NHTSA complaint: 2008 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY BEFORE BECOMING VERY STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS UNKNOWN SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation