Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / G6 / 2006

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006097845 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2006
Consumer's City: DEARING Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: G6 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2ZH558964 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6 with a current odometer reading of 28438 miles. the vehicle was purchased with an odometer reading of 4936 miles as a new vehicle. the contact stated that on 8/16/06 the vehicle began to have a strong vibration in the steering column when turning. after the vehicle was taken to stokes hodges pontiac of thomson ga the contact was told by the service person that the vehicle was serviced prior to the purchase on 3/31/06 for vibration problems of the front suspension and steering. the contact was told at time of the repair of 8/16/06 that a service bulletin 06-02-32-0007 had been issued for the power steering gear. this was replaced on 8/19/06. the contact mentioned that service she was shown a file regarding the vehicles previous repairs performed prior to the purchase on 3/31/06, which was information that was not disclosed at the purchase time. the contact filed a complaint since this was a safety problem, and the fact that the dealer did not provide this information and sold the vehicle as new. the failure mileage was 16,131 and the current mileage was 28,300.*ak the consumer stated the vehicle continues to exhibit a vibration when turning the wheel. updated 05/21/07*jb