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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Hydraulic Power Assist System Safety Report | Mar 13, 2006
Reported on Mar 13, 2006
| WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD, SPEED AT ABOUT 10-12 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK-UP HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 2-3 MPH AND WAS ABLE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WHILE STEERING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS THE POWER STEERING APPEARED TO RETURN SUDDENLY AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LUNGE TO THE RIGHT. THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE INCONSISTENT AS IT DID NOT ALWAYS LOCK-UP WHILE MAKING THE SAME TURN EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF BACKING UP (WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT). EVERY DAY I LEAVE WORK THE SAME WAY. AS SOON AS I ATTEMPT TO GO FORWARD AND STEER TO THE LEFT THE POWER STEERING APPEARS TO FAIL. SUSPECTING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST A BAD PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR PARTS. I FOUND THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AT AUTOBUYGUIDE.COM . UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT REPORT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. SO IN THE INTEREST OF STATISTICAL ACCURACY I AM REPORTING THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX GT (~125,000 MILES). I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BUT I HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. NO RESPONSE AT THIS POINT. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1998 |
| 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: | UNION GROVE AL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 125000 miles. |
| Speed: | 1 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | MAJOR MOTORS ARAB AL |
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