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Pontiac G6 Steering Electric Power Assist System Safety Report | Mar 11, 2006
Reported on Mar 11, 2006
| 2005 PONTIAC G6 VG. 16755 MILES. STEERING LOCKED UP ON FIRST USE MORNING OF 3/11/06. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO TIGHTLY SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT AT RANDOM INTERVALS DURING FIRST MINUTES OF USE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY, MAKING TURNS DIFFICULT. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. PARKED CAR. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WAITED HALF A MINUTE. TURNED IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED ALMOST BEYOND USE, TOOK INCREDIBLE EFFORTS TO MAKE TURNS. POWER STEERING APPEARED ON DIC WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF IGNITION, FOLLOWED BY SERVICE ICON IN THE DASH DISPLAY. CAR PARKED AND SHUT OFF AGAIN. NOT RETURNED TO FOR ANOTHER 75 MINUTES. STEERING PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. SUBJECT DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA; NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH AT ANY TIME WITH ONLY TWO SHARP LEFT/RIGHT TURNS -- MOSTLY STRAIGHT AWAY. TEMPERATURE 70 DEGREES F. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | JENKINTOWN PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG528854 |
| Mileage: | 16749 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | ECKENHOFF PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC JENKINTOWN PA 19046 |
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