Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the power steering motor loss power and locked up while driving. The contact coasted to the side of the road, waited for five minutes and the vehicle operated as intended. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the next day the failure recurred. The contact called reynolds buick ' gmc (345 n. Citrus st ave, west covina, ca 91791) and informed them of the failure. The contact was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.*dt
2006 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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The power steering warning is showing up on the radio. When I slowed down to enter a gas station it was very hard to turn the wheel and I almost hit a snow bank.
I will be driving on city streets and highway, turning or going straight. And all of a sudden the power steering will go out. Then come back on and off again. Did this for about a week. Now just doesn't work at all unless I turn the wheel when I start the car.
I was driving down the road when my steering wheel locked up and couldn't move, I eventually got it to a gas station where I purchased some power steering fluid because the light showed up under the time clock on the radio; come to find out there was a spot to put the fluid. Im still having issues with the power steering, it even caused my alignment to go bad and multiple flats tires. With the last flat tire, my service airbag light came on as well, just randomly. No check engine light has come on to be able to screen the vehicle to figure out what needs to be repaired on the power steering.
The steering would lock up in the middle of traffic. Car will cut off in the middle of turning and would cause a accident.
I was driving on the highway at 70 miles an hour when my power steering warning showed on my radio display then within 30 seconds my power steering stopped working completely. I have a 2006 pontiac.g6
The power steering in my car has locked up twice in the past 3 weeks. The first time I had just made a right turn out of a parking lot onto a busy city street and was probably going between 25-30mph when a message on my dash appeared for "power steering" and my steering wheel suddenly locked up. After finally managing to safely pull over I shut the vehicle off to call for help. Within 5 mins of their arrival, the vehicle was turned back on and power steering was working again. Two weeks later, waiting to make a right out of parking lot onto the same busy city street, my steering wheel locked up again just as I was pulling out. There was a car behind me and cars on the road quickly approaching. I was a sitting duck with my front bumper half way into the street with nowhere to go and zero steering power to turn the wheel. It was terrifying! Luckily, with help of strangers we were able to get back into the parking lot without further incident. My vehicle had a recall through gm (n140116) that was repaired by the dealer in november 2014 to correct sudden loss of power steering. Clearly this did not fix the problem and is a huge safety concern for all drivers. This ongoing problem has continuously been reported as a safety issue by vehicle owners experiencing the same problem for several years after the so-called recall was completed. The repairs did not fix the problem and gm should absolutely be responsible for correcting this and have refused to do so. My paperwork from the original recall repair says there is no expiration date so why will they not honor this, I do not understand.
Tl* the contact owns 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while her mother was driving 25 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the power steering warning light was illuminated. The driver parked the vehicle at a nearby parking lot, turned off and restarted the vehicle and drove to her destination. The contact stated a week later while driving 25 MPH and making a right turn, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to albright buick gmc cadillac located at 2008 n. Belt hwy, st joseph, mo 64506, (816) 232-4413, where it was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The contact was informed that manufacturer communication number: 14772 was completed in october 2014. The failure mileage was approximately 182,900.
This 2006 g6 belongs to my wife and according to gm the vehicle has already had recall 14772 as well as 14116 and this vehicle is still having issues with the steering wheel locking up while driving. This happens on all types of roads from interstates to country roads and everything in between. It doesn't matter how fast she is driving, if she is turning, or what the weather is. She has to turn the vehicle off, remove key from ignition, reinstall key and finally restart vehicle and hopefully the steering will work again. This is completely and totally unsafe and I can not let her continue to drive this vehicle as we have a young daughter that frequently rides in this vehicle, so what are we supposed to do when the recalls didn't fix the problem?
Vehicle loses power steering off and on while driving the vehicle. Vehicle has only been driven on city streets and doesn't do it all the time .
My power steering will shut off while I am driving I have seen this has been a problem and there has been a recall on the same type of pontiac as mine and same year but mine was not recalled it happens whenever I turn
When ever I am driving and I turn at a slow rate my power steering locks up and is very hard to turn then I get a message saying power steering on my radio console it happens every time I drive
A couple months after I purchased my vehicle I got a recall for power steering asst. Letter. I took my car to gm to be repaired and its still not right. Yesterday steering wheel started grinding and vibrating to the right. Today I have no power steering at all. I was driving when it strted vibrating and I wasnt aure what was wrong. I made it home aand went to go to the store today and started up my driveway and had no power steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the vehicle loss power steering. Additionally, the contact stated that there was corrosion on the headlamp wiring harness which caused the headlamps to become inoperable. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v604000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 159,019. Invalid VIN.
Sometimes the power steering does not engage when the car is turned on, so you have to shut the car off a few times until the power steering engages. When the power steering does turn on the whole steering column will pulsate. This happens when you drive the car and when the car is parked. I do have video if needed.
The electronic power steering system gives error code and suddenly fails while driving. This is extremely dangerous. My vehicle was not covered under recall 14772, however, the same issue that was described in that recall is affecting my vehicle as well.
Steering very dangerously. This is a recall the dealer refuses to fix.
Steering wheel locks up at low speeds. Shifter cable doesn't engage.
Power steering can't turn wheels even trying to get out of deiveway
Power steering started going out sporadicly... Now completely out... It started feeling odd about two months ago... Didn't know that it was going out...I got off the highway not being able to make the turn.. Scary moment,
Power steering keeps locking up at low speeds. My daughter is pretty small and can not turn the steering wheel. Something need to be done by gm. 135000 miles.
I will be driving down the road and the car dings and I loose power steering. After researching I found out that there was a recall due to this happening. When we bought this car, the dealer never mentioned about any issues. (lemon law?) the car has 134000 miles and I think this issue should not be my problem since this seems to be a manufacturing problem but it seems that I will have to deal with this!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. While driving 55 MPH the steering wheel failed to turn and vehicle veered off road into a ditch. The power steering warning light was illuminated. There were no reported injuries the vehicle was taken by an independent mechanic to contact's resident. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 219,000.
Power steering is locking up and warning light comes on dash. Have looked on line and a lot of other people are having the same issue with this vehicle. Vehicle was parked at the time of incident
Power steering has gone out. It was supposedly fixed per the recall. It had gotten stiffer and I needed to fight to turn the steering wheel until I could not turn it at all.
My power steering locked on me. Noticed there was a lot of recalls for the make and model of the car . It's the power steering motor located under the steering wheel . My vehicle was in motion when I received the power steering message and I was located on the highway also.
When driving the steering wheel, locks up and becomes unable to control/turn. This has happened multiple times on the street and most recently on the highway. I thought I was going to die.
The car looses electronic power steering when driving. I have to pull over and shut the car off. Sometimes it will be ok until I lose power again. This is very dangerous and shouldn't be happening if there is a potential crash situation involved.
The power steering in the car is bad I'm a little person and now it cause a lot more strain on my arms cause it is so hard to turn the steering wheel
We bought the car in 2015 and just recently the power steering went out while driving nearly caused a crash. I looked and found that there was a recall on the power steering motor. I called pontiac and they told me the repair was done oct 2014 almost a year before we bought it. And pontiac is saying that it is not covered because it was already done. How is it that pontiac isn't responsible for the same thing even if it has been fixed for a few years and then the same problem starts up again
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