NHTSA Complaint #10631261 — 2006 PONTIAC G6

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. *TR