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Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical System Battery Safety Report | Aug 14, 1998



Reported on Aug 14, 1998


WIRE CONTACTS ON BATTERY WERE BADLY CORRODED. AFTER A TEMPORARY SHAKING, CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AND ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING. OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL ORIGINAL BATTERY WAS REPLACED. CAR IS PARKED NEAR SALT WATER OCEAN ABOUT 10 TIMES PER YEAR FOR 12 HOURS OR MORE. ALSO, CAR OPERATED IN NORTHEAST WHERE HEAVY USE OF SALT IS USED DURING WINTER, THOUGH THIS CAR HAD ONLY GONE THROUGH TWO WINTERS. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1997
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: BLOOMINGDALE NJ
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2WJ52K5VF
Mileage:
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS N/A.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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