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Pontiac Grand Am Suspension Front Springs Coil Springs Safety Report | May 10, 2004
Reported on May 10, 2004
| 1. DROVE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 55,000 MILES ABOUT 600 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 3 DAYS, THEN PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT. 2. PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED NEXT MORNING. RUBBING NOISE AND SOME RESISTANCE FROM RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE WHEEL. STOPPED CAR AFTER 50 FEET. THOUGHT IT WAS WET BRAKES. STOPPED CAR AND STARTED UP AGAIN AND SAME RUBBING NOISE. BACKED CAR SLOWLY BACK INTO DRIVEWAY. SHUT OFF CAR. HEARD LOUD METAL SNAP NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE WHEEL. CAR THEN DROPPED DOWN WITH NO SPACE BETWEEN TOP OF TIRE AND SUSPENSION. 3. CALLED LOCAL GARAGE AND HAD CAR TOWED. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) WHEEL SPRING. CHECKED, ADJUSTED AND DID FULL ALIGNMENT ON CAR. WOULD HAVE REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS BUT PARTS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. 4. TIRE PUNCTURE AND MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ONLY A FEW HOURS EARLIER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH! *LA | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| 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: | UTICA NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52E4XM |
| Mileage: | 55298 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: | |
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