2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I WAS ALTERED ON MY RADIO ALARM SYSTEM TO "CHECK POWER STEERING". THE WARNING WENT AWAY THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR. THEN A MONTH OR SO LATER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CORNERS AND I FEAR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WERE DRIVING FAST AND IT FAILED AND I DID NOT KNOW IT HAD FAILED AGAIN AND I NEEDED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE BEST TO FIX IT WHICH MEANT COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR HAS 66849 MILES ON IT. ALSO, MY IGNITION WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION ABOUT HALF THE TIME. THE REPAIR TO THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT FIX THIS. THE COST OF THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WAS $697.46. THE REPAIR WAS DONE LAST WEEKEND (FEBRUARY 19, 2010). NOW GM HAS A RECALL OUT ON 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME FAILURE,BUT THEY DO NOT LIST MY CAR A 2005 - G6. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!! *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE GM RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ARTICLE CAUGHT MY EYE AS WE OWN A PONTIAC G6 THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR FIXED IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS BUT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON, MY CAR REPAIR GUY ADVISED ME AT THE TIME THAT GM HAD A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE-#07126- AND GM HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY REPAIR TO 70,000 MILES AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, STATING WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE SO THE CAR COULD BE REPAIRED. AT THE TIME I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED THE CAR WAS AT 76,000 MILES. AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH GM, I ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR HALF THE REPAIR DUE TO THE BULLETIN THAT WAS OUT AND I HAD A COPY OF THE BULLETIN. WHY IS THE G6 NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL WHEN IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

IN LATE 2006 I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6. IN EARLY 2007 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. AFTER IT LOCKED UP IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, AS IN YOU COULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE DIRECTION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH THEY DID AT NO COST TO ME. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS BRAKE PROBLEMS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT, ETC. I STILL OWE $11,000 ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. JUST LAST SUNDAY, 2/28/10, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR AND MY STEERING FAILED. THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, THE DISPLAY READ "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO PULL OF THE FREEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS NOT HARD TO TURN AS GM CLAIMS BUT COMPLETELY LOOSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $1,200. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM SCARED TO HAVE MY SON RIDE IN. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF I DO SOMEHOW COME UP WITH THE $1,200 THEY ADVISE THIS WILL COST TO GET IT FIXED, THEN WHAT? IT FAILS AGAIN? I CAN'T TRADE IT IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS WORTH LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT OWE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SO THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ANY ADVISE? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SINCE ABOUT SUMMER OF 2008 THE "POWER STEERING FLUID" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD ELECTRIC STEERING AND NOT HYDRAULIC AND TO TAKE THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. IN THE RECENT MONTHS. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY 75 AND 68 YEAR OLD PARENTS WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IN THE PAST WEEK, I HAVE HAD TO RESTART (REBOOT) THE CAR TO RE-GAIN POWER STEERING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK JUST TO PARK OR BACK OUT OF A SPACE. *TR

THE ELECT PWR STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. BOTH OCCASIONS I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP IT WAS FINE. WHEN IT GOES OUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO STEERING. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 58145 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR

PONTIAC G6 2005 POWER STEERING GOES OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. HAD THE POWER STEERING REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES AND NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. NEED A RECALL! NOT PAYING TO FIX IT AGAIN! *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO # PE07023. ON 2/19/2010, I BEGAN TO RECEIVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING OF MY PONTIAC G6 2005 GT. THE STEERING BECAME OVERBEARING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT TURN AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT . AT THAT POINT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE AND BEING DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER BEING EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED I MADE HOME AND BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. I FOUND NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH YOUR WEBSITE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT FILED A RECALL ON AN ISSUE THAT IS SO DANGEROUS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY BUT AT WHOSE EXPENSE? I HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY VEHICLE FIXED YET DUE TO MONEY ISSUES. HOWEVER I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE TO GET SOMETHING SO MAJOR FIXED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I WAS NOT OFFERED A WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED AND NOW I THINK I KNOW WHY I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THIS VEHICLE FROM DAY ONE.. ELECTRICITY, BATTERY, BRAKES JUST TO NAME A FEW. CURRENTLY TOYOTA IS UNDERGOING MAJOR ISSUES AND GM NEEDS HAVE A BIT OF THAT LIME LIGHT AS WELL. I FEEL FOR ANY ONE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY PERSONALLY LEAVING ME HELPLESS. I PRAY FOR ANY ONE WHO HAS NOT GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS I WISH THERE IS NOT ANY MORE ACCIDENTS PERTAINING TO A SIMPLE FIX BY GM. IS IT CHEAPER TO HAVE LAW SUITS AGAINST YOU OR FIX THE 100,000 VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A LOUD POPPING NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL CHATTERS AND CLICKS WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT HER ( 2005 PONT. G-6 ) HAS LOST ITS POWER STEERING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE SHE PURCHASED IT LAST YEAR. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM - THEY INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A LIMIT SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT REQUIRED THE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED. CHAT ON INTERNET CLAIM THAT REPLACEMENT OF STEER COLUMN WAS EXPENSIVE AND DID NOT ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR