2006 Pontiac G6 Powertrain (other) Problems

Steering and steering wheel shakey and the power steering randomly goes out.

NHTSA ID

11647701

Incident

Jan 15, 2025

When driving I can’t steer correctly steering wheel goes stiff where I can’t turn the electric powering light comes on

NHTSA ID

11641824

Incident

Feb 3, 2025

Nothing happened but I would like to get this fixed because of the open recalls

NHTSA ID

11602023

Incident

Jul 14, 2024

Unknown

NHTSA ID

11531111

Incident

Jun 1, 2023

The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to Midas. The contact notified the manufacturer of the failure and was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was then towed to an undisclosed dealer and the contact was informed that the engine failed due to the timing belt and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

NHTSA ID

11530745

Incident

Jul 2, 2023

Mileage

113,000 mi

TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC IS STARTING TO GO AND OR SLIP. HAVE TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY TO GET CAR MOVING. WILL START REVING ONCE IT'S PAST 3 RPMS. HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON STREETS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I HEAR A NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11406916

Incident

Apr 6, 2021

Mileage

151,330 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE THAT I FOUND TO BE A DEFECT

NHTSA ID

11404726

Incident

Mar 17, 2021

WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING 🚗 TODAY I COULDN'T NORMALLY STEER TO EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT PULLING TREMENDOUSLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AS WELL ALMOST LIKE ITS STALLING OUT PUTTER, , "GM, IS SHORT FOR GOD MODE AND CAN HE BUILD IT, OR "GOT MAN" CAUSE HE 'GOT YA' WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT.. GREAT. LOVE IT. FML

NHTSA ID

11399129

Incident

Mar 4, 2021

Mileage

214,398 mi

THE ROAD WAS WET HAD NO TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP I WAS GOING AROUND 60MPH ON A EXPRESSWAYSLIDING AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED.I FEEL THE CAR IS TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT'S SITTING AT MB GARAGE IN HUNTLEY IL. ON LINE THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID

11384126

Incident

Dec 3, 2020

Mileage

116,500 mi

LOST 4TH GEAR WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11343764

Incident

Aug 6, 2020

Mileage

180,685 mi

TRANSMISSION ISN'T SHIFTING, AND SHIFT CABLE CAME APART SOMEWHERE. SEVERAL CARS JUST LIKE MINE HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS SAME THING HAPPENING, BUT MINE ISN'T?? CAR DOESN'T HAVE EVEN 135,000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS SHORTING OUT SOMEWHERE, AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. POWER STEERING IS WORKING AGAINST ME OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME... PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIGURED OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE, IT IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL THOUSAND OF THESE CARS JUST LIKE MINE AND MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE??? TELL ME WHY NOT?? *TR

NHTSA ID

11327901

Incident

May 23, 2020

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT LIVED DOWN THE ROAD AND DROVE IN REVERSE TO HER HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

NHTSA ID

11206075

Incident

May 3, 2019

Mileage

143,000 mi

MY G6 2006 3.9 GTP TRANSMISSION WONT MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSON SHOWED NO SIGN OF GOING BAD I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL TO DRIVE IT ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON RANDOM TIMES FOLLOWED BY A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE.

NHTSA ID

11143551

Incident

Sep 20, 2018

Mileage

209,000 mi

MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING ON ME, IVE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WENT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WAITED ALMOST A MINUTE FOR IT TO SHIFT PRESSED THE GAS & IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE THEN IT KICKED REAL HARD. TOOK IT TO A SHOP & THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S FAILING I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO TAKE A CHANCE & GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE MY CAR ROLLAWAY WHEN IT'S PARKED. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS WITH MY STEERING, TOOK IT TO THE SAME SHOP FOR A LEFT CONTROL ARM & THEY TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE CRACKING WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IS THAT I NEED A U JOINT . AGAIN I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THESE ISSUES I HAVE WITH THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11109897

Incident

Jul 6, 2018

AUTO TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT: IT IS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL AND NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR INCLUDING PARK.

NHTSA ID

11073187

Incident

Feb 14, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN AUBURN, NEW YORK WAS MADE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

NHTSA ID

11057194

Incident

Dec 14, 2017

Mileage

122,000 mi

I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN GEAR THE FIRST GEAR IS REVERSE SO IT SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE IT DON'T SHIFT HARD INTO NEUTRAL AN THEN IT SHIFT HARD IN ALL OTHER GEARS IT WILL SHIFT HARD BUT IF I GET THE RPMS PAST 3000 WITHOUT SHIFTING IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE COMMONLY EACH DAY

NHTSA ID

11057187

Incident

Dec 28, 2017

Mileage

122,500 mi

I'VE GOT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 2.4 AN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD SOMETIMES FROM PARK TO REVERSE NOT IN NEUTRAL BUT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AN IT WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN I'M DRIVING NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS

NHTSA ID

11052927

Incident

Nov 23, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (POWER TRAIN), THREE MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN REVERSE AFTER REVERSING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUPLESSIS BUICK GMC AT 2522 S BURNSIDE AVE, GONZALES, LA 70737 WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED DIAGNOSED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,450.

NHTSA ID

11031473

Incident

Aug 5, 2017

Mileage

178,450 mi

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER UNSURE IF CAR IS OK OR NOT. BOTH LITES AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, SEATBELT WARNING LITE/CHIME DO NOT GO AWAY EVEN WHEN BUCKLED.

NHTSA ID

10995698

Incident

May 31, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER DID NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK GEAR UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,197.

NHTSA ID

10993980

Incident

Jun 8, 2017

Mileage

109,197 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALLED PART (BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION) AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL LOCKING UP. AFTER FIXING THE RECALLED PART I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY, A CALIBER, STARTER, AND TWO HUBS. MY CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING IT WILL FUNCTION FOR A COUPLE OF MILES PERFECTLY, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WILL NOT GEAR UP THE CAR WILL BE ON DRIVE AND IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO CATCH, THEN THE CAR WILL LOCK UP AND NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE. SO I WILL HAVE TO GET A TOW SERVICE BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM WILL LOCK THE CAR AND I CANNOT PUSH IT TO A SAFE AREA.

NHTSA ID

10959880

Incident

Mar 9, 2017

Mileage

114,000 mi

MY CAR WAS RUNNING JUST FINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN ON A VERY RAINY NIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT CATCH GEAR IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO RUN SMOOTHLY. ABOUT 8 MINUTES LATER WHEN I GOT TO THE FREEWAY IT DROVE SMOOTHLY. THE NEXT DAY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT STARTED BURNING. I STOPPED TO LET IT COOL AND CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS, EVERYTHING WAS OK. I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR 10 MINUTES TO MAKE IT TO MY HOUSE. WHILE REVERSING A LOT POP HAPPENED. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AND PINK FLUID WAS RUNNING DOWN THE PARKING LOT. I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR OUT THE WAY BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. AFTER AN HOUR I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO A RELATIVES HOUSE AFTER REFILLING THE CAR WITH POWER STEERING FLUID. AFTER 2 HOURS OF SITTING WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO MY HOUSE AND AS WE LEFT THE CAR LOCKED UP. THE ENGINE RAN BUT THE TIRES WERE GETTING NO ROTATION. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHILE A MECHANIC TOOK THE BRAKE CALIBER AND BRAKE PADS OFF, SO WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT THE WAY. I AM PAYING ON A CAR THAT I HAVE NOT HAD FOR SIX MONTHS AND IS NOT WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10943999

Incident

Dec 18, 2016

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE AND DISENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10873969

Incident

May 25, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND THE SECURITY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE OXYGEN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. ..UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF

NHTSA ID

10762704

Incident

Aug 9, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi