NHTSA Complaint #10436902 — 2006 PONTIAC G6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10436902 |
| Vehicle | 2006 PONTIAC G6 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 110,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT WHATSOEVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN I GO TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, MY CLOCK IS DISPLAYING THE WORDS, "POWER STEERING" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR VERY WELL AND THE ENGINE WAS REMMING HIGH AND LOW EVEN AFTER I HAD STOPPED THE CAR. I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REMMING HIGH AND LOW. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. AS YOU CAN SEE THOUGH, HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE OUT ON A MAIN ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE OR MY CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN. *TR
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