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2006 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING

crash · 1126863 · 2014-11-03

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
148,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OR ABOUT JUNE 2ND, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G-6, WHEN A ROTWILLER DOG JUMPED IN FRONT OF ME SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY AT ALL, I DIDN'T STOP , AND I SPUN OUT AND DID A 150 SPIN AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. I MISSED THE DOG, BUT WRECKED MY BEAUTIFUL CAR. I HAVE NEVER WRECKED A CAR IN MY LIFETIME, I WRECKED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY FRONT BUMPER PLATE, ENERGY ABSORBER, LOWER GRILL RIGHT, LOWER GRILL LEFT, EMBLEM, RIGHT INNER FENDER, RIGHT FRONT BUMPER RETAINER AND FENDER, RIGHT INNER FENDER COVER, FRONT LOWER BUMPER FILLER, FRONT LOWER AIR DAM, PLASTIC RETAINERS UPPER, PLASTIC RETAINERS UPPER AND LOWER, PLASTIC RETAINERS LOWER RADIATOR, RIGHT RADIATOR SUPPORT BRACKET, RADIATOR CAP, COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY, COOLANT, FREON, ATF. I NO THAT I'M AN EXCELLENT DRIVER, AND AFTER THAT DAY I DIDN'T HAVE A CAR FOR 3 MONTHES. I WAS DEVASTATED. THE CAR ACCIDENT LEFT SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD, SO A PERSON CAN PRETTY MUCH READ THE ENTIRE STORY OF ACCIDENT. I FEEL MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. I FEEL THAT THE CAR'S RECALLS HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME SLAMMING INTO AN EMBANKMENT, I COULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND CORRECTLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10652307
Machine
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