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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Feb 09, 2010
Reported on Feb 09, 2010
| IT IS A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE STEERING PULLED HARD LEFT WHEN MY WIFE STARTED A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. IT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF HER HANDS, IT IS LUCKY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAD DONE A CHECK AND IT WOULD STEER TO THE FULL STOPPING POINT IF YOU JUST TOUCHED IT IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT. AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE OBVIOUS LIKE TIRES, TIERODS OR FOR DAMAGE I TESTED AGAIN AND IT ALL WORKED FINE. A WEEK LATER IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT YOU COULD HOLD IT STRAIGHT. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WOULD BE FINE. LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WE GOT THE MESSAGE ON THE READ OUT SAYING POWER STEERING AND RESTARTING IT WOULD NOT RESET IT. WE DROVE IT HOME IN MANUAL STEERING. CALLED THE DEALER IN RENTION WA. AND THE ONE IN PUYALLUP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE PUYALLUP DEALER AND THEY TROUBLESHOOT IT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. WE GOT IT REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $800 BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THESE OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THESE MODELS. I FEEL THAT IF A PERSON WAS NOT PAYING A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *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: | EDGEWOOD WA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH548254 |
| Mileage: | 76000 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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