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Pontiac G5 Steering Safety Report | June 22, 2008
Reported on June 22, 2008
APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION, MY PONTIAC G5'S BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. I COULD TELL THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS WAS WORKING AS I COULD HEAR METAL ON METAL BUT IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S CDR SHOWED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ALTHOUGH I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS EVIDENCED BY THE METAL ON METAL SOUND. PLUS A WITNESS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND AIMED FOR A FIRE HYDRANT TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN. IT DID NOTHING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT TO JOIN THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION, BUT THE STEERING DID NOT WORK. I THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | G5 |
Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
Year: | 2008 |
Was a crash reported? | Y |
Was an injury reported? | 6 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 5 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | METAIRIE LA |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2AL18F687 |
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Speed: | 98 MPH |
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Was a police report filed? | Y |
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