2006 Pontiac G6: whining or grinding noise

Filed Aug 3, 2011 · Steering · 65,500 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated the power steering worked intermittently. He heard a whining and knocking noise when he turned the steering wheel either to the right or left. The vehicle was not been inspected or repaired. The current mileage was 65,000. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 14, 2009 · Steering · 42,000 miles · OH

This complaint is in regards to my 2006 pontiac g6 sedan. Over the past year and a half, I have had intermittent issues with the power steering on this vehicle. The problem was first noticed in early 2008 (~february) when I attempted to park my car. When turning into the parking place, power steering went out. I turned off the vehicle, restarted it, and the problem was corrected. On my way home from that errand, the power steering again went out. I again restarted the vehicle and everything worked fine. Since that time, I have had similar incidents happen 10-12 times, but the problem was resolved each time when the vehicle restarted. In each instance I was in a parking lot or traveling at a low speed, making my solution plausible. Over the past week, however, the problem has worsened considerably. Whenever turning hard in either direction (particularly when going downhill) I lose power steering. It is an absolute fight to keep the vehicle on the road. Additionally, this is accompanied by a very loud whirring/whining/clunking sound that continues until the car comes to a stop. I will be visiting a dealer tomorrow for repairs, but have noticed how many other people have this problem with 2006 pontiac g6 vehicles (search google!). I wanted to document this, and request your help in correcting this very bad safety issue before too many people are injured as a result.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Suspension · 20,000 miles · PA

Starting at approx. 25k miles the front passenger strut was replaced, 10k miles later the strut and strut mount were replaced passenger and driver, roughly 10k more miles and the entire front suspension was replaced. At 55k miles the strut is again bad and now the front passenger wheel bearings are bad and whining very loudly as you increase speed and then decrease as the speed decreases to a stop. This has been an ongoing issue and feel that there should be a recall on this. My dealership has remarked several times that this is a known issue but am very concerned that this cannot be resolved long-term. I have entered the rough original date of issue which began the first year that I purchased the car.

Filed Nov 27, 2007 · Brakes · 34,000 miles · FL

My brakes started making a whining noise the week of 11-12-07. I had it looked at by the dealer on 11-21-07..the service manager advised me that I needed to replace my brake pads and recommended to have the rotors resurfaced. My car first came out in 2005. I've had my car 1.5 years. I do not drive in a lot of traffic. If anything I drive less than what I've ever with any car. I have had several cars leading up to this one and have never had to replace/fix anything with the brakes. I had my brakes fixed 11-26-07 and had to resurface the back rotors down to a 1,000. They will never be able to be resurfaced again. I had to replace all of the brake pads and resurface the front rotors as well. I am very shocked that I had to fix the brakes this soon!

Filed Dec 20, 2006 · Electrical · 15,004 miles · MO

Tl* - the contact states that the weather was overcast while driving and the battery light came on the instrument panel. The she noticed a whining noise coming from underneath the hood. Upon lifting the hood a cloud of smoke arose. There was a burning smell, immediately the battery cable was immediately disconnected . The contact called general motors roadside assistance, they sent out a tow truck to take the vehicle to the nearest dealership.