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Pontiac G6 Electrical System Safety Report | Sept 18, 2011
Reported on Sept 18, 2011
| ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE AFTERNOON, THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND, IN THE LEFT LANE, PASSING A VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST CONTROL OF MY 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO CORRECT IT AND THE STEERING WAS HARD, I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY, AS I SWERVED BACK AND FORTH AND FINALLY CROSSED THROUGH THE RIGHT LANE. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS STOPPED BY A GUARD RAIL AND WAS FACING NORTHBOUND. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. I SAW MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF ME, THERE WERE SEVERAL VEHICLES TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I ENVISIONED A PILE UP. LUCKILY, THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 TO THE RECALL THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED, WHICH INCLUDED THE 2007 PONTIAC G5. THIS ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PORTLAND ME |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG58N274 |
| Mileage: | 83621 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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