Consumer Complaint Detail
PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056624 | Incident Date: Feb, 16 2006 |
| Consumer's City: STRATFORD | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND PRIX | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2WP52K3WF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 19 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Was driving car when it became nearly impossible to steer the car to the left. turning the car right worked normally. my repair shop determined that the pinion bearing on my rack and pinion unit had failed and requires replacement. after researching this problem on line, i found a recall was in effect for this problem. after contacting my local dealer to resolve this problem they stated that my vin was not included in the recall, despite the failure matching the recall posted on the nhtsa website and gm's own description of the problem. i then called the zone representative for pontiac to solve this problem and got the same vin number story as the dealer gave me. it seems the scope of gm's recall is inadequate and needs to be corrected. my car is in the shop now awaiting a replacement gm unit. i have taken pictures of the failed unit, and it shows the failed parts. *nm |