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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Jan 10, 2010
Reported on Jan 10, 2010
| THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR FAILED ON MY PONTIAC G6. THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL IT WENT OUT, THEN IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND A POWER STEERING WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON RADIO. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT, IT RESET, ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE STEERING WENT OUT ABOUT TWO DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE TIME ON THE INTERSTATE I IT HAPPENED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE GOING AROUND 60 MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR REPLACED, AND THEN THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. SO FAR THE FIX HAS WORKED. JUST HOPE GM DOES THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLS ALL FAULTY VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR INJURED AS A RESULTS OF LOSS OF STEERING. | |
| 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: | SALEM VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558464 |
| Mileage: | 63000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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