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 federal safety agency 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!
2005 Pontiac G6 body complaints
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On our 2005 pontiac gt 6, during most daylight driving conditions, the instrument panel is so difficult to read that, at times, it is impossible to tell how fast one is traveling. Sometimes, it takes a second or more to make it out. Rarely, it is easily readable. We think that the extra time needed to discern one's speed, if it can be determined at all, could easily lead to an accident. The gas gauge and coolant temperature gauges are even more difficult to make out, but that does not represent as serious a problem as failing to be able to read one's speed. If the ability existed to turn on the instrument panel lighting, the problem would be eliminated.
1) driving my pontiac g6 onto a regular driveway slope 2) forward metal impingements (only driver side affected) attached to the chassis was bent back due to the I-beam structure "catching" the concrete driveway slope. Consequence of design failure caused the entire engine cradle to shift and there by allowing for an increase in damage possibilities to engine block and radiator to occur. Also with I-beam structure being bent downward it has created a hanging piece of metal to possibly catch road debris (could lead to tire failure) and allow slope changes in the road to once again catch the bent metal to create even more damage. 3) the dealership suggested replacing to the whole engine cradle. I suggest that gm should attach a metal bar horizontally to the two front metal impingements to effectively create a grind bar, greatly reducing the possibilities of metal bending causing a road hazard and engine cradle replacement.
Open rear window or windows at speed of 40 MPH and above creates a safety problem as the noise from the rear of the car becomes so intense that you either have to close the window or stop the car. The noise sounds like a rotar on a helicopter and the faster you go over 40 the louder it becomes and your hearing becomes so bad you must stop or put window back up. Ir reported this to gm and they told me its the nature of the beast totally unacceptable answer.
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