NHTSA — Steering Problems

2008 Pontiac G6 (Page 13 of 21)

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CarComplaints.com Notes: Unfortunately the 2008 Pontiac G6 continues a serious trend of steering problems from the prior model years.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
12 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 1
Average Mileage:
98,601 miles

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2008 Pontiac G6 steering problems

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2008 Pontiac G6 Owner Comments (Page 13 of 21)

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problem #168

May 192014

G6

  • 67,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Key easily goes back to the acc (accessories) position and shuts off car, power steering, and brakes. I was driving when I accidentally hit the key with my hand and it turned to the acc position and shut off my car. Luckily I wasn't on the highway or turning because my power steering instantly shut off. Please help me fix this. I tested my moms car and her Honda does the same thing but it is harder to switch back to the acc position. Is this normal? I know GM is going through some discrepancies right now and was wondering if my car was left out of the recall. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Litchfield, IL, USA

problem #167

Mar 232014

G6 6-cyl

  • 82,000 miles
Traction fail. Light on traction on, , off, sometime rear end spin.

- Temple City, CA, USA

problem #166

May 242008

G6

  • 431 miles
Since day 1 I have been having the same issues with this car. Car pulls to the left when being driven along with a popping sound coming from the front end suspension. Multiply items were repaired both under warranty and out of pocket expense. Ishaft, bearings, aligned 22 times, tire balanced, new wheels put on. Same problem still persisted. Toe clips keep popping off. Car still shakes with every fix. Steering has a whine to it - power steering pump replaced, did not fix the issues. Car has 50 pages of service issues with 8 issues on a page and still not is right. Due to front suspension issues accident occurred - damaging front drivers rim and tire. Dealer would not replace or warranty even with full coverage warranty. Paid for out of own pocket. Exterior lighting also has condensation in it - both head lamps assembly and both tail light assembly. Dealer stated this was normal? an half inch of water sitting in the bottom of the assemblies is not normal. Condensation build up due to this issue has blown bulbs often and also corroded bulb plugs (dealer would not replace even under bumper to bumper warranty). Previous smell of burned wires has been stated on service visits to dealer, yet they never replaced any wiring or any assembly. Some days I fear car may start on fire.

- North Tonawanda, NY, USA

problem #165

Dec 172013

G6 6-cyl

  • 51,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Intermediate steering shaft binding and clicking while making turns (common defect). Driver side low beam headlight wiring connector burned / corroded causing low beam not to operate / on 2nd connector (common defect). Brakes wore out prematurely and rotors turn rust brown after a rain or they get wet.

- Brandon, FL, USA

problem #164

Feb 012012

G6

  • 84,600 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while traveling 70 mph, a popping noise was heard and the power steering assist failed. The contact mentioned that the power steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the torque sensor and power steering assist motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 14V153000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 84,600.

- Albany, IL, USA

problem #163

Apr 142014

G6 4-cyl

  • 127,000 miles
My daughter was driving her car down the interstate at about 65mph when all of the sudden the power steering malfunctions. She immediately pulls the car over to the side of the road but having just had shoulder surgery this is quite difficult. I am now being informed that this "particular" car is not part of the steering recall even though it has the exact problem noted in the recall. Apparently it doesn't fall "within' their range of VIN numbers!

- Mt. Pleasant, IA, USA

problem #162

Oct 212013

G6 4-cyl

  • 97,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

As I was driving a bell went off in the car and an alert on dash read power steering. There was a clunk noise and the power steering seemed to go off making the car almost impossible to steer.

- Framingham, MA, USA

problem #161

Sep 232013

G6 4-cyl

  • 143,000 miles
Back in September my steering locked up on me twice and showed up on screen as power steering issue. I tollk it in to a GM dealer but they could not get the codes to come up. They said it was a bad BCM. I changed that and it worked for a while. Then in March it did it again but I did not qualify for extended warranty as my car had over 150000 miles on it. After much discussion with GM we changed the BCM, steering module and the steering column approx $1200 (after a discount from GM). A few days later they announced the recall. I had not seen anything in the mail so I called GM to be told that my VIN number was not part of the recall. I am so disgusted obviously the parts are bad and all should be recalled before some one gets hurt.

- Mora, MN, USA

problem #160

Jan 012010

G6

  • 22,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while she drove at 65 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the power steering unit but the repair failed to correct the failure. The dealer advised the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 14V153000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.

- Campbell , OH, USA

problem #159

Mar 192014

G6 4-cyl

  • 100,000 miles
Power steering went out. Since its electrical assistant power steering their was little to nothing we could do other then bring it back to the dealership. When you first start up the car you has no power steering and had to restart the car a number of times before the power steering would start working again. I contacted the dealership and was able to bring it to the shop 1 week later for a diagnostics. 3/3/14 the diagnostics came back that the power steering column and module needed to be replaced. I express my concerns that this was a huge safety concern that we could lose all power to steering while we are driving the car. I asked him if our car was on the last recall that GM had for the Pontiac G6 for this issue. Our VIN was not recalled. I contacted GM directly and they told be they could give me a 50% discount because we were a loyal customer to the dealership and GM. Total repair was $1400. I believe GM should recall my VIN numbers for repair before something bad happens.

- Blacklick, OH, USA

problem #158

Mar 192014

G6

  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Power steering went out. Since its electrical assistant power steering their was little to nothing we could do other then bring it back to the dealership. When you first start up the car you has no power steering and had to restart the car a number of times before the power steering would start working again. I contacted the dealership and was able to bring it to the shop 1 week later for a diagnostics. 3/3/14 the diagnostics came back that the power steering column and module needed to be replaced. I express my concerns that this was a huge safety concern that we could lose all power to steering while we are driving the car. I asked him if our car was on the last recall that GM had for the Pontiac G6 for this issue. Our VIN was not recalled. I contacted GM directly and they told be they could give me a 50% discount because we were a loyal customer to the dealership and GM. Total repair was $1400. I believe GM should recall my VIN numbers for repair before something bad happens.

- Blacklicj, OH, USA

problem #157

Mar 282014

G6

  • 58,500 miles
The steering makes a constant popping noise when accelerating or turning the wheel. Radio buttons, especially on the steering wheel do not work. Transmission clutch pressure control solenoid malfunction. Transmission control module failure. Stuck in 2nd gear, reverse does not work, wont rev past 4000rpm. Started as a jerky acceleration, then warning lights came on the next day, limp mode engaged, transmission rebuild needed on a car with less than 60K miles!

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #156

Sep 012013

G6 6-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
While turning the wheel at low speeds, it become very difficult to turn from one side to another. Loud thump when turning has always been present since the car was purchased.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #155

Feb 152013

G6

  • 53,900 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that a loud, crackling noise was heard from the steering wheel on multiple occasions. Additionally, the steering wheel would sporadically shake, become rough or would veer to the right independently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who then advised that there were extensive repairs needed to repair the vehicle. The exact repairs were not mentioned. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53900.

- Meriden, CT, USA

problem #154

Mar 292014

G6 4-cyl

  • miles
I was driving on the interstate when "power steering" displayed on my menu screen and the car chimed 3 times. The steering column locked up when I was going 65mph!! it was extremely difficult to drive the rest of the way home. Nothing wrong with the fluid, pump, or belt. Horrible experience!

- St. Paul, MN, USA

problem #153

Jul 012013

G6

  • 90,000 miles
It's a whining sound that you hear when you are turning the wheel.

- Greenville, TX, USA

problem #152

Mar 102014

G6 4-cyl

  • 203,000 miles
I have been reading online about the power steering not working all the time which is kind of funny since there are incidents just this week that leave me having to replace some parts that are completely rusted! the professional that I spoke with said that there should be a protective cover over it to keep the part from rusting. I forget the name of it since I was mostly concerned with how much more will I have to put into fixing this car!! I started looking online today for recalls and I would like to know if I qualify. I am scared that I will end up hurting someone since when my steering does go out it pulls me either which way into other lanes. Thank god it hasn't happened on the highway yet but I'm sure that'll be my next battle with this pos.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #151

Mar 102014

G6 4-cyl

  • 142,000 miles
While driving on expressway experienced loss of power steering and had to use all my strength to steer to shoulder. After examining under hood for broken belts to no avail I got back into car and started it to find the steering working fine again. I have since experienced steering failure in parking lot and turned car off, again steering was fine after restarting car.extremely scary, dangerous experience when steering goes out at speed !!!!!.

- Fenton, MI, USA

problem #150

Mar 082014

G6

  • 127,215 miles
My wife was doing 70 mph down the toll-road with our 5 year old son when the power steering went out in car. My wife was very distraught over the whole ordeal becasue what could've happened. I saw GM had sb out for Pontiac G6 2008. I called GM and they said my VIN is not part of this safety bulletin. I don't know how it can't be since it's the same issue other 2008 G6 are having. GM is frustrating me after seeing others with same issue with VIN not falling into their criteria to have this covered by the manufacture.

- White Pigeon, MI, USA

problem #149

Mar 082014

G6 4-cyl

  • 91,000 miles
The exact issue described in sb-10033624-1410 occurred with my vehicle, however GM did not include my VIN in the coverage. This is a serious issue since the vehicle cannot be safely operated without power steering. GM should be reviewing the criteria use to identify impacted vehicles. Fortunately I was able to get my vehicle to a dealer without injury or incident. However; I am very concerned that my vehicle (and other impacted owners) was not included in the original notification. It would have been beneficial to have been aware of this safety issue prior to experiencing loss of steering.

- Shakopee, MN, USA

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