1996 Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Problems

“After stopping at a stop sign, lost control of steering while making left turn. Car continued, ran over a mail box and came to rest in a flower bed. When tow truck arrived and picked car up, tow truck driver noticed that engine cradle had fallen down and disabled the steering. Mechanic and insurance adjuster later agreed that the engine cradle bolts had sheared off.”

“The consumerexperienced intermittent loss of power steering when turning left. A recall was issued for this make/model and year, howeve this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.”

“Dt: around september 21, 2005 the consumer started experiencing difficulty turning to the right. It was like the steering wheel was locked. The problem was ongoing when trying to turn right. When the consumer took vehicle to be repaired, the mechanic told her that the rack and pinion needed replaced. Also told her that there was a recall for this issue on her type of vehicle. There was NHTSA recall 03v527000 and GM recall recall 03062. When she contacted the manufacturer, they told her that this vehicle was not included due to VIN.”

“The contact owns a 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving 25 MPH, the power steering malfunctioned. It was extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel to the left. The contact had to exert force upon the steering wheel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 106,998. The VIN was not available.”

“Steering rack failure (40k miles). Steering wheel would not turn left *at all* at a dead stop; extremely stubborn at speed. No warning(s)/indications of impending failure. No belt squeals, ps fluid level ok. L-r turning was fine, then not. Coincidentall”