2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TWICE, THE POWER STEERING HAS GIVEN OUT IN MY CAR WHEN I FIRST START IT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION PANEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR AT ALL. BOTH TIMES I TURNED THE CAR OFF BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY UNDRIVABLE. OUT OF DESPERATION, I TURNED IT BACK ON; THE INFORMATION PANEL RETURNED TO IT'S REGULAR DISPLAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO IT'S REGULAR FUNCTIONALITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. I DID SOME RESEARCH INTO THESE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND SOME VERY DISTURBING CONCERNS. FOR ONE, THIS SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO A GREAT MANY PEOPLE IN SIMILAR MODEL YEARS TO MY OWN CAR. FOR TWO, I'M SEEING REPORTS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO INDIVIDUALS AS THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT LEAST ONE PERSON CLAIMS TO HAVE REPORTED IT AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'M ON MY OWN HERE. I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS DIED FROM AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS? IF SO, WOULD ANYONE EVEN KNOW SINCE THE PROBLEM IS TRANSIENT? I INTEND TO HAVE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOMORROW. BUT, MY REAL QUESTION IS THIS: DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? MY KIDS LIVES ARE ON THE LINE WITH THIS CAR EVERYDAY, AND THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS TERRIFYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY; HOWEVER, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING RACK DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH, I BRAKED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 5-15 MPH AS I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION, AS I WAS TURNING I HEARD A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON DASH STATING "SERVICE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING" I PULLED UP TO PUMP, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, FILLED FUEL TANK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND THAT GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. SO I TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN VIN INFORMED ME THAT THE COVERAGE EXPIRED DECEMBER OF 2018. SO I CALLED GM HOTLINE AT 800-762-2737 AND THEY SAID SAME THING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OF IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THEY MAY HAVE PANIC AND GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. THEY AGAIN SAID AS OF DECEMBER 2018 THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WHY ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ?

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, WHICH IS AT 136000 MILES, AND I HAD STOPPED AT A STORE AND PARKED IT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I TURNED THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE RADIO SCREEN. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL WHATSOEVER. I TURNED THE CAR BACK OFF AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE HOME JUST FINE. I'M WORRIED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. IT SEEMS VERY UNSAFE.

MY POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT ERATICALLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THEN IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ONLINE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BEING REPLACED, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,349. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TRACTION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON WITH PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. WHILE BRAKING THE CAR PULLS QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, IT'S REALLY BAD WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. WHILE BRAKING TO GO AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT YOUR TURNING SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THEN A WARNING MESSAGES ABOUT THE POWER STEERING COMES ON. IF I SHUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON POWER STEERING IS RESTORED THEN THE WHEEL SHAKES AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN, RESEARCH IT AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVE AND WHEN I CONTACT PONTIAC OR A GM DEALER THEY TELL ME BASED ON MY VIN I HAVE NO RECALLS. GAVE PONTIAC NHTSA # 14V153000, GM# N140115 AND BULLETIN # 14116 AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL WITH THOSE NUMBERS. I SHOULD THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED ON 3/31/2014

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THEN A LIGHT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING COMES ON IF I SHUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON POWER STEERING IS RESTORED THEN THE WHEEL SHAKES AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND WHEN IT DOES I CAN'T STEER THE CAR IT NEEDS FIXED OR IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN DRIVING AND AT IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH ABOUT A HALF AN INCH.