2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

RANDOMLY MY CARS POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN I START MY CAR. AT TIMES I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. TODAY IT TOOK ME 5 TIMES STARTING AND SHUTTING IT OF AND RESTARTING BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN. IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES AND TODAY WAS JUST THE LATEST.

FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK AREA AND SHOWING P0446 CODE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL IN MY MODEL YEAR RANGE BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL. I FEEL MY ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL.

THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2014 ABOUT FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMS FOR THE 2008 PONTIAC G6. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT REPAIRED. I AM NOW AGAIN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT AGAIN WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. I ALSO CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SAID I HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR. GM SHOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS FIXED CORRECTLY. THERE ARE MANY BLOGS AND FORUMS WITH PEOPLE IN THE SAME POSITION AS I AM AND NO ONE INCLUDING NHTSA IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

MULTIPLE TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND HARNESS CONNECTION SECTION BURNS OUT NEEDING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HARNESSES AND BULBS.

YOU ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS KEEP SHORTING OUT WHICH CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO NOT COME ON ALSO THE TIE RODS KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED

LAST TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD HERE IN MEMPHIS, I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON TO ANOTHER BUSY STREET AND MY STEERING WHEEL INSTANTLY WENT STIFF THEN POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS MY DISPLAY SCREEN ALONG WITH THE CHIME. I HAD TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION SO I TRIED COMPLETE THE TURN. I GOT MY CAR TO TURN BUT WITH A LOT OF FORCE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. I CONTEMPLATED WHETHER I WAS GOING TO HAVE IT TOWED OR TRY TO MAKE IT HOME. I CALLED GM ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAD MY POWER STEERING SERVICED IN 2014 UNDER A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR, IT WAS REPLACED. GM CONNECTED ME WITH A CERTIFIED GM DEALER NEAR ME (CHUCK HUTTON CHEVROLET) TO HAVE IT CHECKED. CHUCK HUTTON CHEVROLET ON MT. MORIAH RD. DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING SHAFT TORQUE AND THAT MY REPAIR WILL BE NEARLY $700. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECALL EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2018. IF THIS HAD OF HAPPENED AGAIN BEFORE THE RECALL EXPIRED, THEN MY REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. IT'S SO PUZZLING TO ME THAT MY CAR HAD ABOUT 67K MILES IN 2014 WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. I AM AT 125K MILES NOW AND THE PART HAS GONE OUT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,562.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6 EQUIPPED WITH ACHILLES ALL-SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P225/50R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS FAULTY AND THE TIRE TRACTION WAS WORN OUT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TREAD WAS WORN OUT ON THREE OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND ALIGNED THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,634. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

MY WIFE CAR POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND IS DISPLAYING ON THE RADIO "POWER STEERING". THIS ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK A FEW DAYS AGO AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE DUE TO IS BEING EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

POWER STEERING ISSUESI'VE RECENTLY BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING IT'S COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T TURN COMPLETELY WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE