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Pontiac G6 Steering Electric Power Assist System Safety Report | Aug 10, 2010
Reported on Aug 10, 2010
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL PERTAINING TO THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE POWER ASSIST MODULE IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS AROUND 123,000. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GREENSBORO NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558564 |
| Mileage: | 123000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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