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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | May 13, 2011
Reported on May 13, 2011
| THREE DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM INDIANAPOLIS, 350 MILES FROM HOME, RETURNING FROM TRAINING FOR MY NEW JOB. IT WAS RAINING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, IT FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS ON ICE, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I NOTICED THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE BALD, I BOUGHT THEM BRAND NEW TWO WEEKS PRIOR. AFTER DRIVING CAREFULLY HOME, I TOOK IT INTO SERVICE. COMES TO FIND OUT THAT MY WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH MY 2 FRONT TIRES. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, MY STEERING GEAR BOX AND EVERYTHING WAS CRACKED OR BROKEN IN HALF??? I APOLOGIZE THIS ISN'T VERBATIM. I HAVE READ ALL THESE COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT ANYONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF? ALSO, I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM GM ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS AND THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE NO RECALLS FOR THIS. I ALSO JUST ROLLED 100K MILES, SO IF THERE WERE TO BE ANYTHING THAT GM WERE TO DO ABOUT IT, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS TOO LATE NOW. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $900. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS FRIDAY THE 13TH.... I CERTAINLY PRAY THAT NO ONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY SINCE PONTIAC IS NO LONGER AND GM TOOK THE BAILOUT MONEY. GLAD THEY CAN DO THAT AND PAY THEIR BILLS. THIS REPAIR MEANS MY FAMILY DOESN'T GET REAL FOOD FOR A BIT.... *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MANTON MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH528954 |
| Mileage: | 100560 miles. |
| Speed: | 50 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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