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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Jan 03, 2010
Reported on Jan 03, 2010
| A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I LOST POWER STEERING IN A SNOW STORM WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE SLIDE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM THAT IS ON THE RECALL FOR THE G5. AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT ON A LEFT TURN AN A WARNING LIGHT WITH FLASH ON MY DISPLAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME AND WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1,000 TO FIX THE STEERING ISSUE. I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THIS SO I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING SINCE WHICH IS SCARY AS THE WHEEL WILL SNATCH ITSELF OUT OF MY HANDS. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. I FIND THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS RESENT RECALL I WAS TOLD THAT I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT MYSELF. THE OTHER ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON IS THAT MY CAR SEEMS TO BE PUT TOGETHER WITH OTHER MODEL PARTS. I FOUND OUT THAT MY WIPER BLADE ARE ACTUALLY CAMARO BLADES BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF G6 BLADES WHILE MY CAR WAS IN PRODUCTION. SO HOW DO I KNOW IF MY STEERING IS NOT A G5 STEERING COLUMN? AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. I JUST WANT THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *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: | NASHUA NH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH558964 |
| Mileage: | 85000 miles. |
| Speed: | 15 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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