# 2009 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1186876` · 2015-05-31 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** G6
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 69,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TURNING INTO A CONVENIENT STORE PARKING LOT TO PARK AND WHERE THE HOOD IS CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAD TO JUMP OUT IMMEDIATELY AND A LOCAL GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT THEN HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE HAD A HOLE BURN INTO IT, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS OUT AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS STIFF.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*