2005 PONTIAC G6 Steeringelectric Power Assist System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 185,091.

MY DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOPLIGHT GETTING READY TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON HER. SHE COULDN'T TURN IT AT ALL. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED FINE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME IN FEBRUARY 2012. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER AS HAVING A POWER STEERING ASSIST ISSUE. THE CAR HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 'SPECIAL COVERAGE' GM HAS FOR THE STEERING ISSUE. WE DID HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE WE FELT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR HER TO DRIVE. IT COST $684. *JS

I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 AND 2006 G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF WE WERE ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER. I NOTICED THAT YOU DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CLOSED IT BACK IN 2007. WELL I BOUGHT MY G6 A YEAR AGO AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 70,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR SYSTEM FAILURES EVEN AFTER RUNNING A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS NOT AN EARLY LIFE PROBLEM AS MY G6 HAS 114,500 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX WITH A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN...

2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR. MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD DONE SO ONCE BEFORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

A 2005 PONTIAC G6- THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING SPORADICALLY. CONTACTED GM (PHONE) REFUSED TO ACCEPT REPAIR/REPLACE THE UNIT, CITING TIME/MILEAGE. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS GOING OUT. ITS BEEN HAPPENING DAILY SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND UP TO MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY. AND IM JUST CONCERN BECAUSE ITS HAPPEN WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT STARTED LIKE A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER HOME FROM WORK I WAS GOING TO MAKE A TURN INTO MY COMPLEX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALMOST MADE ME HIT A PARKED CAR. AT FIRST IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE COMPLEX THEN 2 DAYS AGO IT STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 35 TO 45 MPH. WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE CARS AROUND ME DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I WENT TO GO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID BUT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I REALIZED THERE WAS NO PUMP FOR IT....

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND A RECALL AND NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AND DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" ACROSS THE STEREO. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BLOGS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY DEALERSHIP KNOWS NOTHING OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 G6 GT IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND IT RANDOMLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE, AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. LUCKILY I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CATASTROPHIC AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A TURN. PONTIAC ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE AND SHOULD ONLY BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS LOGIC IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. SHOULD A CAR COMPANY REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY ACCEPT THAT A DANGEROUS DEFECT EXISTS IN THEIR PRODUCT? STEERING COLUMN BEING REPLACED NOW BUT SKEPTICISM IS HIGH. *TR UPDATE (10/14/08): DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND CORRECTED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND...

STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I GET UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING LOSS. SOME TIMES ITS FINE OTHER TIMES IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS IS RATHER SCARRY BECUASE IT IS UNEXPECTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THE PROBLEMS FIRST BEGAN AROUND JULY 07, WHEN I WOULD PULL MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN TO THE LEFT AND WOULD VEER LEFT WHILE I WOULD DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AND MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. IT WASN'T EVERYDAY THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES JUST OUT OF THE BLUE. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T END THERE, THE POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY WENT OUT AS IT DID WITH EVERYONE ELSE FILING A COMPLAINT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETLY LOCKING UP ON ME AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" POPPING UP ON MY RADIO. THIS COMPLETLY WORRIED ME BECAUSE I...

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT FREE UP UNTILL CAR CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. IN JUNE, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A STATE HWY., I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. AS I TURNED A CURVE IN THE ROAD, I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER STEERING. THE ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY MENU SCREEN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO TURN ON THE SIDE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE IT IN TO WORK AND CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AS LONG AS IT WAS DRIVEN SLOW, IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT MANAGEABLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST RE-CALIBRATED THE TORQUE SENSOR. THAT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. WE THEN HAD TO TAKE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, FORCING HIM TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO REGAIN CONTROL. HE STATED THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE07023) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NINETEEN COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE SENSOR OF THE COMPONENT. AS OF AUGUST 9, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE PONTIAC G6- CHECKED AT DEALERS. COMPUTER CLEARED AND TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. A WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED WHICH STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (# PE007023). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/05/07.*JB

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON TWO OCCASIONS I LOST THE POWER ASSIST OF THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT FOR THE POWER ASSIST TO RETURN. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN TO HAPPEN VERY FREQUENTLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY YARD. THEN BACKING OUT AT MY JOB. THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO SCREEN SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I WAS NEARLY IN A ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK WHEN IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THIS WEEK. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND I'LL BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT.

ELECTRICAL STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING TWICE THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS. 10K MILE LATER THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. *TR

SUDDEN POWEER STEERING LOSS. USUALLY WHEN PARKING, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. THE CAR IS A PONTIAC G6. 2005. DEALER CLAIMSED THISWAS A NORMAL CONDITION ON MODELS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): PONTIAC G6 HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. IF I WAITED A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD RETURN THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL REP. WOULDN'T EVEN REPLY TO MY COMPLAINT .OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED THE CAR IN ON A DIFFERENT BRAND. OBVIOUSLY I LOST MONEY AND TO THIS DAY I AM STILL ANGRY. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED.

HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY TURNING LEFT ONLY. FINALLY HAD TOTAL FAILURE WHICH ACTIVATED THE SERVICE LIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING VEHICLE WOULD RESET THE FAILURE. VISITED PONTIAC DEALER ON 06/21/07 AND THEY DIDN'T TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE LAST FAILURE WAS 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS STORED AS A HISTORY CODE. THE VERY NEXT DAY (06/22/07) THE FAILURE RECURRED EXCEPT A RESTART WILL NO LONGER RESET THE POWER STEERING. MOST FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS WERE BETWEEN 74 AND 78 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE POWER ASSIST GOES AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

POWER STEERING LOSS. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT ABLE TO BE TURNED. POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. YES I DID TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, STEERING WAS STILL OUT AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, ELECTRIC STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED.

ON JUNE 5TH, 2007 I HAVE RECEIVED WARNING (DASH INFO SYSTEM) ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY CAR. IN HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. WARNING IS NOT ON TODAY, JUNE 6TH 2007, BUT I WILL BE GOINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/08/07 TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. UPDATE PHONE LOG: THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT; THE DEALER DID SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. NO REPAIR INVOICE WAS GIVEN.

ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER ASSISTANCE FOR THE STEERING WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT ,AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THEN THE STARTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE STARTER GOT REPLACED. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEAT/ AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER BEGAN DIMMING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ALONG WITH THE POWER ASSISTANCE GOING AWAY. SO I TOOK IT THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO IT, BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAME BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO THEY GAVE ME...

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT WITH ODI ID# 10152492. AFTER FIRST STEERING FAILURE, G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 13 MARCH 2006. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED THAT STEERING SYSTEM POWER SOURCE WAS EMITTING LOW VOLTAGE. MOTOR AND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON 29 MAY 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. TECH COULD DETECT NO CURRENT FAULTS UNDER ROAD TEST. NO SERVICE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. STEERING FAILED 04 AUGUST 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE. WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. RECEIVED CAR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS LATER ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2006. STEERING FAILED 18 SEPTEMBER 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. INVESTIGATION PENDING. IN ALL INSTANCES STEERING FAILED WITHIN MINUTES OF IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED MODERATELY THEN STIFFENED IMMEDIATELY. SERVICE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN DIC DISPLAY. STEERING TOOK...

I HAVE HAD 7 INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN LOCKING UP OR FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE, YET THERE ARE TONS OF ARTICLES AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *JB

2005 PONTIAC G6 VG. 16755 MILES. STEERING LOCKED UP ON FIRST USE MORNING OF 3/11/06. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TIGHTLY SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT AT RANDOM INTERVALS DURING FIRST MINUTES OF USE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY, MAKING TURNS DIFFICULT. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. PARKED CAR. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WAITED HALF A MINUTE. TURNED IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED ALMOST BEYOND USE, TOOK INCREDIBLE EFFORTS TO MAKE TURNS. POWER STEERING APPEARED ON DIC WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF IGNITION, FOLLOWED BY SERVICE ICON IN THE DASH DISPLAY. CAR PARKED AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. NOT RETURNED TO FOR ANOTHER 75 MINUTES. STEERING PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. SUBJECT DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA; NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH AT ANY TIME WITH ONLY TWO SHARP LEFT/RIGHT TURNS -- MOSTLY STRAIGHT AWAY. TEMPERATURE 70 DEGREES F. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY "LOCKING-UP" WHILE DRIVING. TWICE WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TURNED MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WITH IT 'LOCKING-UP" AFTER ONLY ABOUT AN 1/8 OF A TURN. WOULD NOT BUDGE EITHER WAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS, AFTER WHICH IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT GM. *JB