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Pontiac Grand Prix Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Safety Report | Dec 23, 2000
Reported on Dec 23, 2000
| WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TURNOVER, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY LOSE ALL POWER. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED FUEL PUMP RESISTOR, WHICH WAS CORRODED DUE TO ITS LOCATION AS DESIGNED (IN THE PASSENGER-SIDE WHEEL WELL). APPARENTLY, IN CANADA, OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY GM AND OFFERED A FREE RETROFIT TO THE FIREWALL. I BELIEVE IT IS A REGIONAL RECALL. SHOULDN'T GM DO THE SAME IN THE STATES, I.E. AT LEAST STATES THAT EXHIBIT SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERNS? THE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AT HIGHER SPEEDS.. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ANN ARBOR MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP5211WF |
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| Speed: | 65 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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