Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / G6 / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058903 Incident Date: Mar, 10 2006
Consumer's City: JENKINTOWN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: G6 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2ZG528854 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 pontiac g6 vg. 16755 miles. steering locked up on first use morning of 3/11/06. steering wheel started to tightly shift left and right at random intervals during first minutes of use. within 3 minutes, steering wheel tightened considerably, making turns difficult. pulled into parking lot. parked car. turned off ignition. waited half a minute. turned ignition. steering wheel tightened almost beyond use, took incredible efforts to make turns. power steering appeared on dic within 30 seconds of ignition, followed by service icon in the dash display. car parked and shut off again. not returned to for another 75 minutes. steering problem did not reappear. subject driving in residential area; no faster than 30 mph at any time with only two sharp left/right turns -- mostly straight away. temperature 70 degrees f. *jb