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Pontiac Grand Am Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | Aug 20, 2001



Reported on Aug 20, 2001


CAR ACCELERATED TO 100+ MILES, COULD NOT BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN FOR APPROX 3 MILES, AND THEN AT FIVE MILE INTERVALS IT WOULD DROP. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT TURN KEY NOR SHIFT, UNTIL IT GOT DOWN TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. THEN I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT SO IT WOULD STOP. DEALER WAS CALLED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANYTHING WRONG. BUT OF COURSE THERE IS. THIS WAS A HORRIFYING, TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, AND I SHOOK FOR HOURS. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO STOP, IT SMOKED (BLACK) FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SEATBELT WAS ON. *AK I'M NOT SURE WHAT A 2-POINT OR 3-POINT BELT IS.
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? N
Location: WOODBURY MN
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NW12MOVC
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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