TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT'S BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ALSO, WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL; HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.