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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Linkages Safety Report | Nov 01, 2004
Reported on Nov 01, 2004
| I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2004. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED, THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE (THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM) BUT THAT A RECALL HAD NOT YET BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH A MOUNT BRACKET THAT NEEDED BE TORQUED. IF THE BRACKET BECAME TOO LOOSE IT COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE STEERING. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PERIODICALLY TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS BUT YET AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I AM BEGINNING TO HEAR THE CLUNKING. THE STEERING ALSO SEEMS MUCH MORE LOOSE THAN IT PREVIOUSLY DID. I ALSO AM BEGINNING TO HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ALONG WITH THE CLUNK. I DO FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT GM SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| 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: | PIQUA OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WS522841 |
| Mileage: | 20000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | DAVE ARBOGAST TROY OH 45356 |
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