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.
2005 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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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.
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.
Rack and pinion going bad twice within a one year span on a pontiac g6.
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.
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.
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.
Power steering loss when attempting parking or manevuers at low speeds.
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!
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 federal safety agency 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!
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!!!
Power steering failure. The wheel just got stuck.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Power steering locked up and would not free up untill car came to a stop and was turned off and restarted.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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