2007 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY POWER STEERING IS DEAD!!! THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1200 TO FIX IT. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. HOW DO YOU FIRST RECALL 05, 06... 08, 09. THEN ONLY A SELECTED FEW 2007 YEARS LATER. WHENEVER I TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS THEY ALL HAVE THE WTH EXPRESSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WENT TO SWITCH LANES TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR MADE A DINGING NOISE AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE THE TURN AS I NORMALLY COULD. I LOOKED AT THE DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS ON THE SCREEN . WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION, AND CUT THE CAR OFF UPON RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT NIGHT POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN FROM OFF THE FREEWAY TO CITY STREETS, I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE POWER STEERING COULD BE RESET BY RESTARTING THE CAR AND THEN FINALLY IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WHAT I DO NOTICE IS THAT IF MY WHEEL IS TURNED AT 180 DEGREES IT HAS NO SHAKE AND I CAN BACK UP AND NEVER LOSE POWER STEERING BUT AS SOON AS I TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT IT LOCKS UP AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS PAY FOR PROGRAMMING TO GET MY KEY TO WORK TO THE NEW COLUMN. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AS GM HAS RECALLED MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE THIS IS FIXED SOON AS I HAVE DONE INVESTIGATION AND TO FIX THIS OUT OF POCKET IT WILL COST AROUND $750.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,288.

WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED 50% OF THE TIME YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES YOU WILL REGAIN YOUR POWER STEERING. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL SOMETIMES SOONER THEN OTHER TIMES. THIS CAN MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING RECALL ON MY CAR AND AT THIS POINT HAVE NOT REVIVED ONE. I HAVE CHECKED ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY ALL TELL ME I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT CHEAP THE FIX. I BELIEVE THIS ENTAILS A RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUME NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT RANDOMLY AND NOW GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. DEALER SAYS MY PARTICULAR MODEL'S VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR

POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING MANY TIMES OVER PAST 2 WEEKS: MAKING SHARP TURNS @ LOW SPEED INTO DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOT, ON MAIN ROADS AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-45MPH) WHILE CHANGING LANES & EVEN AT HWY SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES. SOMETIMES POWER STEERING WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY COME BACK ON BY "ITSELF" - WITH A VERY DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE JERK-TYPE MOTION. OTHER TIMES I WOULD PULL OVER (VERY DIFFICULT & SCARY TO STEER!) & RESTART CAR TO TRY TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. POWER STEERING HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. TOWED CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP. WHILE WAITING FOR CALLBACK, DID RESEARCH & FOUND OUT ABOUT EXISTING & NEWLY EXPANDED RECALLS FOR TORQUE SENSOR. DEALER THEN CALLED TO SAY MY CAR (MANUFACT DATE 11/06) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS! THEY ALSO SAID, THAT IN ADDITION TO DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENOR ($600 PART/LABOR) THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS ALSO BROKEN (ADDL' COST $500) SO NOW A TOTAL OF $1100 AND NO HELP FROM EXISTING GM RECALLS! MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE PART(S) AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE (SOME OF WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS) THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART(S) ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS! I HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY CAR. WHEN IS GM GOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND INCLUDE EVERY CAR THAT SHOWS UP AT DEALER WITH AN DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENSOR? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? GM'S CUSTOMERS BEING SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING??? *TR

REPLACE THE BULB BUT KEEP SHORTAGE OUT WITH THE WIRING BURNING. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THIS THE THIRD TIME OR MORE LOST COUNT. THE MOST RECENTLY IS 2/28/2015. I HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE HEADLAMP BECAUSE THE WIRING IS BURNT. I CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF IT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TOO. ALSO, I DON'T WANT TO GET A TICKET BECAUSE I HAVE A HEADLAMP OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,975. ...UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 11/3/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE STEERING. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WHEN IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN