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Pontiac Grand Am Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | May 01, 1998
Reported on May 01, 1998
| WHITE LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP SIGN, MOTOR REVVED TO 3000 RPM AND ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED PUMPING. HAD TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MOTOR REVVED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE BEFORE RETURING TO NORMAL IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ALWAYS AT STARTUP. FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES BY THE DEALER AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED COMPLAINTS. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | |
| Location: | CEDAR RAPIDS IA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T5VM |
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| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | |
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