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Pontiac Grand Am Steering Wheel And Handle Bar Safety Report | Nov 12, 1999
Reported on Nov 12, 1999
| THERE ARE TWO PINS HOLDING THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN AND THESE PINS HAVE COME OUT 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IN THAT THE PINS ARE HEAVY METAL THAT GO INTO ALUMINUM AND THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WITH REPEATED MOVEMENT FROM ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PINS NO LONGER STAY IN. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT EXPECTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE. I HAVE HAD BOTH PINS COME OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1994 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | COLUMBIA MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE55MXRC |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Steering Wheel And Handle Bar | Next Report:Unknown Or Other |