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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Feb 24, 2007



Reported on Feb 24, 2007


WHEN I LEFT MY HOME 2 BLOCKS AWAY I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND COMPLETED THE STOP. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN A .25 MILE AWAY. DURING MY BRIEF TRIP THE STEERING NEVER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN RUFF. THERE WAS ONE REPAIR REGARDING MY POWER STEERING DONE. A PART WAS REPLACED IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A SERVO MOTOR DEALING WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THAT REPAIR WAS DONE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THIS TIME NO FAULTS WHERE FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPAIR DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN. *NM
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: COPPERAS COVE TX
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2ZH528654
Mileage: 24800 miles.
Speed: 15 MPH
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Fuel injection.
Was a police report filed? N
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