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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 53 / 3
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 30 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 75,280 miles
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A couple months after I purchased my vehicle I got a recall for power steering asst. Letter. I took my car to GM to be repaired and its still not right. Yesterday steering wheel started grinding and vibrating to the right. Today I have no power steering at all. I was driving when it strted vibrating and I wasnt aure what was wrong. I made it home aand went to go to the store today and started up my driveway and had no power steering.
- Bedford, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering assist warning light illuminated and the vehicle loss power steering. Additionally, the contact stated that there was corrosion on the headlamp wiring harness which caused the headlamps to become inoperable. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 15V604000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 159,019. Invalid VIN.
- North Port, FL, USA
Sometimes the power steering does not engage when the car is turned on, so you have to shut the car off a few times until the power steering engages. When the power steering does turn on the whole steering column will pulsate. This happens when you drive the car and when the car is parked. I do have video if needed.
- New Richmond, WI, USA
The electronic power steering system gives error code and suddenly fails while driving. This is extremely dangerous. My vehicle was not covered under recall 14772, however, the same issue that was described in that recall is affecting my vehicle as well.
- Tremont, IL, USA
Steering very dangerously. This is a recall the dealer refuses to fix.
- Richmond, KY, USA
Steering wheel locks up at low speeds. Shifter cable doesn't engage.
- Independence, MO, USA
Power steering can't turn wheels even trying to get out of deiveway
- Little Elm, TX, USA
Power steering started going out sporadicly... now completely out... it started feeling odd about two months ago... didn't know that it was going out...I got off the highway not being able to make the turn.. scary moment,
- Lansing, MI, USA
Power steering keeps locking up at low speeds. My daughter is pretty small and can not turn the steering wheel. Something need to be done by GM. 135000 miles.
- Ramsey, MN, USA
I will be driving down the road and the car dings and I loose power steering. After researching I found out that there was a recall due to this happening. When we bought this car, the dealer never mentioned about any issues. (lemon law?) the car has 134000 miles and I think this issue should not be my problem since this seems to be a manufacturing problem but it seems that I will have to deal with this!
- Catawissa, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. While driving 55 mph the steering wheel failed to turn and vehicle veered off road into a ditch. The power steering warning light was illuminated. There were no reported injuries the vehicle was taken by an independent mechanic to contact's resident. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 219,000.
- Bremo Bluff, VA, USA
Power steering is locking up and warning light comes on dash. Have looked on line and a lot of other people are having the same issue with this vehicle. Vehicle was parked at the time of incident
- Fairmont, WV, USA
Power steering has gone out. It was supposedly fixed per the recall. It had gotten stiffer and I needed to fight to turn the steering wheel until I could not turn it at all.
- Union, MO, USA
My power steering locked on me. Noticed there was a lot of recalls for the make and model of the car. It's the power steering motor located under the steering wheel. My vehicle was in motion when I received the power steering message and I was located on the highway also.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
When driving the steering wheel, locks up and becomes unable to control/turn. This has happened multiple times on the street and most recently on the highway. I thought I was going to die.
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
The car looses electronic power steering when driving. I have to pull over and shut the car off. Sometimes it will be ok until I lose power again. This is very dangerous and shouldn't be happening if there is a potential crash situation involved.
- Joliet, IL, USA
The power steering in the car is bad I'm a little person and now it cause a lot more strain on my arms cause it is so hard to turn the steering wheel
- Bladenboro, NC, USA
We bought the car in 2015 and just recently the power steering went out while driving nearly caused a crash. I looked and found that there was a recall on the power steering motor. I called Pontiac and they told me the repair was done Oct 2014 almost a year before we bought it. And Pontiac is saying that it is not covered because it was already done. How is it that Pontiac isn't responsible for the same thing even if it has been fixed for a few years and then the same problem starts up again
- Fountain, CO, USA
Power steering message is continually coming accross my radio. I've taken it to a Chevrolet dealer and I was told there is recalls for this on my car but GM tells me there isn't. I know I only had 1 recall done on my car and that was for my brake lights.
- Nanticoke, PA, USA
- Dayton, OH, USA