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Pontiac Grand Am Suspension Front Springs Coil Springs Safety Report | Mar 06, 2005
Reported on Mar 06, 2005
| WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE (BANG) FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROP AND PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR TO TRAVEL COMPLETELY ACCROSS THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP. AFTER STOPPING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF, RIPPING INTO THE INNER SIDE WALL OF THE FRONT TIRE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 AND SEIZING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM ROTAING. REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WHICH HAD LESS THAN 1,000 MILES USEAGE.*AK | |
| 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: | LANCASTER NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE12E6XM |
| Mileage: | 64000 miles. |
| Speed: | 50 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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