The car has had significant electrical problems since its purchase. To summarize: I had an ignition fuse repaired in 2009 when the car turned off suddenly while I was driving. Replaced a faulty headlight socket that was melted to the inside housing, have replaced an excessive number of light bulbs in the car, and have also had the power door locks fail. Most recently, remote ignition was not working, but was later fixed after a major repair last month to the power steering. I was driving the car when my power steering failed. Had it towed to a local GM dealership, who said my power steering control module had to be replaced at a cost of $750 dollars. Was aware of a recall for 2009 G-6's for power steering, but dealership seemed to have no information regarding recall. Was told that my VIN was not included in any recalls. Contacted GM, who told us to wait for a new round of recall letters to be distributed. In the meantime, it takes 6 days for the repairs, and only after significant questioning did the dealer admit that parts were hard to find due to the recall. We asked the dealership to let us have the faulty part to pursue action from GM. Dealer told us they had thrown parts away, despite this being against GM protocol. They located our part after we pushed them to investigate (car had been repaired that very morning, parts had not been thrown away), and assessed a $100 core charge. Have been bounced back and forth between GM and dealer since, with no responsibility taken by either party. Most recently, GM said they will not pay for reimbursement, and dealer said the parts they repaired were not recalled so they are not responsible either. As these parts are unlikely to break without cause, and don't need frequent servicing, it's clear that they are faulty. This is a major safety issue. GM needs to reexamine their recall.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

When turning the steering wheel, makes a loud scraping sound. Sometimes hard to turn wheel especially making turns.

- Irmo, SC, USA

Will start making a noise when driving. Steering wheel will shake, here noise. Bad intermediate shaft. Their are so many car with this problem their should be a recall for this.

- Grand Junction, MI, USA

My power steering failed. Isn't on the power steering failure recall notice. The notice needs expanded.

- Fort Madison, IA, USA

I experienced the very problem they are seeing with no power steering on my Pontiac G6. It at times would work and then it would just quit working while driving didn't matter the speed. I took it to my local GMC dealer and they told me it was my power steering column would need to be replaced because the part that failed was part of the column. I went ahead and had them do the work which ended up costing me $625 dollars. Only to find out when getting home that there was a recall. I contacted Pontiac and they said that my zn # was not part of that recall but the work done was for that exact problem.

- Cobb, WI, USA

As I was driving, my power steering assist was suddenly lost with no oncoming warning signs. My driver notification showed a notification of "power steering" after a chime sounded. This happened suddenly and has so far kept happening intermittedly. GM did send me to a dealer to get the issue looked at. The dealer they recommended was not helpful at all. They did not document why I was there when we made the appointment on the phone, after the diagnostic test, the dealer would not give me any information as to the cause of problem or whether or not they felt it was in accordance with the recent recall. The dealer told me that I needed to have my steering column replaced and tried to get me to fork out over a grand for repairs on the spot. After having my usual mechanic look at the issue the following day, his opinion was that it was in accordance with the recall. My mechanic also said that the parts listed in the recall to be replaced, such as the torque convertor, are apart of the steering column. GM has offered me no help in rectifying the issue and refuses to look into it further. The csr I spoke with was very rude and in a short sum of words basically told me that GM would not do anything about the issue even if I were to have multiple GM dealers find that my car in fact is affected by the recall. She also offered no concern about my safety as a driver and would not recognize that an oversight could have been made on at least one vehicle regarding this recall even though GM has reportedly oversighted improper manufacture of millions of vehicles. I feel that GM should be held responsible for the repairs my car needs on a part that does not need frequent servicing or does not suddenly break without cause.

- Bartonville, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering assist failed and the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact continued to drive cautiously with force being applied to the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the torque input sensor. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 39,957.

- Canton, OH, USA

I was driving my 2009 Pontiac G6 and was attempting to make a right hand turn from one street onto another, at which time I lost all power steering assistance and a chime went off with an indicator on dash. I proceeded to hit the curb damage my tire and rim. I turn ignition off and restart and it will work for a day or two and randomly turn off assist power steering. I have seen a recall for earlier model G5 for electric power steering failure, that does not cover G6. I believe it needs to be investigated to possibly extend the recall to 2009 G6.

- Clinton, MI, USA

Clear day, dry, straight, flat road, no obstructions. Saw 2 vehicles stopped at red light, well ahead of me. Removed foot from gas pedal for normal braking and stop. When applied brakes, they did not slow my car down. Tried more pressure on brakes, but they were so "stiff", car still did not respond. When impact obvious, tried to steer toward clear lane on left to avoid straight-on impact. Thought might cause less injury to all and less damage. Steering wheel would not move. Struck the vehicle straight-on from rear at about 35 mph. Air bag deployed. Wearing seat belt. Taken from car by emergency medical technicians, then by ambulance to hospital emergency room. Several X-rays taken, plus either cat scan of head. Told no bones broken, given shot of morphine and prescription for norco. Driven home and went to sleep. Remember nothing of next day or fact I was given discharge instructions. Found yesterday and have made appointment to follow up with doctor for headaches, migraines, limited use of left hand, loss of words, thought and short term memory. Other pain, I assume is from jolt of impact or "whiplash."

- Ponder, TX, USA

Driving on the highway, my car started to drift and I went to correct and the car flipped 4 times. I was unable to steer left or right, the steering locked up. There was a police officer right behind me when this happened, I did not get a ticket for anything. The car was totaled. The two passengers were taken to the emergency room and later released with minor injures. Now I am experiencing headaches and back pain and knee pain.

- St Anthony, ID, USA

Steering wheel became hard to steer while vehicle was trying to turn and was unable to make complete turn due to difficulty in steering.

- Dumont, NJ, USA

Rear passenger door will not lock/unlock. Heater on front passenger seat will not work. Tire service monitor comes on randomly. Cruise control works intermittently, but does not work more often than it does. Loud, rubbing noise coming from steering column when making turns. Low beam headlights work intermittently (got stopped by a policeman and warned of a citation the next time I would get stopped). I had one bulb changed. Two weeks later it went out, but the bulb was not burnt. Then, it started working again. A month or so later the other one went out. I had both wiring harnesses changed and new bulbs put in. Recently, I was told I had a burnt headlight (low beam again). I have been stopped on the interstate to be told that my brakes were flashing (while driving) and then they were working opposite of what they should be (brake lights on while driving and off while braking). I have seen other Pontiac G6's with the same issue. This is a very dangerous issue in my opinion as I could easily be rear-ended due to faulty brakes. I have read similar issues by other Pontiac G6 owners. Will recalls be issued for any of these issues? I am a single parent and do not have money to pour into this car so most of it stays broken! sad considering I paid over $26K for this car and still owe over $10,000, yet it's worth probably $7,000. I can't even sell it with these issues!!! I would love to travel, but I don't even feel safe in this car any longer.

- Lafayette, LA, USA

I was driving behind a vehicle who stopped suddenly and when I braked, a power steering message came across the radio and I was unable to turn my vehicle left or right. The car makes a clicking sound when the power steering locks up. It can lock up in the middle of driving or when starting my car.

- Jacksonville , FL, USA

Initially power steering worked on and off sporadically. When power steering was working, steering wheel shook uncontrollably and caused the wheel to steer in unintended directions. When power steering is not working, light comes on and steering is almost impossible. Power steering would cease in the middle of driving causing a very dangerous situation. A week later, power steering does not work at all. GM states there are no recalls. The steering column has a recall in older models with the exact same issue, however, GM refuses to acknowledge. This issue is very dangerous and requires immediate attention. Estimated cost for repair: $1,200.

- Bartlett, IL, USA

Electric power steering failure. Unable to turn vehicle at low speeds, difficult at high speeds.

- Metamora, MI, USA

Power steering shuts off at random while driving, affecting the ability to control direction of steering almost completely.

- Stony Brook, NY, USA

Power steering no longer works and warning on it comes up on display. There is many complaints for this failure has been reported. My wife and I would not have bought this car if we would have been told about it ahead of time. GM does have a recall on other models of similar vehicles. My would have been in a accident if she would have been driving at the time. She drives this car most of the time. I can understand a failure on a part with high mileage but they have been having issues with this part. I have driven many cars with hydraulic power steering with mileage much higher miles and never had a problem. The repair is very pricey to fix. I believe this problem is very dangerous and they are deceiving the public for not fixing it and reporting it to buyers.

- Hicksville, OH, USA

The power steering just stopped working the light came on that said power steering ESC. This is very very dangerous. Called GM and they said that the there was not a recall on 2009 GS6. I told them there were recalls for this in previous years and it appears that they have not gotten it corrected.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the steering wheel failed while exiting a highway. The steering wheel seized with the illumination of the power steering warning light. The contact was able to park by turning the steering wheel with extreme force. The steering wheel returned to normal function for a brief moment. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the steering failure however, the dealer advised the contact that steering system was operating as designed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 45,000.

- Jersey City , NJ, USA

Intermittent very hard up shifts (including changes from park-drive etc), cruise flys off and stops working while going down road, speedometer stops working and flickers randomly, car flashes "power steering" on radio panel and "error" on odometer read, hard turning, car loses power as it revs to realize it needs to shift (automatic transmission) initially, restarting car would help for awhile, but now the problem is consistent. GM dealership could not diagnose problem and thought it was loose wiring. After not being able to trace the communication errors the dealership simply gave it back with no fix or answers. Major issue considering the car has only 36500 miles to date with an issue clearly other Pontiac G6 owners have had to deal with as well. The inconsistent issue has contributed to a recent car accident.

- Falcon, CO, USA