I was turning into a convenient store parking lot to park and where the hood is caught on fire. I had to jump out immediately and a local grabbed a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. It then had to be towed to an automotive shop where I was told the power steering pressure line had a hole burn into it, the power steering pump was out and the rack and pinion needed replacement because the power steering was stiff.
2009 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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I purchased car new in 2009 and have had problem after problem starting with exhaust system just weeks after I got it. It has had 3 recalls but I more are due. The headlights started going one after another and at one time all front lights were out at the same time. I had them repaired with new connector. Currently, the left headlight is out again and a new headlamp and another connector was installed and still will not stay on. Other owners I have spoken with have the same problems that I am having. But what can we do? I've been experiencing power steering going out occasionally for no apparent reason what so ever. There is a recall but my car is not covered under the recall although there were 2009 models that were. I was told my VIN number wasn't included in the recall. The air bag alert stays on. I had it diagnosed along with the seat belt alert and both need to be replaced. The seat belt sensor module needs to be replaced in the passenger seat. My rear door locks don't work and that's electrical problem. I feel the car manufacturer knew these problems existed and should be held accountable for selling these death traps. With all these serious problems, I can't grasp why gm don't take responsibility for all this and get them off the rode. I and other motorists are not safe while I'm still driving this car. Do the right thing gm and recall all 2009 pontiac g6 and make them safe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the power steering warning indicator illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact pulled over and powered the vehicle off and back on. Once the vehicle was powered back on, the power steering warning indicator was not illuminated and the steering wheel performed normally; however, the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the power steering sensor needed to be adjusted. The sensor was adjusted, however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
While driving, power steering warning came on and wheel was hard to turn. Turning car off and back on fixed problem temporarily. But once I start driving the power steering goes out again.
I purchased a pontiac g6 in september 2014. Since october 2014, the car has been pulling to the left and right, and the steering wheel has not been correcting itself to the normal postion. I have taken the car to the dealer 3 times and complained about this, and I have taken the car to other multiple places and they have not came to a conclusion. I got an alignment done and that has not corrected the issue. When I am going around a right turn the car catches and I manually need to turn the wheel. Going around a left turn it does the same thing. There is no code for the power steering.
Lights on the car starting coming on the air bag lights stay on now and will not go off .the heater in the seats also stopped working .and now when I turn the steering wheels there is a grinding sound .I thought it was the cv axles replaced ,and it did no good .it continues to make the grinding sounds when I turn ,and its hard to turn the steering wheel at times it locks up .the electric systems seems to act strange with lights blinking on the dash board sometimes .many times I have trouble starting the car and have had the starter checked out and they cannot find a problem ,when it does this all the lights start flashing .once I was driving in the mountains at a speed around 45 miles an hour and my car completely cut off on top of the mountains.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the steering input sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that after the vehicle was started, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor 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: 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was 90,000.
Radio indicator display reads "power steering"; odometer reads "error"; speedometer does not function; vehicle enters low power state; vehicle manufacture date is 7/29/2008; the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 covers similar issue but earlier manufacture dates.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving at an unknown speed, the steering wheel seized without warning. The failure recurred a couple of times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While making a right turn at approximately 15 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or 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 143,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the power steering warning light illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel torque input sensor and steering position sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 107,758.
At low speed the electric power steering assist failed causing hard feedback to the steering wheel. When the system reengaged the car suddenly jolted in the direction of the turn. The defect has repeated on four occasions. Took the vehicle to the dealer and paid for diagnosis and was informed that no errors were found and that this vehicle is not included in the current recall for similar issues in past vehicle models. Decided to replace steering torque sensor at own expense since this is a significant safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving at 55 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated and the power steering failed. The failure caused the contact to use excessive force on the steering wheel in order to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,095.
The power steering light came on and the power steering went out. I looked up and found that there was a recall on the power steering so I entered my VIN number but my VIN number wasn't included in the recall yet the problem with my car is the exact problem the recall was done for. Now my car is in the shop and I will have to pay for the repair out of pocket.
Luckily, the car wasn't damaged besides a scratch to the side and dented rim, but only because I was going slowly. The power steering suddenly stopped working. While I was attempting to drive it to the dealer to be looked at it, the power steering tried to come back on, surged, and caused my car to swerve off of the road. It was extremely dangerous. Pontiac/gm has not taken responsibility for it so far, even though other cars of the exact same make, model, and year have the exact same problem. If I had been going any faster, I could have been seriously hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the power steering warning lamp illuminated, the power steering seized, and the steering wheel became tight. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v153000 (steering) and 14e044000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
This initially occurred in november of 2013. Mileage is estimated at 120000 miles at the time. One day while driving a message came on the dash that said power steering. Although I was able to drive to my destination the force required to turn the wheel while the power assist is failing is massive. I am 6 ft tall and 200 pounds, and I have a difficult time making a turn or sharp curve when this happens. I took the car to the dealership and paid $700 or more to have it fixed. 14 months later the same thing began to happen again and the steering wheel will twitch at idle. However the car stopped having the power steering failing all the time until 3/10/2015. With 167000 miles now on the car the replaced power steering is failing with regular frequency, every time I drive the power steering message is displayed and I have no assist. If anything the steering system fights you to prevent turning. Also it seems as if the steering pinion jumps off a tooth when turning at a stop I hear a strange pinging noise and then the car pulls to whatever direction I turned to at the stop until I stop and turn back the opposite direction. All in all the original power steering module and the one I paid to replace the original one have both failed miserably and are a real danger on the roads. If I have a difficult time with the force required to turn the wheel when the steering fails I can't imagine what someone smaller than me will do if this happens.
While driving on the interstate at 70 MPH I lost all power steering. I had to pull over on the side of the interstate and place the car in park and shut it off. Once I cycled power and started the car back up the power steering worked. I then started driving and the problem happened again. It happened a total of 5 times within 200 miles. This problem caused extremely hard steering at high and low speeds which put my family in danger along the interstate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The failure mileage was 85,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering became seized. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Power steering flashed on the dic and the power steering went out. After turning the wheel and restarting the car the power steering worked fine. After about a month of this happening it stopped. However, the same problem is occurring again now. Also now the steering is making some noised accompanied by shaking of the steering wheel, even while the car is in park.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the electronic power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The contact asked the dealer about the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) but the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. The contact stated that when reversing from a parking spot, the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v153000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 118,760. Updated 9/27/2017
Power steering will fail to engage on start up of car 70% of the time and when it does it will stop working while traveling down the road 100% of the time. It will happen no matter what speed you are traveling. Some 2009 pontiac g6's are under gm recall 14v153000 but my VIN number is not in the recall even while doing the exact thing the recall specifies.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 30 MPH, the steering wheel seized intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and excessive force was required. The eps warning light illuminated. The contact managed to coast over to the emergency lane and shut the vehicle off. The vehicle restarted and the steering resumed normal operation. The failure recurred multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that there was an electrical power steering failure. The vehicle had not been repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number :14v153000(steering) .the failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. While driving at any speed, the power steering warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The failure occurred numerous times. The vehicle was restarted but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v1530000 (steering). The failure mileage was 79,000.
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