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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Dec 31, 2008
Reported on Dec 31, 2008
| I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. PREVIOUSLY, STEERING PROBLEMS INCLUDED LOUD SOUNDS AND A FAULTY STEERING RACK. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AROUND 4000 MILES AFTER MY 60K WARRANTY. I AM MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MANY G6'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY SIMILAR/SAME AREA PROBLEMS. NOW MY STEERING IS BEGINNING TO LOCK UP AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OUT OF A PARKED POSITION, EVENTUALLY IT GOES AWAY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN A LARGE COMPLAINT W/ G6 OWNERS. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS LOOKED INTO THE ISSUES BEFORE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS TOO LONG AGO. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO OCCUR AND WHEN THE STUDY WAS DONE LESS G6'S WERE ON THE ROAD/THE ONES THAT WERE HAD LESS MILES. I AM URGING THAT THESE ISSUES REALLY GET LOOKED AT AGAIN. G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM WILL EXHIBIT MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOW MANY SMALLER STEERING ISSUES THERE ARE THAT POSSIBLY ASSIST IN/LEAD UP TO THE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE STEERING LOCK UP. THESE THINGS ARE GRADUAL. SO MANY PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE OUT SO MUCH MONEY ON RANDOM STEERING ISSUES WITH A 'NEW' CAR. IT SHOULDN'T COST SO MUCH MONEY TO ENSURE SAFETY IN A NEW CAR. IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED. I DON'T WANT TO END UP TURNING MY CAR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE STEERING DECIDE TO LOCK UP. *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: | NASHVILLE TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH558X64 |
| Mileage: | 66500 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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