lube on i-shaft, bolt back down, pump it up and down then rotate 180 degrees, and "FINE." March of Damn 08, what do you guess? Steering shaft again replaced, this time made them pay for rental. And car was out of warranty. Here we are today, 07/09, yes folks we made it just over a year with no noise, all of the SUDDEN. MY SEXY lil G6 is in the shop again!!! Intermediate steering shaft being replaced AGAIN. Ok why doesn't GM do something about this? I see that many others have smae problem and all i can tell you is, if you have this problem and you have had replaced more than two times or so, be consistant if you are out of your warranty. I think Pontiac is full aware of the problem, cause they didn't give me a hard time and I now have 67,000 miles on car. It's a great car and luckily car is perfect other than that. I think there should be a lifetime warranty as many times as I have had that car in the shop for the same part. So don't give up if your having this problem and have had fixed a few times before. Or if you feel like they are not checking what they should, they are probably not. Tell them to look at this if it's your problem.
2009May 11
G6 GT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 54,000 miles
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This car got great gas milage, was really sharp & everything my daughter wanted for her 16th birthday. On May 11th, 2009 all 3 of our children were on their way to school my daughter was driving 45 mph on the S curves (asphalt paving) when the steering locked up. They rolled the car, the air bags did not go off, we are assuming because it wasn't a front impact accident - the car was trailored to the Chevy Garage where they did a fault code reading - no fault codes found. The car was totaled!!! - I'm telling everyone I see driving a G6 of this wreck and referring them to www.carcomplaints.com - There isn't any recalls on the steering, only complaints from people like us. We thought about getting a attorney but with the government buyout stuff going on - thought it would be like trying to get blood out of a turnip. We can't help to think that Pontiac is aware of this problem... but until someone dies I doubt anything will be done. Please take the time to write your complaint and warn your friends and loved ones of this problem.
2008Mar 16
G6 V6
- Automatic transmission
- 25,000 miles
I took my car in because it stated that there was a problem with the power steering (which should be considered a recall, if you ask me) and when driving home 2 days later I noticed that there was a slight rattling noise coming from somewhere around the steering wheel, then called them took it and they took care of it at to charge. It was just a pain, I mean I took it in for one problem and I came out with another! UGH
2007Jul 11
(reported on)G6 GT 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 30,000 miles
First off I get in this car for a test drive and the check engine light is on. I am around cars all day long and just figured it was something minor and they would fix it before I bought it anyway. Didn't seem as if anything was wrong except the light was on. I do got to say that these little cars have a lot of pickup but when you increase speed it pulls to one side as if a ball joint is loose or something. Also sometimes when you start the car, nothing happens for a brief second and you let the key go, it starts by itself. Both power points in the car no longer works and I have checked all of the fuses under the hood and on the passenger side panel of more fuses that took me for ever to find. The multi-disc CD changer sometimes has a mind of its own. Its works great most of the time but them I had a couple times where it looked as if there was a short somewhere and it cuts out briefly as well.
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2009Oct 10
G6 V6
I had the clunking noise in the column. I took it to the dealer and it was replaced under warranty. Now I have the same problem again at 54000 miles. The dealer says it is not covered under warranty. I'm looking at trading in this car since I have had so many issues with it already.
B R.
Green Bay, WI, USA
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