Car-and-Safety.com
Pontiac Firebird Steering Wheel And Handle Bar Safety Report | Aug 01, 2002
Reported on Aug 01, 2002
| WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING COLUMN BROKE INSIDE HOUSING AND CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TWO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING INTO A COMPLETE CIRCLE ON A BUSY STREET. CONSUMER FELT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE STEERING COLUMN/HOUSING WAS REPLACED, THE 4 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE COLUMN TO THE HOUSING GET FATIGUED AND BREAK AFTER YEARS OF PEOPLE PUSHING AGAINST THE COLUMN TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Firebird |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FREDERICKSBURG VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2FS21S8KL |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Steering Wheel And Handle Bar | Next Report:Power Train Automatic Transmission |