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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | June 24, 2010
Reported on June 24, 2010
| I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME IT COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF PONTIAC, ALL OF WHICH OCCUR BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. STILL GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT BY ISSUING A RECALL. ONE WOULD THINK WITH $52 MILLION DOLLARS OF AMERICANS TAX DOLLARS IN THEIR POCKETS THAT THEY COULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BAILOUTS THOUGH. THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING FAMILIES, MOTHERS AND CHILDRENS LIVES IN DANGER. I AM SENDING THIS IN HOPES OF THIS AGENCY BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH GM TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF A POOR PAINT JOB HERE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THE STEERING COMPONENTS OF A CAR. I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *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: | COTTAGER GROVE MN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH558564 |
| Mileage: | 55000 miles. |
| Speed: | 15 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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