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Pontiac Grand Am Vehicle Speed Control Accelerator Pedal Safety Report | July 22, 2004
Reported on July 22, 2004
| GAS PEDAL HAD ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF A HITCH TO IT. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP - UNDRIVEABLE. CONSEQUENCES: WE WERE STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS IN A REMOTE AREA WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AND WITHOUT THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK - THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIRMAN, THE NYLON BUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL MECHANISM WAS BROKEN. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. WORST IS THAT JUST 2 WEEKS BEFORE THAT MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR TO FLORIDA ALONE - OVER 1000 MILES FROM OLD HOME IN NEW YORK - MOST OF THE TRIP ON THE INFAMOUS I 95. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THAT ROAD. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2001 |
| 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: | ORMOND BEACH FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52T21M |
| Mileage: | 38767 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 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: | MATTHEWS VESTAL NY 13850 |
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