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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Aug 12, 2008
Reported on Aug 12, 2008
| TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. THEY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF AND IT BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE DEALER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND, AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. | |
| 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: | HYDE PARK MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558764 |
| Mileage: | 56000 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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