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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Dec 27, 2009



Reported on Dec 27, 2009


2006 PONTIAC G6, V6 ENGINE. 73,000 MILES. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT SAID POWER STEERING . I PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF MY CAR, RESTARTED IT, THEN IT WORKED. THE NEXT TIME I USED MY CAR I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A STOP LIGHT, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AGAIN THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING . I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT, IT WAS FINE, I MADE IT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO A PEP BOYS AUTO STORE, TURNED OFF MY CAR, LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS MANUAL WHERE IT SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE POWER STEERING CAP AND ANOTHER PICTURE OF WHERE IT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD. I WENT INSIDE PURCHASED A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID, CAME BACK OUT, LIFTED THE HOOD OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND COULDN'T FIND THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR. I ASKED FOR HELP, THE GENTLEMAN WHO HELP ME LOOKED FOR THIS POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, COULDN'T FIND IT AND ADVISED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *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: MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN
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Mileage: 73000 miles.
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Number of cylinders: 6
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Was a police report filed? N
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