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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Safety Report | Oct 28, 2004
Reported on Oct 28, 2004
1) AFTER TURNING OFF A MAJOR ROAD INTO A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, THE CAR FIRST HESITATED, THEN I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE NAVIGATING A SHARP LEFT CURVE; AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF TWICE, WAS ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING; SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM NOR DETERMINE CAUSE; 2) ON 2 OCCASIONS PRIOR, I EXPERIENCED SEVERE HESITATION ON ACCELERATION--SEVERITY OF HESITATION SEEMED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO RATE OF ACCELERATION (HESITATION MOST SEVERE AT HARD ACCELERATION); THE HESITATION CONTINUED EVERY TIME I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF; WHEN THE CAR WAS RE-STARTED, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE; THESE 2 OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ABOUT 45 DAYS APART AND AGAIN ABOUT 30 DAYS LATER, PRIOR TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING DESCRIBED IN #1; SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM NOR DETERMINE POSSIBLE CAUSE; 3) NUISANCE PROBLEM--RECURRING SQUEAKING, AT TIMES SQUEALING, IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS; ON ONE OCCURRENCE THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN; DEALER HAS LUBRICATED, RE-LUBRICATED, RE-INSTALLED COIL, REPLACED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. *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: | BOWIE MD |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G3WS52K5WF |
Mileage: | 5054 miles. |
Speed: | 10 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: | FOX PONTIAC LAUREL MD 20707 |
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