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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Rack And Pinion Rack Safety Report | July 12, 2004
Reported on July 12, 2004
| STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND SLOPPY. KNUCKLING AND CLUNKING NOISES FROM STEERING WHEN WHEEL TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. UPON TURNING LEFT, CAR WOULD DRAMATICALLY UNDERSTEER, THEN SUDDENLY OVERSTEER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK . TAKEN TO CROWN PONTIAC IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL. THEY DIAGNOSED LOOSE RACK AND PINION RETAINING BOLTS AND BUSHINGS . FIX: RE-TORQUED BOLTS. . CONDITION RECURRRED WITHIN 3 DAYS. . CALLED GM, WHO SENT REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM WHY BOLTS WOULD WORK LOOSE AFTER 10K MILES, AND WHY THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE BOLTS, OR THEY MAY WORK LOOSE AGAIN. . THEY SAID IT DEPENDS ON HOW THEY TORQUED THEM . VEHICLE PRESENTLY IN SERVICE FOR STEERING CONTROL ISSUES FOR SECOND TIME. . THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE ROAD, AND WHEN TURNING EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE-OFF IN THAT DIRECTION AND IF NOT CORRECTED, WILL TURN IN A CIRCLE IF NOT CORRECTED BY HARD STEERING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ST. PETE BEACH FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WR544X41 |
| Mileage: | 10200 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 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: | CROWN PONTIAC SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33714 |
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