I will start my car with my power steering not working, turn it off and turn it back on and it will be working fine. I was driving down the road and it went out and I could not stop and restart the car because I was in mid traffic and not near a red light. The steering wheel is hard to control and takes all my effort to turn the steering wheel to get where I needed to go. My car has not been worked on about this recall order and I believe this is the problem that is occurring.
2010 Pontiac G6 steering complaints
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UNKNOWN . I was driving on a normal day, turned the corner and me and this car almost hit each head on because the steering wheel locked up on me . Im very little I injured my arm trying to hurry and grab on to the steering wheel tight to keep from hitting the other car . Power steering keeps popping up on my car can somebody please help me now the steering wheel doesn’t want to ever unlock .
Sudden loss of electric power steering (eps) assist. There is no warning and happens frequently even after restarting the vehicle. The errors on the dash are +power steering+ +service ESC+ and +ESC off+ after power steering is lost. This is a huge safety issue that was addressed with the 2009 model but you have failed to address it in the 2010 model.
As I was reversing for work my wheel got stiff and wouldn't allow me to turn power steering came on the message display board. 6 months later as I was on my way to fill my tank & trying to turn left into the gas store my power steering came on in message display board. I was going below 35 prior to arriving.
After starting vehicle the display read no ESC and then power steering flahed across the dic message display. Turning is very difficult and steering wheel shakes. Turning vehicle off and restarting vehicle cauesl o issues to go off but when driving vehicle the ESC light comes back on and power steering flashes making it very hard to drive. Prior years have recalls for this same issue happening,
Traction control light comes on and the dash says service ESC and then flashes power steering and then the power steering stops working. Sometimes the power steering just stops working and I never know when it's going to happen, I don't have the money to fix this so I have no choice but to drive it and this has almost gotten me into several accidents
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle loss power steering assist in the driveway and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact took the vehicle to discount tire and wheel (1601 w pueblo blvd pueblo, co 81004) who diagnosed the failure that the power steering sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The sensor was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,446.
A recall repair was done late 2016 on electric power assit steering problem has returned!!!!!!!! Vibration in steering wheel..and intermittently ESC power steering loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... This vehicle is unpredictable and unsafe to operate with this issue!!!!!!!!.. Phone# [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was coming off of an exit on the freeway and all of a sudden my steering wheel seized up, I could not turn. My car smashed into a cement barrier completely demobilized the car and the a frame completely bent. The air bags did not go off.
Electric power steering unit went out and my steering is in manual mode all the time
While driving my steering wheel wouldn't turn, on the dash it said power steering check evc. I could move the wheel at all, and almost wrecked my car.
Repeated loss of power steering, displaying "service ESC" message on dash while vehicle was in motion, once on a high speed road. Over the past 2 years I've experienced this problem with this vehicle, several times with no help at getting to the bottom of it.
Midway into a right hand turn, the electric power steering assist failed resulting in vehicle drifting into adjacent lane until driver regained control. This was a low-speed event with no collision involved as traffic in on-coming lane was not present at the time. The electric power steering assist resumed normal operation after vehicle was turned off and re-started. Presumably this event is likely to re-occur until defective parts are replaced.
The power steering just failed on me with no warning while I was driving on a highway almost causing a crash. The dash says service ESC.
My vehicles power steering and traction control struts off at random even after replacing the power steering unit this has been ongoing for a while and I cant seem to get it fixed. It typically happens while in idle or first or second gear and requires me to pull over and restart the car. Its a huge safety hazard and I am locating a lot of the same complaints from other g6 owners and a recall back in 2014 but I never decided a letter and I got my car in 2013.
The power steering warning and service ESC lights come on and it is almost impossible to steer. This happens while driving, it is a very concerning issue. It started with the steering wheel almost locked, esp when using the autostart. We would have to turn it off and then use the key to turn back on. Sometimes this would allow us to drive it for a short time, other times it would stay locked. The most scary part is it locking up while driving. My 18 year old drives this car and I am concerned for his safety.
The traction light is coming on and going off intermittently. The power steering went out and reverted to manual steering. Sensor codes are intermittently coming up when the check engine light is lit. Problem with the evac system. There are problems with the starter engaging longer than it should. The ignition switch moves more than it should. These problems have happened while driving and also stationary. The power steering went out while my teenage son was driving down the street which was dangerous.
After starting the car , the ESC lights the power steering and the gauges stop working including the gas gauge and odometer. The car becomes impossible to steer. It happens when sitting, driving. On the highway. On any random time it decides
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel started to vibrate abnormally while the power steering warning light, the service ESC warning light and traction contraction warning light were illuminated. The contact called local dealer denny menholt rapid chevrolet located at 2323 e mall dr, rapid city, sd 57701 and granite buick gmc located at 2454 e mall dr, rapid city, sd 57701, and notified the dealers of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving, the ESC warning light illuminated and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to safely drive the vehicle off of the roadway. The vehicle was turned and restarted however, the failure persisted. The action was repeated and after the second attempt the vehicle operated as intended. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer contacted classic chevrolet located at 6877 center st, mentor, oh 44060, (440)953-1070 and scheduled an appointment on behalf of the contact. The contact stated that the appointment was not kept due to the cost of the repair fee. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. While driving various speeds, the power steering seized intermittently without warning. When the vehicle was restarted, the power steering resumed normal operation. The contact took the vehicle to hobson chevrolet buick gmc (655 southview dr, in-37, martinsville, in 46151) where it was diagnosed that the power steering module and steering sensor were defective. The manufacturer was notified and offered the contact a $300 credit towards the repair. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
While the car is parked and running the power steering control ESC will be on on the dash and lock up the steering wheel and I can't turn out of a parking spot. When this occurred I used to be able to turn off the car and turn it back on and it would be off. But recently it has been occurring a lot more often. I was parked with car running and the power steering ESC would stay on even after turning it on and off. Then the no traction light appeared. Once the power steering control was off I would drive my car and turn it off but when I turned it back on the power steering would be on again so I can't steer my car. The power steering control ESC has even turned on while driving and becomes very hard to turn. I have done a lot of research and had found that it has happened to a lot of 2010 models, and some have even got into accidents and injured. The 2010 models do not have recalls but the 2005-2009 models do for the same reasons. I would advise this problem to be looked into further and notify all who have 2010 models.
When I start the car and running (park) , the power steering control ESC shows on the dash and locks up the steering so I can't turn out of a parking spot. It has locked up while I was driving in town before before to. Whenever this has happened, all I had to do was turn the car off and turn it back on to turn off the power steering control ESC. But recently this had happened while parked the traction control light came on and the power steering control would not go away even after turning it off and on. I have done a lot of research, and a lot of people are having this same problem with their 2010 model and are getting injured. I would advise this problem being recalled, while all other models from 2005-2009 have been recalled, and 2010 seems to be the worse.
Power steering drops out.
Lost power steering again this date. Lost control, vehicle left roadway into shallow ditch line. Was able to regain control and reenter back onto highway crossing centerline against oncoming traffic. Had replaced steering component three days prior. The federal safety agency ref # 11281715.
Air bag light says service air bag headlight gets so hot it melts working wiper clip breaks off motor failing to activate wiper blades steering wheel wobbles and power steering fails in city and on highway
It started with the headlight going out again and again even after new bulbs. This car seems to have major electrical problems which a chain of events has turned into steering problems and the whole dashboard clicking and flashing to the rythym of the click. When the dashboard goes black the wheel wont turn at all. I know of someone with the same car who has the same headlight problem. Easy to get pulled over for that one. Called pontiac they wouldn't do anything. Will never buy a pontiac again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 pontiac g6. While the vehicle was at a stop light, the message 'power steering ESC' suddenly illuminated before the power steering failed. As a result, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
Driving vehicle to work this date, 4:45 am.11/22/2019. Power steering went out. No warning. Display then showed 'power steering ESC'. Road/weather conditions: us hwy 68, 6miles east perryville, ky. Extremely curvy 2 lane country road. Dark, moderate rainfall making driving conditions dangerous.
Waiting at a stop light to turn left,the light turned green, let of gas and could not turn wheel of vehicle as usual. Dashboard lit up with traction control light, and car gave a power steering failure error message. I was unable to turn the use extreme of force. Once I forced the car to make a wide left and had maneuvered the car to a safe location, I then turned the ignition off and then back on and warning was gone and steering regained normal function.
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