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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | May 24, 2008
Reported on May 24, 2008
| I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF A SCRATCHING, GRAVEL-LIKE SOUND IN THE FRONT END, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWED UP ON THE ELECTRONIC READ-OUT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. WE ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR SHOWED UP AGAIN. WE POURED ANOTHER BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID INTO THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER THAT, THE POWER STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT FAR FROM THE HOUSE, FAIRLY EARLY IN THE MORNING ON A 2-LANE ROAD. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FILLED THE ENGINE WITH YET ANOTHER BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID (I STARTED CARRYING AN EXTRA BOTTLE WITH ME, JUST IN CASE). THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10 DAYS, WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON YET AGAIN. THEN WE STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS IN GOOD COMPANY WITH NEARLY 200,000 OTHER DEFECTIVE MODELS BOASTING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I'VE OWNED THREE CARS WITH MORE THAN 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE OLDER THAN 20 YEARS OLD, AND NEVER - EVER - HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING COLUMN!! THE REPAIR SET ME BACK MORE THAN $900 AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH MANY G6 MODELS OF THE SAME MANUFACTURING YEAR. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| 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: | CLEVELAND TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF55B864 |
| Mileage: | 67000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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