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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Rack And Pinion Safety Report | Mar 18, 2002
Reported on Mar 18, 2002
| WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE LEFT AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO MOVE THE WHEEL ONCE THE WHEEL BECAME MOVEABLE IT FELT VERY LOOSE. LATER ON THE SAME NIGT I WAS LEAVING WORK AND LUCKILLY IT WASNT A VERY BUSY TIME BECAUSE I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO BARELY MISS HITTING A LIGHT POST, I THEN PROCEEDED TO PARK THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A SPACE IT LOCKED UP ABOUT SIX TIME AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE SPACE IT LOCKED UP AGAIN AND TURNED THE CAR TO THE LEFT ALMOST LIKE I WAS DOING A U-TURN. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION AND IT WOULD COST $1400 TO REPLACE. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT ALL THIS IT SEEMS NOBODY NOT EVEN THE MANUFACTURER FEELS THAT THIS ISSUES IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO HELP SOMEONE OUT. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR RIGHT NOW, I HOPE THAT THERE IS A RECALL OF SOME SORT TO KEEP OTHER PEOPLE SAFE BUT IT SEEMS THAT PONTIAC/GM IS WAITNG FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT TO PROVE THERE REALLY IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PART. ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT IT WOULDNT BE AN ACCIDENT.*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: | LEWIS CENTER OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP5219VF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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