2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

IN OCTOBER MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS HARD TO KEEP MY CAR IN ONE LANE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THEN. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM COMES AND GOES BUT IT IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO STEER (LIKE DRIVING AN OLDER MODEL CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING). I DRIVE 90 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO WORK AND TRAVEL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KEEP MY CAR IN ONE LANE. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS. WHEN I STOP MY STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND 550.00 TO REPAIR. I TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DEFECT. IF PONTIAC HAS RECALLED THE G5 AND THE G8 SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL THE G6. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 5 MONTHS. PONTIAC SHOULD REPAIR ALL CARS WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND UNCONTROLLABLE WHICH RESULTED IN DIFFICULTY TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER CONTINUED WITH CAUTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER MAKING A TURN, ENCOUNTERING A BUMP AND ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,426.

I TOOK THE CAR INTO CITY CHEVROLET IN NOV 09 TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS, IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY FORGOT TO TIGHTEN THE SHAFT. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN BUT MUCH WORSE, THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER A TURN COMES BACK TO THE RESTING POSITION IN A JERKY FASHION AND CONTINUES GOING LEFT UNTIL IT FINALLY RESTS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AND ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 WITH 45000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING, IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO TURN WHEN DIRECTED TO DO SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, IT WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE INSIDE HIS LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL HARD, AS IF IT WOULD POSSIBLY LOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND THERE WERE NEVER ANY WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WERE NO FURTHER FAILURES FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,440 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 61,284.

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THE PONTIAC G5 IS HAVING. I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CHARGE WOULD BE OVER $600.00. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS OVER 40,000 MILES, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM IN A SAME TYPE OF MODEL AUTO. POWER STEERING KEEPS COMING UP ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A FORCEFUL INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF AN OPPOSING VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. UPDATD 06/25/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HE HEARD A NOISE IN HIS STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2010. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO FAIL AS WELL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY WHENEVER HE DROVE MORE THAN 40 MPH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 04/12/10

I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SECTOR REPLACED AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD THE POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD STOP WORKING FOR SHORT PERIODS WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES SHAKES WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. THIS SHAKING IS SIMILAR TO THE SHAKING THAT WOULD OCCUR WHEN A TIRE IS BADLY OUT OF BALANCE DURING DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. HE STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE STEERING MODULE, STEERING GEARS, AND REPLACED THE STABILIZER LINK, TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING FAILURE CAUSED OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL AS WELL. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. TO DATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 37,793.

I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G-6 (VALUE LEADER MODEL) 2.4L ENGINE WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. AT 15,000 MILES THE MOTOR FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING A DTC AND P/S MESSAGE ON THE RADIO DIC, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT THIS POINT. THE MOTOR AND CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT 66,000 THE STEERING BEGIN HAVING RANDOM MOVEMENT LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE LOST OF STEERING CONTROL NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT EACH TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SOMETIMES SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. SINCE THIS STARTED THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES. THE OUTCOME THUS FAR IS THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO HAD CLUNKING NOISE AND MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN BY PULLING ON STEERING WHEEL. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH 2ND GENERATION SHAFT FROM A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ON 12/23/2009 I PAID TO HAVE THE TORQUE/POSITION SENSOR REPLACED AND CALIBRATED. AFTER SIX DAYS OF DRIVING THE CAR THE RANDOM MOVEMENT LEFT TO RIGHT AND CONTROL LOSS CAME BACK. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR TEST DRIVING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DUPLICATED ON 01/12/2010 MY OPTIONS SEEM TO BE AT THIS POINT FOR GM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN OR HELP REPLACE THE CAR. I AM CURRENTLY NOT HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR