NHTSA Complaint #11303006 — 2007 PONTIAC G6

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS THE 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.