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Pontiac Grand Prix Exterior Lighting Headlights Safety Report | Mar 10, 2001
Reported on Mar 10, 2001
| ON MARCH 10, 2001 I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS COVER AND BULB WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BACKORDER & I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN AVAILABLE. THREE DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 9:00 PM WHEN I REALIZED ON A DARK STRETCH OF ROAD THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS WHICH ILLUMINATED , ON THE RIGHT SIDE, FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN THE BULB BLEW OUT. THE OTHER HEADLIGHT LENS HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR AND THE BULB BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE POLICE CHECK MY CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP INFERRED THAT SOMEONE MUST HAVE TRIED TO STEAL MY HEADLIGHTS. THE POLICE CONCURRED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AROUND THE HEADLIGHT AREA AND IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT THE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT RATHER THAN A THIEF. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| 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: | HOLYOKE MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP12K5WF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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