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2006 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING

crash · 838455 · 2011-01-25

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
78,982
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2006 PONTIAC G6 BASE 4 CYL HAD STIFF STEERING AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING GOING 35MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER. RADIO COMPUTER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEREING HAD FAILED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT A MEDIAN, NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP ON I-69, HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10378550
Machine
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