I have started to hear the whinning noise while I am accelerating from a stop. They have a bulletin on this issue, but want to sell you the whole assembly. I am at 125K miles now and the part has gone out again. High beam wiring seems to be intact with no issues. Cruise control won't engage every time works intermittently. My vehicle became harder for me to steer and then it got easy for me to steer.
The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that the power steering motor module coverage expired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. I never had this problem unroll now. I also told her about the strong gas smell and I only get 125-150 miles on a full tank. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph the steering wheel began to bounce up and down which made it difficult to maintain control of the vehicle. The contact stated that the steering wheel was misaligned. The professional that I spoke with said that there should be a protective cover over it to keep the part from rusting.
The contact attempted to get the vehicle off the road due to the intermittent failure when the crash occurred. So I avoided night driving until I could get them checked out for the second time. The approximate failure mileage was 84,600. Chuck hutton chevrolet on mt. Complaint Number: 10607503 Incident Date: June 23, 2014 Date Added to File: July 1, 2014 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. Both of the failures recurred numerous times and each time the noises got louder. While driving 10 mph, the power steering failed to operate as intended.
The vehicle was not repaired. It's topped off by removing a cap on top of the trans and adding fluid until it starts to run out the hole, with the engine off. If this had of happened again before the recall expired, then my replacement would have been covered. The dealer said it wasn't part of the recall so I would have to pay to fix it but everywhere I look I see that it is a recall. Complaint Number: 10639249 Incident Date: June 2, 2014 Date Added to File: September 26, 2014 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. Then in march it did it again but I did not qualify for extended warranty as my car had over 150000 miles on it.
The manufacturer was notified of the issue. After doing some research, there are several forums that hundreds of people are having this problem with the intermediate steering shaft. The failure mileage was 200,000. Complaint Number: 10956045 Incident Date: February 21, 2017 Date Added to File: February 21, 2017 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. It is even louder than it was a year ago. It can be operated manually, however, considering where the lock is located, it is extremely difficult and inconvenient to get to.
Around August, 2016 my power steering wheel went out. My steering worked fine before doing the recall and afraid to even drive it now. Complaint Number: 10455749 Incident Date: April 13, 2012 Date Added to File: April 19, 2012 Description of the Complaint: My daughter bought a 2008 pontiac g6 in 2010. Complaint Number: 10920607 Incident Date: October 17, 2016 Date Added to File: November 1, 2016 Description of the Complaint: Just acquired the 2008pontiac g6 for my son. I took it to the dealership and had it repaired. The dealer diagnosed that the power steering including two other recalls for the brake lamp and transmission wire.
The steering is grinding, it is difficult to turn and the steering shakes at 60 miles per hour. I look down at the dashboard to see what going on. I hate my car so much. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake switch failed and needed to be replaced. Now they can't turn off light still. Complaint Number: 11111710 Incident Date: July 4, 2018 Date Added to File: July 16, 2018 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6.
I've had the hardest time these last few weeks driving with no power steering and have almost wrecked numerous times. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph making a left turn, the power steering assist malfunctioned. Thru the week the light would work and then not work. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that there was nothing to repair or replace because he was unable to locate any failures. They indicated that something had severed the wires and that the repair would not be covered by the warranty.