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Pontiac Grand Am Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Sept 21, 2006
Reported on Sept 21, 2006
| DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT. THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 35 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS REDLINED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON SIX OTHER OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PACIFIC MO |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52F74C |
| Mileage: | 23969 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: | MOORE PONTIAC ELLISVILLE MO |
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