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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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