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Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical System Safety Report | Mar 04, 2004
Reported on Mar 04, 2004
| ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY ON I-55 NEAR CHICAGO AT RUSH HOUR.I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND GET THE CAR TOWED 160 MILES TO CHAMPAIGN. WE WERE TOLD OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURE BY THE DEALER, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN HELPFUL. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BUT THE DEALER SAID SUCH PROBLEMS JUST HAPPEN . THIS SUGGESTS A DESIGN FLAW. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT AND PROBABLY SEVERAL FATALITIES. A PART THAT CONTROLS SUCH CRITICAL FUNCTIONS SHOULD HAVE A WARNING SIGNAL AND A BACKUP. I CONTACTED GM AND HAD AN EXTENDED EMAIL EXCHANGE BUT THEY WERE QUITE UNRESPONSIVE. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CHAMPAIGN IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP5215WF |
| Mileage: | 87000 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | U |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | WORDEN MARTIN CHAMPAIGN IL 61821 |
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