Car-and-Safety.com
Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Sept 13, 2006
Reported on Sept 13, 2006
| I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING NOT FUNCTIONING WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. WHEN I PULL INTO OR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HAVE AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I OFTEN 'BUMP' THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE PUMP RE-ENGAGE AND SUPPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ASSIST STEERING AGAIN. WITHOUT BUMPING THE PEDAL TURNING THE WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I AM NOT A LITTLE PERSON. I AM 6'1 AND WEIGH 220 POUNDS SO TURNING A STEERING WHEEL IS NOT AN ISSUE. IRONICALLY, AT LOW SPEEDS MY G6 WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN THAN MY 1976 JEEP'S STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE ME BUMP INTO MY WIFE'S CAR. THE DEALER JUST SAID YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. NICE HUH? ANYWAY, I SAW THE RECALL ON THE OTHER VEHICLES AND PRAYED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, THAT MINE WAS ON THE LIST. SINCE IT WAS NOT, I FIGURED I WOULD AT LEAST LET YOU KNOW THE POWER STEERING ISSUE EXTENDS BEYOND YOUR CURRENT LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. CHECK AND YOU WILL FIND OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. HTTP://WWW.G6PERFORMANCE.COM/PHPBB3/VIEWFORUM.PHP?F=26. *TR | |
| 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: | SIMPSONVILLE SC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558364 |
| Mileage: | 2000 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Engine And Engine Cooling Engine | Next Report:Electrical System |