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.
2005 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
My power steering light came on july 9,2010 and 2 days later my power steering failed completely.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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