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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Jan 13, 2010
Reported on Jan 13, 2010
| DRIVING CAR TO WORK, ON I-285 GETTING ON RAMP TO I-85 NORTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHILE ON THE RAMP I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFO PANEL INDICATED POWER STEERING. I TURNED ON MY CAUTION LIGHTS AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THINKING THAT I SIMPLY NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO FLUID TO ADD. FURTHERMORE, THE POWER STEERING ISSUE WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AS NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2005/PONTIAC/G6/ELECTRIC+POWER+STEERING) AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IF THE CAR DECIDES THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, ITS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE IN A DANGEROUS TURN, UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BEFORE HEADING INTO A CONCRETE WALL OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN AS A $1000 REPAIR IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR FOR KNOWN DEFECTS ON AUTOMOBILES. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ATLANTA GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG528054 |
| Mileage: | 65000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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