I was driving on the freeway and went to switch lanes to the left and the car made a dinging noise and it was extremely hard to make the turn as I normally could. I looked at the display and the power steering was on the screen . When I finally made it to my destination, and cut the car off upon restarting it the power steering came back. Upon returning home that night power steering was working fine and when I went to turn from off the freeway to city streets, I almost hit a car in the far left lane of oncoming traffic because once again the power steering went out. For about two weeks the power steering could be reset by restarting the car and then finally it went out completely. What I do notice is that if my wheel is turned at 180 degrees it has no shake and I can back up and never lose power steering but as soon as I turn it left or right it locks up and the power steering goes out again. I was told I need to replace the entire steering column as well as pay for programming to get my key to work to the new column. I am extremely frustrated as gm has recalled my year make and model but my VIN number isn't listed in the recall. I hope this is fixed soon as I have done investigation and to fix this out of pocket it will cost around $750.00.
2007 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The driver had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to turn the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,288.
When the car is first started 50% of the time you will have no power steering at all. After turning the car on and off multiple times you will regain your power steering. When driving down the road the power steering will fail sometimes sooner then other times. This can make it very difficult to turn and will eventually lead to an accident. I have checked for a power steering recall on my car and at this point have not revived one. I have checked all possible causes and have taken my car to a few shops and they all tell me I need a new steering column. Many people are have the same problem and it is not cheap the fix. I believe this entails a recall before more people get hurt.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the power steering warning illuminated and the steering wheel became hard to turn. The contact was able restart the engine and the vehicle resume normal steering function. The dealer advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Power steering started going out randomly and now goes out every time I drive. Dealer says my particular model's VIN doesn't qualify for the current recall.
Power steering abruptly stopped working many times over past 2 weeks: making sharp turns @ low speed into driveway/parking spot, on main roads at moderate speeds (30-45mph) while changing lanes & even at hwy speeds when changing lanes. Sometimes power steering would unexpectedly come back on by "itself" - with a very dangerous, unpredictable jerk-type motion. Other times I would pull over (very difficult & scary to steer!) & restart car to try to get power steering back. Power steering has now completely failed. Towed car to gm dealership. While waiting for callback, did research & found out about existing & newly expanded recalls for torque sensor. Dealer then called to say my car (manufact date 11/06) was not included in the recalls! They also said, that in addition to defective torque senor ($600 part/labor) that the power steering motor was also broken (addl' cost $500) so now a total of $1100 and no help from existing gm recalls! My car has the exact same defective part(s) as countless others have (some of which were included in the recalls) this is a defective part(s) issue that has already been going on for the past few years! I have already had two recall repairs completed on my car. When is gm going to make this right and include every car that shows up at dealer with an defective torque sensor? What is it going to take? Gm's customers being severely injured or killed in an accident resulting from loss of control of steering???
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering module assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number:15v064000 (steering). The failure mileage was 85,975. ...updated 04/08/15 *bf updated 11/3/2015
Driving and loss of power steering and eps light and chime.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at low speeds and making a turn, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required on the steering. The electric power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle resumed normal operation when it was shut off and restarted; however, the steering wheel jerked. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle had not been repaired. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000. Updated 4/7/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated and would lose power steering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 166,500.
Last week I was experiencing shaking in my steering wheel and knocking sounds on friday. My car pretty much sat all weekend, I went to go back out of my driveway for work and noticed the steering wheel was really hard to turn and my steering wheel notice came up on radio dash. I pulled back into my driveway turned off car. I pulled out my manual and was checking to see if I needed steering wheel fluid and it was it was an electrical column. I turned car back on to check it again and it was free again and could turn with out alot of pressure. I proceeded to work and started to call around to shops. I noticed online that there are recalls for this same issue. I do not have alot of miles on my car for the year and have seen similar/if not the same exact problems occurring with other owners when I read complaints on line.
When I start my car, I lose electric power steering and I am unable to turn the steering wheel of my car. When I restart my car, I regain power steering. However, pontiac g6 models 2005-2006 were recalled, followed by 2008-2009 models. 2007 was not recalled, but clearly I am experiencing the same problem. This is a safety issue. If I lose power steering while my car is in motion, I will put myself and everyone on the road in danger. Pontiac g6 2007 should be recalled for the same issue before these cars cause any more casualties or accidents.
I was stopped at a red light and the steering wheel started twitching. When I tried to make a left onto the highway ramp I lost power steering and had a difficult time turning the wheel to make the left turn. The power steering warning light came up as a notification. I contacted gm who has recalled several model years for this same issue however as of today, 2-28-15, my vehicle is not included in the most recent recall notice. It is not fair I have to pay for the repair of $675 when this is a known issue and for whatever reason gm has excluded my VIN number. The newly announce recall number is 14772 however my vehicle is not included.
I was driving my vehicle and my power steering went out. An error came up after this happened. I believe my vehicle has electric power steering.
Power steering has shut off while driving on multiple occasions. Goes into manual steering while trying to make a turn.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel seized and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
We first started having problems with this vehicle 2 weeks ago. Started the car and the power steering indicator came on and we had no power steering. We shut the vehicle off and turned it back on and it worked. It would work off and on for awhile but as of the last few days there is no power steering at all. I called gm. They are saying our VIN is not included. This is a bunch of crap. The 2007 g6's were added for this problem just a couple weeks ago. I see there are several complaints about this and gm needs to do something before there are more crashes or deaths from this issue. It is very unsafe to drive. They gm dealership gave me an estimate of $600 to fix this. We do not have this kind of money to spend especially when it is something that gm should have been paying for all along. I am beyond done with gm if they don't rectify the situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at approximately 5 MPH, the power steering and the engine warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
Loss of all power steering while driving. Power steering displayed on display screen. Loss of power steering made it extremely difficult to drive and extremely dangerous. This issue could definitely cause a very serious accident. The problem then became intermittent in the following days it would take up about four time to start the car to be able to start driving without power steering. My car is not included in any of the recalls. I took to a gm dealership they diagnosed that the problem was indeed, the torque module sensor, which is the same as all the other vehicles under recall. So why is my vehicle not included?!?! I had this issue fixed today. Another issue that also just started happening in the past few weeks is my passenger airbag will intermittently will not work. The airbag display will show on my dash board and it will show that the passenger airbag is off. This light comes at random times whether or not there is someone sitting in the passenger seat. I also had this diagnosed at the gm dealership. The said it was my pps (passenger presence system) this also needs a new sensor and it will cost $700 to fix!!!! There is service bulletin regarding this for my car so they are obviously aware that this a common problem. The service tech at gm said that is extremely dangerous to drive with this (no kidding) and that if the airbag light is displayed on the dash none of my airbags will deploy. Lets hope that gm does not drag their feet on this, all someone needs is to loose their power steering, crash, and have no airbags deploy. I have not had my airbags fixed as I already had to spend $400 plus to have my power steering corrected. If gm does not correct this asap I predict they will have many more lawsuits coming their way. Lets hope I do not get into a serious accident until gm decides to pay for it or until I can save enough money to fix this safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed and an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The contact believed that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 (steering). The dealer diagnosed that the sensor torque failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the power steering warning lamp intermittently illuminated. The steering wheel became extremely tight and difficult to turn. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v064000 (steering) and 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 03/30/15*lj updated 9/22/2017
Power steering not working, took vehicle to dealer 2/06/15 for recall as I'd read online about it. Dealer advised vehicle not covered by the recall, to contact gm directly. Just off phone with gm, told them I got email from the federal safety agency, and that the federal safety agency said it was a recall (the federal safety agency email cites various id #, 15v06400, expansion of 14v‑153, gm#14772, recall #n140115). The gm operator suggested we bring it to a dealer & pay for the repair and ask them to validate if its covered by a recall, but said it is not covered. We do not see how it can't be covered, the car is in every parameter of the recall and is having the identical symptoms, including "power steering" appearing in the driver info center in the center of the dash. Report receipt date: feb 04, 2015 the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v064000 component(s): steering vehicle makemodelyear(s)2007pontiacg6details manufacturer: general motors llcsummary: general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 chevrolet malibu and malibu maxx vehicles manufactured april 1, 2006, to june 30, 2006, and 2006-2007 pontiac g6 vehicles manufactured april 18, 2006, to june 30, 2006. In the affected vehicles, there may be a sudden loss of electric power steering (eps) assist that could occur at any time while driving. Consequence: if power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy: gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque sensor assembly, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑222‑1020 or pontiac customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. Gm's number for this recall is 14772. Note: this is an expansion of recall 14v‑153 to cover additional vehicles built between april 1, 2006 and june 30, 2006. Note.
Power steering turned off without warning on the middle of the bay bridge.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact was traveling 35 MPH, when a chime emitted from the engine and the power steering light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the steering seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was told that the electronic power assist failed. The contact was made aware the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 109,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering would suddenly malfunction making the steering wheel very difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact was informed by the dealer that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 14v153000 (steering). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at approximately 40 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.
Was going through a drive thru and was turning left and the sterring went out...could not steer the veh.the 2005 2006 2008 & 2009 was recalled for the same thing..I do not unerdatand why the 2007 wasn't recalled.. This has happened three times.. If you can turn off the vehicle it will reset... Our granddaughter was driving when this happened..the sterring just goes out and the sterring light starts flashing....any time you are driving on curvy roads this happens...have to replace the whole column because the sensor is all one assembly..I have read that there have been alot of the 2007 g6 with the same problem....please check into why it hasn't been recalled before someone gets killed.....
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving at approximately 30 MPH, the power steering seized and the steering wheel began to shake and jolt. The power steering warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 162,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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