# 2006 PONTIAC G6 — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `612747` · 2007-02-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** G6
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 900
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A PONTIAC G6  WHICH WAS  INVOLVED A CRASH  IN JULY 2006. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 900.  THE CV JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH.  THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE, AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AWAY, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DROVE INTO A DITCH.  GM STATED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR DUE TO THE CV BOOTS,  AND THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TIE ROD END.  THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. THE POLICE REPORT  WAS INCORRECT  IN STATING   THAT IT  WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION.   THE CONTACT AND  THE OTHER DRIVER INVOLVED IN THE CRASH  DISAGREED  WITH THE REPORT.  THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB BEFORE GOING INTO THE DITCH. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THERE WERE 2 SETS OF SKID MARKS.   THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THE CONTACT WAS AT FAULT AND CANCELLED HER POLICY ,STATING THAT SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THE  DRIVER  WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE, AND THE PASSENGER WAS BRUISED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  DUE TO THE CRASH THE CONTACT NEEDED  KNEE SURGERY.  *AK
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