2005 PONTIAC G6 Suspensionfront Problems

7 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 2005 PONTIAC G6

7 suspensionfront complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 PONTIAC G6. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Suspensionfront Complaints

#10408424 |
WE OWN A 05 PONTIAC G6. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. WHEN THE SENSOR IS HAVING ISSUES, IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MORE IMPORTANTLY THOUGH IS THEN THE SENSOR CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHT TO WORK IN REVERSE. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, THE LIGHT STAYS ON. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL SENSORS REPLACED AND NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THE "FIX" IS THE ELECTRICAL LUBRICANT. THIS ELECTRICAL LUBRICANT IS ONLY GOOD FOR A FEW MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A HALF[XXX] "FIX". WE HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL "FORMER" PONTIAC DEALERS ONLY TO HAVE BEEN TOLD WE ARE "OUT OF LUCK". THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, IF YOU DEPRESS YOUR BRAKES AND NO LIGHTS COME ON IT COULD LEAD TO A REAR-END COLLISION.THANKFULLY THIS...
#10293161 |
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND EVERYTIME I TURN MY WHEEL THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD BE LINKED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING. I HAVE HEARD SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST ALL STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR
#10254004 |
AFTER 64,000 MILES ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6, I STARTED HEARING A CLUNK NOISE AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY OVER 50 MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO COME APART ON MY CAR. I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS AND HE STATED THAT THE VIBRATION AND STEERING NOISE WAS BECAUSE MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I HANDLE THIS CAR EXTREMELY WELL AND CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BALL JOINTS WOULD BE BAD SO SOON. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TRYING TO FIND PARTS, ONLY THE DEALER SOLD THEM AND THEY WERE A WHOPPING 215.00 FOR EACH SIDE OF CAR. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS OFTEN. ADDITIONALLY MY POWER STEERING...
#10242800 | Crash
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AFTER IT HAD BEEN LEASED FOR 1 YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD 12000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASE. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. STARTING WITH A NOISE, CLUNK IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR UPWARDS TO 7-8 TIMES, EACH TIME NEW REPAIRS DONE ON DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. NOW AT 64500 MILES THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AFTER REPAIRS ONLY 4000 MILES AGO. STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2007 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING ONLY SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED REPAIRS ON THE IS OF 7-8 TIMES AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM ALSO HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN MOST PART...
#10237597 |
RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END AND STEERING ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT 4000 MILES WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. ISSUES ARE LOCKING OF THE STEERING, DRIFTS AND WANDERS, SHOOTS UNCONTROLLABILITY TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHEN HITTING LARGER BUMPS WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, 'LOOSE' NOISES, POPPING AND GENERAL SOUNDS LIKE FRONT IS GOING TO COME OUT FROM UNDER IT. STARTED A 4K MILES, NOW HAS 23K MILES WITH SAME ISSUES AND 6 TRIPS TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TELL ME IT'S 'NORMAL'. NO INJURIES YET BUT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *TR
#10227040 |
I TOOK A LEASE OVER OF A 2005 G6 LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. A LOT OF TIMES IT DOESN'T START JUST SPUTTERS REPEATEDLY. TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT OF COURSE THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RIGHT AFTER WE GOT THE CAR WE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED AND ALSO THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. HAD TO HAVE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT STRUTS REPLACED. CLUNKING NOISE STILL HAD NOT GONE AWAY, EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN I COMPLAIN OF THE CLUNKING AND EACHTIME THEY SAY IT IS DUE TO SOMETHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE HAD A PULSATION PROBLEM WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. POWER STEERING WENT ON IT QUITE A FEW TIMES, HAD IT REPLACED AND HAS DONE IT SINCE. THE REARVIEW MIRROR SNAPPED RIGHT OFF WHEN BEING ADJUSTED. VISOR...
#10133553 |
DASH RATTLE,AT ABOUT 500 MILES BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A RATTLE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE OF DASH WHEN ON A ROUGH ROAD,A FEW MILE LATTER THE PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN SAME THING. VEHICLES HAD MADE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER, WHICH PROCEDED TO REPLACE STRUTS(ALSO VERY NOISEY,DEALER SAID IS NORMAL)DO'NT AGREE.AFTER CALLING PONTIAC ABOUT THE RATTLE PROBLEM DEALER MADE MORE OF EFFORT TO FIND PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH CAR DOE'S SEEM TO BE FIXED(RATTLE IN DASH) STILL HAVE APROBLEM WITH NOISE IN STRUTS AND LOOSE FEELING IN FRONT END WHEN BOTH WHEELS ENCOUNTER A ROUGH ROAD,AGAIN I AM TOLD THAT IS NORMAL,I DROVE A RENTAL-(06 G-6)NO NOISE WHAT SO EVERY HANDLED WELL ON ROUGH ROAD!

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