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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Jan 01, 2011
Reported on Jan 01, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ON MY SCREEN FOR MY RADIO IT SAID POWER STEERING . THANK GOODNESS I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I COULD NOT HAVE CONTROLLED IT IF I WAS GOING FASTER. MY DAUGHTER AND BOYFRIEND WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND IT SCARED ME BECAUSE HAD I WRECKED, MY DAUGHTER MAY HAVE SUFFERED INJURIES. I AM NOT DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL I GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON G4'S AND G5'S BUT NOT G6'S. I HAVE READ SO MANY ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR G6'S. I THINK GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR (ABOUT 1,000$) AND WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS PEOPLE JUST DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THAT. I AM SO SCARED THAT I WILL CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE OF MY CAR BEING FAULTY AND SOMEONE ELSE MAY CAUSE A WRECK AND RUN INTO ME OR MY FAMILY BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY G6. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY CAR SERVICED BUT WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF I FOUND OUT HOW TO GET AHOLD OF GM AND ASK THEM TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. *TR | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | G6 |
Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
Year: | 2007 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | TIPP CITY OH |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZF58B974 |
Mileage: | 65000 miles. |
Speed: | 10 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 4 |
Vehicle type: | FWD |
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Was a police report filed? | N |
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