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Pontiac Grand Am Suspension Front Springs Coil Springs Safety Report | Mar 19, 2002
Reported on Mar 19, 2002
| I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM,PURCHASED NEW. LESS THAN 35000 MILES. IN MARCH AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE THE ENTIRE FRONT RIGHT OF MY CAR LITERALLY FELL WITH A DEAFENING BANG. UPON SERVICE WE FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND PUNCTURED MY TIRE. IT WAS EMBEDED IN THE TIRE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE IMPACT OF JUST BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAS JOLTING AND TERRIFYING. THEN TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A SUBDIVISION STREET FROM A MAJOR ROAD JUNE 7, 2005, I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG ONCE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATLEY STOPPED THE CAR AS PEOPLE RAN TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IF I WAS OK. LAYING IN THE STREET WAS A PIECE OF COIL. THIS TIME IT WAS THE BACK RIGHT SPRING WHICH BROKE. FORTUNATELY IT DID NOT PIERCE THE TIRE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS HAZARDOUS CAR. IT IS COSTING PLENTY TO HAVE THE REST OF THE SPRINGS ON THE CAR REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH LOW MILAGE AND ROUTINE MAINTAINANCE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT TAKES A DEATH TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DOCUMENTATED LONG STANDING PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS I HAVE RESEARCHED. I DID MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW SPRINGS PURCHASED WERE A DIFFERENT BATCH AND ISN'T IT SAD THAT DEALERS ARE STOCKING THESE SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE APPARENTLY FRACTURED INTERNALLY WHEN INSTALLED WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FARMINGTON HILLS MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE12E5XM |
| Mileage: | 34386 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | BOB SELLERS PONTIAC FARMINGTON HILLS 00 48335 |
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