Recently when I went to start the vehicle up it was showing "service ESC" on the dash. And it would run rough and execute low power when mobile. This would occur every other day for a month, and as of today is undrivable. After having it electronically diagnosed, it needs a new computer and is completely undrivable until a new one is installed and programmed. Why is my VIN # not included in the recent recall?
2010 Pontiac G6 driver assistance complaints
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Recall fixed this is 3rd time . I am disabled and this is terrible. And my brake lights and headlights burn out or dont work right after replacement
About a year and a half ago, the power steering in my 2010 pontiac g6 completely stopped working. Every time I would start the car, the power steering worked for a couple seconds and then I would hear a faint sound like a fuse or sensor going out, power steering and service ESC would begin flashing repeatedly on the dash and my power steering would stop working. Shutting the car off and restarting it only caused the power steering to return for a few seconds. At that time, there was roughly 105,000 miles on the car. I went to an auto shop and they told me it was something computerized/electrical within the steering column and would cost $900 to fix. I was unable to afford to get the car fixed so I continued driving the car without power steering. After months of this, randomly the power steering started working 100% of the time again. There has been no issues with the power steering at all, up until two weeks ago. The same exact thing is happening as before except for it seems like it has gotten worse. I can barely turn the wheel at all, having to use all of my strength to turn the car and it is especially difficult while parking. Currently the car has 117,000 miles on it. Also, the check engine light, traction control and ABS lights come on when the power steering goes out.
My 2010 pontiac g6 will randomly have the stability control and traction control lights will come on while driving. This comes and goes and can go for months without it happening and then randomly start up again. Now my steering wheel is shaking while driving and even while stopped and about every 3rd time I start my car I have no power steering and the power steering light comes on. So far it has only happened when I start my car and I can turn it off and restart it and the power steering works again. I contacted my gm dealership when the electronic stability control lights started coming on and they said it would cost around 2,000 to fix, and now I need to get the steering column replaced which is going to be another large bill.
Takata recall I am having problems with my wiring I've a shortness in it my steering wheel column is messing up. The power steering light keeps coming on it happen while I was driving down the highway on the e-way. I was going into a sharp turn and near had a accident on the e-way. The vechile was in motion while I was driving it
'ESC off' was displayed shortly after the car was turned on, while it was parked. I was unable to move the steering wheel. It took multiple attempts of turning the car on and off in order to be able to move the steering wheel. I researched it and pontiac has recalled similar ESC issues within the same time frame that my car was manufactured.
Esc is saying off and the steering wheel has become hard to turn with.
Esc off and service ESC came on as soon as vehicle steering locked up then wouldn't turn at all when you try to turn it it jerked back to the other side. Burnt nasty smell from inside and outside car. Now car won't even start or nothing
When car is in motion, "service ESC" appears on the display screen. It flashes "service ESC..... Traction off...... Esc off". This display will disappear when car is turned off and will sporadically occur while driving.
Service ESC flashes along with the ABS light on. Also my passager headlight blows whenever it feels like it. Could be one day could be one month.
I bought this car from a dealership called drive now in lebanon tennessee. About 2 miles after signing and trading my vehicle for this one the ESC, tc off, check engine, low tire pressure sensor lights all came on on the dash. I took it to them 4 different times now and they stated to me it's an electrical problem and they claimed to have fixed it!! A month later it all began again. It starts with the driver side headlight going out then the passenger side headlight goes out and then all the lights come back on again. This time however once I replaced the light on the drivers side I noticed it had melted inside the wires. I drive home and seen the car was smoking from under the hood amd the battery cables were blazing with fire. Luckily I had a gallon of water that I put the fire out with. I am terrified to drive it and the dealership told me they are no longer liable to fix it because it was only their problem for the first two weeks. So now I have a car payment on a car that caught fire over their electrical engineering. What do I do to get this correctly fixed
When I turn on the car the power steering and service ESC messages appear. . Sometimes as soon as I pull out of the driveway, and I haven't even started turning the wheel, it will become hard and difficult to turn. The car will be driving fine and all of a sudden the power steering goes out and the steering becomes very hard and stiff. This has happened while on major roads and while coming in ang going out of the driveway. It's really random and sometimes it won't happen at all for a while. When it does happen it happens for a few times a day. My remedy is usually just pulling over, putting the car in park and shutting it off., letting it rest for a minute and start it again.
Service ESC keeps coming on and nobody can seem to find out why. Also driver side headlight keeps blowing. Believe there was a recall but dealership says no.
The power steering mode/ light is on and will not go off or allow steering. It's not drivable and is extremely dangerous. Before it went completely out it would lose steering going up highway at different times and speeds, but once u cut off ignition and restart it would be ok for another few miles.
Going down road ESC warning and power steering warning. Power steering went. Will not reset
Takata recall ESC and traction lights wont go off weather driving or stationary. Left head light keeps blowing out, I've seen this on several cars just like mine
First the power steering light keeps illuminating and the then service ESC is now on and it shut off. This is an obvious safety issue that wasn't fixed in the 2014 recall. Also the service ESC and brake lights sometime illuminate and then go off. Now it's just on all the time and has shut off my ESC. It is lit when driving and in park.
Intermittent problem, city & rural driving, slow and fast speeds, while turning and while on straight, in motion and while parked, smooth roads and rough, raining and dry. However, problem occurred only a handful of times during the winter. Started over 6 months ago, approx 93,000 miles. While driving, 3 bell-dings, "power steering," "disabled ESC," and "service ESC" dash lights come on, along with icon of car w/swervy lines. Continue driving and steering seemed ok. Dash continues to cycle "power steering" and "service ESC" warnings. Issue repeats randomly. After a period of normal use, problem intensifies to dashboard gages, radio scv, and cruise to off ; auto shifting becomes rough. All gages then flutter up and down intermittently. Work done: mechanic = 9 pages of codes. New battery/battery cables. Drove a while, recurred - no codes. Drove a little while longer, recurred; cleaned battery, checked fuses. Passed inspection. Drove a while; 5 pages of codes. Applied electric grease to bcm terminals. Drove 3 days; "power steering" and "service ESC" issue recurred. Have video; format not allowed
While driving, unexpectedly, an error will appear stating there is an issue with the power steering. At this time, the power steering stops working which makes it very difficult to control the vehicle. At the same time, a "service ESC" code appears also and it automatically turns off the traction control system. This happens while driving down the highway at higher rates of speeds which poses a critical safety issue. There is no current recall information at this time for this vehicle. Some instances have included the brake lights not working properly or the tail lights not illuminating while the headlights are turned on. This is also a huge safety concern. The vehicle is paid off and expenses have been incurred by the owner to fix this problem, but the issue is recurring. The repair center cannot seem to fix this problem. I am submitting this complaint due to the large safety concerns that these issues pose. I do not believe the owner should continue to accrue costs to fix the problem when the problem ultimately is not mitigated. Thank you for your time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. While the cruise control was activated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the ESC, traction control, and engine warning indicators illuminated. The cruise control deactivated independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. The vehicle was restarted and the gear lever failed to shift from park into the drive position until after several attempts. The vehicle resumed normal operation; however, the warning indicators remained illuminated. The vehicle was serviced previously per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The recall remedy was insufficient and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, which detected various trouble codes related to the bcm. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the ESC, traction and the cruise control warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the brake warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, service brakes, hydraulic, exterior lighting, vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Updated 09/29/16*lj updated 10/04/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. While driving 15 MPH, the traction control system and electronic stability control system failed. The brake light illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. While the vehicle was parked, the service power steering and service ESC was displayed across the message board. In addition, the steering wheel vibrated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.
My power steering goes in and out ,I hit a curb today on the expressway when the power steering stopped and then suddenly started working again.this power steering issue will cause some one to have a very bad accident,and gm is aware of this issue,this can turn into a very serious lawsuite,I demand that my 2010 pontiac g6 steering problem be covered under recall,this is a formal demand.
I have a 2010 pontiac g6 and since purchasing the vehicle I've had it into gm service centers several times to correct an issue with my brake light lamps not working. While driving, when I would press the brake pedal, the lamps would not illuminate, and when not pressing the pedal and driving the lamps would occasionally illuminate. Additionally, the service traction light and service ESC light would come as well and the cruise control would not work. This problem was "fixed" at least 4 or 5 separate times (and would always return several months later) before last year when it then was "fixed" again in october 2014 as an official gm safety recall (gm recall 13036). Approximately 5 weeks ago, just over 12 months later, the exact same symptoms began happening to my car again! While driving, the brake lights would not illuminate when pressing the pedal, along with the other electrical issues that are described in my recall letter (service traction control, service ESC, etc). I took it back to gm service center and they are claiming now that recall repairs are only done once, and since they can't be sure that the root cause is the same, that I now have to pay out of pocket ($1200) to have this issue corrected. They tried to re-do the recall repair as it was described in the letter, but the issue was not corrected. At that point, gm technical support advised them that the next step would be to replace all the electrical wiring for the braking system. The dealership called me and said that not only would I have to pay out of pocket for this, but also that it might not actually correct the problem. They then said my other option was to drive it home as is, without functioning break lamps. If the symptoms are the same (I.e. Brake lights don't work) as before when the federal safety agency determined this to be a safety recall issue, why is gm now unwilling to fix my vehicle?
While driving service power steering service ESC audible and visual alarms received. Lost power steering/very hard to steer. Turned car off restarted then had no issues. Then several hours later had same issue occurred...turned car off/on and power steering restored. This issue keeps re-occurring with this 2010 g6, 2.4l v4 when driving at various speeds. Dealer indicates no open recall for this 2010 model despite recalls for earlier year g6 models with these exact symptoms.
I had an incident in 2013 that might come in to play with a recent recall. I own a 2010 pontiac g6. As I was driving down a main road traveling at an average speed of 45mph my vehicle became impaired. The dash screen projected service ESC/ low traction. The steering became almost impossible to control and no matter how hard I pushed the gas pedal down the car would not go any faster than 5 MPH. The car also became jerky, jerking the whole car back and forth for a moment. I this happen multiple times. I took the car to the gm shop and after changing a lot of parts that didn't need to be changed they finally changed a part called a sensor and that seemed to stop the problem. It seems there is starting to be a recall on this but not my car and I'm not sure why. This isn't the first problem I had with this car sense I got it. ...updated 08/12/15 *bf *tr updated 9/29/17
While traveling in heavy traffic, the power steering failed, extremely hard to turn wheel, brought car to stop. Dash indicated "service ESC", and "power steering". Pulled into parking lot, turned off car, and a short time later, restarted car, seemed to work correctly, this happened several more times over the following several days, but would come back after car was shut off and restarted. After a week of this, it happened again, but would not come back after car was reset. Unable to driver car at this time as a result.
Has happened multiple times past two weeks. Issue typically occurs at starting of car, once while driving down highway: a chime is heard, the dic displays power steering, the ESC off indicator comes on, and power steering is lost. Turning off car and restarting can reset and power steering works. When power steering is working, the steering wheel shakes while at a stop, can sometimes be felt when driving.
While driving down highway service power steering service ESC. Lost steering very hard to steer. Turned car off restarted then had no issues. Then several hours later had same issue turned car off and was able to make it home.
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