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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Oct 05, 2007
Reported on Oct 05, 2007
| UNDER GOOD, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ON A FREEWAY, A VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE MOVING INTO MY LANE AND COULD HAVE HIT ME. I STARTED TO BRAKE TO BACK OFF AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT OF MY LANE. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED 4 TO 6 TIMES BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. THERE WAS NO COLLISION BECAUSE I REGAINED CONTROL AND OTHER DRIVERS BACKED OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR TECHNICIAN REPLICATED THE FISHTAILING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSON SAID THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE G6 SUSPENSION, STRUTS, WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, AND SWEPT UP DESIGN RESULTED IN THE G6 FRONT DIPPING DOWN WHEN BRAKED, LIFTING THE REAR AND LOCKING THE BRAKES. GM AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE BRAKES AND STEERING CHECKED OUT AS SATISFACTORY. THE DEALERSHIP WHICH CHECKED THE CAR OUT BOUGHT THE CAR BACK FOR $3633 LESS THAN I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THE BASIC VEHICLE DESIGN IS UNSAFE IF FISHTAILING OCCURS WITH A COMMON EVASIVE MANEUVER UNDER GOOD WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2007 |
| 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: | CARLSBAD CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF58B974 |
| Mileage: | 2000 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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