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2009 Pontiac G6 steering problems

297 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2009 Pontiac G6, which is 28% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
297 28% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
110,000 miles 245 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 4
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2009 Pontiac G6 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 110,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 45 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 41 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 35 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 30 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 16 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 12 complaints 200k+ miles: 13 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 110,000 miles
Based on 245 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles45
100k to 120k miles41
120k to 140k miles35
140k to 160k miles30
160k to 180k miles16
180k to 200k miles12
200k+ miles13

What the data shows

Of the 245 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 110,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 4 fires, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

Driving on the highway, my car started to drift and I went to correct and the car flipped 4 times. I was unable to steer left or right, the steering locked up. There was a police officer right behind me when this happened, I did not get a ticket for anything. The car was totaled. The two passengers were taken to the emergency room and later released with minor injures. Now I am experiencing headaches and back pain and knee pain.

Reported at 59,600 miles, November 2013 CrashInjury

Whenever the vehicle is stationary or even in motion at low speeds, the steering locks up. The vehicle has to be turned off then back on in order for the steering to be released. There has been recalls on the same model and year vehicle as mines, but my vehicle by VIN has not been affected by the recall. This is extremely dangerous and GM should recall all vehicles to have this issue resolved. My fiancee and children were in the car as she was backing up when the steering locked up.

Reported at 166,000 miles, December 2018

Other problems reported for the 2009 Pontiac G6

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Pontiac models