NHTSA — Steering Problems

2010 Pontiac G6 (Page 1 of 9)

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
104,521 miles

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2010 Pontiac G6 steering problems

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2010 Pontiac G6 Owner Comments (Page 1 of 9)

problem #170

Mar 032023

G6

  • miles

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

My vehicle steering wheel began shaking every time I am stopped at stop light. It also jerks when I am driving. When I start the car, it sometimes the steering wheel gets very hard nad a power steering notice comes up in the notification screen. A car with scwiggly lines also is shown. This happens intermittently. One time the power steering turned off while I was driving and it was very hard to drive and dangerous.

- Lincoln, NE, USA

problem #169

Feb 142023

G6

  • 148,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while turning into a park lot, the steering wheel became firm with the ESC warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 148,000.

- Butler, PA, USA

problem #168

Feb 082023

G6

  • 285,500 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, the message to "Service Power Steering" was displayed, and the electronic stability control (ESC) warning light was illuminated. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact veered to side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the failure ceased, and the steering wheel responded as needed; however, the failure recurred on two other occasions. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 285,500.

- Pasadena, TX, USA

problem #167

May 092022

G6

  • miles

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

i HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING AND EPS TURNING OFF AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN CRANKED A MINIMUM OF 2 MIN MAYBE NOT EVEN THAT LONG. MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO ROTATES (LIKE SHAKING) WITHOUT THE CAR MOVING AND IF THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN IT POSES A HUGE RISK TO CRASHING AS THE JERKING CAUSES THE CAR TO SWERVE. i TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUES REPLACE SEEING THAT THE ISSUES I AM HAVING ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE RECALL RELEASED ON THE PONTIAC G6 WITH RECALL # 14V153000 AND ALSO RECALL# 14E044000. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED I WAS WRONG AFTER THE SERVICE AGENT I SPOKE TO THAT SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT SAID ALL THE PART WERE THERE TO FIX MY CAR AND THEY SEEN THE RECALLS. I NEED ASSISTANCE AS TO WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF SEEING AS I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR AND I HAVENT EVEN HAD IT TWO MONTHS YET

- Forest City, NC, USA

problem #166

Jan 232022

G6

  • miles
The power steering angle sensor malfunctioned/stopped working properly at approx. 197,000 miles. The part was taken out and replaced by a local GM dealership. With the sensor malfunctioning, we experienced intermittent loss of power steering as well as shaking in the steering column which made it suddenly VERY difficult to steer. We lost power steering mid-drive many times and could have been killed because of this issue. The vehicle would be functioning completely normally and all of a sudden lose power steering mid-turn or while backing up and become nearly impossible to control. The problem was corrected out of pocket from us by a GM dealership service center. Unknown if it has been inspected. The dash light "ESC" would come on AS the power steering disengaged, but not until then. The dash display would also show "power steering" after we lost the power steering, but not before as a warning or anything.

- Republic, MO, USA

problem #165

Mar 042022

G6

  • miles
The electric steering assist went out while driving, making it very hard to steer. I am in the process of getting this replaced. I will try to have the mechanic give me the old part so it is available. It was very hard to steer and stay in my lane. Could have easily gotten into an accident. No dealer, or independent service center has verified it yet. Trying to get it scheduled now. Nothing inspected yet. No warnings. The "Power Steering" light came on when it failed.

- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

problem #164

Feb 242022

G6

  • 132,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel was inadvertently locked up. The power steering fault warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

- Glassboro, NJ, USA

problem #163

Feb 202022

G6

  • miles
I will start my car with my power steering not working, turn it off and turn it back on and it will be working fine. I was driving down the road and it went out and I could not stop and restart the car because I was in mid traffic and not near a red light. The steering wheel is hard to control and takes all my effort to turn the steering wheel to get where I needed to go. My car has not been worked on about this recall order and I believe this is the problem that is occurring.

- Milan Il , IL, USA

problem #162

Feb 022022

G6

  • miles
UNKNOWN. I was driving on a normal day, turned the corner and me and this car almost hit each head on because the steering wheel locked up on me. Im very little I injured my arm trying to hurry and grab on to the steering wheel tight to keep from hitting the other car. Power steering keeps popping up on my car can somebody please help me now the steering wheel doesn-??t want to ever unlock.

- Salisbury, NC, USA

problem #161

Jan 222022

G6

  • miles
Sudden loss of electric power steering (eps) assist. There is no warning and happens frequently even after restarting the vehicle. The errors on the dash are +power steering+ +service ESC+ and +ESC off+ after power steering is lost. This is a huge safety issue that was addressed with the 2009 model but you have failed to address it in the 2010 model.

- Detroit, TX, USA

problem #160

Apr 032021

G6

  • 152,000 miles

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

As I was reversing for work my wheel got stiff and wouldn't allow me to turn power steering came on the message display board. 6 months later as I was on my way to fill my tank & trying to turn left into the gas store my power steering came on in message display board. I was going below 35 prior to arriving.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #159

Feb 102020

G6

  • 135,899 miles
After starting vehicle the display read no ESC and then power steering flahed across the dic message display. Turning is very difficult and steering wheel shakes. Turning vehicle off and restarting vehicle cauesl O issues to go off but when driving vehicle the ESC light comes back on and power steering flashes making it very hard to drive. Prior years have recalls for this same issue happening,

- South Saint Paul, MN, USA

problem #158

Mar 052021

G6

  • 160,000 miles
Traction control light comes on and the dash says service ESC and then flashes power steering and then the power steering stops working. Sometimes the power steering just stops working and I never know when it's going to happen, I don't have the money to fix this so I have no choice but to drive it and this has almost gotten me into several accidents

- Wauseon, OH, USA

problem #157

Feb 232021

G6 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 52,446 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the vehicle loss power steering assist in the driveway and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact took the vehicle to discount tire and wheel (1601 w pueblo blvd pueblo, co 81004) who diagnosed the failure that the power steering sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The sensor was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,446.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #156

Feb 182021

G6 4-cyl

  • 180,000 miles
A RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE LATE 2016 ON ELECTRIC POWER ASSIT STEERING PROBLEM HAS RETURNED!!!!!!!! VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL..AND INTERMITTENTLY ESC POWER STEERING LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... THIS VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITH THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!!.. PHONE# [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Elk City, OK, USA

problem #155

Jan 292021

G6

  • 195,000 miles
I was coming off of an exit on the freeway and all of a sudden my steering wheel seized up, I could not turn. My car smashed into a cement barrier completely demobilized the car and the a frame completely bent. The air bags did not go off.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #154

Dec 012020

G6

  • 170,000 miles
Electric power steering unit went out and my steering is in manual mode all the time

- Yale, MI, USA

problem #153

Dec 282020

G6

  • 100,045 miles
While driving my steering wheel wouldn't turn, on the dash it said power steering check evc. I could move the wheel at all, and almost wrecked my car.

- Nixa, MO, USA

problem #152

Dec 102020

G6

  • 141,000 miles
Repeated loss of power steering, displaying "service ESC" message on dash while vehicle was in motion, once on a high speed road. Over the past 2 years I've experienced this problem with this vehicle, several times with no help at getting to the bottom of it.

- Northborough, MA, USA

problem #151

Oct 192020

G6

  • 149,500 miles
Midway into a right hand turn, the electric power steering assist failed resulting in vehicle drifting into adjacent lane until driver regained control. This was a low-speed event with no collision involved as traffic in on-coming lane was not present at the time. The electric power steering assist resumed normal operation after vehicle was turned off and re-started. Presumably this event is likely to re-occur until defective parts are replaced.

- Rose Hill, KS, USA

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