2006 PONTIAC G6 Structurebody Problems

16 NHTSA complaints on file

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Structurebody Issues in the 2006 PONTIAC G6

16 structurebody complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 PONTIAC G6. Of these, 9 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 6 resulted in injury.

16
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Structurebody Complaints

#11270570 |
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE FACT THIS CAR ONLY HAS ONE KEY ENTRY. SO IF YOU LOCK YOUR KEYS IN THE CAR AND YOUR DRIVER'S HANDLE BREAKS OFF OR DOESN'T WORK YOUR NOT GETTING IN YOUR CAR EVEN WITH YOUR KEYS BECUZ THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I WAS SHOPPING CAME OUT OF STORE WENT TO PUT MY GROCERIES IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. SO THAT LEAVES ME NO THERE CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE MY WINDOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE REACH IN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OR LEAVE MY DOORS UNLOCKED BECUZ I CAN NOT UNLOCK MY DOORS WITH THE ONE KEY ENTRY...
#11164110 |
ELECTRIC HARTOP ROOF WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETLY AND WILL NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO TRUNK EITHER. HAPPEN AFETR HAVING CHEVOLET GARAGE WORK ON VEHICLE HAD OTHER ISSUES AS WELL . APPROX ON DATE HAD MULTIPLE DATES WORKED ON . KEY LOCKED THEY RPLCD KEY LOCK ASSY , THEN A CABLE WHICH WAS PROBLEM DID NOT ALLOW START AND SHIFTING OF VEHICLE. CHARGE MULTIPLE TIMES AND DID NOT FIX BUT CHARGED ALOT FOR PARTS SWAPPING TO TRY AND FIX ISSUE. ALSO CAUSED OIL LEAK AND NEVER REPAIRED STEERING ISSUE/POPPING IN FRONT END DRIVERS SIDE.
#11154849 | Crash
THIS CAR WAS HORRIBLE BRAKES ROTORS STEERING WAS NEVER CORRECT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT UP AND DOWN AND AFTER I FIXED TON STUFF THE GUY I BUY IT FROM CANE AND STOLE IT MY HUSBAND JOB IN MIDDLE OF NIGGT
#11010171 | Crash
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
#10933748 | Crash
COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY THE CARS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET ME TURN IT NOR WOULD MY BRAKE WORK. THE CAR DID A COMPLETE 360 AND SMASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME AND PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL, THE MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WHEN THEY PLUGGED THE CAR INTO THE ELECTRICAL CODE FINDER THAT THEY COULD NOT GENERATE A CODE THAT SHOWED THE WHEEL OR CAR LOCKED UP.
#10919235 | Crash
ON AUGUST 6, 2016 I WAS MERGING ONTO THE 33 EAST FROM THE CAYUGA ROAD ENTRANCE IN CHEEKTOWAGA, NY. AS I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO THE THRUWAY MY STEERING COMPLETELY WENT LOOSE AND LOST CONTROL. I COULDN'T GRAB HOLD OF THE WHEEL, AND MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY INSANE AND CROSSED THE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE THRUWAY AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL, THEN BOUNCED OFF THE GUARDRAIL, CROSSING BACK THROUGH THOSE 3 LANES AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GUARDRAIL.MY CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED, AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ER BY MY MOTHER & MY CAR WAS TOWED BY CHEEKTOWAGA POLICE TO MILLERS TOWING ON GENESEE STREET. THE ONLY THING THE HOSPITAL DIAGNOSED ME WITH WAS WHIPLASH. I HAVE NO IDEA OR EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL LIKE THAT. I...
#10916371 | Crash
ON 95 HIGHWAY SOUTH NEAR CARSON VA A WHITE BIG BAG FELL OFF A TRACTOR TRAILER IN WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ROAD IT DAMAGE MY RADIATOR AND BACK END OF MY CAR. REPAIRS HAD TO BE DONE TO MYBCAR
#10630816 | Crash
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. *TR
#10627865 |
KNOCKING LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR, MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN ALONG WITH THE BOLTS ALSO BROKEN. REPAIRED COST $474.10. FRONT OF BODY NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY THERE IS A GAP WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE CAR BODY DON'T KNOW WHETHER WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR SHIFTING AROUND. *TR
#10625939 | Crash
WAS FOLLOWING A CAR THEY WANT TO STOP AND I COULDN'T STOP AND REAR ENDED THE CAR. *TR
#10544220 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE "TOP NOT SECURE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
#10514989 | Crash
TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT ENTER OVERDRIVE- BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE AND IF RESPONSIVE ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION STUCK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS PULLED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME LOCKED AS WELL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, IT WILL EVENTUALLY UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL ALLOW TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. *TR
#10408461 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT OR A LEFT TURN WHILE LOOKING INTO THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS THE VIEW WAS BLOCKED BY THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
#10361673 |
1. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I NOTICED A CRACKING IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD ONLY. THE CAR IS WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY WITH NO UNUSUAL PRODUCTS. PAINT HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE ON THE HOOD ONLY (REST OF THE CAR IS FINE) AND IS NOW CHIPPING THROUGH THE CLEAR COAT ENTIRELY AND TO COLOR UNDERNEATH. I EXPECT THIS WILL SOON BE FLAKING RIGHT OFF! 2. AROUND SAME TIME PAINT PROBLEM STARTED, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. 3. HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE CONSOLE AND HAVE HAD TO RESET THE CLOCK AND TEMP MANY TIMES IN ADDITION TO FAULTY "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" WARNING THAT COMES ON THEN AND DISAPPEARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. 4. WITHIN LAST FEW MONTHS, HAVE BEGUN SMELLING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE THE CAR EVEN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF...FUEL FILL UPS DON'T INCREASE OR DISSIPATE THIS. SMELL...
#10341445 | Crash
PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED IN JUNE OF 06, FOR ABNORMAL NOISE, FROM UNDERNEATH CAR, CONDENSATION WAS CONSTANT IN HEADLIGHTS EVEN AFTER REPLACED. CAR DISC PLAYER WOULD CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTION AND WAS REPLACED - STEERING WAS ALWAYS SEEMED NOT JUST RIGHT. CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FOR SHORT SPURTS, TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN REALLY FEEL THE WHOLE STABILITY OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT. HUSBAND RECEIVED BRAIN INJURY FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE HE JUST PLOWED INTO A BLOCK WALL FOR NO REASON. HE HELD A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WITH A CURRENT CDL LICENSE. *TR
#10257034 |
THE PAINT ON THE INTERIOR'S BUTTONS ARE CHIPPING OFF. I.E. THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK, THE BUTTONS TO RAISE/LOWER THE WINDOWS, THE RADIO BUTTONS. THE EXTERIOR PAINT JOB IS AWFUL. ANYTHING THAT RUBS AGAINST THE CAR INCLUDING MY NAIL WILL SCRATCH THE PAINT. *TR

Other 2006 PONTIAC G6 Problem Areas

Steering 1,157 complaints Electrical System 228 complaints Exterior Lighting 156 complaints Service Brakes 115 complaints Air Bags 89 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 76 complaints Power Train 65 complaints Vehicle Speed Control 62 complaints Engine 54 complaints Exterior Lightingbrake Lights 46 complaints Service Brakes Hydraulic 45 complaints Steeringelectric Power Assist System 36 complaints Suspension 34 complaints Unknown Or Other 33 complaints Electronic Stability Control Esc 31 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 27 complaints Air Bagsfrontal 22 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 20 complaints Steeringcolumn 17 complaints Suspensionfront 17 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 15 complaints Equipment 11 complaints Seats 11 complaints Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscrotor 11 complaints Structure 10 complaints Service Brakes Electric 9 complaints Seat Belts 8 complaints Visibility 8 complaints Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly 8 complaints Latcheslockslinkages 7 complaints Steeringhydraulic Power Assist System 7 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control 7 complaints Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump 6 complaints Tires 6 complaints Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls 6 complaints Wheels 6 complaints Power Trainmanual Transmission 5 complaints Traction Control System 5 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingengine 4 complaints Electrical System12v24v48v Battery 3 complaints Electrical Systemwiring 3 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System 3 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System 3 complaints Interior Lighting 3 complaints Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip 3 complaints Steeringrack And Pinionrack 3 complaints Suspensionfronthub 3 complaints Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module 2 complaints Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel 2 complaints Electrical Systemignition 2 complaints Electrical Systemstarter Assembly 2 complaints Electrical Systemwiringinteriorunder Dash 2 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor 2 complaints Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner 2 complaints Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc 2 complaints Exterior Lightingbrake Lightsswitch 2 complaints Parking Brake 2 complaints Seat Beltsfront 2 complaints Seat Beltsfrontwarning Lightdevices 2 complaints Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisccaliper 2 complaints Steeringgear Box Other Than Rack And Pinion 2 complaints Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly 2 complaints Visibilitywiper 2 complaints Air Bagssidewindow 1 complaint Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator 1 complaint Electrical Systemhorn 1 complaint Electrical Systemignitionswitch 1 complaint Electronic Stability Controlautomatic Asc 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe 1 complaint Equipment Adaptivemobility 1 complaint Equipmentotherownersserviceother Manual 1 complaint Exterior Lightingfog Lightsswitch 1 complaint Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control 1 complaint Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings 1 complaint Fuel System Otherstoragefuel Gauge System 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch 1 complaint Power Traindrivelinechainbelt 1 complaint Power Traindrivelineconstant Velocity Joint 1 complaint Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft 1 complaint Seat Beltsrearother 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipabs Warning Light 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipcontrol Unitmodule 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscpads 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulicpedals And Linkages 1 complaint Steering Steering Wheelhandle Bar 1 complaint Steeringhydraulic Power Assisthose Piping And Connections 1 complaint Steeringhydraulic Power Assistpump 1 complaint Steeringlinkages 1 complaint Steeringrack And Pinion 1 complaint Steeringrack And Pinionpinion Shaft 1 complaint Structurebodyroof And Pillars 1 complaint Suspensionfrontcontrol Arm 1 complaint Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint 1 complaint Suspensionfrontmacpherson Strut 1 complaint Suspensionfrontwheel Bearing 1 complaint Suspensionrear 1 complaint Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 1 complaint Tiressidewall 1 complaint Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds 1 complaint
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