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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Switch Safety Report | Sept 08, 2001
Reported on Sept 08, 2001
| BOUGHT CAR USED-3 WKS LATER TRIED TO START-TRUNK OPENED-CAR STARTED THEN STALLED WOULD NOT RESTART-TOW TRUCK #1. DRIVING IN FAST LANE FREEWAY 65-70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THEN OFF, FLICKERING, RADIO TURNED OFF, GAUGES WITH DIALS UP THEN DOWN LASTED 15 SECONDS THEN CAR LOST ALL POWER, WENT OFF ROAD INTO FIELD-HURT LOWER BACK-WOULD NOT START, TOW TRUCK #2; HOME FROM WORK 2 AM STOP TO GET MAIL, LEFT CAR RUNNING KEYS IN IGNITION, CLOSED DRIVERS DOOR-DOORS LOCKED WITH KEYS INSIDE, TOW TRUCK #3; DROVE 3 MILES TO STORE FROM HOME-ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON THEN OVERHEAT LIGHT-PULLED OFF ROAD-TOW TRUCK #4-ALL HUB CAPS RATTLE, TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES-PARTS OF THIS SCENARIO HAVE RE-OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK SINCE PURCHASE DATE-DEALER REPAIRED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK FOUND BY OUTSIDE MECHANIC I HIRED WHEN DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG LADY! THEN SAID SOMEONE ADDED WRONG COOLANT & CAUSED DAMAGE & LEAKAGE I WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, MY MECHANIC ADDED EXACT SAME FLUID AS HE READ OWNERS MANUAL, DEALER WAS ONLY OTHER ONE WORKING ON THE CAR!-MY OUTSIDE MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER PROGRAM DAMAGED FROM KEY ENTRY IN CAR THAT WAS PROGRAMMED FOR REMOTE & RIMS TOO BIG-DEALER: NO -THEN, BATTERY DIED-WONDER WHY?!-OOPS, NOT COVERED BY SERVICE CONTRACT. HELP!!*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MODESTO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE12E8XM |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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