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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Mar 26, 2009
Reported on Mar 26, 2009
| WE OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, AND MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR. IT'S BEEN A GOOD CAR. BUT, WHEN IT WAS NEW PONTIAC HAD TO FIX A CLUNKY STEERING PROBLEM AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR (UNDER WARRANTY). 59K MILES, AND 4 YEARS LATER, THE STEERING CLUNK RETURNED. IT ONLY CLUNKED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND WHEN YOU TURNED THE STEERING RIGHT AND LEFT. WHEN MOVING IT DIDN'T DO IT. HOWEVER BEFORE THE CLUNK SOUND STARTED AGAIN, ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE TO BE EXACT (AT 56K MILES), THE CAR WAS STEERING ODDLY ON THE ROAD. IT WOULD SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY, FOLLOWING RUTS AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT WAS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD, BUT MY WIFE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT. ON FLAT ROADS IT WAS OKAY. WHEN I DROVE HER CAR AND DISCOVERED THE STEERING PROBLEM I WENT NUTS. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I CALLED PAUL MASSE PONTIAC IN WOONSOCKET, RI (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS. STILL, WE HAD THEM REPAIR THE STEERING WHEEL ($400) LAST WEEK. WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CRASH EXTENSION (TELESCOPING) PART OF THE STEERING SHAFT NOW HAS A NYLON BUSHING TO KEEP THE SMALLER EXTENSION SHAFT IN PLACE AND LUBRICATED. NOW THE CAR'S STEERING HAS NO CLUNK AND IT DRIVES STRAIGHT, EVEN ON RUTTY PAVEMENT. THE WAY IT HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS, IN REALITY, WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I PLAN TO CALL MY FRIENDS AT PAUL MASSE AND COMPLAIN. I BELIEVE THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G6 IS A NATIONAL SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY ON THE EARLIER CARS. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| 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: | UXBRIDGE MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH528254 |
| Mileage: | 59000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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