NHTSA Complaint #10195996 — 2005 PONTIAC G6
STEERING:COLUMN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10195996 |
| Vehicle | 2005 PONTIAC G6 |
| Component | STEERING:COLUMN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
POWER STEERING HAD BEEN FEELING VERY LOOSE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE DISPLAY "NOTED POWER STEERING". I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I INITIALLY LOOKED TO SEE IF I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH I COULD NOT FIND. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID FINDING OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON MY RESEARCH INTO WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID I SAW AN ARTICLE INDICATING THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL IN THIS REGARDS. AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
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