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1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — STEERING:RACK AND PINION

crash · 388331 · 2003-01-08

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Miles at failure
99,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE ALL OF A SUDDEN, WOULD NOT TURN LEFT AND I HIT A POLE, COME TO FIND OUT THE RACK AND PINION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I HAD TO HAVE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS, DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF NO PROBLEMS WITH RACK AND PINION, AND WERE OF NO HELP AT ALL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10000815
Machine
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