2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Steeringcolumn Problems

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE WITH HIS STEERING COLUMN WHICH HE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 35,398 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS STEERING COLUMN FEELS LOOSE, AND DOES NOT RESPOND READILY TO CHANGES IN DIRECTION. HE DID TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE CONTACT GAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINT # 1009722 AND 10157566. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS AFRAID THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SEPARATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND GAVE THEM A FILE # 71-467055915 WITH DATE OF FILING 01/10/07. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN A REDESIGNED INTERMEDIATE AND A REPLACEMENT THAT...

HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING 9/02. THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED AND LUBED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE CAME BACK IN MARCH 2005 THIS TIME THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS WORN AND NOISY. THEY REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNDER GOODWILL, BUT I HAD TO PAY $181.86 FOR LABOR. NOW JANUARY 2007 THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE IS BACK. I ALSO HAVE A 2003 GMC PICKUP THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON GM INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT PAPER WORK SAID "DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT JOINT WORN CAUSING NOISE HEARD". *NM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMPS, STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK IN FRONT END, NO ACCIDENTS OF LOSS OF STEERING, GM HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT 3 TIMES, THEN STRUTS, BUSHINGS AND MOUNTS AND LUBED THEM 2 OR 3 TIMES ALSO

[1]CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING NEUVER/STEERING WHEEL ROTATION; [2]SAME AS #1; [3]STEERING COLUMN REPLACED [OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

CLUNK SOUND COMING FROM THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL DURING COURSE OF DRIVING. *AK

TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK