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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Switch Safety Report | Sept 24, 1999
Reported on Sept 24, 1999
| THE KEY KEPT GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID IT NEEDED LUBING. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE KEY STARTIED TO STICK AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK AND THE ORDERED A NEW FLOOR SHIFT.. A MONTH LATER MY WIFE STOPPED ON TOP OF A HILL AT OUR MAIL BOX AND SHE COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO GO IN PARK, THE CAR CUT OFF AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWN HILL BARELY MISSING CHILDREN PLAYING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. SERVICE DEPT. PICKED UP THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT INTO REVERSE. THEY ORDERED A NEW GEARSHIFT LEVER. THREE TIMES FOR SIMILAR DEFECTS SHOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE THAT HAS MY WIFE REFUSING TO DRIVE IT. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FORT LEONARD WOOD MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW12M4WC |
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| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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