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Pontiac G6 Steering Safety Report | Oct 07, 2012



Reported on Oct 07, 2012


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TURN, HE REALIZED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT¿S FATHER WHO WAS A MECHANIC AND CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), WHICH INCLUDED THE PONTIAC G5 MODEL, BUT NOT THE G6 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
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: PITTSBURGH PA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 88000 miles.
Speed: 55 MPH
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Was a police report filed? N
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