2005 PONTIAC G6 Steering Problems

Vehicle: 2005 Pontiac G6 VIN: [your VIN] Mileage: 185,000 Issue: Sudden **total loss of power steering assist** — **same symptom as NHTSA Recall 14V153000 (GM 14116)**. Recall **was completed years ago**. **Replacement part installed by GM failed in under 5 years**. GM Customer Assistance **refused coverage** under **Special Coverage #14299 (repeat failure after recall)**. Told me “warranties stopped in 2020” — **incorrect**. #14299 covers **repeat failures of recall parts** with **goodwill/safety extensions** beyond 150k miles. This is a **known safety defect** — steering is extremely heavy, nearly caused crash. GM must repair under **federal safety recall obligations**.

I was driving car and went to turn and the steering wheel was very hard to steering. It was as if I had no power to steering. This happed several times without any accidents.

My Transmission failed on me driving on the highway.

The contact owns a 2005 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel started vibrating and became difficult to turn. Additionally, the steering wheel was turning to the left independently. The contact stated that the power steering warning light and the power train warning light were illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle back to the residence. The contact stated that the steering wheel was stuck in a left turn position and would not return to center. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering) however, the recall was previously completed on the vehicle. There was no further information provided. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 176,000.

Mileage: 176,000

My steering wheel started twitching and there's Minimal steering. While driving down the road, the steering wheel twitches with lots of slack and no really control. When you turn the car off and back on power steering comes on in message center on radio and car with wrench on dash comes on and steering wheel gets extremely hard to turn. But if you turn the car on and off again then steering wheel gets loose and twitchy again with no control. Electrical, all my relays and curcuits Have low voltage or high voltage showing on a computer scanner.

A few months ago, I was pulling out of a parking lot and started to brake , but my car was not stopping. I quickly pumped my brakes and then my brakes worked. All my brake lights came on; ABS, BRAKE, TC, Check engine; and car maintenance light all came on. They periodically would go away but would return when it rained, or if the brakes gave out. Brakes have gone out twice, once while driving on freeway. Before this issue, I had taken it to a mechanic as the brake light was on, and the ‘brake fluid’ message was on my dash- the mechanic scanned it and said the BCM was malfunctioning, to take it to the dealership. I knew who bought the car originally off the lot, so I knew the specific dealership it was bought from (gmc dealership). When I called and told them the issue, they said they will not touch my car (exact words). It’s no longer under warranty and that they would not work on the car regardless. I took it to the main GMC dealership in my city, where they said it would cost thousands to diagnose and fix the car properly, even though I told them I knew what the issue was and what part needed replacing. They confirmed my cars issue was what I said it was, but said it would be VERY expensive to replace and fix, so I decided not to repair it (as the price was not what they originally told me). Now that the brakes fail periodically, I started looking around and saw others had similar issues.

my steering comp breaks causeing a driver to lose control

I was driving down the street And I'm about to take that right turn. On The Verge of taking a turn My steering became very hard and I could barely turn the wheel. Luckily that wasn't any uncommon traffic because I had to take the turn wider than expected But was able to pull over. When I got safe to the side of the road, "power steering" was illuminated on my dash. I turn the car off that cracker back up and I was able to get home

I have a 2005 Pontiac G6 that we purchased for our daughter about 4 or 5 years ago. The car has been a great first car and an emergency spare for our family, until recently. I was driving in Oklahoma City in 5 pm rush hour and without any type of warning I had zero and I mean zero power steering, I could not get the car off the highway at all, the steering wheel started shaking rapidly, and jearking from left to right. And as quick as it happened it stopped, I was able to pull over and call my husband back home 5 hours away to come get me and the car. Once I was pulled off the highway, I turned the car off and let it set for about 5 minutes then strated it back up, to witch the steering wheel went back to jerking and shaking, I thought well I have to get this thing off the major interstate worse case it goes crazy and I go down the ditch. I put it in drive and the steering wheel stopped shaking and jerking. I was able to get to a parking lot that was safe to wait the 6 hours for my husband and son to get there. When we got it back home, I had been doing research on this issue and discovered this NHTSA Recall 102442, butt for some reason my Vin number is not included in this recall. So I opted to replace. Number 41 in the fuse box under the hood. At first it seemed to help. So we allowed our son to drive the G6 to a friend's house about 5 miles away, he was on his way home and called saying come get me and the G6, it done it's steering wheel craziness again and I had an accident. With no clue how bad it was we went racing to him. Thankfully our sone was not hurt nor was there any damage to the vehicle. We hauled the car home and it sat for about 6 months. When we found our family needing to have it running. We pulled it out put a new battery in it, changed all the fluids and filters. Car yet again ran like it was new. Then we hit a pot hot in the road at about 4 miles an hour and boom there goes the steering wheel and it's craziness again. Please Help Us

I had called GMC and there was a recall on the power steering but that was opened back in 2014 and was closed the same year I am having problems with mine I had just bought the car from someone else and the car had not been took care of and I have a new born baby that rides n the car and I'm really worried about this

I was driving with my kids from Ohio to wv. Halfway there my steering got super stiff and it was very hard to turn the wheel. Then a light on dashboard of a car with wrench in it came on then the car made ding noise and across radio message center said power steering. I read there was a recall in 2014 for my year make and model of car a 2005 Pontiac G6 but since it's been so long I can't check to see if my vehicle was ever fixed or not. If it was fixed and now has failed again what do I do. When I check Vin it says 0 unfixed I think. I'm at a loss. We could have caused an accident or wrecked ourselves because it just suddenly went out and it took everything I had in me to turn the steering wheel and to get off the road.

On 5-8-22, I, along with my 3 children, were driving from Ohio to west Virginia to visit my mother for mother's day. We were about 5 minutes away from getting on the highway where speed limit would've been 70 mph and multiple vehicles. The road we were on the speed limit was 55 mph but I was coming up to a sharp left turn so I was slowed down to about 35 mph. Before I started to go into the sharp left turn, my steering wheel became very hard to turn and I was like what the heck just happened. As I said that out loud a car symbol with a wrench inside of it popped up on my dash and directly after that light came on there was a ding (like when your trunk is open and you try to drive) and my radio message center said power steering. Luckily I was slowed down to 35 mph for the turn and through all my strength I was able to go through the turn and make it into a little parking lot and also luckily traffic wasn't bad on this road at this time. Had I have been going regular speed limit or had I have been on highway when this happened the results could've been worse. Had I not have had experience driving a vehicle with no power steering ( we own a 75 Chevy Nova I've driven quite a bit and of course there's no power steering in it. Also there's big difference in the nova and when this just happened in my G6. The G6 was way more difficult to steer than our old Nova) if I wouldn't have some experience in that and also been going faster than what I was, I don't think I would've been able to make the turn and would've crashed into a hillside. If I'd have made it to the highway when it happened it could have been a very bad car accident involving more than just my vehicle. I seen a while back there was a recall for this same problem on 2005 Pontiac G6 but when I type in vin number it says 0 unfinished recalls or something like that. Well obviously there's a problem with it and I feel it should be taken care of considering years back there was a recall

Went to get insurance and the recalls were brought to my attention.

The problem hasn't been happening nearly as much in the cold temperatures. I'm experiencing the same issue that was supposed to be recalled. The power steering goes out while I'm driving. I can pull over, restart it and it usually goes away the first start (sometimes more "restarts" are necessary). The steering wheel also twitches or shakes while the car is just idle. I don't move it... just moves while in park. There was a recall for my car for this issue (power steering torque sensor I believe?) and I'm curious why my car is experiencing it now.

Steering wheel rattle, steering moving back & forth, locks on startup and and audible chime is heard. I believe it has something to do with the original recall repair on the steering. Feels unsafe.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED MY TURN WAS VERY EASY TO THE LEFT BUT HARD TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. A FEW MILES LATER DOWN THE ROAD I COULD BARELY MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL AND THEN THE MESSAGE POWER STEERING POPPED UP ON MY INFORMATION CENTER AS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO GO OVER A CURB AND INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF THE MISHAP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND MY STEERING WAS OKAY FOR A WHILE BUT THEN IT WOULD LOCK UP LATER AGAIN. I DID THIS PROCESS TWICE PAYING ATTENTION TO STEERING TO MAKE IT HOME SINCE I WAS ONLY A MILE AND A HALF AWAY.

Mileage: 225,000

STERRING WHEEL IS SHAKING BADLY AND LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING, ON THE HIGH AND STREET WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 150,000

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING UNIT STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.

Mileage: 203,920

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RANDY MARION BUICK GMC (13701 STATESVILLE RD HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WOULD PROVIDE REPAIR FOR OPEN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

MY CAR BE DRIVING FINE THEN I HEAR A DINGY SONG LIKE DOORS OPEN AND SHORTLY AFTER MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR. I TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT AMD MOST TIME THE STEERING LOOSENS UP AMD SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD FOR A COUPLE BLOCKS AND SOMETIMES IT LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY. IT'S THE EPS THAT KEEPS GOING OFF. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENS ANYTIME ALMOST GOT REAREND BECAUSE OF IT.

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND BLINKING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, WAITED FOR A WHILE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JENSEN MOTORS INC (2525 S BROADWAY ST, NEW ULM, MN 56073) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED TO BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

MAKING LOUD NOSIES WHEN STEERING. FRONT END VERY WOBBLILY FEELING AS THOUGHT THE FRONT PART OF THE CAR FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO DETACH FROM THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR HIT ABOUT 50 MPH IT WOULD SHAKE REAL BAD. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE OVERALL

Mileage: 50

MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING DANGEROUSLY STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT DOES SO AT RANDOM AND WITHOUT NOTICE. I WAS WITH MY HUSBAND, DRIVING ON I-5 AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHEN THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY GOES OFF, WE ALMOST DIED IN THAT HIGHWAY AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY USE THE WHEEL DUE TO THE HIGH ENERGY IT REQUIRES TO TURN. AFTER THE INCIDENT I URGENTLY CALLED PONTIAC RIGHT WHEN I SAFELY PULLED OVER SOMEWHERE, AND EXPLAINED WHAT JUST HAPPENED. BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS, AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. GM TOLD ME TO GO TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFERRED ME TO (IN ALBANY, OR) BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE ME WAIT ON THE PHONE ONLY TO HANG UP ON ME AFTER 15 MINUTES. TO GIVE MORE DETAIL ON HOW THIS ISSUE HAPPENS, WHILE I DRIVE THE CAR AT SOME POINT THE POWER GOES OFF, THE SIGNAL TURNS ON AND I HEAR 3 SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE ONES THE CAR DOES WHEN A SEAT BELT IS NOT PROPERLY PLUGGED IN. IT DOES THIS AT RANDOM, AND IN THE MOST DANGEROUS MOMENTS, SUCH AS WHILE NEEDING TO TURN, OR WHILE DRIVING FAST ON A HIGHWAY. STILL TO THIS DAY I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET MY CAR FIXED, OR EVEN LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALERSHIP SINCE I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL WITHOUT RISKING MY LIFE. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT NHTSA AND I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PUT AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS LIFE THREATENING TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE. I AM CONSIDERING PRESSING CHARGES IF MY LAWYER DEEMS IT TO BE THE BEST NEXT STEP FOR MY CASE. BUT PLEASE, IN ORDER TO PROTECT AMERICANS THAT OWN MY SAME CAR NEED TO BE ALERTED IMMEDIATELY, THEIR CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND PROPERLY FIXED BY THE AUTOMAKER. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AS LIVES WILL BE LOST IF NO ONE DOES ANYTHING. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL DETAILS YOU NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. -[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

Mileage: 190

ELECTRIC STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP. *TR

Mileage: 153,285

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AT INITIAL START FROM TIME TO TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE WHEEL BACK TURNING IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.

POWER STEERING LOSS OF FUNCTION CAUSE OF FAILURE IS STEERING TORQUE SENSOR AND GM REFUSED TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH ITS IN THEIR RECALL LIST

Mileage: 540,000

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM A SMALL PRIVATE OWNED DEALERSHIP IT'S HAD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. IT LOCKS UP FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON AND SOMETIMES WHILE IM DRIVING. TO GET IT TO RELEASE I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK. IT USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IM STATIONARY BUT IVE HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN THE CITY.

Mileage: 170,000

THE DIC SAYS POWER STEERING AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS SHOWING A CAR WITH A WRENCH INSIDE OF IT. THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT CAN BE REMEDIED BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON. THE REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS LIGHT ON. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT AS THIS IS A USED CAR I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS PROPERLY FIXED OR ATTENDED TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE BACKING OUT (AND TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT) AND WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE WHEEL STRAIGHT.

Mileage: 200,000

THE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING, THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE LOUDER THE NOISE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY TO WORK AND BACK. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS WHO RIDE IN THIS DAILY. CALLED AND CHECKED ON ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND WAS INFORMED BACK IN 2014 (PREVIOUS OWNER) HAD IT FIXED FOR THIS ISSUE. AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. PLUS THE SERVICE AIR BACK SOON LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHICH IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BEING BROKE. THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM AGAIN.

Mileage: 163,000

THE POWER STEERING COMES OFF AND ON THE WHEEL TURNS ON ITS OWN

Mileage: 190,947

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP, IT HAS HIGH MILEAGE BUT RUNS GOOD. JUST RECENTLY WHEN I START THE CAR THERE IS NO POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RESTART TO ACHIEVE POWER STEERING, SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL RESTARTS TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. I HAVE NOT LOST POWER STEERING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION YET , JUST AT INITIAL START

Mileage: 220,000

STEERING WENT OUT. ONLINE EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. WHY NO RECALL?

POWER STEERING STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. THEY CAME BACK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN LEFT AGAIN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS! IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW.

Mileage: 175,644

POWER STEERING WILL JUST QUITE WORKING WHEN DRIVING.

Mileage: 141,000

POWER STEERING. I GOT MY CAR AT AN AUCTION ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND IT'S BEEN DRIVING GREAT! TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY CHECK ALL THE FLUIDS. ALL LOOKED GREAT. BUT I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DOWNTOWN LAST NIGHT (4/15/19) AND THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF. I'M GLAD IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 140,000

ON MY PONTIAC G6 2005 THE POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT WENT OUT ON ME I HAVE NO STEERING

Mileage: 144,543

WHILE DRIVING WE WENT OVER A SMALL LITTLE DIP AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULDNT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BUT ABOUT 1/4 OF A TURN. LATER THAT DAY IT WAS FINE BUT IT DID THAT THE WHOLE DRIVE

Mileage: 169,000

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH..I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHE THE STEERING FAILED..IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH NOT TO CRASH AND GET OFF THE ROAD..THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,972.

Mileage: 59,972

TAKATA RECALL. SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY STEERING. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, IT GETS SO TIGHT YOU CANNOT STEER IT. IT ALSO SAYS TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. I'M SO SCARED TO TRY TO DRIVE IT. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AGAIN, BUT LIKE YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL. THEN IT'S TIGHT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 183,000

'TAKATA RECALL' MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS MESSED UP IN MY CAR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT ON THE CAR. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT OVERNIGHT. THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL HARD TO DO. REACHED OUT TO LOCAL CAR DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT CAR WAS NOT COVERED IN MANUFACTURER RECALL. WILL BE CALLING THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.

Mileage: 194,975

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512, (616) 949-5200), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

THERE'S A LOT OF POPPING IN MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION AND

Mileage: 133,000

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING . I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1YEAR

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VELDE BUICK GMC (2220 N 8TH ST, PEKIN, IL 61554, (800) 717-2713) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,550.

Mileage: 55,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP, THE VEHICLE SWAYED RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH AND FLIP OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON THE LEFT HAND FROM THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT AND INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,632.

Mileage: 170,632

I TOOK MY CAR TO JEFF SCHMITT IN MIAMISBURG OHIOI HAD 3 RECALLS AND I FEEL LIKE TH EY DIDN'T DO THEM.THE CAR WON'T MOVE

POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO DRIVING UP RODE AND WHEEL JUST LOCK ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.WIPERS STOP WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS U CAN HERE THE MOTOR ON WIPERS THEY WORK SOMETIMES BUT STOP .AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR SHAKE SO BAD

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESET. I CALLED THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AS THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY SINCE THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT, DRIVING THROUGH A CITY AND ALSO SITTING STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES CONSTANTLY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE COMPUTER SHOWS 2 THINGS; STEERING COLUMN AND CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING AS I HAD 2 RECALLS COMPLETED IN 2014 FOR RECALLS 14152 AND 14116. THIS CAR IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION AND THERE ARE ONLY JUST OVER 110000 MILES ON IT! HOW CAN I GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED? I REALLY LIKE MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT!

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHILE TURNING. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. TIRE ROF BROKE. SWAY BARS WERE SUPER LOOSE ALL FIXED BUT STEERING COLUMN STILL POPS AND LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING

Mileage: 150,000

CAR IN TO GM DEALER UNLESS YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION (GM EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2005 PONTIAC G6 WITHIN 150,000 MILES THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. I CONTACTED MARTY MALONE & MIKE SUTTON @COLUMBIANA BUICK,CADILLAC,CHEVROLET ON 7-20-17 @ AROUND 3:00 PM .SHOWED THEM THE LETTER WITH THE RECALL #10183 AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST OCCURRED THIS YEAR 2017 AND MY MILEAGE IS 141,000 NOW. WANT TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN & TO CORRECT POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER UNIT WITH NO CHARGE. ALREADY HAD TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY ACTION RECALLED AND FIXED ON 12-16-2014 80,987MILES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAD SAID CASE WAS CLOSED BUT I 'M STILL UNDER RECALL REPAIRS WITH LESS THEN 150,0000 MILES. HOW COULD THIS BE A CLOSED MATTER WHEN IT IS POWERED BY NHTSA RECALL ENVELOPE WITH SPECIAL COVERAGE #10183 IN IT. THEY SAID FOR ME TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO I DID WITH CASE SERVICE REQUEST# 8-3102459106 . SPOOKED TO RAEOLE @ 4:45PM. HE SAID THAT YOU CAN NOT OPEN IT AGAIN IF ALREADY CLOSED. THIS WHY I AM COMING TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER AND TO PLEASE GET IT FIXED WITH NO CHARGE.CAR WAS IN MOTION ON STREET. HARD TO TURN. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF TO REGAIN POWER.WHEEL SHAKING & POWER STEERING LIGHT ON.

Mileage: 120,000

THE POWER STEERING IS LOCKING UP. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER I'M BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. MY WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THEN AFTER A FEW MILES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN.

MY CAR LOOSES IT'S POWER STEERING RANDOMLY THEN IT REGAINS IT BACK. IT CAN BE STATIONARY OR MOVING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WHEN IT'S DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES. GM # 14772, GM# 14119.

Mileage: 105,000

STEERING WHEEL JERKS AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. AUTO MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING . THERE'S A RECALL #14772 THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER MY CAR. PONTIAC G6 2005. WHY?

ON OUR WAY HOME YESTERDAY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD I NOT BEEN DRIVING AND ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY 100LB GIRLFRIEND TO BE DRIVING.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN A NEARLY EMINENT COLLISION WITH ADJACENT TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY WAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I FELT GENUINE TERROR IN REGARD TO THEIR SAFETY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AS THE STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK AND TIGHTEN UP, HOWEVER THROUGH SHEER POWER AND LUCK I MANAGE TO AVOID THE VEHICLES IN THE LANES ADJACENT TO ME. GM HAS HAD SPECIFIC NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE THROUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY CUSTOMERS AND HAS APPARENTLY TAKEN THE APPROACH THAT THEY WOULD RATHER RISK THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS THAN DO THE RIGHT THING AND CREATE A RECALL IN REGARD TO POWER STEERING TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLES SAFE FOR CONSUMERS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM TO NO AVAIL AS THEY TREAT RECALLS ON A VIN SPECIFIC BASIS TO AVOID PUBLIC LIABILITY AND HAVE CHOSEN TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE ME PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND WONTON DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

THE EVENING OF JANUARY.24TH,2017 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT REDUCING THEIR SPEED & THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BUT SWERVED TO AVOID IT THEN LAID ON THEIR HORN CUSSING ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKES THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I PULLED OVER PUT CAR IN PARK MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND WAS CHECKING THINGS OUT AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SO I CALLED FOR MY FATHER IN LAW TO COME FOLLOW ME HOME SO THAT I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK! SO I SHUT CAR OFF LET IT SET FOR 30 MINUTES STARTED BACK UP AND MY IGNITION GOT STUCK AND CONTINUED CRANKING OVER EVEN AFTER STARTED, AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUS THING WITH MY CAR, MY STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE ALMOST LIKE MY WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. I AM SCARED THIS IS A DEATH TRAP

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING GAVE OUT THEN THE CENSOR CAME ON I ALMOST CRASHED! VERY SCARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO MOVE A LITTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,632.

Mileage: 163,632

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, ON HIGHWAY AND UPON STARTING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL NOTED UNDER RECALL 140116 FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR TO BE REPAIRED. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE POWER STEERING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE. IT WAS REPORTED IN 2014 THAT ALL 2005 PONTIAC G6'S COULD EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BUT IT THIS INSTANCE IT WASN'T DUE TO THE SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. ALSO, SOMETIMES MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE BRAKE. WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF. (ALSO ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE). AND SOMETIMES I CANNOT MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK WITHOUT A LOT OF WORK. LIKE PRESSING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE, WIGGLING OR TAPPING OF THE FUSES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IN THE TRUNK OR UNDER THE HOOD. CURRENTLY THEY SAY NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS CAR, BUT SERVICE PROVIDERS SAY TO CHECK FURTHER. FOUND GM REBATE # N140115 FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE MAY BE A STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM TOO.GM REBATE # 80317 OR # 13036 FOR THE BRAKE/SHIFTER PROBLEM. BUT PONTIAC SAYS "NOTHING CONFINED TO THIS VEHICLE". THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ALREADY AFFECTED. HOW CAN THEY SAY MINE DOESN'T PERTAIN? AT BEST THEY SAY TAKE IT IN AND IF SERVICE SAYS IT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, THEY MAY HELP SOMEWHAT. BUT THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. REALLY?? IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT COSMETIC OR FUEL SAVING ETC. *TR

Mileage: 212,000

POWER STEERING DISPLAYS THEN CANT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, JUST STARTED HAPPENING, WHEN I START THE CAR, TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, HAD TO SLAM BRAKES ON

Mileage: 1,050,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ UPDATED 02/08/17.*JB

Mileage: 112,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS CAUSING CONTROL FAILURE. NEEDS RESTART TO MAKE IT WORK BUT IT FAILS SUDDENLY. CONTACTED PATRICK GMC (DEALER) BUT THEY SAID RECALL IS EXPIRED. TAKING TO THEM FOR COMPLETE CHECK TOMORROW, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF REPAIR

Mileage: 135,000

POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THE ELECTRONICAL CONTROL STABILIZER THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN BECAUSE IT MALFUNCTION AND I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT'S WHAT IT IS HE HOOKED THE COMPUTER UP TO IT HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL I SHOULD CONTACT GMC.

Mileage: 134,897

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING LOCKED INTO THE RIGHT POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING EVALUATION FROM THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,955.

Mileage: 133,955

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR A RECALL I NOTICE THAT THE GEAR STILL IN NOT IN LOCK POSITION. MY BRAKE WENT OUT NO BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED. THEY WERE TO FIX THIS PROBLEMS IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE PROBERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BEEPED AS IF THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V153000, 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,598.

Mileage: 185,598

I AM STILL EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE TROUBLE HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS @ 1866-790-5700. MY CASE NUMBER IS 8-1941918151. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER. THEY ARE AGREEING WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE WITH THE RECALL BUT I DON'T THINK IT EVER FIXED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEER. IN A PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE. I WAS TRYING TO GET AROUND ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS COMING AT ME TOO FAST. ALL THE TIMES THAT THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR STEERING TO RESUME.

Mileage: 120,000

I ALREADY FIXED MY FRONT SUSPENSION THREE TIMES ALREADY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A FACTORY DEFECT. I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS SO MANY TIMES IN ANY PREVIOUS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED FOR THIS REASON. I ALSO HAVE ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT GETS REALLY HARD MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN OR STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 20

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ASSIST WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON STATEN ISLAND AND STARTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE STERING STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT AND PULLED THE CAR TO THE CURB. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. HE SAID HE WOULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC. THE NEXT DAY HE SAID THAT THE KNUCKLE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TO RACK AND PINION BINDING HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR AND IT HAD 50,402 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY MANFREDI OF STATEN ISLAND. THE INVOICE NUMBER IS 69759 AND THE TOTAL COST WAS $595.96. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 50,402

WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WHILE JERKED, THE SINGER SOUNDED, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY DISPLAY SCREEN SAID POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. I GOT TURNED AROUND AND DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO MY MECHANIC. STILL VERY HARD TO STEER. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, IT HAD RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN STEERING FINE. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF A RECALL. I CHECKED IT OUT ONLINE. IT STATED THAT ALL 2005 G6 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED GM. THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET.

Mileage: 147,000

POWER STEERING IS ALWAYS FAILING AGAIN OVER TIME ONCE I HAD THE RECALL FIXED NUMEROUS OF TIMES... MY STEERING WONT LET ME TURN THE CAR I ALMOST CRASHED GOOD I DECREASED MY SPEED, I HAD TO SHUT HER OFF THAN RESTART IT... I REPLACED INNER AND OUTTER TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS, AND STRUCT ASSEMLY, PROBLEM STILL EXIST..BRAKES LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHEN EVER THEY WANT. EVEN IF YOUR PARKED WITHOUT ENGAGING IT... I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CURSED ME OUT AND SAID YOUR BRAKES WORK I SAID YES, BUT WHEN I SHOWED HER WHAT WAS GOING ON THE BRAKES ILLUMINATE WHEN IM NOT ON THE BRAKES THAN WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF,, WEIRD....

THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS ON IT'S OWN LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE IN PARK. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING FREQUENTLY UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY IT REGAINS POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP I NOTICED IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN. ALSO I BOUGHT 2 REMOTES ALREADY FOR THE VEHICLE AND NEITHER WOULD WORK OR REGISTER. AND ALSO EVERY TIME I OPEN MY CAR DOOR WITH THE KEY THE ALARM GOES OFF WHICH IS VERY EMBARRASSING AS I HAVE TO SIT THERE UNTIL IT STOPS.

Mileage: 148,000

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, A CLANKING AND GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRIS' BRAKES IN WEATHERFORD TX, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, A CLANKING AND GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND FOR THE RENTAL CAR. UPDATED 05/10/2017 *JS

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT AVOIDED A CRASH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

Mileage: 216,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING HER EXIT, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND COMPLETELY LOCKED ON MY CLIENT'S CAR. THIS IS A DOWNHILL EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. HER CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER HER CAR LEFT TO FOLLOW THE CURVATURE OF THE EXIT RAMP. AS A RESULT THE CAR VEERED OFF THE EXIT RAMP, STRUCK A POLE AND BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN DOWN INTO THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AFTER LANDING ON ITS SIDE. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELS AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO ROLL OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY FELL DOWN ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO MY CLIENT.

Mileage: 111,925

I WAS DRIVING IN A AREA AT 35 ZONE THEN IT GOES TO 55. I ACCELERATED AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT TO LIKE I JUST STARTED THE CAR AND IT FELT LIKE I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CHIMED AND DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH A CHIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

AFTER I HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION, THAT'S WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS WOULD GLIDE LEFT AND RIGHT ON STREET & HIGHWAY EVENTHOUGH I HAD NO MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I FELT THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT STABLE. I TOLD IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AGAIN. REPAIR SHOP HAD TOLD ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND ALSO FELT THE SAME THING I DID. TOOK IT IN AGAIN SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO CHECK IT AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT GAVE ME A MESSAGE INDICATING STEERING WHEEL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I MAKE TURNS AT INTERSECTION,THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION IS MORE THAN IT IS NECESSARY. I'M TAKING THE CAR BACK MONDAY AGAIN SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 10YRS I DROVE IT. IS THERE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 100,100

IN 2012, I TOOK CAR TO WRIGHT GMC IN WEXFORD, PA FOR A RECALL ON THE STEERING. IT HAD NO PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THEY PERFORMED RECALL SERVICE AND IT HAS BEEN ALL PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BOX. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN IN 2013 BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A "KNOCKING NOISE" IN THE STEERING ESPECIALLY AFTER A TURN WHEN YOU BRING THE WHEEL BACK. THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF NEEDED ITEMS, REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, FRONT END TIE ROD END SO I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE AND HE SAID, WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR YET. THAT IT WAS OVER ONE YEAR AND NOT COVERED BY RECALL. HE SAID THEY START LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM IN BRAKES FIRST AND WORK THEIR WAY TO STEERING. I LAUGHED WITH ANGER AND LEFT. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO DID REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS BUT SAID THEY EASILY WEREN'T THE CAUSE AND WERE NORMAL AND DEFINITELY NOT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY. THE TIE ROD END WAS FINE AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MEANT. THEY WERE FRAUDUENTLY ABUSING THEIR SERVICE WHICH HAPPENS OFTEN WITH PA. INSPECTIONS AS WELL. THIS MECHANIC SAID THE STEERING HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND NOISE BUT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART TO FIND AND DIDN'T SEE THE SENSE SINCE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO BE INFORMED OF THE RECALL FROM DORMAN ON THE SHAFT INTO THE U-JOINT THAT STARTED SEPTEMBER 2014 BUT I NEVER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER RECALLS TO GET REPAIRED BUT HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING. IT HAS WORKED WELL SO I FIGURED IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE BUT RECENTLY, IT GOT LOUDER AND THE WHEEL DID NOT TURN PROPERLY. IT IS LIKE IT SLIPPED BUT IS WORKING AGAIN. THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT WITH UNDER 30K MILES ON IT. I PLAN ON CHANGING DEALER TO CRIVELLI IN MCKEES ROCKS AS I WILL NEVER GO TO WRIGHT AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE? I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 29,710

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) IN APRIL OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 3/12/15*CN

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO MANUAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LOST POWER STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. *JB

MY POWER STEERING WHEEL KEEP LOCKING UP ON ME. I HEARD THE SAME FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE PONTIAC G6 DOING THE SAME THING AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF IN TRAFFIC YOUR WHEEL CAN LOCK UP ON YOU DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A FREEWAY AND NOT BE ABLE TO TURN YOUR WHEEL IS HIGH PRIORITY MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THIS MESSAGE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WINTER TIME IS APPROACHING THANKS. *TR

RECALL NOTICE, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

RECALL14E044000 WE RECENTLY TOOK MY DAUGHTERS G6 IN TO A GM DEALER FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE. WE HAVE PLAY IN THE STEERING AND THE NOISE IT MAKES IS VERY SCARY. DRIVING IS SLOPPY AND AT TIMES DEPENDING ON ROADS CAN MAKE THE CAR GO ALL OVER THE ROAD. THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THIS RECALL. HOWEVER THE PART WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE IS THE MIDDLE SHAFT. THIS IS MY 19 YR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS CAR WHY WERE WE REFUSED TO HAVE THIS FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 148,000

STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING. IT MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WITH MOVEMENT LEFT OR RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND FOUND TO HAVE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING SO WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. RECALL INFOR SENT TO ME CONCERNING THIS EXACT PROBLEM HOWEVER THE REPAIRS CANT BE MADE WITHOUT THE PARTS. GM PLEASE HURRY AND GET THE RECALL PARTS TO THE REPAIR SHOPS. I DON'T WANT TO LOOSE MY LIFE OVER THIS AND THE ANXIETY OF DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS AS MANY RECALLS AS THIS ONE DOES IS VERY HARD TO DEAL WITH. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WE DID RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PART IN MARCH 2014 AND HAD REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO GET IT FIXED HOWEVER; HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERY TIME THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH GM'S LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS! *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THIS CAR CURRENTLY HAS THREE RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURE. IT WAS BY GRACE THAT MY HUSBAND AND SON MADE IT TO THEIR DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN THEY GOT READY TO LEAVE FROM WHERE THEY WERE GOING, MY HUSBAND COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE. IMMEDIATELY THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE BREAKS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND LEARNED THE STRUCTURE OF THE INNER DASH HAD BROKE. THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BREAKING SYSTEM IS ALL CONNECTED TO THE DASH. WE HAD NO WARNING, MY HUSBAND DRIVES THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY TO WORK. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS SITTING. WE WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH FOR OVER 2000 DOLLARS. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR NOW HAVING FOUR RECALLS. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT GM HAS ISSUES WITH THEIR STEERING COLUMN AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY, BUT WHO IS TO SAY THE NEXT OWNER OF THIS PONTIAC WILL BE. THIS IS NOT COMMON, WHO WOULD THINK A INNER DASH WOULD CRACK, THIS IS A POOR DESIGN. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE INNER DASH SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT... I HAVE PAID FOR MY CAR ON TOP OF ALL SORTS OF KNOWN PROBLEMS: BEARINGS, MULTIPLE ROTORS AND BREAKS, HEATED SEATS CATCHING ON FIRE, STRUTS ALL THE WAY AROUND, BURNT OUT LIGHTING, MOTOR FOR HEAT, RECALL FOR POWER STEERING, MULTIPLE TIRES, PANORAMIC SUNROOF IS BROKEN, NEW FRONT WINDOW AND THE LIST GOES ON. WITH ALL THE MONEY THAT I HAVE SPENT PLUS THE PURCHASE PRICE THIS SEEMS SO UNFAIR. MY TOTAL SALE PRICE FOR THIS CAR INCLUDING FINANCE CHARGES WAS $28,028.60. WOW DID I GET THE SHORT END OF THE DEAL. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

LAST FALL THE CAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK, THIS PAST WINTER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK, TURNING SIGNALS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST RECENTLY THE STEERING IS GOING OUT ALMOST ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING UP ON ME WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. FORCING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND I NEED THIS VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK. I CANT WAIT FOR PARTS TO BE IN. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT IN. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE THE CAR DOES BREAK DOWN OR THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, AS I SLOWED TO COMPLETE BREAK THE SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT I LOST POWER STEERING MAKING ME UNABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN THAT THE 4 OR 5 CARS BEHIND ME THOUGHT I WOULD BE MAKING THUS ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WHICH SENT ME IN A FULL PANIC ATTACK HAVING TO TAKE MEDICATION TO BRING ME OUT OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ UPDATED 02/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

STEERING CLUNKS DURING LEFT TURNS. WAS TOLD THIS IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GM HAS SENT MULTIPLE LETTERS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS AND THEY ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE OWNERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING EVEN AT A RISK OF POWER STEERING LOSS AND ACCIDENT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY G6 LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING ME TO HIT AN OBSTRUCTION. GM IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY AND THE US GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING THIS JOKE OF A RECALL. HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THEM EITHER FIX THE RECALL IN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OR BUY THESE CARS FROM US AT MARKET VALUE. I WILL BE SENDING MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR THE SAME LETTER TELLING THEM OF MY POOR TREATMENT. *TR

Mileage: 119,050

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 45 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

BOUGHT CAR USED FROM INDIVIDUAL. LOTS OF ISSUES WITH IT. STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING, TAKE KEY OUT AND CAR STILL RUNS, LIGHTS SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING, TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AND MESSES WITH CAR. STEERING CAUSED ME TO ALMOST WRECK 2X AND HAS HAD ME HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND SHUT CAR DOWN ON INTERSTATE AND RESTART TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. JCC

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE HAD TO GET MY BRAKES REPLACED TWICE AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE MY CARS POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER ALL OF THAT, I'VE GOTTEN THREE LETTERS IN THE MAIL IN THE LAST MONTH FOR RECALLS ON MY CAR. IF THERE'S THAT MANY PARTS BEING RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE, WHY ISN'T GM JUST RECALLING THE WHOLE VEHICLE SINCE THE G6 HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND TORQUE SENSOR. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND THE STEERING WAS SLUGGISH/LABORED. THE MECHANIC I USE TEST DROVE AND STATED IT WAS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. HE THEN WENT ON THE SAY THERE WAS A GM RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. HOW DO I KNOW IF AND WHEN I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL? THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 76,777

MY CAR WHEEL KINDA FELT A LITTLE LOOSE BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. GOT TO A STOP SIGN ND HEARD THE CHIME WITH POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN MESSAGE DISPLAY AREA, WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL ND HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF STEERING. WENT TO O'REILLY ND BOUGHT SOME STEERING FLUID ND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PUTTING IT IN. WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED TO FILL IT. STARTED THE CAR ND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK. DROVE TO WALMART (3 MILES) WITH NO PROBLEM ND HAD CAR SERVICED. THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING WAS ELECTRIC ND COULDN'T BE FILLED. MY DAD DROVE THE CAR ND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ONCE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IT CAME BACK. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF THAT INCIDENT THOUGH. *TR

Mileage: 147,320

MY PONTIAC G6 IS REPORTEDLY RECALLED FOR A FAULTY POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR WITH A WARNING SIGN DISPLAYING ON MY CONTROL SECTION OF MY CAR. I ALSO EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING LOSS LAST NOVEMBER 2013 ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR WITHOUT USING LOTS OF PHYSICAL FORCE WHICH TERRIFIED ME, AT THE TIME. I DID NOT KNOW OF THE G6 PROBLEMS AT THE TIME AND I TOOK IT INTO MY AUTO MECHANIC AFTER WORK BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SHOWING WHEN HE EXAMINED IT. IT DOES NOT APPEAR ALL THE TIME AND I ONLY LOST POWER ON THE ONE OCCASION. I CONTACTED A PONTIAC REPRESENTATIVE OVER A MONTH AGO AND COMPLETED THE QUESTIONS HE ASKED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY ME WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARRIVED TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AND I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE THAT IT WILL LOCK UP AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE COLUMN MAKES NOISES AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE FEELS LIKE IT IS SHAKING ...I TOOK IT THE SHOP AND HE SAID IT WOULD DO NO GOOD TO CHANGE THE COLUMN BECAUSE IT WOULD GO BAD IN A FEW MONTHS THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR THAT...AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY KEY TO START THE CAR IT IS LIKE IT STAYS ON LIKE I'M TRYING TO START IT AND I'M NOT TOUCHING THE KEY THEN IT GOES OFF. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 185,091.

Mileage: 180,000

GM HAS STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON ALL G6'S FROM 2005, HOWEVER I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. MY POWER STEERING HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER PURCHASING IT FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN SAFETY INSPECTED. I WANT TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, BUT IT COSTS ABOUT 700.00 AND GM WONT FIX IT. WHAT DO I DO?? IN MICHIGAN WINTERS, THE POWER STEERING IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRANSPORTING MY TWO YEAR OLD SON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE RADIO SCREEN. SO I JUST TURNED AROUND AND PARKED CAR AT HOME. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND HEARD 3 DINGS AND THEN LOST MY POWER STEERING. A MESSAGE ALSO POPPED UP ON MY RADIO SCREEN STATING POWER STEERING. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE ONLY GOING MAYBE 5MPH IF THAT, IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 132,000

WHEN WIFE WAS TURNING INTO PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER. SHE HAD TO PULL OVER AND LEAVE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 38,992

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. I HAD TO PULL IT OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR MY FATHER TO COME LOOK IT OVER. HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND STARTED THE CAR, AND IT WORKED LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. *JS

Mileage: 117,012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HILLSDALE BLVD,(CITRUS HEIGHTS.CA) PREPARING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER A PARKING LOT DESIGNED FOR SACRAMENTO WORKS-ONE STOP CAREER CENTER , SUDDENLY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , EXACTLY: BECAME IN LESS THAN A SECOND, VERY TIDE AND UNEXPECTEDLY HARD TO TURN LIKE I WAS TRYING TO TURN A METAL ROUND BAR/PIPE OR METAL OBJECT WEIGHTING ABOUT 200-300 LBS. I WAS FRIGHTENED AND SHOCKED AND I PULLED THE BRAKE PEDAL (THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY DRIVER BEHIND MY VEHICLE ) YIELD TO VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE INCOMING TRAFFIC , PULLED HARD TO ENTER THAT PARKING LOT AND AFTER I LEFT THE BUSY BOULEVARD(THANK GOD WAS NOT A TRAFFIC TIME AS BETWEEN 3:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M/) AND SLOWLY BUT HARDLY PARKING THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY CONCERN HERE ! *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA PA TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND. UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. AS PER ( APRIL, 2014) THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND SHOULD BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR). THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, IT'S DANGEROUS AND CONTINUES TO LOCK AS I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 473,000.

Mileage: 473,000

AT RANDOM TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS WHILE TURNING AROUND I AM SCARED FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CARS FOR FEAR IT WILL FAIL WHILE ON THE EXPRESS WAY. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 154,000

WE PUT NEW TIRES HAD ALIGNMENT DONE WITHIN DAYS STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES LOOSE GRIP FROM THE ROAD. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES WENT AN HAD THEM ROTATED THE NEXT DAY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE STEERING JERKS TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT BACK GARAGE CHECKED EVERYTHING CANT FIND ANYTHING. ALSO HAVE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN SEAT BELT IS ON HAD FUEL LEAK AT NECK OF SPOUT. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TRYING TO PARK , THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THEN THE NEXT TIME I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THEN YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE STEERING REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGAIN AT THE COST OF OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. COULD YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, *TR

Mileage: 158,000

"POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE RADIO WITH A CHIME THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT THE NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER ON A BICYCLE JUST COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET. DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (159,000), GM STATES THAT IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY THEREFORE NOT COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE!!! THE ELECTRIC PUMP NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT INSIDE THIS CAR! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT STEER MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS GOING AS FAST AS 80MPH. I TURNED IT OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD AND PULL MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS NOT WITH ME. *TR

Mileage: 99,634

POWER STEERING WENT SUDDENLY OUT TODAY WHILE TURNING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. COULD OF BEEN HIT. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK WHEN I HEARD A CHIME AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD AND NOTICED A YELLOW CAR WITH A WRENCH IN IT. I THEN FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I THEN LOOKED AT MY RADIO AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I KNEW I COULD STILL DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I THEN FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS ELECTRONIC. VERY DANGERS AND VERY HARD TO MAKE 90 DEGREE TURNS BUT MADE IT HOME SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT ON 11/28/13 THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I COULDN'T, IT SEEMED AS THO MY STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZE! IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THEN A SYMBOL OF A CAR WITH A WRENCH INSIDE OF IT APPEARED ON MY DASH IN THE LEFT CORNER. OF COURSE I PANICKED BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THE HORN. I MANAGED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ! I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF WHICH IT DID, SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. ONCE AT HOME I WENT ON-LINE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT I COULD FIND ON THE EPS AND IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND ! LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN 2010 THAT DID NOT INCLUDE MY MAKE. SEEING THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL MATTER ! I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THEREFORE I HAVE TO FIND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 110,540

HAPPENED 2X'S IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. FIRST COMING IN TO THE DRIVE WAY OF MY HOUSE. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. CAR COASTED IN TO STOP. NO ISSUE SINCE IN MY DRIVEWAY. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. STEERING WORKED. CALLED DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 11/29. IN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT A STOP READY TO TURN ON TO TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED THE STEERING DIED.. HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE TURN. TOLD THE DEALER. RECEIVED A CALL THAT THIS WILL BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH AT FIRST HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HERE. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER FOR LONG DISTANCE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE SHE DROVE IT. BUT IT DID HAPPEN TO ME. THIS SHOULD BE MADE VERY PUBLIC. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

WELL DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON US . TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR , TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT . AND TODAY IT LOCKED UP WHERE WE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT , GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2005 G6 FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED . WE CARRY PRECIOUS CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND WITH OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHEN ARE THEY GONNA WAKE UP AND RECALL JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 2006 .. IS IT GONNA TAKE THE PRICE OF PEOPLES LIVES BEFORE GM FIXES THIS KNOWN PROBLEM ... *TR

Mileage: 141,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT LOCKED UP AND GOOD THING THAT SHE WAS DRIVING SLOW BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IF SOMEONE WAS NEXT TO HER THEN SHE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING IN MY STREET. FOR EXAMPLE TODAY IT DID SO, AND THEN IT STALLED AND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYING ON THE RADIO, ALONG WITH WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH. THIS IS REALLY SCARY AND NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT OCCURS, IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BY ITSELF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IT WILL EVEN DO THIS WHEN IN PARK. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY MONSOON RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, NOONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BUT NONE ON 2005. *TR

Mileage: 166,000

I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND TURNING LANE AND I STARTED TO TURN AND I LOST ALL MY POWER STEERING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A PARKING LOT TO MY RIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO AFTER I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEAMS TO BE WORK NOW. IT HAS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT SO THERE IS NO FLUID TO CHECK. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND READ MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING. IF I WAS NOT SO LUCKY I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME OR COMING SOME OTHER DIRECTION. *TR

Mileage: 91,648

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN IM DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OF THE CAR THEN TURN IT BACK ON' I'VE HAD NEAR ACCIDENT INCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WAS WAITING AT STOP SIGN TO TURN RIGHT AND HEARD THE WARNING BELL WITH POWER STEERING IN THE LED MENU DISPLAY. ALL POWER ASSIST WAS LOST AT THAT VERY MOMENT. UPON RETURNING HOME I RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER ASSIST WAS WORKING AGAIN. AFTER READING THROUGH TSB COMPLAINTS I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE STICKING BRAKE LATE ISSUE LAST YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

IN APRIL 2013, WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE WHEEL BEGAN "JERKING" AROUND, AND IT BECAME HARDER TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. A CHIME, AND WARNING LIGHT APPEARED "POWER STEERING". AFTER VEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. AFTER THE SECOND RE-START, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND WAS INCREASED- INCREASED STRENGTH TO STEER, WARNING LIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT LOCALLY OWNED SHOP, IT WAS LEARNED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAD ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING IT TO A PONTIAC CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, AT MY COST OF $780.00, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS. I WAS ISSED A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM,AND SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS IN JUNE 2012, AT WHICH TIME I WAS WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR PERIMTERS LISTED, BUT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AS IT INDICATED FOR OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 9 MONTHS LATER, IN EXACTLY THE WAY DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE DUE TO A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN OUTLINED 9 MONTHS PRIOR. LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN, THAN A GENERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE PROBLEM. DESPITE THE AMOUNTS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS DISSAPOINTING THAT PONTIAC IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN A MORE FORMAL, RECALL WAY, AND INSTEAD TREATING IT AS A CASUAL COMPLIANT. AFTER CALLING THE 1-800 FOR GM, I WAS INFORMED OF NO FURTHER ASSITANCE, OR ANY INDICATION THAT A RECALL WOULD SOON BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND START AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 WEEKS, WITH SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE INCREASING (TAKES MORE RESTARTS TO RESOLVE ISSUE). *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT A FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP THREE TIMES WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING PLACES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF MY STEERING ABILITY. THE MESSAGE SCREEN SAYS POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE CAR NOTIFIES ME WITH A SIGNALING SOUND THEN THE YELLOW SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE WRENCH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER MANUALLY MANIPULATING THE STEERING WHEEL AS MUCH AS I CAN INTO PLACE IN THE PARKING LOCATION. THEN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP THE POWER STEERING WORKS, THE INDICATORS ARE OFF AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE. I DO CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A FACTOR AS THE FLUID LEVELS WERE ADEQUATE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LUCKILY MINE HAS NOT RESULTED IN A MAJORS INCIDENCE SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 99,250

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY STEERING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEELS. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR STILL BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO HELP THE POWER STEERING TURN BACK ON. WHILE IN THE GARAGE, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A FEW VERY HARSH SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO THE GARAGE. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

STOPPED AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTION AND FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION, THEN TWO CHIMES ALERT ON DIC DISPLAY, WITH MESSAGE "POWER STEERING". ATTEMPTED TO STEER WHEEL BUT SIMPLY COULD NOT TURN. PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED IGNITION OFF/ON. POWER STEERING RESUMED. WILL CONTACT DEALERSHIP TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS A RISK THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. ALSO NOTE THAT FOR PAST WEEK, BOTH MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED MORE SLUGGISH - NO PLAY IN WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 29,590

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,480.

Mileage: 49,480

MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT RECENTLY. IT ALSO MAKES MY CAR SHAKE AND MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH I AM REFUSING TO DO. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND THE ABSOLUTE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS CAR IS NOT RECALLED AND COVERED BY PONTIAC. I WILL PAY A LAWYER FEE TO SUE PONTIAC BEFORE I PAY FOR REPAIRS CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON THE RADIO DISPLAY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES. IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. COMES ON WHEN MAKING HARD OR LIGHT TURNS. AT TIMES THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. NEED TO RESTART THE CAR TO RELEASE IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THIS IS MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THESE CARS ARE HAVING YET I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE IT FIXED. WONDERING WHY THAT IS, STEERING LOSS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WE ARE EXPECTING A MAJOR N'OREASTER RIGHT NOW BUT I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ASAP! *TR

Mileage: 98,300

WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING ALARM SOUNDED, AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, AND PULLED TO THE CURB. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER CHECKING BELTS AND POWER STEERING FLUID, I RESTARTED ENGINE AND STEERING WAS FINE..A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER, BUT LUCKILY I WAS IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. KNOWING THIS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN, POSSIBLY ON A CURVE, AT HIGH SPEED OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS, AND POSSIBLY DEADLY DEFECT. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR FIND OUT IF GM WILL FIX THEIR BLUNDER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 86,459

I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK AS ALWAYS. BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY HALF INTO THE TURN LANE AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. MY RADIO SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE WHEEL WITHOUT NEARLY ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON IT. I LIVE ON A MAIN STREET SO CARS WERE COMING BY SWERVING TO MISS ME AT ABOUT 45 MPH. I WAS ALREADY HALF IN THE TURN LANE TO MAKE A U-TURN SO GETTING BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY SAFELY WASN'T AN OPTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY; WHEN I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND IT SEEMED FINE. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T RISK DRIVING IT TO WORK. KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY AT ANY MOMENT. DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM. I UNDERSTAND THAT DRIVING ISN'T ALL THAT SAFE TO START WITH. BUT IT'S THE OTHER CARS ON THE RODE I SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING ME IN AN ACCIDENT NOT MY OWN. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALIZED MY CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ACROSS MY DASH AND RADIO STATING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURN OFF MY CAR TO RESET IT. I AM SO GLAD THAT A LITTLE KID OR SOMETHING DIDN'T RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER AROUND AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,434

POWER STEERING FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING, LIGHT COMING ON. TURNING WHEELS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. MY HOME IS ADJACENT TO THAT STOP SIGN, SO WHEN I MADE A RIGHT FROM THE STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. THE STREET I BECAME STUCK ON WAS 30 MPH, AND THERE WERE CARS DRIVING OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF IT. A FEW OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE CARS CAME TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE SCREEN INSIDE THE CAR READ "POWER STEERING". I DID SEVERAL SEARCHES FOR THIS PART TO BE REPLACED; THEY WERE WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. I NEED HELP, AND I NEED MY CAR. I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR FOR A FULL YEAR YET. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHERE DO I BEGIN!!! MY G6 I LOVE BUT APPARENTLY THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. ITS IS REALLY HARD TO TURN YOUR WHEEL, ON HIGHWAY TO GET OFF AN EXIT, PULL IN TO PARK SOMEWHERE, MAKE A TIGHT TURN, AND TRY AND PULL OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SITUATION. I REALIZE ONE OF THE WAYS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO GET IT FIX (OBVIOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS PRICE), OR JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THAT SEEMS TO WORK. SO, APPARENTLY ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO GM REALIZED THIS "MANUFACTURE DEFECT/RECALL" BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT YOU KNOW HOW BIG COMPANIES ARE NEVER WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. OK, SO IN 2010 I RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT IN THE LETTER REMINDER IT STATES "THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED IN A SAFE MANNER BUT WILL REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED." OK SO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY??? I WORK ALOT AND HAVE TO TRAVEL, AND FOR PERSONAL REASONS I TRAVEL A GOOD BIT. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURS EITHER SOMEONE WITH ME TO GUIDE ME THROUGH IT OR FOR SOME REASON THE HIGHWAY IS NON BUSY AND I CAN PULL OVER (REMINDER 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL WITH NO POWER STEERING USING ALL MY ARM STRENGTH TO PULL OVER) OK, SO AGAIN THIS GM LETTER, SO OK COURSE AFTER TRYING TO JUMP SOME HOOPS I DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS REPAIR TO FIX BY GM AT THEIR COST. THAT LETTER STATES VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000MILES..YEA OK, ME I TRAVEL!!! CRAZY SO I COMPLAIN WHY NOT RIGHT. SO, 2 YEARS PASS RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM AGAIN ABOUT THIS "POWER STEERING ISSUE" NOW 150,000ML..AGAIN!!! *TR

Mileage: 151,595

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MY CAR WILL CHIME ONCE AND A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ABOUT MY POWER STEERING. I WILL LOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR OVER OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS ALSO CHIMED AND A MESSAGE WILL COME ON ABOUT SERVICING THE AIR BAGS. AFTER THE AIR BAG MESSAGE, THE SECURITY PADDLELOCK WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL BASICALLY SHUT DOWN. I WILL LOSE MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED AND SHUT OFF, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MINUTES AND THEN I CAN RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN FINE FOR WEEKS, AND OTHER TIMES SUCH AS YESTERDAY, IT CONTINUED EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. I JUST HAD NUMEROUS LARGE REPAIR BILLS AND I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO FIX THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

Mileage: 160,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD IT CHECKED AT SEARS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP. *JS

Mileage: 52,345

DRIVING MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. VERY SCARY AND HARD TO CONTROL. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS? *JS

Mileage: 105,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOPLIGHT GETTING READY TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON HER. SHE COULDN'T TURN IT AT ALL. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY 2012. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER AS HAVING A POWER STEERING ASSIST ISSUE. THE CAR HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE' GM HAS FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. WE DID HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE WE FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR HER TO DRIVE. IT COST $684. *JS

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

THE CAR BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN TURNING THE CAR. THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2010 FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD SON. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS. VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER PULLING WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY TODAY. MY SON JUST CONFIRMED THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT HADN'T SHARED THAT WITH US BEFORE TODAY. ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS APPEAR ON RECORD, WITH RESEARCH CONCLUDING THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NO FORMAL RECALL EXISTS. FOR A NEWER DRIVER, THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE CONSIDER INSTITUTING NOTIFICATION OF ISSUES TO ALL VEHICLES TRANSFERRING TO A NEW OWNER, AND ADDING AN OFFICIAL RECALL ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. WE WILL PURSUE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL FOR PERSONAL SAFETY. *TR *JS

Mileage: 76,000

THIS MORNING I WOKE UP AND DECIDED TO GO TO BREAKFAST, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS TURNING TO GO THROUGH THE PAYING WINDOW AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT CAME BACK. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT YOU CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL KNOW MATTER HOW STRONG YOU ARE. I WAS LUCKY... LUCKILY I WASN'T TAKING AN EXIT OR TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE READ A BUNCH OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHICH IS AN 05 PONTIAC G6 GT, AND EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT GM DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SPECIFY THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY G6 SPORADICALLY WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND LOCK UP COMPLETELY, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN OR A SIDE STREET, I COULD SHUT OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. AS WELL AS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING MY CAR WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. NEITHER OF THESE TWO THINGS WERE CONSISTENT BUT SCARY NONETHELESS. MY FAMILY AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD A NOTICE ON IT TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR FREE BY THE DEALERSHIP. 11/30/11 IS WHEN WE TOOK MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP HAD HAD IT FIXED. I DROVE IT FOR ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. I WAS MERGING FROM I-29 N TO 36 E GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD JUST MERGED INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT; I TRIED TO CORRECT THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL. I SPUN AND FLIPPED MY CAR ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE WEST BOUND TRAFFIC PASSING LANE. MY CAR LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE! I WAS LUCKY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS. I SUFFERED A HAND INJURY BUT MOSTLY AM JUST REALLY SHAKEN UP AND FULLY BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL!! *KB

Mileage: 95,000

I'VE HAD MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE POWER STEERING FIXED IMMEDIATELY SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARMER MY G6 WAS FINE. BUT IN THE WINTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

MY SON WAS TRAVELING HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. DUE TO RECENT SHOULDER SURGERY IN DECEMBER, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN CONTROL, HE PLACED PRESSURE ON THE SHOULDER AND SAFELY GOT THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THE SHOULDER, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER TO HAVE HIS SHOULDER EXAMINED FOR ADDITIONAL INJURY. AFTER REVIEWING OVER 132 COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THE RECALLS THAT WERE MADE FOR THE 2005 PONTIAC G5 BUT NOT THE 2005 PONTIAC G6. MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY DISTRAUGHT THAT THE G6 WAS NOT PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT OUR SON WAS SO CLOSE TO LOSING HIS LIFE. WE PURCHASED THE PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN MAY 2011. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH BODILY INJURIES AND/OR DEATH, WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE GM MANUFACTURE TO DETERMINE WHY THE PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST. WE ONLY WANT THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED TO ENSURE THAT OUR SON IS DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE ARE REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING BY ITS SELF, JERKING BACK AND FORTH. THEN ALL POWER STEERING WENT OUT OF MY CAR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR. THANK GOODNESS, I DID NOT HAVE ANY SHARP TURNS TO MAKE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THAT GM IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY CAR WENT OUT AS I WAS GOING TO TURN ON A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY I WAS BARELY PICKING UP SPEED. BUT IF THIS HAD NOT BEEN THE CASE I COULD HAVE EASILY HIT TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE STANDING ON THE CORNER OR EVEN TRAFFIC LIGHT POST. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. EXCEPT THE BEEPING AND THEN THE STEERING GOING OUT. AFTER THE STEERING WENT OUT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, I HAD TO GET HELP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIX. I'VE READ THAT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE AND SOME EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED OR THEY CAN KILL SOMEONE!! THIS HAS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THE CAR IS UNDER MY HUSBANDS NAME, BUT I'M THE PRIMARY DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 15

I NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL YOU ARE GOING MORE THAN 20 MPH. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 30 MPH AND WHEN I WENT INTO A CURVE THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A MAIL BOX. LUCKILY, I MISSED BOTH OF THEM BUT PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY SHOULDER TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY 3 POINT TURN TURNED INTO A 8 POINT TURN. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON THE SCREEN FLASHING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AND THE COMPANY IS SUED, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I'M SEEING THIS REPORTED QUITE OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND REGAINED POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE YELLOW LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. SHE HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES THIS WEEK. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 75,104

I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 AND 2006 G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF WE WERE ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER. I NOTICED THAT YOU DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CLOSED IT BACK IN 2007. WELL I BOUGHT MY G6 A YEAR AGO AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 70,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR SYSTEM FAILURES EVEN AFTER RUNNING A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS NOT AN EARLY LIFE PROBLEM AS MY G6 HAS 114,500 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX WITH A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THIS WAS A CHEAP PROBLEM TO FIX, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT $800 TO $1,000 TO FIX. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. *KB

Mileage: 114,500

I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 AND 2006 G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF WE WERE ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER. I NOTICED THAT YOU DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CLOSED IT BACK IN 2007. WELL I BOUGHT MY G6 A YEAR AGO AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 70,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR SYSTEM FAILURES EVEN AFTER RUNNING A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS NOT AN EARLY LIFE PROBLEM AS MY G6 HAS 114,500 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX WITH A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THIS WAS A CHEAP PROBLEM TO FIX, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT $800 TO $1,000 TO FIX. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. *KB

Mileage: 114,500

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHEN DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THANK GOD. MY DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AS WELL AS FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE G5 AND G8 FOR THE POWER STEERING AND I ALSO KNOW OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE WRECKS. *TR

YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN NOTICE SHOWING ON THE RADIO DASH COLUMN. I THOUGHT IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. IT DIDN'T. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF. (THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLIER MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR UPON FIRST TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS.) I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULD COST ABOUT $800 + TAX TO FIX. MY HUSBAND STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE TO SEE WHAT OTHER OWNERS WERE SAYING. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT JUST ABOUT 90% OF FOLKS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND IS NOT LISTING A RECALL. WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, OF COURSE THEY MADE IT SEEM LIKE THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE COMPLETED ON STEERING COLUMNS WERE MINIMAL. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE.THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE GREASED ONCE. EVERY YEAR MY BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED, AND ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, ONE OF THE TWO IF NOT BOTH TIE RODS NEED REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR FOUR KEY FOBS. MY TRUNK LEAKS WATER. MY FRONT HEAD LIGHT NEEDED REPLACED AS IT LEAKED WATER. NOT CHEAP. I CAN GO ON AN ON WITH THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE REACHED MY "CHARACTER LIMIT". I FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON. WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY, BUT DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 91,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING RESET AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,800.

Mileage: 142,800

WHILE ON THE ROAD, MY '05 PONTIAC G6 HAS MORE THAN A FEW TIMES LOST ITS POWER STEERING, AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE COMPUTER ON MY DASH. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES. I HAVE READ ONLINE IN PUBLIC THREADS AND FORUMS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND GM HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF AT LEAST 14 REPORTED CRASHES THAT HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO GM AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTICS FEE AS WELL AS PARTS AND LABOR TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT BREAK ANYTHING OR DO ANYTHING WRONG. IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST BE COVERED FOR ANY WORK THAT WOULD FIX THE STEERING. OR WORST CASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OPTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN IN MY RADIO SHOW UP POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD AND I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO PUT OIL BUT I DIDN'T FIND THE RESERVE TANK!! THEN I SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I CALL THE GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HEARD ANY OTHER CASE!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! THEY SHOULD SEE ALL THE COMPLAINS ABOUT IT AND ALSO THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CLIENT HAVE TO PAY 4 SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T CAUSE!! I COULD GET KILLED FOR THIS SITUATION!!! WHY NO ONE WANT TO HELP US WITH THESE PROBLEM??? *TR

Mileage: 101,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS IT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 107,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING MADE THE CAR DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

Mileage: 132,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,557.

Mileage: 23,000

MY CAR HAS LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. 2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS A SPECIAL WARRANTY ON ITS POWER STEERING DUE TO PROBLEM. TSB (10183) READS: GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING OWNERS WITH ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS ON YOUR 2005-2006 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC G6 VEHICLE WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE YOUR VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN SERVICE OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, THE CONDITION WILL BE REPAIRED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A TECHNICIAN HE INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULE WAS FAULTY, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME IF FAILURE FROM INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM OR NOT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE MOTOR AND SAYS IT IS NOT WARRANTIED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE. HOWEVER, IF HE CANNOT ASCERTAIN THAT FAULTY INPUT SIGNALS HAD CAUSED THE CONDITION IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR THEN HOW CAN HE NOT WARRANTY THIS PART SINCE THE BULLETIN SAYS IT COVERS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING? *TR

Mileage: 63,250

IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND MY WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND HAD TO FIND A WAY TO YIELD TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF. ONCE I TURNED IT OFF THAN BACK ON IT WORKED. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILURE. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY QUITS WORKING. THE STEERING RANDOMLY LOCKS UP AT ANY SPEED, CAUSING HUGE POTENTIAL RISK OF A CRASH. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES UNDER 100,000 MILES ONLY. WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES? THIS NEEDS AN OFFICIAL RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 184,000

PURCHASED MY G6 5/2011 WITH 34K MILES. AT 45K, SLIGHT 'CLUNK' NOISES BEGAN WHILE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR STEERING ISSUES THAT CANNOT BE PERMANENTLY FIXED ACCORDING TO MECHANICS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD TO KEEP THIS 'ON THE HUSH' BY GM. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM OTHER BRANDS FOR SAFETY BASED ON THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, HAS NOT RECALLED THE PONTIAC'S FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THE BRAND IS DEAD - SO MUCH FOR GM SUPPORT OF THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM DISCOURAGED BECAUSE I LOVE MY G6, BUT DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND AM FORCED TO FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN A CAR THAT IS OTHERWISE QUITE SAFE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GM, AND THAT IS SAD BEING THE SON OF A GM RETIREE OF 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED SOON, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. I WAS GOING TO PURCHASE A BRAND-NEW BUICK LACROSSE, BUT NOW HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR WHAT GM WILL DO ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN SELL MY G6. IF I WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (WHICH WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE, IT WILL COME BACK), I WILL BE D***ED IF I'M GOING TO DROP $40K ON A NEW GM AUTOMOBILE. WHERE IS THE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY? NOT AT GM. APPROX. 52K MILES - NOTICED STEERING CLUNKING WORSENING, CAR BEGAN MAJOR STEERING DRIFT & DRAG ISSUES. BEGAN TO BE HARD TO KEEP CAR CENTERED ON THE ROAD. REPLACED TIRES & ALIGNMENT TO NO AVAIL. PROBLEM IS SAID TO BE WITH STEERING. NEXT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO 'TAKE' THE STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM ME WHILE DRIVING. WHILE TURNING, WHEEL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY JERK AND TURN ITSELF. HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHEEL TURNING ITSELF FULL 90-DEGREES IMMEDIATELY AS I BEGIN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT. HAVE ALMOST NAILED CARS NEXT TO MINE BECAUSE OF THIS. HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THE ISSUE AT ALL TIMES. AT 58K MILES, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND IN A SMALL PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE ROAD. TURNED IN, AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT - SENDING ME THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THANKS A LOT GM. *TT

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR. MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED. *KB

2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR. MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED. *KB

TODAY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY POWER STEERING FAILED. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DIC AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND RE-STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE FAILURE, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT HAS THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 80,100

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NEARLY A DOZEN NEAR ACCIDENTS AS THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT FAILS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING, THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK AND HAS DONE SO FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN BRINGING IN THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE TURNING OFF THE ENGINE RESETS THE ISSUE, AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN IGNORED BY PONTIAC SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN JANUARY 2005. NO DEALER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HAS BEEN ABLE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK WHEN MAKING A PARTIAL TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER TO LUBE THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY LUBING THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. WITHIN THREE MONTHS THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

THREE DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM INDIANAPOLIS, 350 MILES FROM HOME, RETURNING FROM TRAINING FOR MY NEW JOB. IT WAS RAINING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, IT FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS ON ICE, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE BALD, I BOUGHT THEM BRAND NEW TWO WEEKS PRIOR. AFTER DRIVING CAREFULLY HOME, I TOOK IT INTO SERVICE. COMES TO FIND OUT THAT MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH MY 2 FRONT TIRES. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, MY STEERING GEAR BOX AND EVERYTHING WAS CRACKED OR BROKEN IN HALF??? I APOLOGIZE THIS ISN'T VERBATIM. I HAVE READ ALL THESE COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT ANYONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF? ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM GM ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE NO RECALLS FOR THIS. I ALSO JUST ROLLED 100K MILES, SO IF THERE WERE TO BE ANYTHING THAT GM WERE TO DO ABOUT IT, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS TOO LATE NOW. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $900. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS FRIDAY THE 13TH.... I CERTAINLY PRAY THAT NO ONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY SINCE PONTIAC IS NO LONGER AND GM TOOK THE BAILOUT MONEY. GLAD THEY CAN DO THAT AND PAY THEIR BILLS. THIS REPAIR MEANS MY FAMILY DOESN'T GET REAL FOOD FOR A BIT.... *TR

Mileage: 100,560

CONSTANT CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE'S ALSO PLENTY OF "PLAY" AND DRIFTING WHILE DRIVING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND HAVE CLAIMED NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM IT CONSISTENTLY COMES BACK. BOUGHT THIS CAR TO MAKE 1000 MILE TRIPS BUT AM NOW TO SCARED TO TAKE IT FAR FROM HOME OR ON THE INTERSTATE. IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THESE ISSUES I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS OVER 70,000 AND IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. I'VE HEARD MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND I'VE CALLED AROUND TO OTHER MECHANICS TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

FIRST PROBLEM, THE EXTERIOR REAR TAIL BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION WELL. I DID FIND THE RECALL AND DID TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST EVEN AFTER CHANGING OUT THE DEFECTED PART. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SECOND PROBLEM, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE LIGHT, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNS TO "NORMAL". I HAVE SEEN ON DIFFERENT FORUM OF COMPLAINT THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND DEATHS. THIS PROBLEM EXIST AND NOT ONLY IN MY VEHICLE BUT IN MANY OTHER OF THE SAME MAKE. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING DIFFICULT TO STEER MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY ANGRY BECAUSE EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES WITH IT, AND AS A STUDENT ATTENDING COLLEGE IT IS EXTREMELY AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE THREE YEARS PAYING THE CAR AND HAVE ONE YEAR TO GO, THIS SO UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE AS FAR AS ALL THE REVIEWS THE PROBLEM IS NEVER TAKEN CARE OF WHICH WOULD MEAN I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWELVE MONTHS DUE TO THE QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS ALSO NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILANLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A POWER STEERING CHIME WOULD SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT STRUGGLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN IT TURNED BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH SOME SENSORS NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AND TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR A FREE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THE TITLE WAS BRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

MY WIFE'S 2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS SOME VERY BAD STEERING PROBLEMS. THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND THE COST IS UNREAL TO FIX. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THERE POOR DESIGN. I JUST DON'T WANT MY WIFE AND LITTLE GIRL GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED OVER A BAD DESIGN ON A CAR THAT SHE REALLY LOVES. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MY STEERING WENT OUT, I HAD NO MORE POWER STEERING, I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND ON AGAIN THEN IT WORKED OK, LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT A 10 MILE STRETCH IT TOOK FOREVER TO WORK AGAIN, I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HEAR THEIR ARE MORE INCIDENTS RELATED TO MINE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RECALL BUT PONTIAC SAYS IT IS NOT! SO WHY ARE THEIR SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CAR? I HEARD THAT THE 2007 MODELS WENT BACK TO A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, NOT LIKE THE PREVIOUS YEARS THAT HAVE ELECTRIC STEERING.

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE WHOLE COLUMN (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND IT IS AGAIN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. A CAR EXPERT FRIEND WHO DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY NOTED THAT IT SEEMS TO BOTH DRAG AND HAVE TOO MUCH 'PLAY'. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 110,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

POWER STEERING FAILS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON (SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES) BEFORE THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SOMETIMES "JERKY". THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEMS COME AND GO. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

STEERING GEAR WAS LOOSE IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH CAUSE A LOT OF STEERING NOISE AND CONCERN. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND FOUND IT TO BE LOOSE AND THEY GREASE AND TIGHENED THE GEAR SHAFT, NOTE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. *TR

Mileage: 160,539

COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE, IT WAS LIKE DRIVING MY DADS OLD 53 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP. I WAS SCARED, IT WOUNLDN'T TURN PROPERLY AND WAS JERKY. I'M JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD OF MADE IT! *TR

Mileage: 147,384

STEERING DEFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON IN (O3) SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE A STEERING MALFUNCTION. (52 YEAR OLD EXPERIENCE DRIVER - HORRIFIC DRIVING EXPERIENCE. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED-USED, AND THIS HAPPEN WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE SALE. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO EXPLANATION, OF DEFECTS? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IF ANY WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I RETURNED THIS VEHICLE TO THE GMC-PONTIAC DEALER, WHICH I EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CRUSHED AND DESTROYED FROM THE DRIVING PUBLIC TO PREVENT A NEAR FUTURE FATALITY TO THE PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LOCATED BY THE NTSB AND THE BRAINS CHECKED, BECAUSE IF IT IS SOLD AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD SURELY A FATAL ACCIDENT IS TO COME, FROM THE DEFECT NOT THE DRIVER. WARNING THIS IS NOT TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S ONE OF OUR ON. AMERICAN NAME {PONTIAC G-6 2005 EST. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 114,800}. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED PRIOR TO THE SALE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS CERTIFIED? UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL WERE RELUCTANT TO DISCUSS THIS DEFECT AND IT'S FINDINGS. END. *TR

Mileage: 114,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD DONE SO ONCE BEFORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 91,000

POWER STEERING STARTED TO GET REALLY HARD TO TURN INTO PARKING SPOTS OR WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO TURN THEN IT STARTED TO JUST FREEZE UP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A TPS BULLETIN ON THE PART, THEY REPAIRED THE PART BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS COMPLETELY REPAIRED B/C IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT NOT AS BADLY AS BEFORE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME CONSTANTLY AND I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR TURN, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE EXACT SAME EPS SYSTEM WAS RECALLED ON THE G5'S BUT GM HAS NOT RECALLED ON THE G6'S. THE REPAIR IS NOT MINOR - UPWARDS OF $1000. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 V6 POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. *LN

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT THAT I PURCHASED IN 2005. AROUND 2007 WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE POWER STEERING "LOCK-UP". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. I REGULARLY MAINTAIN MY CAR AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. IN THE LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE (HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES LAST YEAR AND AGAIN THIS MORNING) AND I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT IT IS "EASIER" TO FILE A LAW SUIT THAN FOR THEM TO RECALL THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY INCONSIDERATE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. WHAT HAPPENS IS, THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COMES ON ACROSS THE RADIO, THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH SHOWS ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THE CAR THEN HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO RE-GAIN CONTROL. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MESSAGE CENTER, CHIMES HEARD AND THEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN I AM DRIVING, AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON PONTIAC G6 OWNER BLOGS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER ON 12/5/10 AS HAVE NOTICED A KNOCKING/STICKING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENTS. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 12/13/10, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMED AND LIT UP ON THE CONSOLE, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND ASSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BARELY BE TURNED WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 130,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT MAY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,813.

Mileage: 53,813

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE SERVICE STATION THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR AND MOVED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE FUEL TANKS. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF, THE VEHICLE BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,023.

Mileage: 154,023

THIS PAST SATURDAY, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY (AND WITHOUT WARNING), MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND THAT CLEARED UP THE PROBLEM FOR THE MOMENT, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM, THAT BY THEY WAY, GM WAS WELL AWARE OF. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, EVEN THOUGH GM HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS (THE G5 AND COBALT FOR EXAMPLE) FOR THE SAME ISSUE, POWER STEERING ASSIST, THEY BLOCKED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION FROM RECALLING THE G6 MODELS, AND INSTEAD, ISSUED A "SPECIAL POLICY" THAT COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. IN MY CASE, MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE, THOUGH UNDER THE 10 YEARS. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM OR MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISING ME OF THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. AND NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE THAT THEY CLEVERLY SET, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR (BETWEEN $700 AND $800). I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD RECALL SOME VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT OTHERS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO TREAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. GM NEEDS TO RETHINK THEIR STRATEGY AND AIM TO KEEP ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS HAPPY AND SAFE. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THIS AND ISSUE REFUNDS TO ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT. FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET TODAY, THERE ARE A LOT OF ANGRY, WORRIED CUSTOMERS JUST LIKE ME AND THAT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE. I LOVE MY G6, BUT I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ISSUE, NOR WITH THE UNHELPFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM BOTH GM CORPORATE OFFICES AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY IS #1!

Mileage: 128,000

THIS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH OUR 2005 PONTIAC G6. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND IT STARTED TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS EARLY ON. WE THEN BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY REPLACED A STEERING GEAR, VEHICLE WAS AT 36,000 MILES. SO THEY COVERED IT UNDER WARRANTY. STILL WE HEARD KNOCKING AND A THUD NOISE EVERY TIME WE TURNED BACK FROM THE LEFT. WE TOOK IT BACK A COUPLE OF TIMES WHICH THEY DIDN'T FIND NOTHING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WELL PAST THE 3-36000 MILES WARRANTY AND FIXED SOMETHING ELSE IN THE STEERING THAT WAS FAULTY, THIS WAS OUT OF POCKET LIKE $300. THEN WE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING NOTE THIS HAS THE SAME STEERING UNIT THAN THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR STEERING. SO NOW WE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING AND IT WAS LIKE STEERING A TRUCK FROM THE 1950'S, I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY WOULD OF PANIC. SO NOW WE RETURN IT TO THE DEALER AND NOW IT NEEDED A STEERING MOTOR A SWITCH AND A STEERING COLUMN. OUT OF POCKET COST LIKE $1700. NOW GM KNOWS THERE'S A ISSUE SO THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY EXCEPT THEY WOULDN'T COVER US BECAUSE THEY ONLY WENT UP TO 100000 MILES AND WE WERE OVER THAT, SO TO BAD SO SAD! THEY TURN THEIR BACKS ON US, KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SEEING OUR PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 143,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 120,000

(1.) MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 15MPH. PICKING UP SPEED. ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOR THE (2.) FIRST TIME SINCE HAVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE CONSOLE ALONG WITH A "DINGING". THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP EXTREMELY TIGHT. EVEN AS AN EXTREMELY HEALTHY WELL BUILT PERSON I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT. I HIT BRAKES LUCKILY WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME OR INFRONT OF ME. I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. (3.)TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED. POWER STEERING LIGHT OFF. STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED ITSELF. IN THE PROCESSES OF CONTACTING DEALERSHIP AND/OR MANUFACTURER FOR SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 48,640

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT SIX WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY AND TODAY I HAVE HAD THE WARNING LIGHT AND INFO MESSAGE REGARDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING COME ON. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING BOTH TIMES. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE TODAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I'M ALSO WONDERING WHY THIS HASN'T BECOME A RECALL. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I NEED TO KNOW THAT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO MAKE THIS ISSUE A RECALL SO THAT LIVES ARE NOT LOST DUE TO THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 63,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. IF SHE LET GO OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD PULL FAR TO THE LEFT. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2010, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO VISIT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SHE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AUGUST 2010 WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE STEERING WAS A PROBLEM (NOT A RECALL) AND IT WOULD BE REPAIRED OR OWNERS WOULD BE REIMBURSED. WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS HER VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,102. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT! I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL IT WAS RECALLED AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $765 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY DASH LIGHT AND POWER STEERING NOTICE COMES ON EVERY DAY AND MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ABOUT 3 TIMES SO FAR. LUCKILY ONLY WHILE PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS! OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN!!!!!!!! NOR WILL I ALLOW MY FAMILY TO BUY ONE EITHER! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

A 2005 PONTIAC G6- THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING SPORADICALLY. CONTACTED GM (PHONE) REFUSED TO ACCEPT REPAIR/REPLACE THE UNIT, CITING TIME/MILEAGE. *TR

RE: 2005 PONTIAC G6 (GT MODEL, 3.5L V-6, 59,287 MILES) EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, FELT LIKE STEERING WAS 'BINDING' OR "HANGING UP" WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS. ALSO HEARD A 'CLUNK' COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (CONTROL ARM) AND THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE FLEX COUPLER IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE PONTIAC G6 HAS A NUMBER OF KNOWN ISSUES RELATING TO THE STEERING, INCLUDING THIS ONE. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF STEERING PARTS - THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT GM EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 59,287

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND LIGHT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE STEERING ISSUE. HOWEVER, HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO STATING THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HE RECEIVED THE LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER CLAIMED THE STEERING WAS FIXED, THERE IS STILL A KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A BUSHING SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 12/29/10

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES THE POWERING STEERING SYMBOL CAME UP ON DASHBOARD ALONG WITH LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. TWO TIMES REVERSING FROM DRIVEWAY, ONE TIME AS I WAS DRIVING ON MY BLOCK, WHICH THANKFULLY IS ONE WAY. LAST TIME, WHICH IS RECENTLY. I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD THE SYMBOL AND BEEP CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. WE CALLED DEALER AND OUR VIN # IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH OUR MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED SUDDENLY 8/2010, REVIEWED WEB SITE, FOUND PROFOUND REPORTS ON ISSUE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL HONOR REPAIR PAST 70,000 BUT WILL CHARGE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED FROM COMPANY OF EXTENDED EPS, HAD PROBLEMS 3YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD "IF THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP WHEN IN SHOP, CAN'T FIX IT". *TR

Mileage: 81,300

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE BUT LIGHT WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY DROVE CAR. NO STEERING PROBLEMS EVEN WHEN LIGHT WAS ON. ON AUGUST 16, 2010 THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD AND TURNED OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WAS ON BUT POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING FOR $730 PLUS TAX. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 MODEL AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT RANDOMLY ALARMS THAT THERE IS POWER STEERING FAILURE, BINGS TWICE AND THEN LOCKS UP. LATE LAST NIGHT DURING A STORM I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD, WENT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ALARM WENT OFF AND THE CAR TOTALLY LOCKED UP. TWO CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ME, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY ACTUALLY DID. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND YET WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET FOLLOWING MY OWN RESEARCH LAST NIGHT THIS SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 49,130

IN OCTOBER OF 2009 I BOUGHT A PONTIAC G6 2005 AFTER A MONTH OF A OWNING THE VEHICLE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND ON THE DISPLAY AREA IT WOULD READ POWER STEERING THIS WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2009 SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAD CONTINUED TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN, THIS WOULD ALLOW ME TO REGAIN MY POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM WENT ON FOR MONTHS IT IS NOW AUG 2010 AND I HAVE GONE AND HAD MY POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A GM DEALER NEAR ME ... WITHIN THE PAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS I HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES( 4 5 6 ) IN ONE TRIP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO REGAIN POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GIVE OUT AT NOT ONLY UNDER SPEEDS OF 20 KM BUT AT SPEEDS OF 60 KM OR LOWER.... I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO DRIVES AROUND WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD EVERYDAY I DO FEEL THAT IS AN ISSUE IN MANY PONTIAC G6 MADE IN 2005 THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY SONS.. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING CHIME WAS SOUNDING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME AND AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 95,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS GOING OUT. ITS BEEN HAPPENING DAILY SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND UP TO MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY. AND IM JUST CONCERN BECAUSE ITS HAPPEN WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT STARTED LIKE A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER HOME FROM WORK I WAS GOING TO MAKE A TURN INTO MY COMPLEX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALMOST MADE ME HIT A PARKED CAR. AT FIRST IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE COMPLEX THEN 2 DAYS AGO IT STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 35 TO 45 MPH. WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE CARS AROUND ME DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I WENT TO GO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID BUT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I REALIZED THERE WAS NO PUMP FOR IT. SO I STARTED DOING WEB SEARCHES FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL WEBSITE TALKING ABOUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CARE. THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME SITUATION AND HOW MUCH THEY HAD TO PAY. AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE IF ITS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

Mileage: 97,370

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2005 G6 WITH 68,000. I HAVE LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE G5 WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE G6 WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING UNIT? WHILE I'M AT IT CAN GM PLEASE RECALL THE TUBING FOR THE SUN ROOF THAT PULLS APART AND THEN LEAKS IN THE CAR DURING EVERY RAIN? COME ON PEOPLE STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT OR STOP MAKING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 68,213

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TWO OTHER TIMES AND THEY PERFORM DIAGNOSIS TEST AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE REP TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL OR THE COMPANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD FOR 2 YEARS THAT'S BEING PARKED BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 64,777

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED DEFECT ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. UPDATED 10/01/2010. *LJ

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARK LOT AT 15-20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SHOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER RESTARTING BUT RECURRED BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,999.

Mileage: 41,990

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AS I PULLED OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL!!!! ONCOMING TRAFFIC LUCKILY VOIDED ME UNTIL I GLIDED ONTO SIDE OF ROAD.!! I WAS VERY LUCKY!!! CALLED TOE TRUCK! TOOK TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP... WAS $670 TO HAS REPAIRED AND NOW SINCE I GOT BACK MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY CAR HAD 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME SO THE TERRAIN WARRANTY WAS OUT! I SEE THAT ITS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE POWER STEERING! AND THE G4,G5 HAS RECALLS FOR THE SAME THIS... I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HOLD UP IS ON THE RECALL. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS! ITS SO DANGEROUS! LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS IN AUTO BEEF. THERE ARE 42 JUST ON THAT SITE ALONE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON JULY 9,2010 AND 2 DAYS LATER MY POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAD GIVEN THE TECHNICIAN APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2005 G6 I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME WHAT I KNOW NOW. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 15 DAYS AND THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE 3 KIDS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE MY RELIABLE CAR WELL I THINK NOT!!!! NO RECALL I DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

Mileage: 81,832

2005 PONTIAC G6- WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING-TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING-AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT IS OK UNTIL IT DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS-LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT ACT. VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 112,020

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT WITH A 3.5 L V6 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS WE ALL KNOW THIS CANT BE SAFE FOR ANYONE I HAVE TWO YOUNG SONS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 106,986

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 PONTIAC G6, STARTED CAR IN PARKING LOT STARTED TO DRIVE OUT, AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON RADIAN AND CAR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH, HAD NO POWER STEERING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS VERY SPORADICALLY AND HAS HAPPENED IN TURNS AND SCARES THE BEJEEZES OUT OF YOU! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY ON RAMP THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE FOR AROUND 3 SECONDS WHICH CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN TIGHTENED TWICE PRIOR AND REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND FEELS LIKE IT IS LOOSENING AGAIN. THE FAILURE IS NOW HAPPENING AROUND ONCE A WEEK AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. THE CAR NOW HAS 93,000 MILES, BUT THE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS HAPPENED BEFORE AROUND 45,000 AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 55,000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

URGENT:MY WIFE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. LET THE CAR WARM UP. SHE WAS TAKING OUR SON TO SUMMER SCHOOL. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN THE CHIMING STARTED. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT THE MESSAGE INDICATOR AND IT READ POWER STEERING. ON THE DASHBOARD, IT HAD THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SHE FELT LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. SHE WENT AND TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL WITH NO PROBLEMS. TODAY SHE GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE SHE GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO GO, THE MESSAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE MESSAGE AND THE INDICATOR WAS OFF. SHE STARTED TO COME BACK HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 48,800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE OR WHAT TO DO IN CASE THIS HAPPENED. SO MY QUESTION IS ...WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I HEARD ABOUT HOW GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE CURRENTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED US ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING ELSE. BEING OVER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WORRYING ABOUT MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THIS CAR. WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO DO? URGENT *TR

Mileage: 48,860

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. GM ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR CAR REACHED 70,000 MILES AND NOW THAT MY CAR IS OVER THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2005 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SHAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOTERS, TIRES, BRAKES AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 40,000

JUST RECENTLY MY DRIVER INFO CENTER HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SAYING THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM (ELECTRIC). I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT A COMPUTER AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THE COST BEING AROUND $1000.00. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T HAD IT CORRECTED BUT IF IT CONTINUES I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF FOR SAFETY SAKE. *TR

Mileage: 96,700

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6: STEERING ISSUE #1: MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EASY TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT NOT RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER IT WOULD BEGIN IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF: DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BINDING UP. STEERING ISSUE #2 - AFTER INITIAL REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY DUE TO SYMPTOMS REPORTED. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE RACK (4 TIMES SO FAR). STEERING ISSUE #3: I HAD NO STEERING POWER AT ALL WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO WARNING. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COIL AS IT HAD SNAPPED THUS CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. STEERING ISSUE #4: MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A SECOND TIME LEAVING A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE TUNE OF $1,000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PAID OFF IN THREE MORE MONTHS WHICH WILL NOT COME SOON ENOUGH. MILES AT TIME OF LAST INCIDENT WAS 106,000 AND 109,000 MILES, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 MILES. (2005 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006) I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DESERVES FURTHER SCRUTINY. DID NO ONE LEARN A LESSON FROM TOYOTA??? SHAME ON YOU! *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR MY SON WHO JUST RECEIVED HIS LEARNERS PERMIT. WE HAD STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE TO ENTER A PARKING LOT FROM A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ON THIS CAR FAILED AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO TURN. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED. YOU SHOULD NOT EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY WITH YOUR 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THIS SITUATION. PERIOD. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAVE IGNORED IT CLAIMING LOW COMPLAINT RATES. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 98,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH EACH ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6 THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2008. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN STEERING ISSUES. THERE WERE A FEW OCCURRENCES WHERE THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BUT NO DRASTIC PROBLEMS. AFTER THOSE FEW OCCURRENCES, I HAD ABOUT 7 INSTANCES WHERE I HAD NO POWER STEERING TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT POWER TO THE LEFT. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS HAPPENED MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS PONTIAC DEALERS AND AUTO PART STORES THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH G6'S ELECTRONIC STEERING. PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT CAUSE WRECKS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, MAKING A LEFT TURN DID NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FORCE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,900. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

Mileage: 102,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE. STEERING WAS VERY HARD. VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER 5 TIMES TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BUT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AS BEFORE. NONE OF THE DEALERS I WENT TO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED. 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT 71,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DRIVING AN 05 PONTIAC G6 ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 65 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND WOULD OF HIT SOMEONE IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN THERE. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE POWER STEERING FAIL AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR G6'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF SO NO ACCIDENTS OCCUR.*TR

Mileage: 87,250

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 ON AN INTERSTATE THE MORNING OF MARCH 30, A NOTIFICATION OF "POWER STEERING" SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE RADIO'S DISPLAY AREA AND THEREAFTER, MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I WAS CAPABLE OF DRIVING THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF MY CAR, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS FINE. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER DRIVERS.

Mileage: 70,066

WHEN I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK THIS MORNING THE POWER ASSIST ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT FIRST - THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IT FLASHED "POWER STEERING." LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO STRONG ARM THE VEHICLE INTO A SPOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY SON. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2005 G6S BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE 60,000 SERVICE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC ASKED ME ABOUT THE NOISE WITH THE POWER STEERING. I TOLD HIM I DID NOTICE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED. HE ADVISED ME THAT SOME DEALERSHIPS WERE FIXING THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND THAT WASN'T THE CASE IN MY AREA. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS? I SEE THAT SOME OF THE G5'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED -- I AM NOW AFRAID OF MY CAR AND HAVE NO MEANS TO BUY A NEW ONE.

Mileage: 68,596

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT RANDOMLY ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY LAST SUMMER AND FOR SOME REASON STOPPED AS IT GOT COLDER. IT WOULD HAPPEN AS I WOULD START THE CAR, OR SOMETIMES AS I WAS DRIVING OR AS I WAS ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABOUT EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES A FEW TIMES A DAY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN IT WENT OUT, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS A NOISE TO ALERT ME, AND "POWER STEERING" WOULD FLASH ACROSS THE INFORMATION PANEL. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND SPENT ALL OF LAST SUMMER WITH THE PROBLEM. NO ONE WAS HURT, THOUGH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT WHEN THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT'S STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING GOING OUT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VECHICLE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT FOR THE STEERING TO START WORKING.

Mileage: 80,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE. 64K MILES ON CAR. NO INJURIES OR CRASHES YET. TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. DIAGNOSED AS BAD STEERING SENSOR WHICH REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN FOR $800. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 64,000

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ONE MORNING AND HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF TO RESET, AND IT WORKED FINE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WHEN JUST PUTTING THE CAR INTO MOTION AT A LOW SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH, DESPITE HAVING HIM IN THE CAR ONCE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HEARD ON TV THAT 2006 AND UP MODELS WERE RECALLED DUE TO STEERING. BUT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION OUT ABOUT 2005 MODELS AND WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 45,755

IT IS A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE STEERING PULLED HARD LEFT WHEN MY WIFE STARTED A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. IT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF HER HANDS, IT IS LUCKY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAD DONE A CHECK AND IT WOULD STEER TO THE FULL STOPPING POINT IF YOU JUST TOUCHED IT IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT. AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE OBVIOUS LIKE TIRES, TIERODS OR FOR DAMAGE I TESTED AGAIN AND IT ALL WORKED FINE. A WEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT YOU COULD HOLD IT STRAIGHT. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WOULD BE FINE. LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WE GOT THE MESSAGE ON THE READ OUT SAYING POWER STEERING AND RESTARTING IT WOULD NOT RESET IT. WE DROVE IT HOME IN MANUAL STEERING. CALLED THE DEALER IN RENTION WA. AND THE ONE IN PUYALLUP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE PUYALLUP DEALER AND THEY TROUBLESHOOT IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. WE GOT IT REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $800 BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THESE OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THESE MODELS. I FEEL THAT IF A PERSON WAS NOT PAYING A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS MALFUNCTIONING TERRIBLY. WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU LOSE POWER AND HAVE TO FIGHT NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5'S BUT NOT THE G6'S AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. THIS PROBLEM NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. VEHICLE RESULTED IN AN ALMOST SEVERE CRASH ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I'VE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL ON THIS PART!!! THAT IS INSANE. ALSO, MY 2005 IS NOT COVERED! I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE ON THE HWY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER REPAIR ATTEMPTS MY POWER STEERING IS STILL INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT.. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS WENT OUT ON ME TWICE & HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LOUD CLUCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2007 ,THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARNING NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL 10V073000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES TO DATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS THE LETTER THAT SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN 2007.

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT GOES OUT OFTEN. IT IS USUALLY WHEN I AM TURNING OR SPEEDING UP FROM A SLOW SPEED OR STOP. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND HAS CAUSED BE TO GO HEAD ON IN TRAFFIC AND IS VERY UNSAFE. IT STARTED WHEN MY CAR REACHED AROUND 70,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON LOCAL DEALERS STARTED TO CARRY THE NECESSARY PARTS. I HAVE A 2YR OLD SON THAT I DRIVE TO DAYCARE EVERY MORNING AND COMING UP WITH $600 FOR THE REPAIR IS A BIT EXPENSIVE. I HOPE THAT THE COMPANY STARTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE OR EVEN WORSE THEIR CHILD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT FAILURES. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLY A COMPLETE LACK OF POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THE STEERING GOES OUT MOSTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IT UNPREDICTABLE. IN ORDER TO RESTORE POWER STEERING FUNCTION, THE CAR USUALLY HAS TO BE RESTARTED. POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT WAS LOOKED INTO, BUT AT $600+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE (SEE RECENT GM RECALLS), I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SINCE ABOUT SUMMER OF 2008 THE "POWER STEERING FLUID" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD ELECTRIC STEERING AND NOT HYDRAULIC AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. IN THE RECENT MONTHS. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY 75 AND 68 YEAR OLD PARENTS WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD TO RESTART (REBOOT) THE CAR TO RE-GAIN POWER STEERING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK JUST TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A SPACE. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

IN LATE 2006 I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6. IN EARLY 2007 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER IT LOCKED UP IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, AS IN YOU COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH THEY DID AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS BRAKE PROBLEMS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT, ETC. I STILL OWE $11,000 ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. JUST LAST SUNDAY, 2/28/10, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR AND MY STEERING FAILED. THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, THE DISPLAY READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS NOT HARD TO TURN AS GM CLAIMS BUT COMPLETELY LOOSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $1,200. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM SCARED TO HAVE MY SON RIDE IN. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH THE $1,200 THEY ADVISE THIS WILL COST TO GET IT FIXED, THEN WHAT? IT FAILS AGAIN? I CAN'T TRADE IT IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS WORTH LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT OWE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SO THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANY ADVISE? *TR

Mileage: 69,000

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE GM RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ARTICLE CAUGHT MY EYE AS WE OWN A PONTIAC G6 THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR FIXED IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS BUT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON, MY CAR REPAIR GUY ADVISED ME AT THE TIME THAT GM HAD A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE-#07126- AND GM HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY REPAIR TO 70,000 MILES AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, STATING WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE SO THE CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. AT THE TIME I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED THE CAR WAS AT 76,000 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH GM, I ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR DUE TO THE BULLETIN THAT WAS OUT AND I HAD A COPY OF THE BULLETIN. WHY IS THE G6 NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL WHEN IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS ALTERED ON MY RADIO ALARM SYSTEM TO "CHECK POWER STEERING". THE WARNING WENT AWAY THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR. THEN A MONTH OR SO LATER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND I FEAR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE DRIVING FAST AND IT FAILED AND I DID NOT KNOW IT HAD FAILED AGAIN AND I NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE BEST TO FIX IT WHICH MEANT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR HAS 66849 MILES ON IT. ALSO, MY IGNITION WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THE REPAIR TO THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT FIX THIS. THE COST OF THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WAS $697.46. THE REPAIR WAS DONE LAST WEEKEND (FEBRUARY 19, 2010). NOW GM HAS A RECALL OUT ON 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE,BUT THEY DO NOT LIST MY CAR A 2005 - G6. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!! *TR

Mileage: 66,849

2005 PONTIAC G 6 POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN, STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT, HARD TO TURN. I RECEIVED A LETTER COVERING STEERING PROBLEM UP 60000 MILES IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SINCE NOVEMBER POWER STEERING HAS SHUT DOWN ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING CAR IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE STEERING. DANGEROUS VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS NOT EXACTLY EASY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TWICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. IT RESET AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 339,527

MY 18 DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING FOR SCHOOL. TURNED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERINGON HER 2005 PONT. GMC G6 ONLY 54000 MILES LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR PROBLEMS. DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT. TOTAL COST 800.00. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THE ELECT PWR STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. BOTH OCCASIONS I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IT WAS FINE. WHEN IT GOES OUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 58145 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 58,145

PONTIAC G6 2005 POWER STEERING GOES OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. HAD THE POWER STEERING REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES AND NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NEED A RECALL! NOT PAYING TO FIX IT AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO # PE07023. ON 2/19/2010, I BEGAN TO RECEIVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING OF MY PONTIAC G6 2005 GT. THE STEERING BECAME OVERBEARING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT TURN AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT . AT THAT POINT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE AND BEING DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER BEING EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED I MADE HOME AND BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. I FOUND NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH YOUR WEBSITE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT FILED A RECALL ON AN ISSUE THAT IS SO DANGEROUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY BUT AT WHOSE EXPENSE? I HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY VEHICLE FIXED YET DUE TO MONEY ISSUES. HOWEVER I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE TO GET SOMETHING SO MAJOR FIXED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I WAS NOT OFFERED A WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED AND NOW I THINK I KNOW WHY I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE.. ELECTRICITY, BATTERY, BRAKES JUST TO NAME A FEW. CURRENTLY TOYOTA IS UNDERGOING MAJOR ISSUES AND GM NEEDS HAVE A BIT OF THAT LIME LIGHT AS WELL. I FEEL FOR ANY ONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY PERSONALLY LEAVING ME HELPLESS. I PRAY FOR ANY ONE WHO HAS NOT GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS I WISH THERE IS NOT ANY MORE ACCIDENTS PERTAINING TO A SIMPLE FIX BY GM. IS IT CHEAPER TO HAVE LAW SUITS AGAINST YOU OR FIX THE 100,000 VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A LOUD POPPING NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

THE STEERING WHEEL CHATTERS AND CLICKS WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

Mileage: 109,122

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, HOWEVER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY DAUGHTER HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT HER ( 2005 PONT. G-6 ) HAS LOST ITS POWER STEERING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT LAST YEAR. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM - THEY INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A LIMIT SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT REQUIRED THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. CHAT ON INTERNET CLAIM THAT REPLACEMENT OF STEER COLUMN WAS EXPENSIVE AND DID NOT ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN , ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING COUPLER , IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE AT 17K MILES , AND ONE AT 65K MILES ! NOW RACK AND PINION IS GOING OUT AT 68K MILES ! *TR

MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I WILL BE DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, A WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE STEERING BECOMES VERY VERY HARD TO TURN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO TWO ACCIDENTS. I WANTED TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT WAS QUOTED OVER $800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I WENT TO LOOK ONLINE FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND SAW THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GM'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS BUT AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR THE PEOPLE, I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE MAKE RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC ALSO THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON RADIO. CONTACTED DEALER - REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. COST WAS $357 FOR LABOR AND $369 FOR PART. THESE STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON PONTIACS AND COBALTS SO THEY ARE MOST LIKELY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 62,552

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HE CITED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD; HOWEVER, WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,711. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,100. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

Mileage: 42,100

DRIVING CAR TO WORK, ON I-285 GETTING ON RAMP TO I-85 NORTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHILE ON THE RAMP I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFO PANEL INDICATED POWER STEERING. I TURNED ON MY CAUTION LIGHTS AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THINKING THAT I SIMPLY NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO FLUID TO ADD. FURTHERMORE, THE POWER STEERING ISSUE WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AS NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2005/PONTIAC/G6/ELECTRIC+POWER+STEERING) AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IF THE CAR DECIDES THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, ITS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE IN A DANGEROUS TURN, UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BEFORE HEADING INTO A CONCRETE WALL OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN AS A $1000 REPAIR IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR FOR KNOWN DEFECTS ON AUTOMOBILES. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS FAILING. WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND OR RIGHT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO BACK UP, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 27,260

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES OVER A 14 MONTH PERIOD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. SHE WAS AWAITING THE FOURTH RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 56,123 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE WAS 89,036.

Mileage: 56,123

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 92,681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE $1,100.00. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT NUMBER 71786884256. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE 2005, PONTIAC G6 WITH 47,600 MILES THE STEERING WILL AT VARIOUS TIMES GO OUT. AFTER SEARCHES ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE G6'S ELECTRICAL POWERS STEERING FAILING. NO CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT ARE VERY IMMINENT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE PEAK MONTHS THE MAIN DEFECT WAS CREATED. I CANT UNDERSTAND HOW IF IT IS A PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE HOW IT IS CONSIDERED NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 476,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE LOSES POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RACK AND PINION, AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS HE HAD TWO VEHICLE CRASHES. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN BOTH INCIDENCES. HOWEVER DURING THE LAST CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE RENTAL EXPENSES.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING POPPED AND LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. THE CAR RAN INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED. I CAME ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING A TRUCK THAT WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND MOVED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. THE WHEEL LOCKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, THEN WOULD RELEASE AND CONTINUE TURNING. AT ONE POINT, A "POWER STEERING" ERROR SHOWED ON THE CD PLAYER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF A FEW TIMES AND TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AGAIN, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, THE OTHER TIME IT WOULD BE NORMAL. FOR ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,310

MY PONTIAC G6 GT LOST ITS POWERING STEERING DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ALERT LIGHT CAME AND LESS THAN 10 SECONDS LATER MY VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 83,223

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

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE WITH MY 68 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. WE WERE SITTING AT THE LIGHT WAITING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO TURN GREEN WHEN SUDDENLY MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & MY CAR STATES POWER STEERING LOSS. THEN I REALLY LOST POWER STEERING IN MID TURN. THANKFUL ENOUGH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS GREEN LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE TURN BECAUSE HAD IT NOT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT MULTIPLE WAY. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PONTIAC G6 2005 MODEL & I TRULY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED? *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GOES OUT WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE I'M DRIVING. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AMONG SEVERAL GM MODELS WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING INDICATORS POPS UP ON THE DASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR PULLED IN TO THE PARKING LOT TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS HARD AND THEN IT FELT LIKE COULD NOT TURN NO MORE I REVERSE AND IT JERKS THE WHEEL BACK AGAIN. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL BUT IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND I HAVE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH MANY MANY OTHERS. FIRST OF ALL THE ROTORS ARE VERY WARPED AND WHEN I DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND HIT THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE!! AND THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE STEERING COLUMN POPS WHEN MAKING TURNS, LEFT AND RIGHT..I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME AND MANY OTHERS THANKS *TR

Mileage: 79,000

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC G6. *TR

Mileage: 70,234

I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A MECHANIC. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE I HAVE ELECTRIC STEERING. HE SAID THAT IF I DID NOT GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY THE STEERING COULD LOCK UP ON ME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING TOUGH TO TURN AT TIMES. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE CAR UNLESS THEY COULD PHYSICALLY SEE THAT THE STEERING WAS ACTING UP. JUST YESTERDAY, I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR WITHOUT USING TWO HANDS TO TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WOULDN'T TURN WITHOUT FIGHTING WITH THE CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I WANT TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING SO MANY TIMES. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE CAR? DO I HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT OR RECALL IT, BECAUSE I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT I COMPLAINED ABOUT WHEN I HAD THE WARRANTY. I AM NOW OVER THE MILES FOR A WARRANTY. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WAS THE CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES I TURN THE KEY AND IT WON'T START. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY START. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IT'S SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT IS UNREAL THAT I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT WITHOUT HAVING A PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP WITH ANYTHING. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE PONTIAC G6. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE UNLESS ALL OF THE ISSUES ARE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 131,120

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO GO GET LUNCH AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND BELL WENT OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I PULLED INTO A SATURN DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THE FIRST RIGHT TURN OFF THE BUSY ROAD I FOUND MYSELF ON. IT TOOK TWO PEOPLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I HAD TO PARK SIDEWAY'S IN THREE SPOTS. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEEK ASSISTANCE AND HAD ONE OF THE PORTERS DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE AREA WHEN HE REPORTED THE ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF. AFTER TALKING WITH A TECHNICIAN, HE RECOMMENDED THAT I WAIT TO HAVE IT SERVICED TO SEE IF IT WAS A MOMENTARY BLIP IN THE COMPUTER OR IF THE PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF AGAIN. I AGREED BUT DECIDED TO DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON MY CAR, MAKE AND MODEL ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINT'S OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE '05 AND '06 MODEL. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE UPSET AND DISGUSTED IS THAT POSTING AFTER POSTING ALL OVER THE NET STATE THAT GM KNOWS THE STEERING IS FAILING AND POSTED A BULLETIN IN 2007 STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT NEVER BOTHERED TO SEND OUT ANY COMMUNICATIONS WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE 102,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND AM LOOKING AT AN $800 - $1000 REPAIR UNLESS I JUNK THIS PIECE OF CRAP. IN ADDITION - MY CAR HAS HAD A LENGTHILY SERVICE RECORD THAT IS QUITE DISAPPOINTING. I HAVE HAD A NEW FUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINES, SOLENOID (SP?), FOUR STEERING RACKS, TWO SETS OF CONTROL ARM'S, A STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COIL, STEERING GEAR, STEREO/CD PLAYER, TAIL LIGHTS, IGNITION AND WINDOW CLIPS TO MAKE THEM STOP SCREAMING. THIS HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT SINCE THE VW BEETLE OF '03. AND WE WONDER WHY NO ONE WANTS TO BUY AMERICAN ANYMORE...GM HERE'S YOUR SIGN. *TR

Mileage: 102,541

2005 PONTIAC G6 WITH 68,000 MILES. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT 56,000 MILES DUE TO HARD, AND ERRATIC STEERING. THE STEERING HAS IN THE LAST DAY BECOME HARD TO TURN, AND TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CHANGE DIRECTION. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN GET IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT, AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING . *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TURN ON THE OFF RAMP I COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING, AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO A GAS STATION THOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD. I BOUGHT SOME POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT TO MY SURPRISE MY CAR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A FLUID I COULD FILL. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON AND MY STEERING WAS FINE. TODAY - ABOUT SIX DAYS LATER - I WAS PULLING OFF THE OFF RAMP AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS TIME I COULD BARELY STEER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH PROBLEM, AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 90,100

POWER STEERING FAILURE!!!!! TELL YOU WHAT....WHY DON'T I COME OVER AND PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE AND HOPE THAT THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T FAIL AND WE CRASH AND DIE. GET MY POINT??? OR MAYBE I WILL JUST HAVE 16. ACCIDENTS AND RACK UP MY INSURANCE. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 113,000

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS IS WHEN I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT STRUGGLING (LOSS OF POWER STEERING). AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. WHAT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEATH? NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS TO EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER FOR GM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN DRIVING TO WORK THE POWER STEERING IN MY G6 WENT OUT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP SENDING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LUCKILY WAS OUT AT A LOW TRAFFIC TIME AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING AFTER THAT POINT WAS POSSIBLE BUT EXTREMELY HARD TO MANAGE AND SHARP OR QUICK TURNS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS CLOSE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT THAT HAD FLASHED ON MY RADIO WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING PROBLEM AND I CAN EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CAR AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING PUTTING ME IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 84,400

2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR ALMOST GETTING HIT HEAD ON AND BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS AS I WAS JUS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED AS I READ SO MANY STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IN MY CASE IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANK GOD THAT OTHER DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SOMEHOW AVOIDED MY CAR. HOW THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND!!!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. ON TOP OF THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. IM DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN LOOSE STEERING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH ENDANGERS ANYBODY AROUND ME. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS DIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION BY CARS DOING 50 MPH. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AFTER THAT HAPPENED ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER 2 CARS. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WASN'T UNDER WARRANT SO THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WORKS FOR NOW BUT IT COULD GO OUT ANYTIME IM DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE JUST MY LUCK, ONLY TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAY PROBLEM IN THE SAME YEAR, IN THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS. I WAS ONLY DOING AROUND 20MPH AND ALMOST GOT HIT THREE TIMES HEAD ON AND FROM THE BACK IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR EVEN TURNING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND LOOSING THE STEERING AND RUNNING UP A CURB ENDANGERING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. SINCE THESE ARE NEWER CARS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE CARS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS YET BUT WILL. NOT ONLY PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS ARE IN DANGER AT ANYTIME BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE TO. I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY A FORD TRUCK HIS LIFE WASIN DANGER JUST AS MUCH AS MINE. HOW THESE CARS ARE NOT RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND?????? SO MANY PEOPLE LIVES ARE IN DANGER IM DRIVING A CAR THAT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. ARE THEY JUST GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE GET KILLED BY THIS IF NOT ALREADY OR COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LIVES ARE AT RISK. THESE CARS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED ASAP. I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY DON'T MAKE EXTENDED LIVES. RECALL ASAP RECALL ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS DROPPING MY 2 KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN I HEARD THE WARNING SIGNAL COME ON AND I LOOKED AND SEEN "POWER STEERING" IN THE INFORMATION WINDOW ON THE STEREO AND A LITTLE CAR ON THE DASH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT AND WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO I HAD THEM CHANGE THE OIL AND CHECK ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND AS THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE IT DID THE SAMETHING TO HIM. THEY TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND PUT IT ON A MACHINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT THEY KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE ANYONE TAKES ACTION. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND I DID NOT HIT SOMEONE AND GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 G6 ABOUT 1 YR AGO. I AM EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT GETS VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE INFO SCREEN. I THOUGHT IT NEEDED FLUID SO WHEN I WENT LOOKING FOR THE PLACE TO PUT IT AND THERE WASN'T ONE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED? *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING THE STEERING LOCK UP AND MAKES SEVERAL POPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT LOCKS UP SEEMS LIKE ALL THE TIME AND IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 80,000

LOST POWER STEERING TO 2005 PONTIAC G6, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TIRES, AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURES RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BREAKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE SPECULATED THAT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000.

Mileage: 54,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN INITIALLY REPORTED TO DEALER, THE LIGHT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS MOISTURE BUILDUP IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY A/C, MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, MY POWER STEERING IS RESTORED UNTIL I TRY TO USE MY AIR AGAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I HAVE HAD FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE AS I TURNED INTO THE CURVE, MY POWER STEERING WENT AND THE WHEEL YOKED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF AS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE NEWER 07 MODEL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE 05 PARTS. HOW ABOUT A RECALL????? *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN WILL FAIL AGAIN AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED AS THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 59,500

MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AND MAKES A CLUNKING WARNING WHEN I TURN. HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK YET BUT AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR 2005 PONTIAC G6

Mileage: 56,000

1.) STEERING ON 2005 G6 GT PULLS CAR TO LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, SEEMINGLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD CAR PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED AND CARE STILL PULLS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. 2.) IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. 3.) HAD CAR ALIGNED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT DID NOT HELP. PREVIOUSLY, HAD RECEIVED NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN EARLY OWNERSHIP OF CAR THAT POWER STEERING HAD A PROBLEM. CONTACT DEALER IN 2005 REGARDING NOTICE AND WAS TOLD NOT ALL CARS WERE EFFECTED AND IF PROBLEM HAD NOT PRESENTED I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WILL CONTACT PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE REMEDY. SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES ON BLOGS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 38,950

THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 G6 GT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, I BEGAN NOTICING THIS CLUNKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JUNE 2009) WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT TURNING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THIS NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX IT AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE SINCE DAY 1, NOT TO MENTION VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CURRENTLY HAVE 56,700 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, IF THIS PART OF THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT RANDOM DRIVING IT OR NOT, WHO IS TO SAY SOMEONE WON'T BE BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CORRESPONDING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING BECAME SO LOOSE THAT THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS PRODUCED BY A FAILED SENSOR. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT NOTICE. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND STATED POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN BUT NO WARNING. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVE, NARROWLY MISSING ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!!! GM PONTIAC HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THEY HAVE OFFERED A COURTESY GESTURE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS / 70,000 MILES FOR THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THIS IS SERIOUS AND MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. GM HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM--OBVIOUSLY IF THEY HAVE ISSUES A COURTESY BULLETIN--YET NO OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED--WE DO CURRENTLY RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT NOTHING IN THIS REGARD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ABILITY; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,383.

Mileage: 79,383

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED DRIVING, BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER CALLING THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

OWNER OF A PONTIAC 2005 G6. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST TO WORK ON A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING HOTTER MONTHS THE KNOCKING NOISE IS MORE ACTIVE. I HAVE HAD IT IN AT LEAST TWICE TO THE DEALER TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE I SHAFT. IT WAS LUBED AND REPOSITIONED. THERE WAS ALSO NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR. THE GEAR WAS REPLACED AND SET TOE IN. AS OF THIS LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY CONSOLE. I FIGURED THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLUID AND HAD MY SON GET THE BOOKLET OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRASTICALLY TIGHTENING UP. THIS STARTLED ME SINCE IT INVOLVED NAVIGATING TRAFFIC AND GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALSO HAD MY SON WITH ME. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT LOCATE A SPECIFIC AREA FOR PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE CAR - THERE IS NO HYDRAULICS - AND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED FOR $750.00. I, TOO, AM FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TODAY FOR THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES WHEN IN TRANSPORTATION. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME SIMILAR REASONS THAT OTHERS ARE FILING THEIR COMPLAINT! WHEN I READ THAT OTHERS AS WELL LOST POWER TO OTHERS, THIS HIGHLY CONCERNS ME! I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL, ONLY A REPLACEMENT PART MY BE USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL AN ACTUAL RECALL IS ORDERED AND THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS MEANS I WILL STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND BE CAUTIOUS OF THE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES! *TR

Mileage: 73,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AS I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN (5-8MPH). I NEARLY RAN INTO A PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SOME TIME, I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A FEW OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE PEOPLE WHERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND A TURN OR JUST SWITCHING LANES. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR INDUSTRY WANT US TO STICK BEHIND AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO FIX POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE INEVITABLE OCCURS AND SOMEONE LOSSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MANY ARE BUYING QUALITY MADE FOREIGN MADE PRODUCTS. OVER THE FIVE YEARS I HAD THE CAR I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT. THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR WENT. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN I CHANGE THE OIL ( THAT'S RIDICULOUS), THE BEARINGS WENT BAD, THE SIX DISC FACTORY CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING AND STICKS CONSTANTLY, THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE TRUNK AND NOW THEIR IS A MILDEW SMELL ECT......... *TR

Mileage: 89,500

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT AND I HAVE READ AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MANY HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER 1 CONCERN WHERE IT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. I HAD IT GO ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, IM SO GLAD THE CAR COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTING REALIZED I WAS HAVING TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

PROBLEM WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING RACK HAS A POPPING NOISE AND OCCASIONALLY POWER STEERING ACTS LIKE ITS IS GOING OUT. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE G6'S. DESPITE THE FACT THAT PONTIAC IS NOW FILING BANKRUPT, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S RESOLVED. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY GETTING WORSE EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION AND NUMEROUS TRIPS TO A MECHANIC TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION. G6'S HAVE FAULTY STEERING/CHASSIS SERIOUS PROBLEMS KNOW TO CAUSES ACCIDENTS AS I'M SURE SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA ACCORDING TO OTHER INTERNET COMMENTS ON THE G6'S. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO GET OFF ROAD, HAD MY 12 YR OLD SON IN CAR, WAS OVER 1 HOUR FROM HOME. THIS COULD OF BEEN DEADLY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE, WAS TOLD BY FRIEND THAT SHE ALSO HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH HER G6, WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO WARN GM OWNERS TO GET CAR CHECKED. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IF NOT ALREADY FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 87,569

POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. I CAN'T TURN THE CAR. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING. VERY SCARY! JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING, SO I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REPAIR IT. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED. IN 2007 SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AT THE TIME. THE NOTICE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE IF IT IS 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. HER VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ON 4/13/09 WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $568 AND GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,864. UPDATED 04-29-09 *BF UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, HOWEVER A MONTH LATER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

Mileage: 139,864

WELL IT ALL STARTED FOR MY STUPID PURCHASE OF A ?!@#$% CAR, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR COSTING ME TONS OF MONEY. 6 TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND MY BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF A JOLTING SHAKING FEELING WITH THIS CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY NEVER CHANGED THE ROTORS ALL THEY DID WAS MILL THEM DOWN, 3 TIMES THEY MILLED THEM DOWN AND THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY SAID YOUR ON YOUR OWN. SOMETIMES I TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL SHAKE AND PUT AND DIE OUT AND THEN IT I WILL TRY IT AGAIN AND IT WILL START, BUT I HAVE HAD MY CAR NOT START BACK UP 2 TIMES AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND FIXED AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY BUT THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITH IN A YEAR AND IT STILL HAPPENS NOW. I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY JOLT IT SELF TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AND IT ACTUALLY HURT MY WRIST FROM THIS AND THEN THE CAR DIED OUT AND HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING AND PROBLEM WAS A DEAD BATTERY IS WHAT THEY SAID. PASSENGER DOOR SOME HOW FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CAUSED ALL MY ELECTRICAL TO GO HAYWIRE IN MY CAR AND SHOWING DOOR AJAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO OFF CAUSING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO NOT GO OFF, MY FLOOD LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER AND RADIO ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK NOW, AND SOME OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR GO ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT. POWER ARM IN MY CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY COSTING ME A FORTUNE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, WONDER IF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SHOTTY ROTORS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER REVEALING THIS TO GM ALL I HAVE HEARD BACK FROM THEM WAS TO TAKE IT IN A GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR AND THEN THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. DON"T BUY ANY PONTIAC CARS, THE WARRANTY ONLY MEANS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT AND WHEN WARRANTY IS UP YOUR ON YOUR OWN. STILL HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING RESOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

STEERING COLUMN CLUNKS WHEN TURNING, SOMETIMES CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO STEER. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. HAD COLUMN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, AND MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR. IT'S BEEN A GOOD CAR. BUT, WHEN IT WAS NEW PONTIAC HAD TO FIX A CLUNKY STEERING PROBLEM AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR (UNDER WARRANTY). 59K MILES, AND 4 YEARS LATER, THE STEERING CLUNK RETURNED. IT ONLY CLUNKED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND WHEN YOU TURNED THE STEERING RIGHT AND LEFT. WHEN MOVING IT DIDN'T DO IT. HOWEVER BEFORE THE CLUNK SOUND STARTED AGAIN, ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE TO BE EXACT (AT 56K MILES), THE CAR WAS STEERING ODDLY ON THE ROAD. IT WOULD SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY, FOLLOWING RUTS AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT WAS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD, BUT MY WIFE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT. ON FLAT ROADS IT WAS OKAY. WHEN I DROVE HER CAR AND DISCOVERED THE STEERING PROBLEM I WENT NUTS. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I CALLED PAUL MASSE PONTIAC IN WOONSOCKET, RI (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS. STILL, WE HAD THEM REPAIR THE STEERING WHEEL ($400) LAST WEEK. WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CRASH EXTENSION (TELESCOPING) PART OF THE STEERING SHAFT NOW HAS A NYLON BUSHING TO KEEP THE SMALLER EXTENSION SHAFT IN PLACE AND LUBRICATED. NOW THE CAR'S STEERING HAS NO CLUNK AND IT DRIVES STRAIGHT, EVEN ON RUTTY PAVEMENT. THE WAY IT HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS, IN REALITY, WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I PLAN TO CALL MY FRIENDS AT PAUL MASSE AND COMPLAIN. I BELIEVE THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G6 IS A NATIONAL SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY ON THE EARLIER CARS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. NO WAY TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE STEERING TIGHTENING WHILE MAKING A STIR. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. BUT THREE DAYS AGO THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I THANK GOD I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THAT WASN'T THE FIX. I CONTACTED A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. ALSO I WILL PROBABLY COST ME ANYWHERE TO $350 TO $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS DEALING WITH THE LOST OF STEER POWER WITH THE G6. SOME CARS WERE BRAND NEW. ACCORDING TO THE POSTING SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED GM CORPORATE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THESE CARS NEED TO BE INSPECTED. THIS COULD RESULT IN CASUALTIES. PLEASE CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO HAVE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM? I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. THE SITE IS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *TR

Mileage: 54,634

STEERING LOCKS UP ON TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN OR WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY AND I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, DINGS, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT AT ANY TIME I COULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND ALSO CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO (DECEMBER 2009), AND FOR A WHILE IT HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE EVEN A SLIGHT SHARP TURN OR ATTEMPT TO PARALLEL PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, FROM A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK TO A FEW TIMES A DAY. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN THIS CAR THAT'S CAUSING A "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER (FRANK KENT IN FT. WORTH, TX) TO SEE IF THEY HAD THIS PART AS I DO NOT CONSIDER IT SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DO AND ALSO ADVISED ME THAT A SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PART IN GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. WHY WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SEVERE PROBLEM IN ALL GM VEHICLES WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED FOR ALL THEIR VEHICLES USING THIS SAME PART? I HOPE TO HEAR FROM AN INVESTIGATOR SOON AS THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED MY CALL TODAY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

CAR HAS DEVELOPED A CLUNK IN STEERING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING COLUMN U JOINT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RACK ON MY 2005 G6 REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE LAST TIME IT LASTED 4 MONTHS AND APPROX 3,400 MILES THE TIME BEFORE THAT IT LASTED 17, 000 MILES AND ABOUT 1 YEAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS CAR MODEL HAS SOME SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND MAKE PONTIAC ACCOUNTABLE. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE PONTIAC 880 DO NOTHING. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 76,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED TO NORMAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,500. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

Mileage: 55,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD, INDESCRIBABLE NOISE. LASTLY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE DRIVE-SHAFT REPLACED ALONG WITH A SENSOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 31,100

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH STEERING, EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED AND SERVICED ALL COMPONENTS ...IT CAME STEERING CLUNK AT U JOINT AND STEERING SHAFT CAME BACK. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER FLAW FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE DRIVING PONTIAC G6 FROM 2005 TILL 2007? ...AND IT CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO STEERING LOCK THAT WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENT AND WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

I STARTED EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WHEN TURNING MAINLY TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST THEN BECAME MORE PREVALENT. IT STILL SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM MAINLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. NO CONSEQUENCES HAVE OCCURRED YET, HOWEVER, IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR GETS WORSE IT COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. IF PROBLEM PERSISTS OR GETS WORSE I WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING SO COULD NOT TURN WHEEL, MAINLY TO LEFT. TOOK 2005 G6 TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IN DECEMBER OF 2006, SON WAS DRIVING CAR, GOING AROUND BEND, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN HE WOUND UP BEING HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THEY DID NOT TOTAL CAR, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, BUT TURNED IT IN 2 MONTHS LATER. PONTIAC IS VERY REMISS IN NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HE ISSUE CONTINUES. I'M TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT I NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM ALSO REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT IS OCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY AS OF LATE. THE CAR ALSO IS STARTING TO SHAKE AROUND 60MPH, THE TIRES ARE ONE YEAR OLD (REPLACEMENT TIRES) AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. I WENT BACK AND THEY DOUBLE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID IT WAS PERFECT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE EITHER MY WIFE OR I ARE DRIVING IT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED, NOT BY SIMPLY POSTING A TSB BUT BY POSTING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF ITS SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR PERSONAL HARM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

PONTIAC SENT A LETTER REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AS OF TODAY, THE STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, AND THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. I SE AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED REGARDING THE STEERING IN 2007 AND I SEE NO RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS. THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND PONTIAC DEALERS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO SOLUTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. PLEASE HELP. I SEE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND OTHERS SEEM TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD AROUND IN THIS CAR AND PONTIAC DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 300,000

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FOR GEAR ASSEMBLY 2 TIMES. SWAY BAR LINK. POPPING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. AND AGAIN AT 38,000 MILES IT IS DOING THE SAME ABOUT EVERY 10 MONTHS IT DOES THIS, I AM REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

STEERING LOCKED UP AT START UP FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. HAD PROBLEM LOOKED AT PRIOR TO IT BECOMING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

ONGOING NOISE IN POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE G6 NEW IN 2005. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A CLUNK WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS (IE: PARKING LOT). TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE DETERMINED (UNTIL NOW) THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. THE NOISE LEVEL HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 3+ YEARS AND NOW AT 40,000 MILES THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M HOPING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE $450 REPAIR JOB. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WILL LOCK UP, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL FREE SPIN TO THE LEFT AND TIGHT TO THE RIGHT. *TR

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 AND NO DOUBT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. MANY OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL INCLUDING POOR SUNVISOR MANUFACTURING, LEAKY MAP LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD CONSOLE, RAPID WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, RAPID TIRE WEAR, STARTING DRAGS WHEN STARTING, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW APRIL 9, 2005. MY CAR FIRST WENT TO THE GARAGE WITH STEERING PROBLEMS ON AUGUST 23, 2005 WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 3,704. THE CAR WAS TOWED AFTER THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I MANEUVERED SEVERAL CURVES AND A HILL TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR REMAINED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL 8/27/05 AND NOW HAD 3,716 MILES ON IT. I DROVE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 WE AGAIN CALLED FOR OUR CAR TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE GARAGE. CAR NOW HAS 3,899 MILES ON IT. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH MOTOR. MILEAGE UPON RETURN WAS 3,948 MILES. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2008 MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 38,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING WHAT THE DEALER TELLS US IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND WILL BE OUR EXPENSE. WE ARE HAVING A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER TELLS US THIS IS POSSIBLY THE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS CAR IS SO UNRELIABLE AND IT SEEMS THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUING WITH GM CARS EVEN IN 2008 MODELS. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE OFFERING TO PURCHASE OUR VEHICLES BACK THE SAME AS I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD A FRIEND SAY THAT TOYOTA DID FOR THEM AT A PERCENTAGE OVER THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. DIFFERENT FROM GM THEY HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS DENYING THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALREADY RESEARCHED THE LEMON LAWS. MAYBE MORE OWNERS SHOULD DO THE SAME. GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES WITH THE MAJOR STEERING PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS THAT THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS ARE EFFECTED BY THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 3,704

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOUR DOOR SEDAN . FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON ALONG WITH A WARNING ON THE AUDIO DISPLAY SHOWING "POWER STEERING". THESE INCIDENTS WERE INFREQUENT AND NO PARTICULAR REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE WARNING. UP UNTIL LAST WEEK I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A FAULTY SENSOR. LAST WEEK I STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE "POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED IN THE AUDIO SYSTEM, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING TO FOR THE VEHICLE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON SATURDAY 08/30/2008 WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE CAR AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. ON 09/03/2008 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE WARNING LIGHTS AGAIN CAME ON AND I AGAIN HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AGAIN TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I THEN DROVE TO RED HOAGLAND PONTIAC IN BRADENTON, FL FOR REPAIRS WHERE I WAS TOLD TWO MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,095.00. I READ A RECENT BLOG THAT STATED THERE HAD BEEN ABOUT 19 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT A RECALL WOULD PROBABLY BE COMING SOON FROM YOUR AGENCY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS OUTRAGEOUS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IF THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JULY AND THE VERY SAME DAY MY DAD WAS DRIVING IT AND SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND AS HE WAS TURNING A CORNER WHICH RESULTED IN HIM DRIVING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I DROVE THE CAR RIGHT AFTER HIM AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE, THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK, IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE IS PULLING IT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT SAT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT FOR THEM SO THEY GAVE IT BACK. FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS GIVING ME TENSION WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. EVERY TIME I TURN I HAVE TO BRACE FOR THE WHEEL TO JERK OUT OF MY HAND AND USE ALL OF MY BODY WEIGHT TO PULL THE WHEEL BACK. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NEEDS TO BE RE ALIGNED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN THE WINTER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT FOR SURE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

SITTING A LIGHT TODAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A NOTICE OF "POWER STEERING". I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. I'M 35 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS INFORMED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-222-1020 THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. I HAVE 71,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 70,000 MILES. I WAS QUOTED BY A PONTIAC SERVICE CENTER THAT THE COULD WOULD BE ABOUT $1000. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED BY PONTIAC! *TR

Mileage: 71,599

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,643.

Mileage: 80,643

I WAS 30 MINUTES FROM HOME AND I WENT TO GET IN MY NEW CAR I HAD JUST PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO AND THE POWERSTEERING WAS OUT. WE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND NOTHING WORKED. WE COULDN'T EVEN FIND ANYWHERE FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO GO. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP A DAY NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I READ ON A AUTO BLOG WEBSITE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN 2007 AND THERE IS NO RECALL. WELL THERE NEEDS T BE!! I HAD MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND ITS IN THE SHOP ALREADY FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN ISSUED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 89,459

MY PONTIAC G6 2005 HAD EXTREME POWER STEERING ISSUES. THE POWER STEERING OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS WOULD GO IN AND OUT. WHETHER ON THE FREEWAY OR ON LOCAL ROADS. WHEN MONEY WAS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A PONTIAC LICENSED DEALERSHIP. AFTER ANALYZING THE PROBLEM, THE SERVICING TEAM SAID THAT THE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) WAS WITHIN THE COLUMN. WITH LABOR AND REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIR CAME TO $806.80. THE MECHANICS DID SAY AFTER 70,000 THE PROBLEMATIC POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON G6'S MADE IN 2005 BEGINS TO OCCUR IN THE CAR AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN IN ALOT OF INSTANCES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. *TR UPDATE (10/7/08): LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER LIGHT INITIALLY DID NOT COME ON. AS THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT, WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO LIGHT UP. SINCE THE REPAIR (STEERING COLUMN), I HAVE NOT HAD A RECURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 73,225

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

Mileage: 4,000

DRIVING CAR OUT OF PARKING LOT WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL. IT USE TO HAPPEN ONLY ON REALLY HOT DAYS, BUT NOW IS ALWAYS GOING OUT. ALMOST EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR IT IS OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED, IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND WENT BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM OF NO POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND A RECALL AND NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08.

Mileage: 34,000

JUNE 25TH, 2008 MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD MY 3 YR OLD IN THE CAR AND BARELY AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR HAS WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES (OVER 5) CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 3 MOS AGO. THERE ARE 50K MILES ON THE CAR NOW. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE USED VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AND WITHIN THE NEXT 30 SECONDS, ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY IS LOST. THE MANUAL EXPLAINS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE ALARM WILL GO AWAY. THIS DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR. I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE A MECHANIC CONTACT THEM ONCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WHICH I WILL BE DOING THIS WEEK. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL THEN LET ME KNOW IF THE PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. THE CENTER CONSOLE DISPLAY IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT NOTIFIED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. MY CAR HAS ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WORKED ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS BY A MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO FIX IT. UPON STARTING IT UP LATER THAT NIGHT, IT DROVE PROPERLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE POWER. *TR UPDATE (10/5/08): VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT ABLE TO TURNE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING [COLUMN] ASSEMBLY UNDER A HIDDEN WARRANTY 7 YEAR 70,000 MILES. IT IS WORKING GREAT NOW.

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FAILS PERIODICALLY. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.. PROBABLY CAUSED BY "LOW" TIRE PRESSURE.. NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING.. CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND IT IS PERFECT... THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE SOLVED.. I READ MANY ISSUES CONCERNING THIS AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED>>>>> I GOT A REPORT FROM A TECH ENGINEER WHO STATED THAT PONTIAC PUT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING OUT PRIOR TO IT BEING FULLY TESTED>>>. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING FAILS SEEMINGLY WHEN IT'S VERY COLD, AS I LIVE IN OHIO. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

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 COVER SNAPPED OFF. DOOR LOCK KNOB SNAPPED OFF. MOST OF THE WORK WE HAVE HAD DONE WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE RIGHT BALL BEARING NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS WHY I HEAR CLUNKING IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. HOW COME IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT CAUSING THE CLUNKING NOISE? IS GOING TO COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NORTH AMERICAN MADE PIECE OF JUN AGAIN!!! *TR

Mileage: 480,010

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. HE STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HIM FOR $100.00 AND HE WOULD LIKE THE REMAINDER OF THE REPAIR COST REIMBURSED. *KB

Mileage: 39,981

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" ACROSS THE STEREO. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BLOGS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY DEALERSHIP KNOWS NOTHING OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERSTEERING GOING OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT CAME BACK ON THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE LAST 3 DAYS IN A ROLL I HAVE HAD NO POWER STEERING AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 10 MINUTES. AND IT WON'T TURN ON UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR AT LEAST 5 HOURS. ONLY TO GO OFF AGAIN AFTER TEN MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2005 G6 GT IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND IT RANDOMLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE, AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. LUCKILY I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CATASTROPHIC AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A TURN. PONTIAC ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE AND SHOULD ONLY BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS LOGIC IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. SHOULD A CAR COMPANY REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY ACCEPT THAT A DANGEROUS DEFECT EXISTS IN THEIR PRODUCT? STEERING COLUMN BEING REPLACED NOW BUT SKEPTICISM IS HIGH. *TR UPDATE (10/14/08): DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND CORRECTED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LUBED ONCE AND REPLACED ONCE, BUT THEY WERE JUST MAKING NOISES AND DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 34,600

MY 2005 G6 GT IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND IT RANDOMLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE, AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. LUCKILY I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CATASTROPHIC AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A TURN. PONTIAC ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE AND SHOULD ONLY BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS LOGIC IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. SHOULD A CAR COMPANY REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY ACCEPT THAT A DANGEROUS DEFECT EXISTS IN THEIR PRODUCT? STEERING COLUMN BEING REPLACED NOW BUT SKEPTICISM IS HIGH. *TR UPDATE (10/14/08): DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND CORRECTED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LUBED ONCE AND REPLACED ONCE, BUT THEY WERE JUST MAKING NOISES AND DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 34,600

RACK AND PINION GOING BAD TWICE WITHIN A ONE YEAR SPAN ON A PONTIAC G6. *TR

Mileage: 38,900

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE APRIL 2005. STARTING THIS YEAR I NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. I FOUND A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ABOUT IT STATING IT WAS A LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS WHERE THE LUBRICATION WAS NEED YOU HAD TO TAKE THE STEERING APART TO LUBE IT. WHAT? IN OTHER WORDS THE WARRANT WOULD NOT COVERED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A LUBE PROBLEM. GREAT ENGINEERING. JUST STARTING THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2007) I HAVE NOTICED MY STEERING HAS BEEN REALLY TIGHT TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, AND INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I STUMBLED ON THIS WEBSITE AND BECAME CURIOUS AND FOUND THAT SO MANY G6 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEEDED THE SAME FIX. I HAVE A VERY GOOD QUESTION, "YOUR STEERING GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING, IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?" HOW IS IT THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM YET? IS BECAUSE NO ONE WAS KILLED YET? IT APPEARS THE SENSOR IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT ON MY CAR FOR NO GOOD REASON, SOMETIMES WHEN I WASN'T EVEN TURNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THAT AT TIMES WHEN POWER STEERING IS BEING USED TOO MUCH (EXAMPLE IN A U TURN AND YOUR KEEPING IT IN THE POSITION FOR LONG TIME) THAT IT CAN GO OUT AND ?SHOULD? RETURN AFTER A FEW TURNS OR MOVEMENTS. LATER THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD TO RESET THE STEERING COLUMN (RE-SYNCHRONIZED THE SENSORS THAT WERE OFF) CAR WORKED FINE FOR 1 WEEK. THEN .. . FINALLY THEY SAY THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST 700.00. SINCE I HAVE DONE THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. NOW PONTIAC IS REIMBURSING FOR THE REPAIR. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE BUYING A PONTIAC. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY PONTIAC G6 THAT HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT IT WAS NOT. AT TIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, IT TAKES THE STRENGTH OF TWO MEN AND WHEN I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT, ITS SO LOOSE A BABY CAN TURN IT. I EVEN HAD IT BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO GET IT CORRECTED AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER DID. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

POWER STEERING LOSS WHEN ATTEMPTING PARKING OR MANEVUERS AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO WRITE THEM ALL UP, HERE ARE A FEW: ENGINE MAKES METAL GRINDING "WHOOSHING" NOISE INDEPENDENT FROM ACCELERATION-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, WARPED ROTORS-DEALER WANTED OVER $1,000 TO FIX, HAVE HAD RADIO REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO DISC ERRORS-DEALER KEEPS REPLACING, HAD STEERING RACK AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES-DEALER COVERED, SENSOR THAT TURNS ON LIGHTS WENT-DEALER REPLACED, POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO TURN AND ROUGH, BUT NO "LOCK-UPS" LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD(THANKFULLY)-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, HAD DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PANEL SUNROOF DRAIN CLOG, WATER SOAKED FRONT CARPET(3 INCHES OF WATER)-DEALER FIXED BUT LEFT ME WITH A MOLDY CARPET!, ENGINE FLUTTERS/STUTTERS TO A START ON RANDOM-DEALER HAS NO ANSWER FOR ME, TRUNK LID WAS SCRAPING REAR BUMPER DUE TO LATCHES BEING TIGHTENED WRONG-DEALER FIXED, HEADLAMP FULL OF CONDENSATION-DEALER FIXED, CAR RIDICULOUSLY BAD IN THE RAIN AND SNOW, STABILITY CONTROL MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BUCK, REPLACED TIRES WITH SNOW TIRES, STILL BAD-DEALER HAS NO ANSWER FOR ME, LARGE DEEP SCRATCH ACROSS WINDSHIELD RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VIEW FROM CONTOUR OEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEALER SAID TOO BAD. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW, I CANT REMEMBER THEM ALL, THIS CAR IS SUCH A LEMON. IM STICKING WITH TOYOTA FROM NOW ON! I LEARNED MY LESSON! *TR

Mileage: 1,000

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT: WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, WE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR A LEAKING PANORAMIC ROOF. THE SECOND TIME IT LEAKED, THE DASH SHORTED OUT. THEN AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES WE STARTED HEARING POPPING NOISES WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. AT AROUND 42,000 MILES THE POPPING NOISES GOT SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT, WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE MAN AT THE SERVICE DESK SEEMED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EVEN DIAGNOSING IT. HE TOLD US THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN A LOT OF G6S. I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND HE SAID NO. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $550 TO FIX IT AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE ON ME AS I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE. AFTER I RETURNED HOME I DECIDED TO DO SOME SURFING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING G6 STEERING ISSUES. I FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR STEERING ISSUES. IN FACT, I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA WAS EVEN INVESTIGATING GM FOR G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE AFFECTING SOME 176K VEHICLES. FRANKLY, THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH! SO MUCH SO, THAT THE VERY NEXT DAY I WENT DOWN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND TRADED IN THE G6 FOR A 2008 HONDA ACCORD EX-L (5-STAR RATING). I TOOK IT IN THE SHORTS ON THE TRADE-IN, BUT I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO GET RID OF THIS NIGHTMARE! PARTING QUESTION: SINCE WHEN IS ?POWER STEERING FAILURE? NOT WORTHY OF A RECALL. SHAME ON GM! *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE (NOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING A CURVY ROAD WITH TRAFFIC. I NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO A VEHICLE TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED TO FIND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTINUED HOME AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE BELTS WERE INSPECTED AND THEY ARE FINE. THERE IS ALSO A CLUNKING NOISE AND FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT GM SAYS IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT TO ME!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE WHEEL JUST GOT STUCK. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I GET UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING LOSS. SOME TIMES ITS FINE OTHER TIMES IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS IS RATHER SCARRY BECUASE IT IS UNEXPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED MORE TIMES THEN I CAN COUNT. THE MOST RECENT TIME, HOWEVER, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE DRIVING AND IT WILL JUST LOCK UP SO I CANNOT STEER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THE PROBLEMS FIRST BEGAN AROUND JULY 07, WHEN I WOULD PULL MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN TO THE LEFT AND WOULD VEER LEFT WHILE I WOULD DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AND MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. IT WASN'T EVERYDAY THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES JUST OUT OF THE BLUE. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T END THERE, THE POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY WENT OUT AS IT DID WITH EVERYONE ELSE FILING A COMPLAINT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETLY LOCKING UP ON ME AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" POPPING UP ON MY RADIO. THIS COMPLETLY WORRIED ME BECAUSE I HAD MY BABY IN THE CAR WITH ME AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MORE WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS COMPLETLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED. AND I DON'T MEAN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNERS, BECAUSE WITH MORE THAN 40 COMPLAINTS AND IM SURE MORE OUT THERE, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HERE. *TR

LEAVING WORK AS USUAL I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN DRIVING HOME. WHILE ON RTE. 9 I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT EASILY TURN TO THE RIGHT, AS IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL ON THAT SIDE ONLY. HOWEVER STEERING TO THE LEFT THE WHEEL SEEMED TO OVER COMPENSATE AND DRAMATICALLY VEER LEFT. I CONTINUED TO CAREFULLY DRIVE AND SAFELY ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AS I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE FROM LUNCH, I STARTED MY CAR WHEN I NOTICED THE DIC RED "POWER STEERING". I MADE MY WAY OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS BARELY THERE. I IN-TURN HAD TO SHIFT MY WEIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND NAVIGATE SEVERAL OTHER TURNS BACK TO THE OFFICE, A MILE AND A HALF AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. THE STEERING CAME BACK UPON STARTING VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEMS THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT GOES WITH IT. *JB

Mileage: 57,286

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,560 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 40,000

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT FREE UP UNTILL CAR CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

Mileage: 66,481

1. INTERMIT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. 2. COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED. 3. STEERING COLUMN/SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. *TR UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB

Mileage: 71,414

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. IN JUNE, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A STATE HWY., I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. AS I TURNED A CURVE IN THE ROAD, I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER STEERING. THE ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY MENU SCREEN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO TURN ON THE SIDE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE IT IN TO WORK AND CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AS LONG AS IT WAS DRIVEN SLOW, IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT MANAGEABLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST RE-CALIBRATED THE TORQUE SENSOR. THAT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. WE THEN HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ASSEMBLY COSTING $444.13. THAT WORKED FOR 2 MONTHS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IT WENT OUT AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TURN. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN. WHEN I DID THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ME. I WAS FORTUNATE NOTHING HAPPENED. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THIS IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD NORMALLY BE APPROX. $600+ TO FIX. SINCE WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE CAR SERVICED THERE AND HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR IT FOR $100. SO FAR IT WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 39,981

MY WIFE WAS ALMOST KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AT 50MPH+ WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHE HAS COMPLAINED OF STEERING ISSUES/NOISES/CONTROL IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER HAD IT LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP, AND SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LAST OF DOUBLE DIGIT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WORKED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, FORCING HIM TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO REGAIN CONTROL. HE STATED THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE07023) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NINETEEN COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE SENSOR OF THE COMPONENT. AS OF AUGUST 9, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE PONTIAC G6- CHECKED AT DEALERS. COMPUTER CLEARED AND TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. A WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED WHICH STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (# PE007023). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/05/07.*JB

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON TWO OCCASIONS I LOST THE POWER ASSIST OF THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT FOR THE POWER ASSIST TO RETURN. *TR

Mileage: 13,800

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN TO HAPPEN VERY FREQUENTLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY YARD. THEN BACKING OUT AT MY JOB. THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO SCREEN SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I WAS NEARLY IN A ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK WHEN IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THIS WEEK. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND I'LL BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING HAD BEEN FEELING VERY LOOSE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE DISPLAY "NOTED POWER STEERING". I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I INITIALLY LOOKED TO SEE IF I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH I COULD NOT FIND. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID FINDING OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON MY RESEARCH INTO WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID I SAW AN ARTICLE INDICATING THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL IN THIS REGARDS. AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

ELECTRICAL STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING TWICE THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS. 10K MILE LATER THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 35,965

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FIRST INSTANCE, I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR CHIMED TWO TWICE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A WARNING CAME ON THE INFORMATION CENTER, STATING POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT I TRIED STEERING THE CAR TO ANOTHER LANE AND FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND COMING TO A STOP I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. TWO DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE LEFT WAS EXTREMELY EASY. WHEN STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE RIGHT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ASSIST. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN DURING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION LASTED TWO DAYS. THIS EVENING I DROVE ABOUT THREE BLOCK AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WARNING OCCURRED AGAIN WITH A LOSS OF ALL STEERING ASSIST. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY UNTIL I HIT A BUMP AND THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON BUMPS. DRIVING BACK HOME IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED QUICKLY, ALMOST NO NOTICE, AND YOU HAD IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST WENT INTO THE WRONG LANE FROM LOSS OF ASSIST. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE ASSIST. *AK

Mileage: 37,300

SUDDEN POWEER STEERING LOSS. USUALLY WHEN PARKING, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. THE CAR IS A PONTIAC G6. 2005. DEALER CLAIMSED THISWAS A NORMAL CONDITION ON MODELS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): PONTIAC G6 HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. IF I WAITED A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD RETURN THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL REP. WOULDN'T EVEN REPLY TO MY COMPLAINT .OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED THE CAR IN ON A DIFFERENT BRAND. OBVIOUSLY I LOST MONEY AND TO THIS DAY I AM STILL ANGRY. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED.

Mileage: 20,000

HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY TURNING LEFT ONLY. FINALLY HAD TOTAL FAILURE WHICH ACTIVATED THE SERVICE LIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING VEHICLE WOULD RESET THE FAILURE. VISITED PONTIAC DEALER ON 06/21/07 AND THEY DIDN'T TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE LAST FAILURE WAS 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS STORED AS A HISTORY CODE. THE VERY NEXT DAY (06/22/07) THE FAILURE RECURRED EXCEPT A RESTART WILL NO LONGER RESET THE POWER STEERING. MOST FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS WERE BETWEEN 74 AND 78 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE POWER ASSIST GOES AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 15,300

POWER STEERING LOSS. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT ABLE TO BE TURNED. POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. YES I DID TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, STEERING WAS STILL OUT AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, ELECTRIC STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED.

Mileage: 33,319

ON JUNE 5TH, 2007 I HAVE RECEIVED WARNING (DASH INFO SYSTEM) ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY CAR. IN HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. WARNING IS NOT ON TODAY, JUNE 6TH 2007, BUT I WILL BE GOINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/08/07 TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. UPDATE PHONE LOG: THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT; THE DEALER DID SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. NO REPAIR INVOICE WAS GIVEN.

Mileage: 28,960

THE PONTIAC G-6 WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2005. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING ,BUT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. 8 MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT REPAIRED IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPAIR I,T BUT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DOING THIS WHEN THEY DROVE. I COULD NOT PREDICT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO LOCK UP .*AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. AGGRAVATED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, EVEN AFTER BEING PROVIDED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITIN PUT OUT BY GM. LAST FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A MATTRESS STORE DUE TO FAILURE AT THE APEX OF A TURN.*AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN, AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO "COAST" TO THE CURB AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEER STEERING STAYED INACTIVE FOR MULTIPLE ON/OFF STARTS. THEN ONE OF THE STARTS IT STARTED TO WORK. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN / RACK WERE REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT.

Mileage: 26,000

ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER ASSISTANCE FOR THE STEERING WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT ,AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THEN THE STARTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE STARTER GOT REPLACED. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEAT/ AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER BEGAN DIMMING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ALONG WITH THE POWER ASSISTANCE GOING AWAY. SO I TOOK IT THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO IT, BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAME BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO THEY GAVE ME A DATA LOGGERHEAD RECORD THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO IT PUSHED THE BUTTON AND RECORDED THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE DATA LOGGER BACK, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT BACK. THIS CAR WAS A NIGHTMARE AND UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

Mileage: 28,000

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WITHIN ONE DAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING DONE. *AK

Mileage: 38,200

WHEN I LEFT MY HOME 2 BLOCKS AWAY I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND COMPLETED THE STOP. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN A .25 MILE AWAY. DURING MY BRIEF TRIP THE STEERING NEVER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN RUFF. THERE WAS ONE REPAIR REGARDING MY POWER STEERING DONE. A PART WAS REPLACED IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A SERVO MOTOR DEALING WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THAT REPAIR WAS DONE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THIS TIME NO FAULTS WHERE FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPAIR DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN. *NM

Mileage: 24,800

FIRST, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THE POWER STEERING REMAINED OPERABLE. THEREAFTER, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE OTHER AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT ANY RESULTING ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR MID-TURN THE RESULT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

MY CAR HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006. MY WIFE HAD PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING LOCKED. WHEN SHE LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL TURNED LEFT TO THE STOP WITHOUT OUTSIDE INPUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK TO A PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A STEERING GEAR REPLACED. ON 11/28/2006, MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR, AND ON THE WAY HOME, THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE DROVE OFF THE ROAD, HIT A CURB AND SCRAPED A TELEPHONE POLE, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. GM SENT A TECHNICIAN TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING, DESPITE THE FIRST HAND INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY BOTH MY WIFE, AND THE TOW DRIVER STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKED AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (MARCH 12, 2007): DEALER THOUGHT THE STEERING PULL WAS CAUSED BY THE RACK AND PINION UNIT AND REPLACED IT. THE STEERING LOCK-UP AFTERWARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER FOUND FAULT CODE C0545 FROM THE COMPUTER. GM ISSUED A TSB TO ADDRESS THAT FAULT CODE.

Mileage: 31,500

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SEIZES INTERMITTENTLY ON HIS 2005 PONTIAC GT. THE FAILURE SPEED HAS VARIED, HOWEVER, HE COULD TELL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO SEIZE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND SHIFT TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 MILES. THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE REPAIR INVOICE DID NOT STATE THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT WITH ODI ID# 10152492. AFTER FIRST STEERING FAILURE, G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 13 MARCH 2006. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED THAT STEERING SYSTEM POWER SOURCE WAS EMITTING LOW VOLTAGE. MOTOR AND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON 29 MAY 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. TECH COULD DETECT NO CURRENT FAULTS UNDER ROAD TEST. NO SERVICE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. STEERING FAILED 04 AUGUST 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE. WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. RECEIVED CAR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS LATER ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2006. STEERING FAILED 18 SEPTEMBER 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. INVESTIGATION PENDING. IN ALL INSTANCES STEERING FAILED WITHIN MINUTES OF IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED MODERATELY THEN STIFFENED IMMEDIATELY. SERVICE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN DIC DISPLAY. STEERING TOOK INCREASED EFFORT; LIKE OPENING A RUSTY VALVE IN ORDER TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR ONTO CURB. *JB

Mileage: 24,241

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I FOUND YOUR SIGHT ON G6 OWNERS CLUB FORUM. MANY OF THE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED UP ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER. I HAVE ALSO PUT A COMPLAINT INTO THE BBB. I WOULDN'T BE TO WORRIED IF IT WAS FIXABLE AND GMC/PONTIAC KNEW HOW TO FIX IT BUT THEY DON'T. I'M AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK OR SOMETHING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. LORETTA LEE. *NM

Mileage: 10

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY AND CIRCUITS. AFTERWARDS, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 14,700

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR LESS. THE WARNING SIGN PRIOR TO FAILURE IS THE STEERING WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE PRESENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. UPDATED 8/21/2006 - THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY. *NM

Mileage: 9,172

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES (6-7), THEY HAVE RECALIBRATED CODES, REPLACED MODULE, REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, RESET CODES. ALL OF WHICH HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER A MONTH IS TO GIVE ME A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SEND AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS. *NM

Mileage: 12,983

I HAVE HAD 7 INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN LOCKING UP OR FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE, YET THERE ARE TONS OF ARTICLES AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 21,500

2005 PONTIAC G6 VG. 16755 MILES. STEERING LOCKED UP ON FIRST USE MORNING OF 3/11/06. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TIGHTLY SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT AT RANDOM INTERVALS DURING FIRST MINUTES OF USE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY, MAKING TURNS DIFFICULT. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. PARKED CAR. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WAITED HALF A MINUTE. TURNED IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED ALMOST BEYOND USE, TOOK INCREDIBLE EFFORTS TO MAKE TURNS. POWER STEERING APPEARED ON DIC WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF IGNITION, FOLLOWED BY SERVICE ICON IN THE DASH DISPLAY. CAR PARKED AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. NOT RETURNED TO FOR ANOTHER 75 MINUTES. STEERING PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. SUBJECT DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA; NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH AT ANY TIME WITH ONLY TWO SHARP LEFT/RIGHT TURNS -- MOSTLY STRAIGHT AWAY. TEMPERATURE 70 DEGREES F. *JB

Mileage: 16,749

PURCHASED PONTIAC G6 GT IN APRIL 2005 SINCE FALL OF 2005 STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR 2 SEC INTERVALS. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK 5 TIMES FOR THIS TILL THEY REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. AS OF TODAY 1/11/06 IT WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH BRAKE PEDAL AND PANELS AROUND IT RATTLING. CAR ONLY HAS 13,800 MILES ON IT. *JB

Mileage: 13,850

STEERING LOCKS UP. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 3-4 TIMES TO KNOW SUCCESS. WHEN STEERING LOCKS THERE IS NO WAY TO STEER THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ATLEAST 20 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. 3 TIMES I HAVE ALMOST PUT THE CAR IN A DITCH, DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND DROVE INTO A 4 FOOT HIGH SNOW BANK. *NM

Mileage: 21,000

I WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR STALLED AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I SAW THAT THE RPMS HAD DROPPED TO ZERO. EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND I CONTINUED. A VERY FUNNY AND SCARY FEW SECONDS. I SEE BY READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW G6. *JB

Mileage: 9,050

NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN; HAVE HAD 4 FAILURES OF POWER STEERING. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR; POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN; TAKEN BACK TO DEALER, DEALER FOUND C0176 SYS THERMAL ERROR, REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE; POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. DEALER NOW STATES THAT 1 TIRE MAY BE UNDERINFLATED CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. DEALER UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY POWER STEERING FAILS. CAR HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 11,912

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY "LOCKING-UP" WHILE DRIVING. TWICE WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TURNED MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WITH IT 'LOCKING-UP" AFTER ONLY ABOUT AN 1/8 OF A TURN. WOULD NOT BUDGE EITHER WAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS, AFTER WHICH IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT GM. *JB

Mileage: 13,750

INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP WITH POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN RADIO DISPLAY AND ERROR MESSAGE IN ODOMETER DISPLAY. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BCM. SECOND OCCURRENCE DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND INSTALLED FAULT ANALYZER. ANALYZER IS STILL INSTALLED AND SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL 11/11/05 FOR READOUT. *NM

Mileage: 4,801

POWER ASSISTED STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER AND MAINLY IN LOW SPEED SITUATIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTS YOU FROM TURNING THE WHEEL AT ALL AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. *NM

Mileage: 4,362

STEERING WHEEL APPEARED TO 'LOCK" WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC, WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. DID SAME THING AGAIN NEXT DAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET, WOULD NOT TURN AND WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE STREET. IN BOTH CASES, WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WITHIN 2 DAYS AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OPENED CASE WITH TECH ASSISTANCE. *NM

Mileage: 13,750

STEERING ON THIS VEHICAL HAS LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES, CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO GO OFF THE ROAD. GM HAS INVESTIGATED THE CAR AFTER THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND WILL NOT CHECK THE CAR AGAIN. MOST RECENT STEERING LOCKUP OCCURED AT 8400 MILES.

Mileage: 8,450

STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED. THIS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN AT 50MPH (UPHILL). IT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ABILITY TO STEER RETURNED AFTER THE DRIVER YANKED THE WHEEL HARD. THE DRIVER FELT A POP AND THE STEERING RETURNED, BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 5,200