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138,000 miles · Jan 1, 2015

Steering

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. RESTARTED THE CAR SEEMED TO RESOLVE IT FOR A DAY OR TWO. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT A RECALL, I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $800. WHEN IT OR IF IT BECOMES A RECALL I COULD BE REIMBURSED. AT TH…

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NHTSA ODI #10669518

83,350 miles · Dec 22, 2014

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MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN ALL CASES VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANES, PARKED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. POWER STEERING WAS EVENTUALLY RESTORED ON RESTART. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS PATTERN TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED GM SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSTICS TROUBLE CODE C0545 STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN, REPROGRAMMING AND SETUP AT A COST OF $741.00. SIMILAR POWER STEERING ISSUES ARE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 BUT THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10667598

97,000 miles · Dec 22, 2014

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FAULTY STEERING TORQUE SENSOR. RECALL ON YEAR,MAKE,MODEL BUT DOESNT INCLUDE MY VIN NHTSA RECALL # 14V-153, GM BULLETIN 14116. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT MADE AN ALARM NOISE, THEN THE STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING MY CAR TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. AFTER STARING AND STOPPING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES, AROUND 10 MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING RETURNED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY OPENED A CASE # [XXX]. THEY SAID TO BRING TO THE DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. AFTER PAYING $93 THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR, WHICH WAS A RECALLED ITEM ON A 2009 G6, BUT NOT MY PARTICULAR CAR. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $750 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DISPUTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONTACTED GM WHO AGREED TO LOWER THE COST TO $250 WHICH I DISPUTED. NOW THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. AFTER TRYING TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH GM DIRECTLY, THE SENIOR ADVISER TOLD ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED. I WAS TOLD I AGREED TO THE COST ASSISTANCE WHICH I DIDN'T. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM A HIGHER LEVEL GM ADVISER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2009 G6 NON RECALLED STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH ARE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED ONES I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10667559

112,788 miles · Dec 15, 2014

Steering

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I BECAME THE RECENT OWNER OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING IS SLIGHTLY HARD TO TURN. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR THE STEERING PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR. THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE #71-1410099624 FOR MY CALL. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY COLLEGE STUDENT DAUGHTER AND I WOULD NOT CARE FOR HER TO GET STRANDED DUE TO THE STEERING POWER PROBLEM. I DO NOT MIND SENDING THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, BUT I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE CAR TO A GM DEALER IF IT QUALIFIES FOR A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10664239

100,000 miles · Dec 3, 2014

Steering

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SLAMMED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A CHILD WHICH CAUSED HER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ODI #10661890

148,780 miles · Nov 29, 2014

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I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD IN LINE THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND A POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT APPEARED IN THE RADIO DISPLAY SCREEN. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CLEAR THE CONDITION. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION. AS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND ENTERED A GAS STATION I LOST POWER STEERING. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 MPH. I AGAIN HAD TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART TO CLEAR THIS CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON APPROXIMATELY 3 ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10661245

105,400 miles · Nov 18, 2014

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I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORKED. ALARM SOUNDED, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. RADIO DISPLAYED: POWER STEERING LIGHT. AFTER WORK SHIFT WAS DONE, POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. ON ROUTE TURNED RIGHT ONTO TO STREET, POWER STEERING WENT OUT & POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SWERVED INTO TURNING LANE: STEERING WAS TO DIFFICULT. FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. POWER STEERING CAME BACK IN. NEXT DAY, CALLED DEALER SHIP & GM. GM TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE THREE COMPANIES WHO MADE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST PART FOR MY MODEL OF G6 AND THAT ONLY ONE HAS BEEN RECALLED. EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING, MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE MY PART CAME FROM ONE OF THE OTHER TWO MANUFACTURERS. GM WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. I'M DRIVING MY CAR, ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, FOR VERY SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO TURN WHEEL TOO TIGHTLY, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED DURING TURNS. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY, THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR AND THAT OTHER G6S & CARS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL, ALSO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN THE ASSIST TURNS OFF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME WHILE AT A HIGHER SPEED, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR OR OFF THE ROAD. I KNOW I CAN'T BE THE ONLY 2009 G6 OWNER, NOT UNDER THE RECALL, HAVING THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE. I LIVE ALONE. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE IN A WINTER STORM WATCH. GM HAS OPENED A CASE # [XXX] AND REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SUPPOSED TO CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THEY WILL CHARGE $55 JUST TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. GM WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10659066

82,450 miles · Nov 13, 2014

Steering

ON DAY OF INCIDENT...DROVE APPROX 6 MILES BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHICH OCCURRED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM FULL STOP (STOP SIGN). DID NOT REGAIN POWER STEERING FUNCTION FOR 3 MILES UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10654827

78,000 miles · Nov 3, 2014

Steering

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STEER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ERROR DISPLAYED AND A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ODI #10652083

51,054 miles · Oct 27, 2014

Steering

VEHICLE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILED AT SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10650368

Official recalls

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)