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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Feb 17, 2010
Reported on Feb 17, 2010
| THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6: STEERING ISSUE #1: MY STEERING WHEEL WAS EASY TO TURN TO THE LEFT BUT NOT RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER IT WOULD BEGIN IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF: DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE BINDING UP. STEERING ISSUE #2 - AFTER INITIAL REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL REPAIRS THAT WERE NECESSARY DUE TO SYMPTOMS REPORTED. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE RACK (4 TIMES SO FAR). STEERING ISSUE #3: I HAD NO STEERING POWER AT ALL WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WITH NO WARNING. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COIL AS IT HAD SNAPPED THUS CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING. STEERING ISSUE #4: MY RADIO SOUNDED A MESSAGE THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A SECOND TIME LEAVING A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRICAL BOX TO THE TUNE OF $1,000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE IS THAT THIS PIECE OF JUNK IS PAID OFF IN THREE MORE MONTHS WHICH WILL NOT COME SOON ENOUGH. MILES AT TIME OF LAST INCIDENT WAS 106,000 AND 109,000 MILES, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 MILES. (2005 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2006) I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT PONTIAC RECENTLY RECALLED THE G5 SERIES OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES AND ARE AWARE OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THEIR G6 MODELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING ALL MODELS WITH KNOWN SIMILAR ISSUES OR ATLEAST MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DESERVES FURTHER SCRUTINY. DID NO ONE LEARN A LESSON FROM TOYOTA??? SHAME ON YOU! *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: | KENOSHA WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG528554 |
| Mileage: | 110000 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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