2006 Pontiac Grand Prix: loss of power steering

Filed Mar 1, 2021 · Acceleration, Lights · 218,000 miles · KS

My power steering went out and when you try to go over 40 the car lunges forward and has a hard time shifting and will continue while in cruise control. I already had work done on the fuel line cause the line was clogged and the vehicle would lunge forward cause the fuel wasn't getting pushed through. My power steering went out after my boyfriend parked it. He only noticed it when he tried driving away and he couldn't turn the wheel like usual. The cruise control does its thing while in motion. Also the headlamps! The brights stay on, you have to hold the dimmer switch back to get the brights to turn off but if you let go of the switch they turn on and flash people. It only turns off when turning left. The AC compressor blew too. I had bought the vehicle 3 years ago during the winter so it was blowing cold air, but when summer hit is when I noticed it was only blowing air from outside into the cab. The heater works, but the AC doesn't. My boyfriend was driving home recently and couldn't move the steering wheel and almost had a head on collision because of the power steering. The power steering happened in town at his place of work and had to drive on the highway to come home. The cruise happens on the highway. The headlamps is a constant thing, we pulled the fuse that controls the brights and the dims worked just fine, but it's hard to drive at night without brights.

Filed May 13, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 137,000 miles · NC

Engine shuts off in the middle of driving and says starting disabled due to electric throttle control, reduced engine power, ABS traction control off. This happens while moving at the correct speed on the highway, stopped at a stop light in the city, and while making turns. Sometimes when it happens I lose power steering and have almost o control of where my car goes. At first this only happened about once a week, but now it can happen up to 10+ times a day

Filed Mar 4, 2018 · Steering · 192,000 miles · UT

Went to the local convenience store to get some items, on the way back home the steering got very hard to turn. My brother investigated and found the power steering reseavore empty of fluid. He refilled it and looked under the car and found it leaking, (stream of fluid).

Filed Jul 16, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · 130,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. While traveling less than 15 MPH to enter a drive thru, the steering wheel locked to the right and the vehicle crashed into a wall. The contact had extreme difficulty unlocking the steering wheel and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was unable to be driven. The contact was able to get the vehicle to restart the next day and it was driven to a repair shop. The insurance company repaired the body work. The ignition switch failure and power steering failure were not inspected or diagnosed. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system), but the contact had not received the recall repair appointment. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09e005000 (steering). A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Nov 6, 2014 · Airbags, Steering · PA · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle veered to the right and the power steering failed and caused the vehicle to crash into a store. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Aug 30, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,000 miles · CO

While driving display flashed about 4 alerts, from traction system, ABS brakes engine would shut off, and I would lose power steering. This happened around a dozen times in the span of a week. I was able to pull the car over, by using all of my strength on the steering wheel, and shut the car off, then restart it. I had to take it in to the mechanic and they had to replace the computer, and some other parts costing over $800.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Steering · 125,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the power steering assist failed. The failure occurred on one occasion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. Updated 10/22/14

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 111,555 miles · LA

When doing 60, my car would shut off while driving suddenly in the middle of the highway and I would lose power steering and would have to fight steering to get off the road to prevent accident. I would never know when it would happen it just did without warning. This happen multiple times until one day it wouldn't start. I called harper motors, where I bought the car in 2006 and they came and took my car to fix it in 2010. They had to replace my ignition switch and replace my computer. It cost me over 800dols. Don't know why my car wasn't put in the gm recall but it should have. I thank god that I wasn't on a major hwy. Each time this happened.

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Steering · 18,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. The contact was driving approximately 15 MPH on normal road conditions; proceeding to make a turn. The steering wheel began to make a loud whining noise with a loss of power steering. The speed rate was increased and the vehicle resumed to normal operation. There was also a reduction in the whining noise. The failures occurred whenever traveling at a low speed rate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. The mechanic dispensed an unknown solution in the vehicle. The failures continued with no resolution. The failure mileage was 18,000.