2010 Pontiac G6 owner complaints

ESC is saying off and the steering wheel has become hard to turn with.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the steering wheel started to vibrate and seized with the illumination of the warning light. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and diagnosed that the power steering assist unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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.

ESC off and service ESC came on as soon as vehicle steering locked up then wouldn't turn at all when you try to turn it it jerked back to the other side. Burnt nasty smell from inside and outside car. Now car won't even start or nothing

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. While accelerating from a stop, the service power steering eps warning indicator illuminated and the contact was unable to turn the steering wheel left or right. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the electric power steering assist sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 14v153000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000. Updated 02/21/17*lj

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. While driving various speeds, the power steering seized intermittently without warning. When the vehicle was restarted, the power steering resumed normal operation. The contact took the vehicle to hobson Chevrolet Buick GMC (655 southview dr, in-37, martinsville, in 46151) where it was diagnosed that the power steering module and steering sensor were defective. The manufacturer was notified and offered the contact a $300 credit towards the repair. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering). The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. The contact stated that there was a reoccurring failure in which the ESC warning light illuminated. The steering wheel was extremely tight each time the failure occurred shortly after starting the vehicle and once it was in motion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a dealer for further inspection and diagnosis. It was unknown if the vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14e044000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

When I start the car and running (park) , the power steering control ESC shows on the dash and locks up the steering so I can't turn out of a parking spot. It has locked up while I was driving in town before before to. Whenever this has happened, all I had to do was turn the car off and turn it back on to turn off the power steering control ESC. But recently this had happened while parked the traction control light came on and the power steering control would not go away even after turning it off and on. I have done a lot of research, and a lot of people are having this same problem with their 2010 model and are getting injured. I would advise this problem being recalled, while all other models from 2005-2009 have been recalled, and 2010 seems to be the worse.

While the car is parked and running the power steering control ESC will be on on the dash and lock up the steering wheel and I can't turn out of a parking spot. When this occurred I used to be able to turn off the car and turn it back on and it would be off. But recently it has been occurring a lot more often. I was parked with car running and the power steering ESC would stay on even after turning it on and off. Then the no traction light appeared. Once the power steering control was off I would drive my car and turn it off but when I turned it back on the power steering would be on again so I can't steer my car. The power steering control ESC has even turned on while driving and becomes very hard to turn. I have done a lot of research and had found that it has happened to a lot of 2010

Power steering goes out intermittently while driving. I was on the highway and it went out. I had to stop and turn the car off, then it came back on. There was a recall for the same issue for earlier years of the g6. My mechanic said it's the same issue but no recall. I can't pay out of pocket to fix this issue and it's a huge safety concern.

For about 2 months now the power steering message has been showing up on the dic and the vehicles steering wheel has had a bad shake to it while driving at just about all speeds. At least once or twice a day upon starting the vehicle there is no power steering and I have to turn the car off and restart the vehicle to regain power steering. It has also lost power steering while driving 3 times now in the past 2 weeks which leads me to believe it is getting worse and is a very serious safety issue. I've done enough research and noticed there is a recall on this model up until 2009 model year but not on the 2010? There really needs to be a recall on the 2010 Pontiac g6 because it appears to be very common amongst us g6 owners. Gm needs to own up to this and make these vehicles safe before som

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn as the traction control and the power steering warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and was able to function as normal. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

'ESC off' was displayed shortly after the car was turned on, while it was parked. I was unable to move the steering wheel. It took multiple attempts of turning the car on and off in order to be able to move the steering wheel. I researched it and Pontiac has recalled similar ESC issues within the same time frame that my car was manufactured.

Takata recall ESC and traction lights wont go off weather driving or stationary. Left head light keeps blowing out, I've seen this on several cars just like mine

I have got locked inside my car. I was with my family at casey's and I could not get out of my driver side door. We unlocked it again and again but could not get the door to open. The other doors worked fine. Finally my daughter helped me out of the car. This just happened to my son too and he told me to file a complaint as well. There is one other girl that we know of that has the same issue. It was very scary being trapped inside the car. I was just glad I wasn't alone. *tr

There was an initial recall done to where Pontiac put a bandaid on the problem with the headlights instead of fixing the problem. The bandaid was to just replace the headlight bulb. If you do research on the internet on this make model and year of vehicle the actual problem is the wiring harness and corrosion. Several people have had the issue but for some reason no one is reporting it but I am due to the fact that mine has not just affected the headlights but also my fuel pump which it caused it to shut off in the middle of interstate 68 with traffic coming up behind me. Luckily they realize I was having a problem and went out around me before hitting me. I have since been pulled over 4 times within the last several months due to the headlight being out which was what they recall w

I have noticed that sometimes my car pulls when I am at rest and driving. Today, I sat in my car to get some heat on my lunch break. My car began to shake violently and messages and lights popped up. The engine, TCS and ESC lights came on. I turned it off and crank it again and I could hear the engine rattling. That happened around 1 pm. I got off around 730 pm tonight and as I drove the car rode good for about 2 miles and then it began to slow down and all of these warnings popped up regarding traction and powering down. I pulled over sat and crank my car and the engine rattled horribly. I turned it off and crank it again. The ride was not smooth and it was jerking. We have not received any information regarding a recall on my vehicle this year. I received one I believe last year and took

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Pontiac g6. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic due to a noise emerging from the front suspension. The mechanic determined that the hub and bearing assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.