2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

2005 PONTIAC G6- WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING-TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING-AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT IS OK UNTIL IT DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS-LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT ACT. VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT WITH A 3.5 L V6 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS WE ALL KNOW THIS CANT BE SAFE FOR ANYONE I HAVE TWO YOUNG SONS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6, STARTED CAR IN PARKING LOT STARTED TO DRIVE OUT, AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON RADIAN AND CAR LIGHT CAME ON IN DASH, HAD NO POWER STEERING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS VERY SPORADICALLY AND HAS HAPPENED IN TURNS AND SCARES THE BEJEEZES OUT OF YOU! *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G-6. THE PROBLEM I HAVE FALLS INTO ONE OF THE RECALLS YOU LIST - BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, BUT REMAIN ON WHEN NOT PRESSED. ALSO, DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT YOUR WEBSITE IS INACCURATE AND THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I ALSO CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I'D LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED, BUT GM WILL NOT HONOR MY REQUEST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THERE IS A RECALL, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GM DENIES THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY ON RAMP THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE FOR AROUND 3 SECONDS WHICH CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO THE NEXT LANE UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN TIGHTENED TWICE PRIOR AND REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND FEELS LIKE IT IS LOOSENING AGAIN. THE FAILURE IS NOW HAPPENING AROUND ONCE A WEEK AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. THE CAR NOW HAS 93,000 MILES, BUT THE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS HAPPENED BEFORE AROUND 45,000 AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 55,000. *TR

WIPER ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE DURING OPERATION. INITIAL FAILURE WAS IN DEC '08 AND THE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. 2ND FAILURE WAS ON JUNE 9TH 2010. ON JUNE 9TH I WAS IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN WIPERS FAILED AND ALMOST DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE ENTIRE WIPER ASSEMBLY AGAIN. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

URGENT:MY WIFE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. LET THE CAR WARM UP. SHE WAS TAKING OUR SON TO SUMMER SCHOOL. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN THE CHIMING STARTED. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT THE MESSAGE INDICATOR AND IT READ POWER STEERING. ON THE DASHBOARD, IT HAD THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE LIGHT AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. SHE FELT LIKE THIS MIGHT BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. SHE WENT AND TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL WITH NO PROBLEMS. TODAY SHE GOT IN THE CAR, STARTED IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE SHE GOT TO THE STOP LIGHT AND THEN BEGAN TO GO, THE MESSAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE MESSAGE AND THE INDICATOR WAS OFF. SHE STARTED TO COME BACK HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ONLY HAVE 48,800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE OR WHAT TO DO IN CASE THIS HAPPENED. SO MY QUESTION IS ...WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I HEARD ABOUT HOW GM HAD A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE CURRENTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER CONTACTED US ABOUT ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING ELSE. BEING OVER IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE WORRYING ABOUT MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THIS CAR. WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO DO? URGENT *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP UPON STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. GM ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING A COUPLE YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR CAR REACHED 70,000 MILES AND NOW THAT MY CAR IS OVER THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON MOST 2005 MODELS. *TR

IN EARLY MAY WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME TOWN MY BATTERY DIED. THE REASON MY BATTERY DIED IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES STARTING MY CAR. A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FOR THE LX9 ENGINE SEEMS LIKE IT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO A TEE. IT IS ON "INTERMITTENT EXTENDED CRANK TIME ON HOT ENGINE RESTART, STARTER MAY NOT DISENGAGE AFTER ENGINE START". THE ENGINE TURNS BUT I WILL USUALLY HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND RESTART IT AT LEAST A SECOND TIME FOR IT TO ACTUALLY RUN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TWICE NOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY CANT FIX IT. EACH TIME CALLS FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FEE. ON MAY 5TH ALL THE EXTRA JUICE TO TURN ON THE CAR CAUSE MY BATTERY TO DRAIN COMPLETELY SO I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS IN A TOWN WHERE I KNOW NO ONE. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT JUST CANT SEEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE STEERING BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING. THE CONTACT WOULD CONTINUE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SHAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOTERS, TIRES, BRAKES AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

JUST RECENTLY MY DRIVER INFO CENTER HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SAYING THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM (ELECTRIC). I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WAS TOLD THAT A COMPUTER AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THE COST BEING AROUND $1000.00. AS OF YET I HAVEN'T HAD IT CORRECTED BUT IF IT CONTINUES I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF FOR SAFETY SAKE. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6: STEERING ISSUE #1: MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EASY TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT NOT RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER IT WOULD BEGIN IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF: DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BINDING UP. STEERING ISSUE #2 - AFTER INITIAL REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY DUE TO SYMPTOMS REPORTED. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE RACK (4 TIMES SO FAR). STEERING ISSUE #3: I HAD NO STEERING POWER AT ALL WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO WARNING. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COIL AS IT HAD SNAPPED THUS CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. STEERING ISSUE #4: MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A SECOND TIME LEAVING A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE TUNE OF $1,000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PAID OFF IN THREE MORE MONTHS WHICH WILL NOT COME SOON ENOUGH. MILES AT TIME OF LAST INCIDENT WAS 106,000 AND 109,000 MILES, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 MILES. (2005 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006) I

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR MY SON WHO JUST RECEIVED HIS LEARNERS PERMIT. WE HAD STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE TO ENTER A PARKING LOT FROM A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST ON THIS CAR FAILED AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO TURN. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED. YOU SHOULD NOT EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY WITH YOUR 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THIS SITUATION. PERIOD. YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAVE IGNORED IT CLAIMING LOW COMPLAINT RATES. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH EACH ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

ROTOR PROBLEMS ON PONTIAC G6. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS ON MY G6 EITHER TURNED OR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IF NOT MORE, I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT! GM CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THEIR G6 MODEL, HOWEVER IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN THIS ISSUE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. I CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS FOR HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING BRAKES ON THESE CARS AND SOONER OR LATER THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY A THIRD PARTY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6 THAT I PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2008. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN STEERING ISSUES. THERE WERE A FEW OCCURRENCES WHERE THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY EASY TO TURN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, BUT NO DRASTIC PROBLEMS. AFTER THOSE FEW OCCURRENCES, I HAD ABOUT 7 INSTANCES WHERE I HAD NO POWER STEERING TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT POWER TO THE LEFT. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS HAPPENED MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS PONTIAC DEALERS AND AUTO PART STORES THAT THIS IS A COMMON THING WITH G6'S ELECTRONIC STEERING. PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THESE ARE THE ISSUES THAT CAUSE WRECKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN; HOWEVER, MAKING A LEFT TURN DID NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FORCE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE ARE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,900. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING TO THE VEHICLE. STEERING WAS VERY HARD. VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY REASON. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER 5 TIMES TO DO AN ALIGNMENT BUT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AS BEFORE. NONE OF THE DEALERS I WENT TO KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED. 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT 71,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING AN 05 PONTIAC G6 ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 65 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN. I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND WOULD OF HIT SOMEONE IF ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN THERE. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE POWER STEERING FAIL AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR G6'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF SO NO ACCIDENTS OCCUR.*TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 ON AN INTERSTATE THE MORNING OF MARCH 30, A NOTIFICATION OF "POWER STEERING" SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE RADIO'S DISPLAY AREA AND THEREAFTER, MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I WAS CAPABLE OF DRIVING THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. AFTER TURNING OFF MY CAR, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS FINE. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER DRIVERS.

WHEN I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK THIS MORNING THE POWER ASSIST ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AT FIRST - THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IT FLASHED "POWER STEERING." LUCKILY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO STRONG ARM THE VEHICLE INTO A SPOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY SON. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I GOT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THE 2005 G6S BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 2009 WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE 60,000 SERVICE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC ASKED ME ABOUT THE NOISE WITH THE POWER STEERING. I TOLD HIM I DID NOTICE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED. HE ADVISED ME THAT SOME DEALERSHIPS WERE FIXING THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. I CALLED AROUND AND FOUND THAT WASN'T THE CASE IN MY AREA. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL FOR THIS? I SEE THAT SOME OF THE G5'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED -- I AM NOW AFRAID OF MY CAR AND HAVE NO MEANS TO BUY A NEW ONE.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING CUTTING OUT RANDOMLY ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THIS HAPPENED MOSTLY LAST SUMMER AND FOR SOME REASON STOPPED AS IT GOT COLDER. IT WOULD HAPPEN AS I WOULD START THE CAR, OR SOMETIMES AS I WAS DRIVING OR AS I WAS ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ABOUT EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES A FEW TIMES A DAY. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN IT WENT OUT, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS A NOISE TO ALERT ME, AND "POWER STEERING" WOULD FLASH ACROSS THE INFORMATION PANEL. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND SPENT ALL OF LAST SUMMER WITH THE PROBLEM. NO ONE WAS HURT, THOUGH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT WHEN THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.

MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT'S STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING GOING OUT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VECHICLE. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT FOR THE STEERING TO START WORKING.

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE. 64K MILES ON CAR. NO INJURIES OR CRASHES YET. TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING ALLOWS THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. DIAGNOSED AS BAD STEERING SENSOR WHICH REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN FOR $800. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ONE MORNING AND HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I ACCELERATED ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF TO RESET, AND IT WORKED FINE. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WHEN JUST PUTTING THE CAR INTO MOTION AT A LOW SPEED. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH, DESPITE HAVING HIM IN THE CAR ONCE WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I HEARD ON TV THAT 2006 AND UP MODELS WERE RECALLED DUE TO STEERING. BUT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION OUT ABOUT 2005 MODELS AND WHY IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

IT IS A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE STEERING PULLED HARD LEFT WHEN MY WIFE STARTED A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. IT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF HER HANDS, IT IS LUCKY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAD DONE A CHECK AND IT WOULD STEER TO THE FULL STOPPING POINT IF YOU JUST TOUCHED IT IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT. AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE OBVIOUS LIKE TIRES, TIERODS OR FOR DAMAGE I TESTED AGAIN AND IT ALL WORKED FINE. A WEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT YOU COULD HOLD IT STRAIGHT. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WOULD BE FINE. LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WE GOT THE MESSAGE ON THE READ OUT SAYING POWER STEERING AND RESTARTING IT WOULD NOT RESET IT. WE DROVE IT HOME IN MANUAL STEERING. CALLED THE DEALER IN RENTION WA. AND THE ONE IN PUYALLUP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE PUYALLUP DEALER AND THEY TROUBLESHOOT IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. WE GOT IT REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $800 BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THESE OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THESE MODELS. I FEEL THAT IF A PERSON WAS NOT PAYING A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS MALFUNCTIONING TERRIBLY. WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU LOSE POWER AND HAVE TO FIGHT NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5'S BUT NOT THE G6'S AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY. THIS PROBLEM NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. VEHICLE RESULTED IN AN ALMOST SEVERE CRASH ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I'VE FOUND THAT THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL ON THIS PART!!! THAT IS INSANE. ALSO, MY 2005 IS NOT COVERED! I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE ON THE HWY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER REPAIR ATTEMPTS MY POWER STEERING IS STILL INOPERABLE. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 GT.. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS WENT OUT ON ME TWICE & HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LOUD CLUCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2007 ,THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARNING NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL 10V073000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM AND SHE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES TO DATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS THE LETTER THAT SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN 2007.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT GOES OUT OFTEN. IT IS USUALLY WHEN I AM TURNING OR SPEEDING UP FROM A SLOW SPEED OR STOP. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK AND HAS CAUSED BE TO GO HEAD ON IN TRAFFIC AND IS VERY UNSAFE. IT STARTED WHEN MY CAR REACHED AROUND 70,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON LOCAL DEALERS STARTED TO CARRY THE NECESSARY PARTS. I HAVE A 2YR OLD SON THAT I DRIVE TO DAYCARE EVERY MORNING AND COMING UP WITH $600 FOR THE REPAIR IS A BIT EXPENSIVE. I HOPE THAT THE COMPANY STARTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE OR EVEN WORSE THEIR CHILD. *TR

CPST NOTED DURING CRS INSTALLATION THAT VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL FOR 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT INDICATED THAT LATCH ANCHORS WERE LOCATED IN OUTBOARD SEATING LOCATIONS. VEHICLE CLEARLY HAD 6 LOWER ANCHORS (3 SETS). LOWER ANCHOR CONFIGURATION APPEARS "ATYPICAL" FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND CENTER SEATING POSITIONS. THESE 4 ANCHORS ARE UNEVENLY SPACED AND LIKELY REQUIRE THE USE OF "EVERY-OTHER ANCHOR" TO PROPERLY SECURE A CRS. THE VEHICLE MANUAL GUIDANCE DIRECTIONS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK AS THE REAR OUTBOARD LOCATION BEHIND THE DRIVER HAS 2 ANCHORS SPACED ABOUT 8-9 INCHES APART. CENTER LATCH INSTALL COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM AS THE TWO CENTER MOST ANCHORS (OF THE 6 TOTAL ANCHORS) ARE ALSO SPACED ONLY 8-9 INCHES APART. THIS ATYPICAL SPACING IS NOT UNCOMMON IN GM VEHICLES BUT IS DETAILED IN THE VEHICLE MANUALS.....AND USUALLY INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE MANUAL GAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHICH OF THESE ATYPICAL ANCHORS SHOULD BE USED TO INSTALL A CRS BEHIND THE DRIVER OR IN THE CENTER WITH LATCH. VEHICLE MANUAL COVER INDICATED IT WAS THE 2005 PONTIAC G-6 MANUAL. THE FIRST PAGE OF THE MANUAL ....INDICATED THE PART # FOR THE MANUAL WAS: 05PON/BUIWARSUPL 2004 GMC THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES PRIMARILY THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL ...BUT INDIRECTLY INVOLVES ATYPICAL LOWER LATCH ANCHORS THAT ARE SPACED NON-INTUITIVELY AND MAY RESULT IN INSTALLATION ERRORS FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT FAILURES. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLY A COMPLETE LACK OF POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THE STEERING GOES OUT MOSTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IT UNPREDICTABLE. IN ORDER TO RESTORE POWER STEERING FUNCTION, THE CAR USUALLY HAS TO BE RESTARTED. POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT WAS LOOKED INTO, BUT AT $600+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE (SEE RECENT GM RECALLS), I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *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

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

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

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

2005 PONTIAC G 6 POWER STEERING SHUTS DOWN, STEERING BECOMES VERY TIGHT, HARD TO TURN. I RECEIVED A LETTER COVERING STEERING PROBLEM UP 60000 MILES IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SINCE NOVEMBER POWER STEERING HAS SHUT DOWN ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING CAR IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE STEERING. DANGEROUS VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS NOT EXACTLY EASY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TWICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. IT RESET AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. *TR

MY 18 DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING FOR SCHOOL. TURNED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NO POWER STEERINGON HER 2005 PONT. GMC G6 ONLY 54000 MILES LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR PROBLEMS. DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT. TOTAL COST 800.00. *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

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

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WILL DISENGAGE WHILE ON AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF. YESTERDAY, MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND HAD THE CRUISE ON. IT STARTED ACCELERATING AND HE COULD NOT GET IT TO COME OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT TOOK HIM CLOSE TO 2 MINUTES TO GET IT TO GO OFF. IT HAD ACCELERATED CLOSE TO 90 MPH. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SAID IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTED. I AM AFRAID IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO EITHER WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR COMPUTER ISSUES. THIS IS VERY SCARY WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH TOYOTA AND TO KNOW IT COULD BE HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED . THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, HOWEVER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000.

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