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.
2005 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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