2005 Pontiac G6: pulls to one side

Filed Jul 3, 2017 · Steering · GA

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2015 · Steering · 216,000 miles · OH

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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 216,000.

Filed Jul 1, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 111,925 miles · IN · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Apr 12, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 69,000 miles · MN

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.

Filed Mar 18, 2010 · Steering · 76,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Dec 7, 2009 · Suspension, Tires · 20,998 miles · CA

I purchased a pontiac g6 from a dealer in palmdale, ca in 2004. Problems have been as follows: 1. Won't hold alignment - pulls to left - in shop 12/14/05. 2. New tires @20,998 miles due to alignment problems. 3. Won't hold alignment - pulls to left - in shop 3/27/07. 4. Won't hold alignment - pulls to left - in shop 11/02/07 5. Won't hold alignment - pulls to left - in shop 9/05/08 6. New tires @ 41,753 miles due to alignment problems- 4/24/09 7. New rotors, drums and brakes - 4/24/09 8. Alignment - pulls to left - swapped front tires - 8/02/09 8. Alignment and new rear brakes - 8/29/09 9. Alignment - pulls to left - in shop 9/15/09 the list of parts & labor have been extensive and I am on my 3rd set of tires and currently only have 48k on my car. The tires only lasted for 20k miles!!! I've had a total of 6 alignments and countless rotations and nothing works. I have also been through 2 sets of brakes and rotors in this time period as well. When I blogged about this issue there are a lot of other folks having the same problems with this make and model. I contacted the bbb auto line and they said my complaint is not within their jurisdiction. I contacted pontiac / gmc and they said they can not help me. The car is dangerous to drive and hopefully it won't take an accident for someone to realize that the car is a lemon and unsafe.

Filed Aug 10, 2008 · Steering, Suspension · 4,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Aug 9, 2007 · Steering · IA

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.

Filed Jul 18, 2007 · Steering · 40,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Aug 2, 2006 · Engine, Steering · 9,172 miles · CA

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.