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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Rack And Pinion Safety Report | June 22, 2001
Reported on June 22, 2001
| MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 GRAND PRIX ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT O MAKE A LANE CHANGE TO THE LEFT. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE SLOWER THE SPEED OF THE CAR, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT WAS TO STEER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION SEIZED. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS $1300 PLUS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT AND LEADS TO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER (REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR?). I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT INFORM OWNERS OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. HOPEFULLY YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ORLAND PARK IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP5213VF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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