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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | June 09, 2008



Reported on June 09, 2008


FOR MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. ON JUNE 9, 2008 AS I BEGAN TO BAG OUT OF A DRIVE WAY, MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING. THEN I JUST SLOWLY PULLED BACK INTO THE YARD AND CUT MY CAR OFF. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CRANK THE CAR TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN. ABOUT FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATER, I CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DESTINATION AND WHILE I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING AGAIN, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON ONCE AGAIN. ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN SO I REPEATEDLY HAD TO CUT THE CAR ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY. I CONTACTED THE GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY BUT THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A RECALL. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 10 MONTHS. THE CAR HAD 32, 600 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW THE MILEAGE IS 42,800. *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: GREENVILLE MS
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2ZF55B664
Mileage: 42800 miles.
Speed: 5 MPH
Number of cylinders: 4
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Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
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