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.
2005 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My power steering will lock up, my steering wheel will free spin to the left and tight to the right.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Power steering went out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Power steering failure. The power steering on my car has went out multiple times (over 5) causing near accident.
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.
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.
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>>>.
Power steering fails seemingly when it's very cold, as I live in ohio.
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!!!
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.
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