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Pontiac G6 Steering Electric Power Assist System Safety Report | Sept 18, 2006
Reported on Sept 18, 2006
| THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT WITH ODI ID# 10152492. AFTER FIRST STEERING FAILURE, G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 13 MARCH 2006. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED THAT STEERING SYSTEM POWER SOURCE WAS EMITTING LOW VOLTAGE. MOTOR AND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON 29 MAY 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. TECH COULD DETECT NO CURRENT FAULTS UNDER ROAD TEST. NO SERVICE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. STEERING FAILED 04 AUGUST 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE. WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. RECEIVED CAR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS LATER ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2006. STEERING FAILED 18 SEPTEMBER 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. INVESTIGATION PENDING. IN ALL INSTANCES STEERING FAILED WITHIN MINUTES OF IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED MODERATELY THEN STIFFENED IMMEDIATELY. SERVICE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN DIC DISPLAY. STEERING TOOK INCREASED EFFORT; LIKE OPENING A RUSTY VALVE IN ORDER TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR ONTO CURB. *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: | 24241 miles. |
| Speed: | 15 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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