Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / G6 / 2006

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120730 Incident Date: Sep, 23 2007
Consumer's City: KNOXVILLE Consumer's State: TN
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:hydraulic power assist system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2ZG558564 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 23 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 23 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6. when starting the vehicle, the power steering locked. the failure also occurred while driving 30mph. she turned the engine off and was unable to steer to the left or the right. the contact had to wait a few seconds so that it would reset itself and restart. the dealer informed her that the sensor in the steering column would have to be replaced. the cost to repair the vehicle is $1,000. . the current and failure mileages were 44000. updated 01-10-08. *kb the power steering motor was replaced and the problem ceased. updated 12/31/07