2008 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE IS ON AND OPERATING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH TO 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT MAKING CONTROL OF THE CAR MANUALLY. ONCE I AM ABLE TO REGAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I AM ABLE TO PUT INTO PARK TURN OFF IGNITION. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGED BACK TO COMPLETE NORMAL AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. AGAIN I START UP THE VEHICLE AND START OPERATING IT DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION AND OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO MANUAL CONTROL MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3-5 TOTAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 5 MPH ALL THE UP TO 65 MPH WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED H&H CHEVROLET (4645 S. 84TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68127, (402) 339-2222) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ITS A AUTOMATIC,CANT DRIVE IN SNOW OR WHEN WET IT SLIDES FRONT END OFF ROAD DO TO SHIFTING.ABS ALERT STAYS ON ALL TIMES AND HAS BEEN TO SHOP.

POWER STEERING DISENGAGES ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ONLY WAY TO REENGAGE IT IS TO TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT REENGAGES BUT OCCASIONALLY IT STILL REMAINS AN ISSUE. IF I ALSO LIGHTLY PULL ON THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE AND SHAKE WHILE STOPPED AND DRIVING. MY POSITION SWITCH ON THE TRANSMISSION ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO NOT START EVERY SO OFTEN AS WELL. I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL SOMETIMES TO RESTART MY CAR.

MY CAR WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE WILL NOT GO FORWARD IT JUST STOPPED GOING FORWARD

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK CAN THIS BE COVERED FOR REPAIR UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT IS NOW EXPIRED I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS GOT CAR IN MAY 2019 PLEASE COVERAGE THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE AS THE POWER STEERING LOSS WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE UPON RESTART OF THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BRIEFLY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION BEFORE BECOMING INOPERABLE MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KRAJNIK CHEVROLET INC, (3303 LINCOLN AVE, TWO RIVERS, WI 54241) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNNAMED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THAT THERE WAS A COST FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 205,000. *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER ALLEN GMC LOCATED AT 28332 CAMINO CAPISTRANO, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS FAILED WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT STARTED OUT AS A 'CLUNK' WHEN ACCELERATING THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND EVENTUALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BIND UP WHEN TURNING, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH A 2007 SATURN ION, AND MY COWORKER HAD IT HAPPEN WITH A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. BOTH HAVE THE SAME STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM.