# 2009 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1278086` · 2016-04-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** G6
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 83,715
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
ON 4/19/2016 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT AROUND 35MPH IT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT AND WHEN TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION THE STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE AS IF LOCKED UP CAUSING A COLLISION WITH AN ON COMING VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A TWO LANE STRAIGHT CITY STREET ON A CLEAR DAY AND NEARLY WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT RECEIVED MOST OF THE DAMAGE. WINDOWS SHATTERED AND AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY.
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