I was driving down the road and my steering wheel locked up, like when your steering locks when you are parked. I had to slam on my break and shut off my car and restart it. It seemed fine but a mile down the road it did it again. i had to shut off the car several time just to get the steering to kick in so i could get it off the road. I could have killed someone or myself. I had someone drive it to the shop because because i was definatly afraid to drive it and the car did this to them 5 times in a 10 mile drive. The garage fixed it but how long until it does it again. I don't drive it very often before i am terrified of it happening again.

Because of the electric power steering problem, I'm dreading summer. I bought a 2005 Pontiac G6 a little over a year ago and was thrilled. After a few months, however, the power steering started going out. For some reason (and I know this makes no sense), the hotter it was outside, the more I had this problem. Some people are reporting that it happens every now and then, but it got to the point where my power steering went out every day last summer, sometimes several times a day. I would have to turn off the car, restart it, and hope the warning light didn't come on; I dreaded the noise it made and seeing "Power Steering" flash across the information panel. Sometimes I would spend several minutes restarting the car to get it to work again. It would happen either when I started the car, after I would drive a short distance (across the parking lot), or sometimes when I arrived at a destination. I was lucky in that it never went out as I was driving someplace dangerous. As it got cooler outside, the problem slowed and I haven't had these issues in a few months. However, it's warming up outside and I'm scrambling to fix this problem before it gets me into an accident/makes me late for work/hurts someone/etc. I'm hoping they'll wise up and issue some sort of recall because this is ridiculous, as well as dangerous!

I noticed in January that is was hard for me to park. I called a mechanic and he told me it was my power steering and I needed fluid. Unbeknowst to me I have an electric power steering system. When I called other auto shops they said they had never heard of that kind of system, and the ones that have said the whole thing would have to be replaced. I have seen other complaints and pray to God my steering doesn't go out while I'm driving.So far it's just parking and turning the wheel is soooooo hard to do. Instead of issuing a recall it's under investigation. How many complaints does it take or are they waiting for someone to have a fatal accident to fix it?

I see that there are many complaint about the power steering, I have another to add to the list. I have 05 G6 and for the past 4 months that power steering comes and goes. MOst of the TIme my 2yr old son is in the car and I would hate for this to cause an accident I went to talk to a Bill Kay Pontiac and they let me know that it would be $150 for the first hour to look for the problem. I informed the service guy John that i had a person look at it and that it needs a power steering motor. The person that checked it out stated this is a common problem and that he surprisingly has the parts in stock this problem has affected 5-6 people that I know and still no response from the dealer...

I was driving on the freeway to go to school, when my steering wheel went really loose, and I couldn't steer very easily. When I tried to turn corners or park, the steering wheel would lock on me, and I would have to use everything I had in me to turn the wheel. It happened once a couple of weeks ago, stopped, and then started a few days ago. When I was driving back from school, it was so bad, I could hardly drive, I decided not to take the freeway, instead take the back roads, thank god, I may have crashed if I had taken the freeway.

I purchased the vehicle used with 52,000 miles. They immediately had to replace the steering column before I picked up the car. The car now has 68,000, and the steering has become difficult to turn, and has gotten worse since yesterday when it 1st happened. This is my daughter's car, and I will not let her drive it until it's fixed. Guess what, my daughter had a Grand Prix prior to this peice of junk, and it had the same problem. You'd think we would learn from our mistakes. I am a Ford, and Dodge man myself

A few weeks ago I had my car in reverse and when I braked to put the car in drive the radio flashed POWER STEERING and the indicator light on the dash went off, the power steering went out and I had to turn the car off and back on again. I still felt like I had too much play in my steering wheel but my car drove fine for a few weeks. A few weeks later the same thing happened again 2 days in a row. I took the car down to my local GM dealer and unfortunately I have to have my steering column replaced. The part itself costs $600. I don't have the money to repair the vehicle and my certified used warranty is up and the powertrain doesn't cover this. Fortunately the dealer is working with me :). There is hope for other people with this problem. I called GM's cust. service dept. and asked about the special warranty repair program for this vehicle. It fits vehicles purchased certified used from August 2008 to current. GM's phone number is 1-866-790-5600; your local service department manager at a GM dealer should be able to help with this information as well.

My power steering goes out EVERY time I turn on my a/c. I have hit a guard rail going onto an on ramp b/c when I turned into the turn the power steering failed and the steering wheel yoked. When I turn off the engine and restart the car, the problem is fixed until I turn on the a/c again. I have seen 3 different mechanics that have not come across the problem but apparently GM is aware of the problem b/c they fixed it on the newer '07 model. I know of people that have spent the money on the parts to fix the problem only to have it happen again.

My wife was driving our 2005 G6 this morning and when the power steering failed she was forced to go head on into oncoming traffic narrowly missing vehicles and a major crash. This was the first time this had ever happened--no warning. A service light then appeared on the dash and the information screen indicated "Power Steering". Like any dumb ass wouldn't have already figured that out, after going head on into traffic because they can't steer the piece of shat. Pontiac headquarters says they have issued a courtesy extension to the warranty (mighty nice of them seeing that my wife could have been killed). The representative stated the bulletin was issued in 2007, yet no one notified us of this bulletin (but we got the recall notice for the brake lights). It only covers vehicles for 7 years / 70,000 miles for the steering component. Pontiac says it has been issued as a courtesy by GM--A COURTESY WOULD BE TO PREVENT DEATH, and actually let someone know their vehicle could lose the steering. YET NO RECALL---next call is to NHTSA.

My power steering light has been coming on for about a month and I have consulted with two mechanics that said it has to be fixed by the dealer because it is "electric" power steering. The power steering went out only when I backed up then it reset itself when I started the engine again. The mechanic said this could be VERY DANGEROUS and you could lose control. The electric power steering is in the 2005, 2006 models but GM changed it in the 2007 models because of the problems. GM needs to issue a recall. I have children and to drive it in this condition is very unsafe. The estimate I received is around $700 to $800 to repair. GM should be ashamed of their self for not issuing a recall on this problem.

Update from Jul 2, 2009: 07/02/09 I took my car into the dealer, they indicated my car not only needed the steering column replaced but they also needed to replace the motor or reprogram the existing motor for the electric power steering. The cost to replace both will be $1,200.00. If they only reprogram the motor it would save me $400 now but there was only a 50/50 chance of it correcting the problem. I will pursue this with GM. This is awful!

I bought my 2005 G6 Gt brand new and have enjoyed it worry free for the most part. However, a couple weeks ago I noticed a problem...when I would turn the steering wheel sharply to the right...the wheel seemed hard to turn and when I turned to the left it turned too easy...causing me to oversteer a few times. So, I thought this problem was a bad tire or something like that...I had that looked at and it checked out fine..but it continued doing it. I was annoyed to say the least but one morning I was on my way to work and while approaching a stop sign I heard a chime...and the check engine light came one...and then the information screen on the radio displayed POWER STEERING...my power steering went out completely. Luckily I was less than a mile from home and coming to a stop when it happened...I was able to turn around ( with great effort) and get the c ar back home. Once I got home I looked up online..and realized I was not the only one with this problem, through one of the complaints on here...I got the number for General Motors Customer Service...1 866 790 5600. I called them and explained to them that if other ppl were having the same issue maybe they should issue a recall.

After talking to them...I was told that there is a extended warranty...just for this problem 7 years 70 000 miles/ So if you have a G6 and its having these issues you may be covered. I hope this info helped someone.

I carried my car to the dealer..and they are ordering the part...and it will be covered under warrenty