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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Jan 14, 2011
Reported on Jan 14, 2011
| I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT NOW HAS AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE INFORMATION MENU STARTED FLASHING POWER STEERING , WHICH INDICATES THAT MORE THAN LIKELY A NEW STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. I'VE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MILLIONS OF PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THAT AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN HAD BEEN GENERATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE COURTESY OF GM, BUT ONLY TO DRIVERS WITH 100,000 MILES OR LESS. IN MY CASE, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT LEAST $800 TO FIX THIS DEFECT WITH GM'S AUTOMOBILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE YOUR ALREADY DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WANT MY COMPLAINT TO BE DOCUMENTED AND WOULD ALSO LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MAJOR DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. GM WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NEED A CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | EAST PATCHOGUE NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558064 |
| Mileage: | 112000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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