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Pontiac Grand Am Air Bags Frontal Safety Report | June 06, 2000
Reported on June 06, 2000
11/15/1999 INVOLVED IN 25 TO 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES, PONTIAC CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME GIVEN DIFFERENT ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FIRST REASON GIVEN WAS IT LIKED A FRACTION OF AN INCH TO DEPLOYMENT, 2ND TIME PONTIA CONTACTED THEY ADVISED THAT IT WASNT AT FAST ENOUGH SPEED FOR DEPLOYMENT, 3RD TIME CONTACTED PONTIAC ADVISED THAT I SHOULD BE GLAD THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ,4TH TIME CONTACTED PONTIAC ADVISED THAT CAR AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN OTHER VEHICLE IS PICK-UP SIZE OR LARGER THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BODY SHOP WHERE I HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED BOTH ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. HAVE HAD THE BRAKES ROTORS TURNED ONCE AND 2 MONTHS. NOW HAVE TO GET NEW BRAKES ON VEHICLE. *AK | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | Grand Am |
Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
Year: | 1999 |
Was a crash reported? | Y |
Was an injury reported? | 2 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | TEMPLE OK |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T7XM |
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Vehicle type: | FWD |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
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