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Pontiac Montana Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Apr 01, 2001
Reported on Apr 01, 2001
| CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGED, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE AIR FILTER REPLACED, IN ORDER TO REPLACE AIR FILTER, THE THROTTLE CABLE CLAMP WAS LOOSENED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING, IT WAS NOT LINED BACK UP PROPERLY CAUSING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| 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: | CARBON IN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDU06E0XD |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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