Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that there were several failures that randomly progressed upon purchasing the vehicle from a private seller. Due to the various failures, the vehicle was unable to pass state inspection. The vehicle was taken to four different independent mechanics, but a permanent remedy could not be provided to prevent the failures. The various mechanics replaced the throttle body, spark plugs, air flow sensor, and battery; however, the failures continued. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed, and failed to start and restart on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it diagnosed that the master computer and the struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
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Tl* the contact owned a 2006 pontiac g6. While the vehicle was stuck on a snow embankment, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact was shifting the gear from drive and reverse numerous times while her son was attempting to push the vehicle out of the snow embankment. A burning odor was detected and, a short time later, the vehicle caught on fire. The police and fire department were contacted and the fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed a total loss. The dealer (jd byrider, (260‑209‑5071) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that they were not liable due to the vehicle being deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.
My son died in the car.
The brake lights started coming on without the pedal being pushed.then the battery started going dead randomly when parked.then all dashlights flickering ,power locks locking and unlocking thereself,and lost accelerating power and shut off ,all happened while in motion on city street.have trouble switching gear shift out of park.front brakes also locking up randomly when driving.
My wheel an brakes locked while I was driving causing me to hit two cars parked my airbags never came out the driver side tire an front end busted fluids leak out an it happened on a city street vechile was towed
Recently, I saw an article from a local news station regarding the attorney general going after local car dealerships for not disclosing or fixing recalls for cars sold off of their lot. I purchased my car in february 2015, with no knowledge of any issues or recalls. Upon placing my VIN number into the federal safety agency website, I discovered that I have three recalls that have affected my car, having to do with the brakes, transmission and power steering. My car has had issues with its brakes from the get-go, I even went back to websmart to have it fixed with my warranty. Mere weeks after getting it "fixed", the issues returned and I'm not sure if it has to do with this recall or not. My power steering has gone out on me three times while driving, in the little over two years that I have had the car. I am not sure what to do regarding this and could use some help. Thank you, matt.
The air bag doesn't work and the light flashes "service airbag," and, while pumping the brakes to stop, you have to pumps twice before the car reacts to the command. I had the pads replaced but the car operates the same as before.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over and was able to restart the vehicle after 60 seconds. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,706. Updated 01/06/2017
Letter from senator gillibrand on behalf of constituent re 2006 pontiac g6 catalytic converter. *smd the consumer stated his mother was driving the vehicle, when the service engine light illuminated. The consumer stated on the way to the dealer, the service engine light went out. However, the transmission was shifting hard. According to the dealer, the exhaust cam solenoid needed to be replaced. However, a month later the vehicle was exhibiting the issue. The dealer determined the catalytic converter needed to be replaced.
While driving 55 MPH around a sharp turn my service engine light came on and the radio display read 'engine power reduced' causing the vehicle to reduce speed drastically and an accident narrowly escaped. There is no excuse faulty part or not that my life should be endangered or but at risk by a manufacturer defect or whatever the cause. This needs to be looked into, before someone loses their life!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. After 30 minutes, the vehicle restarted normally. The contact also stated that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they were not able to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The car had a "ticking" sound for 3 weeks. The sound starts when you start the car and does not go away. Last week the car abruptly stop and shut off. When I attempted to re-start the car it smelled like something was burning so I left it go and took it to a mechanic. They say the car is crap..the engine locked up and part of the piston broke off and flew into the motor, damaging it. Thank god we were not on the highway where the speed limit is 70 MPH when this happen. Now we are stuck with a car that is not worth repairing and no one wants it for a trade in nor will the loan go away. These cars should be pulled off the market.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving at various speeds, the contact noticed a burning oil odor. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the oil filter housing adaptor seal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the oil pan, water pump and the cross over pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000.
I was in the merging lane to merge onto the interstate and my car loss power. My car was still drivable,but would not go past 2 RPM. Display panel displayed "reduced power".
Car shuts down while driving. Screen says engine disabled. After a minute or two the car restarts. Kept happening randomly. Dealer says it needs PCM replaced. I noticed several complaints about this on different websites.
Shortly after I purchased my 2006 pontiac g6 (in 2006) it has been failing to start from time to time. The dealership stated that there is an electrical (shortage) problem that causes the car not to start and kills the battery. I have had to replaced the four(4) times. The car has totally died on me five (5) different times and had to be towed. The first and second times it died, it was between 25-40k miles ; therefore, still under warranty. The third time it was a little beyond 60k and the dealership would not honor the extended warranty, so I paid out of pocket. The fourth I replaced the battery again. The fifth after a few attempts the battery was recharged. Lost steering power while driving. The dic readout "check gas cap," I would tighten the had cap, but still the engine light comes on. I have replaced the had cap the times. Lost power while driving. Car will not go above 40 MPH. Transmission dipstick is missing.
Driving 35 MPH, engine light appeared, "engine power reduced", slowed speed and returned home.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that after the vehicle was parked, there was fluid leaking from under the front end. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coolant crossover pipe gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,000.
The first incident vehical would not start after being shut off waited 1/2 hour and started normally. Second incident driving at 55 MPH and lost all power to vehicle, car shut off let it sit 10 min started normal third incident driving on the interstate 65 MPH vehicle lost all power to vehicle, car shut off, let sit 10 min started normal had a recall (#13036)done on car in the beginning of december and then started to have these issues- can not get back into the pontiac dealer in my area for almost two weeks! Seems strange to me,we had no issues till we took it in for this recall!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Exiting the highway, engine light comes on, traction control off light comes on, car displays engine power reduced, then engine disabled. Car rolls to a stop, put in park and try to start. Wait approx 30 seconds, car starts, but it's a hard start.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact received numerous recalls. The vehicle was repaired according to the recalls, but the power steering failures listed in the recalls recurred the same day. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the power steering, electric motor, and module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The federal safety agency campaign numbers were unknown. The failure mileage was 123,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle began to experience failures after the dealer performed recall repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for an unknown recall. The specific repairs were also unknown. A mechanic indicated that the vehicle was repaired. Another mechanic stated that they did not check under the hood and inspect the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the service engine sensor and the check engine sensor illuminated. There was also a ticking noise after the repairs from the dealer were performed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but they would not repair the vehicle because it was not able to restart. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), 14v153000 (steering), and 14v224000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer did not specify when the parts would become available nor when the three recall repairs would be performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,210.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. After the vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering), the engine stalled without warning. After multiple attempts, the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred several times. In addition, the contact stated that the instrument panel malfunctioned and all the warning lights illuminated intermittently. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had not exhibited the failures prior to the recall repairs. The dealer stated that the vehicle had to be towed back to the dealer and inspected further in order to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,719.
Ignition broke during driving on the florida turnpike highway. When taken to the dealer I was informed that ignition locked caused engine to lock. Therefore car is in no good condition to drive. Requiring a new engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 40 MPH, a deer ran into the road and the contact crashed into the deer. The vehicle stalled and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The contact sustained back pain, but did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. In addition, while at a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The failures occurred on numerous occasions. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 28,000.
While driving there was a noise similar to that of which you hear when the seat belt isn't engaged then the display on the radio reads "engine power reduced" then immediately after that it reads "engine power disabled" and then the car shuts itself down. I was able to coast to safety where I then turned the ignition to off. Tried to start it again but the car was completely dead. I waited 10 minutes and then was able to start the car again but it didn't start normal it kind of sputtered and then started. I was then able to drive home. A second occurrence happened a different day when I was parked. I started the car and it immediately made the above mentioned noise, gave me the same 2 messages and then shut itself down. I then could start it again after about 10 minutes. I was told this was a throttle body issue by a dealer and have not yet had this problem resolved. This is a very dangerous thing to happen while you are driving especially if you have small children in the car. This should be a recall immediately.
I was driving home in the afternoon. I lost control of the power steering. I tried to merge out of my lane so I would not impact another car. I had no control of the steering at all. I was unable to merge, I hit the back end of a utility truck.
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