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Pontiac G6 Visibility Safety Report | Sept 03, 2011
Reported on Sept 03, 2011
I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING AND I HEARD A QUIET 'POP' SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 70MPH. I EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ESCORTED ME AND MY WIFE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ON A CAR FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT WEARS OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTS FROM THE LINKAGE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WIPER LINKAGE WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (A TEST ENGINEER) AND THOUGHT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *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: | PORTAGE MI |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG558264 |
Mileage: | 93000 miles. |
Speed: | 70 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
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