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2007 PONTIAC G5 — STEERING

crash · 785653 · 2010-05-05

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G5
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
32,200
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G5 URAD WITH 32000 MILES ON IT, WE BOUGHT IT NEW. IN FEB 2010 MY SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND AS HE WENT AROUND A SHARP BEND IN THE ROAD, HE STATED HE FELT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR SLIDING INTO GUARD RAILS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE, THEN WE GET A RECALL FROM PONTIAC ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM . I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT , THEY HAD A INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR LOOK AT IT AND A GIRL NAMED BRANDY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS HER DECISION NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ASKED WHAT HER QUALIFICATIONS WERE AND SHE SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT HER EDUCATION WAS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10329021
Machine
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