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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Safety Report | Mar 27, 2002
Reported on Mar 27, 2002
| WITH NO PRIOR WARNING MY '96 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUDDENLY 'SHIVERED' OR 'SNEEZED' WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MPH. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND WERE BLINKING. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AS WELL ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING AS A RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER SINCE I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR US HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY WARNING FLASHERS, GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS AND TRIED TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS IN DISTRESS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO, AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS AT REPAIRS, WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I EVENTUALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PONTIAC DEALER WHO REPLACED THE 'IGNITION COIL'. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IT AS SUCH.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LEVITTOWN PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T8TM |
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| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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