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Pontiac Grand Am Vehicle Speed Control Accelerator Pedal Safety Report | Nov 08, 1998
Reported on Nov 08, 1998
| WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT DID NOT TOUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN POLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | AFTON WY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2HE12T1XM |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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