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2006 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING:COLUMN

crash1 injured · 617052 · 2007-03-17

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:COLUMN
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

POWER STEERING COMPUTERIZED MODULE FAILED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. POWER STEERING LOSS ALERT APPEARED ON RADIO. WHEEL OF CAR LOCKED; VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UNSTEERABLE CAUSING CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY. VEHICLE HAD THIS EXACT MODULE REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST IN THE SAME MANNER W/THE SAME WARNING ALERT, BUT FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AT A 2MPH SPEED IN PARKING LOT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10185394
Machine
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