NHTSA complaint: 2005 PONTIAC G6 — STEERING
MY G6 SPORADICALLY WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING AND LOCK UP COMPLETELY, I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN OR A SIDE STREET, I COULD SHUT OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. AS WELL AS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING MY CAR WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. NEITHER OF THESE TWO THINGS WERE CONSISTENT BUT SCARY NONETHELESS. MY FAMILY AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD A NOTICE ON IT TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED FOR FREE BY THE DEALERSHIP. 11/30/11 IS WHEN WE TOOK MY CAR THE DEALERSHIP HAD HAD IT FIXED. I DROVE IT FOR ROUGHLY TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. I WAS MERGING FROM I-29 N TO 36 E GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD JUST MERGED INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT; I TRIED TO CORRECT THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL. I SPUN AND FLIPPED MY CAR ONTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE WEST BOUND TRAFFIC PASSING LANE. MY CAR LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON ITS ROOF. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE! I WAS LUCKY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND I DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS. I SUFFERED A HAND INJURY BUT MOSTLY AM JUST REALLY SHAKEN UP AND FULLY BELIEVE THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL!! *KB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation