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Pontiac Grand Am Suspension Front Springs Coil Springs Safety Report | Aug 20, 2006
Reported on Aug 20, 2006
| THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, IN AUG. 2003, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO UPON INVESTIGATION INFORMED ME THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN. IT WAS REPLACED. THEN IN AUG. 2006, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE WHEN I HEARD THE FAMILIAR BANG BUT THIS TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED SO I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. AGAIN IT WAS REPLACED. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING THE MANUFACTURER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PART YET NOT ONLY DO THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL , THEY CONTINUE TO SELL DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS!!!!!!!! I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE FIRST 2 TIMES BUT WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!! I DON'T WANT ME OR SOMEONE I LOVE TO HAVE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!*JB | |
| 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: | TORONTO 00 |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T8XM |
| Mileage: | 115000 miles. |
| Speed: | 1 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | MARVIN STARR |
| Previous Report:Suspension Front Springs Coil Springs | Next Report:Structure Body Hatchback/liftgate Support Device |