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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

272 reports

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 2019

Steering

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I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE MECHANIC SHOP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR EARLIER MODELS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL, THE COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FALLS TO THE CONSUMER AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE $2,200 TO $4,000 RANGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND MIRRORS THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC'S AS EARLIER MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS MATTER AND HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT A LOCAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE CONTACTING ME WITHIN 48 HOURS. WHILE I APPRECIATE GM'S WILLINGNESS TO "CONSIDER" THE MATTER, I URGE THE NHTSA TO RE-VISIT THE MODEL YEARS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT. FURTHER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IS SAFETY FOR THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER ACCORDINGLY AND AMEND THE POWER STEERING RECALL TO INCLUDE 2010 MODELS. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ODI #11220944

107,700 miles · Jun 6, 2019

Steering

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TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT 35-70 MPH IT WILL DISPLAY 'SERVICE ESC' POWER STEERING OFF. I WILL HAVE TO STOP MY CAR TURN IT OFF AND ON AN COUPLE TIME UNTIL I'M ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND TWITCH UNTIL AGAIN RANDOMLY LOCK UP AGAIN WITH THE WARNINGS. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO IT LOCKING UP AT WILL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON YEARS 2006-2009 IT SAYS IT INVOLVES THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY PRICY PROBLEM TO GET FIXED AND IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM DUE TO THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE EFFECTED AND PRIOR YEARS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT FOR THIS AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED

NHTSA ODI #11218369

130,000 miles · May 1, 2019

Electronic Stability Control (esc)

RECENTLY WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE UP IT WAS SHOWING "SERVICE ESC" ON THE DASH. AND IT WOULD RUN ROUGH AND EXECUTE LOW POWER WHEN MOBILE. THIS WOULD OCCUR EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A MONTH, AND AS OF TODAY IS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER HAVING IT ELECTRONICALLY DIAGNOSED, IT NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER AND IS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE UNTIL A NEW O…

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NHTSA ODI #11205072

127,000 miles · Apr 18, 2019

Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED …

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NHTSA ODI #11197124

190,000 miles · Apr 17, 2019

Service BrakesSteeringVehicle Speed Control

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I HAVE OWNED MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. AFTER LOCKING UP, THE SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. THE STEERING WILL REMAIN LOCKED UP UNTIL YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING; HOWEVER MORE TIMES THAN NOT IT OCCURS IN CURVES OR WHILE MAKING A TURN. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW I SEE THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ISSUED TILL SIMILAR MODELS PRIOR TO 2010; HOWEVER 2010 HAS BEEN LEFT OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS WRECKS; BECAUSE WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL.

NHTSA ODI #11197038

200,000 miles · Apr 10, 2019

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Exterior LightingSteering

RECALL FIXED THIS IS 3RD TIME . I AM DISABLED AND THIS IS TERRIBLE. AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT OR DONT WORK RIGHT AFTER REPLACEMENT

NHTSA ODI #11195481

134,000 miles · Apr 3, 2019

Steering

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CURRENTLY ON ROADTRIP WITH MY FAMILY FROM FLORIDA BACK HOME TO INDIANA. IN THE LAST 800 MILES, I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CUT OFF MY CAR WHEN I CUT IT BACK ON "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE LED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CUTTING CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN UNLOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL. NEXT I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AND LOOSE TURNING LEFT. WHEN WE ARE IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH AND RATTLES AND IT'S HARD TO TURN WHILE PARKED. WE ARE CURRENTLY BREAKING AT A HOTEL WITH 800+ MILES LEFT UNTIL WE'RE HOME, KIND OF SKEPTICAL ABOUT IT BUT WE HAVE NO OTHER WAY HOME. WISH ME AND MY FAMILY LUCK ON THE REST OF OUR JOURNEY

NHTSA ODI #11193718

191,000 miles · Mar 23, 2019

Steering

EPS SERVICE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND AFTER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART OR WARMS UP IT WILL FUNCTIIN AGAIN. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED WITH THIS PROBLEM. RECALLS ON 2009 AND BELOW HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE REVIEWS REPORTING 2010

NHTSA ODI #11191034

Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 2019

Steering

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL SHAKES IF YOU TURN IT OFF THEN ON IT DOES THE SAME THING

NHTSA ODI #11190150

105,000 miles · Mar 18, 2019

Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

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ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. EVERY TIME I WOULD START THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN I WOULD HEAR A FAINT SOUND LIKE A FUSE OR SENSOR GOING OUT, POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC WOULD BEGIN FLASHING REPEATEDLY ON THE DASH AND MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT ONLY CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO RETURN FOR A FEW SECONDS. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS ROUGHLY 105,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WENT TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING COMPUTERIZED/ELECTRICAL WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD COST $900 TO FIX. I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD TO GET THE CAR FIXED SO I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFTER MONTHS OF THIS, RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING 100% OF THE TIME AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING AT ALL, UP UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO. THE SAME EXACT THING IS HAPPENING AS BEFORE EXCEPT FOR IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, HAVING TO USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR AND IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHILE PARKING. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11187442

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)