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Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical System Safety Report | Sept 10, 2011
Reported on Sept 10, 2011
| TRAVELING AND ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE (SPEED OF 75 MPH) TURNED LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO BEGIN MERGE AND ALL EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS WENT BLACK, NO LOW BEAMS NOR HIGH BEAMS NOR EVEN PARKING LIGHTS EXISTED! ROTATED THROUGH LIGHTING SWITCH OPTIONS REPEATEDLY IN HOPE OF REGAINING SIGHT - NOTHING. PULLED OFF TO SHOULDER AND PARKED CAR. THANKFULLY NOONE WAS BEHIND ME! HAZARDS WORKED, ALL OTHER OUTER LIGHTS WORKED, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED. CHECKED BOTH FUSE BOXES - NOTHING BLOWN. AFTER 20 MINUTES LOW BEAMS ON MANUAL SETTING CAME ON - NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE. VERY CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE REMAINING 90 MINUTES TO HOME. HAD CAR CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT RANDOM. VERY SCARED! STILL UNABLE TO GET A DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. HUNDREDS SPENT ON TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE - AND WAS PURCHASED OUTRIGHT AS A FAMILY VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT! MAD!! *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LOW MOOR IA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 76000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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