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Pontiac Grand Am Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Feb 26, 2013
Reported on Feb 26, 2013
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STUCK TO THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BRACKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2003 |
| 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: | MOUNTAIN IRON MN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52F43C |
| Mileage: | 130000 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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