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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | May 02, 2012
Reported on May 02, 2012
| THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005-2006 G6 HOWEVER GM INDICATES THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER READING BULLETIN 10183A DATED MAY 12, 2012 I CONTACTED GM AND TOOK MY 2006 G6 IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ASSIST MOTOR MODULE BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT ELSE WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PONTIAC G6 HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWERING STEERING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. LIKE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THIS CONDITION I TO MUST TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE THE IGNITION TO REGAIN STEERING. THE VEHICLE PULLS COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT IF YOU WERE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THERE WOULD SURELY BE AN ACCIDENT. I KEEP HOPING THAT I DON'T GET REARED ENDED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE OR PERHAPS INJURY. THERE WERE 15 WARNINGS WITH MY G6. THE COST TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MODULE FIRST QUOTE WAS 749.00. I WAS LATER GIVEN A DISCOUNTED PRICE THAT GM THOUGHT TO BE FAIR AT 560.00. MY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY A YOUNG DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SO I SHOULD BE CAREFUL. I TRIED TO ASK THE GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINES THE AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS AND HE DID NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GRANT TOWNHIP MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558X64 |
| Mileage: | 83000 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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