I've purchased vehicle in may2016. I notice alignment and suspension issue right away. I was told they would fix drifting problems I got it in righting. I've had six alignment. I drive terrified everyday. No one can figure out why car just don't drive straight. The car steering seems like it don't match up with my turns. Or like it does not hug the road.very scary when windy especially when rainy.stopping I feel as if the car wants to turn. Just don't seem stable.I have to push all highway going to work.I just got out of paper tags after 120 days. The streets seem uneven. While driving.I need help. Ive consulted attorney general off. Also mva. I purchased car from waldorf chevrolet in waldof md pontiac gt g6 2009
2009 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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I put in a complaint about my g6 just the other day and the power steering fluctuating on and off and my steering wheel moving uncontrollably while in idle. I stated how I have an 18 month old and hate driving with her in the car because I was afraid the power steering would go out while driving. Unfortunately, that happened over the weekend. I was driving home and the power steering light came on and there was no more power steering assist. Fortunately I wasn't on curve or had to turn anytime soon. Being a petite woman, I barely had enough strength to pull over on the side of the road and wait for my husband to show up and drive it the rest of the way home. This is a serious safety issue and I'm fortunate that I was on a road that could have caused an accident. Why is my car not on a recall list? I want this fixed.
Power steering warning began coming on a few months ago on the display. The steering wheel would not turn when this would happen. The car would have to be shut off and restarted to get the warning to go away and the wheel to turn. Sometimes it took more than one attempt. At one point it took half an hour of restarting the car to get the power steering to work. I noticed when the car was in idle, the steering wheel would shake. One day, the problem just went away. Well, the other day, this started again, only it's been much worse.. The car has to be shut off and restarted several times. In idle, the steering wheel shakes so hard that it shakes the whole car.when driving, the car now jerks to the right and the steering wheel is hard to keep straight because of the shaking! I have been so afraid the power steering will go out when I'm driving. I have an 18 month old daughter that I hate putting into the car because if it does go out and I lose control, I don't want her to lose her life. I researched my car and found out my power steering is all electric. What should I do from here? I fear for my life & my child's every time I get in my vehicle. It shouldn't be that way.
Yesterday, my power steering locked up while backing the car. I shut the car off and restarted and the power steering began working. I called pontiac in regards to the steering recall and they stated that my VIN did not indicate a recall for this issue. The same issue other cars same year as mine have been recalled for. It would be at my expense to correct. I don't understand why it isn't every manufactured 2009 pontiac g6 with eps.
Just purchased a g6 and several recalls have been issued for 2009.
While driving the power steering turns off. This is a hazard because it is startling and causes the steering wheel to get very tight making it difficult to steer. This can occur without warning. It continues to be like this until the car is turned off and back on. But occurs again at different times without warning.
I had power steering lose about a year ago and then it just happened again yesterday. When I shut the car off it like resets and then it's fine I also had a friend of mine text me and told me that my brake lights were backwards when I when I was breaking the lights were off when I was driving and my brake lights were on. I have also always noticed that my car shifts weird sometimes when I'm passing it doesn't seem like I can get up to speed. I have also had trouble with my passenger front airbag sensor since I've had the car. I bought my car and 2010 it was only a year old with very few miles. Right now I only have about 81,000 miles on it. With all of my incidents with the power steering and brake lights I have been in town driving all were in motion. In town driving has probably been about 35 mile an hour I would never want to experience or have any of these on the highway.
2009 pontiac g6. Consumer requests assistance in electric power steering recall notice repairs and vehicle manufacturer denial for additional coverage protection for power steering problems. *smd the consumer stated when the steering failed, she pulled over, cut the engine off and restarted it again. The consumer was informed the vehicle would not be fixed, because it was over the required mileage.
Power steering goes out exp when it is cold. Goes out without warning. It makes the car extremely hard to drive. Gm says tough luck due to my VIN. The issue a recall for pr but only cover a fraction of the cars with problems. This has been happening for years and they do nothing about it.
On 4/19/2016 while driving the car at around 35mph it started to drift left and when tried to correct the situation the steering was unresponsive as if locked up causing a collision with an on coming vehicle. The accident happened on a two lane straight city street on a clear day and nearly was a head on collision. The drivers side front received most of the damage. Windows shattered and airbags did deploy.
We lost power steering on my car . We have replaced the electric steering motor and the torque sensor . Still no luck still at the shop and their not sure what else to do .we also contacted gm and they gave us no help just that there was nothing that they could do for us.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 35 MPH, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became extremely difficult to maneuver without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e044000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,600.
Loss of power steering while driving on city streets with message "service power steering soon" also "door ajar" warning light with all doors securely closed. Vehicle has maintenance free electronic power steering system.
I was driving and my steering wheel locked up on me while I was on a highway something popped up on my radio saying power steering service ESC I couldn't turn almost had accident
Power steering goes out recently while driving. Once I turn off the car the electric steering assist resets and the power steering is fine for awhile while driving. Then it goes out again.... And it occurs a majority of the time while turning. Gm says the recall is VIN number specific. I have the right year, make, and model. But, my VIN number does not bring up a recall for the issue. I am not understanding. It is the same and a most dangerous issue that other 2009 pontiac g6's have. What if my son, who is learning to drive with his permit, was behind the wheel at the time? I think gm needs to look into adding a few more VIN numbers to their recall list. I believe that reading others posts prior to mine shows this also... Especially needs to happen before something serious happens.
2009 pontiac g6. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle power steering issues. *smd the consumer stated the steering wheel would lock up while driving down the road. The consumer stated the steering locking up, was a result of the steering torque input being defective.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that "power steering" was displayed across the message board. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 179,000.
My car has now also lost power steering on more than one occasion (loss of power steering first occurred this year)the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently and my headlights keep going out, even when the bulbs are brand new (this has been an ongoing issue for two years now). When I smack the headlights, they come back on. I do not always feel safe when driving this car.
"takata recall" I bought my car from james corlew and was coming home parked it. Next day I went outside to take it to the car wash going down a hill and when I turned my wheel my car jumped all the lights and speedometer went off the radio flickered and and out and my car died mid driving down a hill I turned into the gas station down my hill and put it in park and turned it and to the off position. And started it back up and it came on fine I took it back to my dealer and told him what was wrong with me and he just told me that it had an electrical jumpstart where it had been sitting for a long time. I week passes and I'm going to work park it. I get off and it's 9 o'clock and I'm turning onto a highway I pulled out and my car jumped again but it didn't shut off the power staring warning came on on my radio and the steering went out . I drove to the nearest gas station and put it in park and turned it off sat there for less than a minute and turned it back on and it was fine. It did it two more times while I was driving to school. I was tired of it happening so I took it back to my car lot and ask them if it had any recalls on it they told me no it only had one on the back taillight and the gearshift. So they acted like they couldn't do anything and I only had the car for two months now it's steering easy to the right but steering hard to the left. And they say there's no recall on it but I looked up online that 2009 g6 has recalls on it about the power steering but I haven't got no paper and the mail from gm I'm not paying for their mistakes. If I get into a wreck over it somebody will get sued. Because I let james corlew no three times and they all told me it was nothing. There was one previous owner so if it had a recall on it could the paper have went to them on accident?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at 3 MPH and making a u-turn, the vehicle started smoking without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over and opened the hood and noticed the vehicle was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. There was no police report filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed that the motor mounts and the power steering lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,500.
I was driving down the freeway and my steering suddenly felt tighter than usual. When I exited the freeway and made right turn it was extremely hard to turn. The warning came on that said check power steering.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 10 MPH, the steering wheel made a loud noise and began to shake uncontrollably. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,479.
I was leaving work and pull out and the power steering goes out and a message pops up on the radio power staring so I drive for about a mile and I pull over at a gas station and turn my car off and sit there for two minutes and cut it back on and it was back to normal it shook hard when the power steering didn't work.
On 6/25/12 my car was making a whining noise when steering. Dealership replaced steering gear and adjusted "front toe" and gear assembly. (according to the work order. ). On 8/27/15 I had to take my vehicle for repair due to a very loud whining sound. When I started the car that morning there was still the loud whining sound and a clunking sound. The repair was complete power steering rack & pinion. Total repair bill was $929.44. In addition I have had to have two repairs to exhaust gasket. (one 4/25/15 and another one on 8/18/15). I am attaching all repair bills, title, etc for your review.
Hear a ding and power steering message keeps coming on...has happened 5/6 times in last week, as yet the steering isn't affected
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering stiffened while making a right turn into traffic. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the failure intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 145,591.
My vehicle was recalled last year due to a problem with the body control module. I brought my vehicle to a local gm dealer to be "fixed" and now my car is having the exact same problems as before: loss of cruise control, malfunctioning brake lights, loss of traction control, difficulty shifting gear out of park position. These problems began occurring in 2013. Gm should have told customers that the "fix" was temporary, as I was almost rear-ended multiple times yesterday due to my brake lights malfunctioning. This is dangerous and someone could get injured or killed due to the issues with the brake lights. After receiving my recall notice and taking my car to be serviced, I thought I would never have to worry about this again. It turns out the mechanics at the gm dealer just cleaned the bcm and applied dielectric grease to it, which is what I had been doing before the recall even came up...it is insulting that they would consider this a "fix" and endanger their drivers, when they had to know that this would only help temporarily. It seems the entire bcm needs replaced to actually fix it, which is expensive. Gm should cover the cost of this, as I know I am not the only driver having repeat issues after having the car "fixed" during the recall. My car has now also lost power steering on more than one occasion (loss of power steering first occurred this year), and my headlights keep going out, even when the bulbs are brand new (this has been an ongoing issue for two years now). When I smack the headlights, they come back on. I see that other drivers are also having issues with their power steering and headlights, as well as with the bcm. I am disappointed that gm has not provided a permanent solution for these issues, and I do not always feel safe when driving this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 55 MPH, the steering wheel seized and became difficult to control. The power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering motor module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While making a right turn at 35 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. The power steering was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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