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Pontiac Grand Am Fuel System, Gasoline Fuel Injection System Safety Report | Aug 01, 1999



Reported on Aug 01, 1999


BIGGEST PROBLEM - CAR IS BRAND NEW, 2-1/2 WEEKS OLD AND SINCE ABOUT 100 MILES, HAS BEEN JERKING OFF AND WHILE DRIVING SEEMING AS THOUGH FUEL IS BEING SHUT OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. TOLD CANNOT FIX AND GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX. I WAS TOLD CAR DRIVABLE AND SAFE. THAT DEPENDS UPON DEFINITION OF SAFE. CAR IS SO BAD IT SHUTS OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL AFTER ONLY BEING ON 5 SECONDS. DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. NO ONE AT DEALERSHIP OR GM SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A NEW CAR! I REALLY WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR NEW CARS! STEERING - ENTIRE STERRING COLUMN AND WHEEL SHAKES WHEN SPEEDS OF 60+ ARE REACHED. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM - DRIVER HEADREST - CANNOT SEE BLIND SPOT OR BEHIND YOU IF YOU TURN TO VISUALLY LOOK TO THE LEFT WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR BACKING UP.
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1999
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? N
Location: CANAL FULTON OH
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NE12E8XM
Mileage:
Speed: 60 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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