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Pontiac Montana Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Safety Report | Dec 04, 2009
Reported on Dec 04, 2009
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO THE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD OCCUR REGULARLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. IN ADDITION, FOUR NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED WITH A WHEEL ALIGNMENT SERVICE, NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ALLENDALE MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX33L66D |
| Mileage: | 105000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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