Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10382533February 14, 2011
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT NOW HAS AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE INFORMATION MENU STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING", WHICH INDICATES THAT MORE THAN LIKELY A NEW STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. I'VE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MILLIONS OF PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THAT AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN HAD BEEN GENERATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE COURTESY OF GM, BUT ONLY TO DRIVERS WITH 100,000 MILES OR LESS. IN MY CASE, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT LEAST $800 TO FIX THIS DEFECT WITH GM'S AUTOMOBILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE YOUR ALREADY DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WANT MY COMPLAINT TO BE DOCUMENTED AND WOULD ALSO LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MAJOR DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. GM WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NEED A CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR
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No
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0
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#10383533February 14, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STEERING MAKING POPPING NOISE AND NO POWER WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURN, STEERING VERY UNSTABLE ,CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND SOMETIMES WILL LOCK UP, DEALER SAYS NEEDS STEERING GEAR AND STRUT MOUNT AT A COST OFF 1300.00 DOLLARS
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10382632February 14, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10382673February 14, 2011
STEERING
CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A DEFINITE CLUNKING SOUND. HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY, THE NOISE CAME BACK. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10381544February 11, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING STARTED TO GET REALLY HARD TO TURN INTO PARKING SPOTS OR WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO TURN THEN IT STARTED TO JUST FREEZE UP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A TPS BULLETIN ON THE PART, THEY REPAIRED THE PART BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS COMPLETELY REPAIRED B/C IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT NOT AS BADLY AS BEFORE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME CONSTANTLY AND I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381604February 11, 2011
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HEARD CLUNKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND NOW I KNOW WHAT THS CLUNKING SOUND WAS. AND READING ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381620February 11, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED OR ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS UNLESS SHE WOULD APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381383February 10, 2011
STEERING
DRIVING ON RT 64 IN IL, PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILS, CAN HARDLY MOVE THE WHEEL TO TURN STAYED ON RT 64 TILL IT WAS MORE RURAL TO TURN I WAS AFRAID I COULDN'T. THIS IS A HAZARD AND HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS..THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON YOUR CAR. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY THE STEERING FAILURE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND THE DAMAGE TO MY NERVE WRACKING WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE HOME. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381511February 10, 2011
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR TURN, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE EXACT SAME EPS SYSTEM WAS RECALLED ON THE G5'S BUT GM HAS NOT RECALLED ON THE G6'S. THE REPAIR IS NOT MINOR - UPWARDS OF $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381318February 9, 2011
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN DECEMBER.. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID AND I WAS ABLE TO ADD SOME TO THE SYSTEM. THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET WHERE I COULD PULL OVER. I CAME HOME AND CALLED PONTIAC IN SAN DIEGO, CA. AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN TO THE PONTIAC HEADQUARTERS. I CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IN LAST 5 WEEKS THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND I ALMOST WRECKED TWICE. I LIVE PART TIME IN THE USA AND PART TIME IN MEXICO. THE LAST TIME I CONTACTED PONTIAC THEY SAID WHEN I RETURNED THE USA TO CONTACT THEM. ALL I AM GETTING IS A RUN AROUND WITH NO ANSWERS. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS..THEIR EMAILS TO ME ARE VERY NEGATIVE AND I AM TOTALLY UNHAPPY WITH THEIR RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381141February 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FOR PAST SIX MONTHS, MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND BACK SLIGHTLY WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAR HAS LOW MILES (NOW AT 21,525). HOWEVER, I HEARD A SEVERE SQUEAL/GRINDING WHEN PULLING MY CAR OUT FROM PARKING SPACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP . DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED. REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. DECIDED TO DO ALL PADS, RESURFACE ALL ROTORS. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN REPORTED ELSEWHERE ON INTERNET, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE G6 BRAKE SYSTEM, OR, OEM ROTORS THAT WERE INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381158February 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE LIGHT WENT OFF WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. THAT PROBLEM ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. OR THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AFTER A WHILE WITHOUT ME APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED TWICE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I SURGED THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM TO QUESTION THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT FROM GM TO INCLUDE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CARS IN THE RECALL WHEN OBVIOUSLY OTHER CARS SAME YEAR SAME MODEL HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF POSTINGS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381223February 8, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN MY PARKING LOT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A CAR COMING THE OTHER WAY. I HAD TO THROW MY WHOLE BODY AGAINST THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. AND YES MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCREEN FLASHED POWER STEERING. MY STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT A SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381011February 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I BROUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 NOVEMBER 2006. THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BROUGHT IT. RATTLING NOISES EVERYTIME I TURNED ON THE HEAT. WHEN I TURNED MY WHEEL THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. AND ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON EVERYOTHER DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME. *LN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380759February 4, 2011
STEERING
THIS MORNING I WAS ON MY DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I WAS PULLING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL VERY WELL! BECAUSE, I WAS ALREADY TURNING, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE ANY CARS WERE TO COME. AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL NOR DID I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING ANY FURTHER ON THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CALLED A PERSON AND GOT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANICAL SHOP WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND DON'T FEEL THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS PROPER. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A FULL ON RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT TO NOT HAVE IT AS A FULL WARRANTY IS LUDICROUS. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE IS NONSENSE NOT TO HAVE A FULL RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IS NEEDED BEFORE IT IS CORRECTED BUT I WOULD SURE HOPE IT WOULD NOT TAKE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO OCCUR. I HAVE 111000 MILES ON MY CAR 11,000 OVER THE CRITERIA AND VERY UPSET IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT TO MENTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DANGEROUS! THANK GOODNESS I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNEW WHAT TO DO BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE THAT DRIVE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT ARE NOT EXPERIENCED DRIVERS AND WILL GET HURT BECAUSE A MAJOR FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE GOES OUT AND NO FAULT TO ANYONE EXCEPT THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY MAKING THE VEHICLES. I WOULD HAVE THE GM PEOPLE/ NHTSA PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE CALL TO RECALL TO THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR FAMILY AND HOW THEY WOULD FEEL IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT A CRUCIAL TIME AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, VERY DISAPPOINTING NOT ONLY TO GM BUT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY FOR NOT DEEMING THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAVING RECALL SENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380668February 2, 2011
STEERING
HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. TURNING RIGHT INTO MY PLACE OF WORK TONIGHT, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS ALREADY TURNED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT INTO THE GATE WITHOUT RAMMING INTO IT, AND MANAGED TO PARK. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FINE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS I HAVE NO CELL PHONE AND HAVE TO DRIVE ALMOST ENTIRELY ON HIGHWAYS AT 65MPH TO AND FROM WORK (IN THE DARK MOSTLY). THERE ARE MANY OTHER G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS CRASHES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379879February 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT SHE WAS NOT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR WAS RESET AND LUBRICATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SB-08-05-22-009A REPAIR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SWITCHES, BRAKE LIGHT AND REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THE REPAIRS. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE A FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V036000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) WAS RELATED; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379758January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,642.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379625January 30, 2011
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AND HAVE HAD THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL LOCKS UP COMPLETELY AND I CANNOT TURN IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEN THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON. SO I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND THEN DROVE TO AUTO ZONE TO BUY FLUID. ON MY WAY THERE, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO TURN OFF OF IT. FINALLY I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED IT OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO BUY FLUID BUT THE POWER STEER IS ELECTRIC IN G6'S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I'M NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MY DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING DIFFERENT SITES ONLINE AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6'S. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKS COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT TURN WHILE DRIVING IT. I DON'T HAVE $700+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT IS CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S MISHAP CONSIDERING MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE FAULTY POWER STEERING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PONTIAC IS THE NEW TOYOTA AND BEGIN CAUSING DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT'S FAULTY VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379410January 28, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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