Car-and-Safety.com
Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Aug 09, 2010
Reported on Aug 09, 2010
| 2008 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL JERKING OR TWITCHING RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE CAR STOPPED AND IDLING. RUBBING OR SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED BY DEALER. RATCHETING EFFECT FELT IN STEERING WHEN TURNING, STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENING SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE TURNING, SOME KICKBACK FELT, AS IF CAR WAS RESISTING TURNING. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING. SIGNIFICANT TIGHTENING FEEL AND HARD TO TURN RETURNED DAYS LATER. PROBLEM RECURRED, DEALER REPLACED TORQUE SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN. AGAIN, PROBLEMS RETURNED WITHIN DAYS. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO TRIED TO GET PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. AFTER TESTING AND DRIVING EXTENSIVELY, THIS MECHANIC HAD PROBLEM OCCUR WITH HIM WHILE DRIVING, FINDING STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD TO TURN. DESCRIBED TROUBLE AS INEXCUSABLE AND EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING. SAID CAR SHOULD BE RETURNED TO DEALER AND REPLACED, OR SATISFACTORY REMEDY PROVIDED FOR APPARENT ENGINEERING PROBLEM, AND SAID CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. CAR NOW BACK AT DEALER, WHO FINALLY EXPERIENCED LESS PRONOUNCED PROBLEM WITH STEERING, AND IS NOW REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION UNIT. SEARCH ONLINE FOR 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS RETURNED LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND THE PREVIOUS RECALL OF 2006 MODELS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR MANUFACTURING FLAW WHICH POSES SUBSTANTIAL, SIGNIFICANT, AND UNPREDICTABLE RISK TO LIFE AND SAFETY. NOTE: MILEAGE AND DATE OF REPORTED FAILURE IS FOR LATEST INCIDENT. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JUNE 2010 AND UNDER 36000 MILES. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GRAFTON WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG57B484 |
| Mileage: | 38564 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Seats | Next Report:Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Control Unit/module |