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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Switch Safety Report | July 21, 2002
Reported on July 21, 2002
| TRIED TO START CAR, DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR WOULDN'T START, KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT, THEN TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THE NEXT DAY-WENT TO RUN ERRANDS-STOPPED AT STORE AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK, THEY HAD TO DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION TO TOW, GARAGE MECHANIC HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, HAD TO BE REKEYED AND BATTERY REPLACED. WE DID HAVE THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AT DAVE CROSS MOTORS, LEE'S SUMMIT MO 816-524-3636 ON APRIL 15,2002. WONDERING IF TWO PROBLEMS ARE LINKED?*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| 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: | GREENWOOD MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW12M5VC |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 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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