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Pontiac Grand Prix Air Bags Frontal Safety Report | Dec 12, 2000
Reported on Dec 12, 2000
| I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A CAR TRAVELING WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 35 MPH LIMIT WHO NEVER TOUCHED HIS BRAKES. UPON IMPACT I WAS DRIVEN INTO A TRUCK STOPPED ABOUT 7 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR. NEITHER OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A LEFT SHOULDER/ARM AND LEFT SIDE NECK INJURY WHICH I STARTED TREATMENT ON THE NEXT DAY. TREATMENT HAS HOPEFULLY COMPLETED AS OF SURGERY ON 7/16/2001 TO REMOVE DICS, REPAIR VERTEBRAE, AND PLACE A TITAINUM PLATE IN MY NECK EXCEPT OF COURSE 6-8 WEEKS OF RECOVERY FROM THE SURGERY. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL COST, I , DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN NOT ALLOWED TO WORK FOR ALL BUT ABOUT 6 WEEKS IN THE 7 MONTHS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND OF COURSE THE 6-8 WEEKS LEFT. I FEEL HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE INJURIES I SUFFERED. WHEN THIS FAILURE WAS ADDRESSED TO THE PONTIAC DEALER IT WAS STATED THAT EVIDENTLY THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH; THAT I DOUBT BASED ON TEST I HAVE SEEN AND THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CONOVER NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP1217WF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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