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Pontiac Grand Prix Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Apr 28, 2000
Reported on Apr 28, 2000
| TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SHIFTING CAPABILITES WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING FROM I-90/94 TO I-55. FINAL DRIVE GEAR FAILED CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL WITH A PUNCTURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING. STRANDED ON INTERSTATE FOR 2 HOURS. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| 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: | CHICAGO IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR121XYF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 55 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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