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Pontiac Grand Prix Service Brakes, Hydraulic Safety Report | Aug 03, 2004
Reported on Aug 03, 2004
| MY COMPLAINT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A CAR - IT IS MONR ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT RENTED ME THE CAR. MONDAY, AUG 2, I RENTED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FROM AVIS AT THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL (BWI) AIRPORT. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE NORTHBOUND FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY ON THE MORNING OF AUG 3 (NORMAL WEATHER CONDIDTIONS), I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES (SOMEWHAT HARD). THE WHEELS ON THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE CAR DID A FULL 180 TURN THROUGH 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC LANDING ON THE SHOULDER, W FRACTION OF AN INCH AWAY FROM THE GUARDRAIL. *AK I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY. I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR, OR GET HIT BY A CAR OR EVEN SMASH INTO THE GUARDRAIL. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR AND I WAS NOT INJURED. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR TO AVIS (BECAUSE I NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING IT) THE EMPLYEE BEHIND THE COUNTER MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A BRAKE RECALL AND WONDERED IF IT WAS THAT MAKE AND MODEL. I FOUND THE RECALL VIA YOUR WEBSITE THIS MORNING. APPARENTLY MY ACCIDENT IS THE EXACT CONSEQUENSE OF NOT GETTING THE RECALL FIXED. I'M APPALLED THAT AVIS RENTED ME A CAR THAT THEY KNEW HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS BEING RECALLED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I'M SURE THAT AVIS HAS HUNDREDS OF 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S IN THEIR FLEET, SO THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHOSE ATTENTION I SHOULD BRING THIS TOO, BUT I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYONE ELSE ENCOUNTERING THIS INCIDENT AND BEING AS LUCKY AS I WAS TO WALK AWAY UNSCATHED. I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME IN THIS MATTER. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MILFORD NH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 14075 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | I DON'T KNOW |
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