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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Dec 07, 2009
Reported on Dec 07, 2009
| BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL EITHER WAY. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. IF THEY FIXED IT, THEN I WOULD BUY THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOT 6 MONTH LATER I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I PULLED TO A SAFE PLACE AND CALLED MY FIANCE. WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BOOK AND IT SAID TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE TO CHECK. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS WE GAVE UP LOOKING BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND IT. TURNS OUT THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWERSTEERING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND CALLED THE GM CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH DENNIS AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE UNLESS I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I TOLD HIM I HAD AND GAVE HIM THE BACKGROUND. AFTER ALL THE RUN AROUND YOU CAN IMAGINE I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE CAR OUT FREE OF CHARGE FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND ROD. DENNIS AT GM CORP SAID HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN AND WOULD HAVE TO FORWARD TO A DISTRICT SPECIALIST. IN THE MEANTIME THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID HE WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. CASE# 71-783266100 WAS THEN CLOSED WITH DENNIS AT CORP. THIS IS A SERIOUS, WELL DOCUMENTED RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PERRYSBURG OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558864 |
| Mileage: | 43600 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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