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Pontiac Sunfire Steering Hydraulic Power Assist System Safety Report | Sept 12, 1999
Reported on Sept 12, 1999
| GM DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ITS CONSUMERS. WHEN DRIVING MY 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE THROUGH ANY WATER, EVEN A SMALL 3-5 FOOT WIDE PUDDLE OF ONLY 1-2 INCHES DEEP WATER, THE POWER STEERING BELT BECOMES WET AND STARTS SQUEALING LOUDLY. THE POWER STEERING THEN BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND VERY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR OVER A YEAR. DON BOHN AUTOPLEX SAYS THEY HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC AND ALSO A GM MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE. DON BOHN REPORTS TO ME THAT PONTIAC AND GM DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME AND SAID NOTHING IS TO BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN SAID TO ME BY DON BOHN MANAGEMENT AND ALSO A PONTIAC REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR 1-800 SERVICE NUMBER THAT THIS CONDITION OF THE POWER STEERING IS A 'CHARACTERISTIC' OF THE 1997 'J' BODY TYPE CARS OF GM AND THERE IS NO PRESENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOT ONLY WHEN IT RAINS BUT EVEN WHEN THERE IS A 'SMALL' PUDDLE ON THE HIGHWAY. EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, PONTIAC AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEN I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DON BOHN AUTOPLEX, EDDIE SATTLER (OR SADDLER) THAT I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR HOME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, HE GOT ANGRY AND THREATENED TO TOW MY CAR TO MY HOME IF I REFUSED TO TAKE DELIVERY. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND AM EXTREMELY DESPONDENT AND FRUSTRATED. PLEASE ADVISE OR HELP ME. THANK YOU. CARROLL ALBARADO | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Sunfire |
| 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: | MARRERO LA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2JB1246V7 |
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| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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