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2007 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING

crash · 1119834 · 2014-10-13

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
117,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL AND MY CAR BEGAN TO START SLOWING DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO STEER THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION TO THAT THE PEDALS BECAME LESS OPERABLE. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER MAYBE 15 MINUTES FROM THE COLLEGE IN WHICH I WAS ATTENDING. AS I WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR WENT INTO THE CURB. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER THAT I WAITED A MINUTE AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO MISS CLASS AND CALL FOR HELP AND THEN TOOK MY CAR TO OTHER MECHANICS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10644370
Machine
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