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Pontiac Solstice Suspension Rear Safety Report | Oct 03, 2008
Reported on Oct 03, 2008
| OCTOBER 3, 2008, AS I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND IN THE SLOW LANE (RIGHT LANE), ABOUT 7:30 PM, WITH THE TOP DOWN OF 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE, I HEARD A LOUD BANG! RIGHT BEFORE I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WAS SWERVING ALL OVER THE TWO-LANE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE OTHER LANE OR RIGHT AROUND ME. AFTER I FINALLY GOT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKED AROUND IT EXPECTING TO SEE A FLAT TIRE. NONE OF THEM WERE FLAT! I WAS REALLY CONFUSED. IT WAS REALLY DARK WHERE I WAS, NO STREET LIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I WALKED AROUND IT AND FEELING AROUND IT BEFORE I FOUND A HARD PIECE OF RUBBER OR PLASTIC HANGING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. THEN I NOTICED THE TIRE DIDN'T LOOK STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN, IT SEEMED TO STICK OUT A LITTLE MORE THAN THE OTHER TIRES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP I COULD SEE THE CAR BETTER IN ALL THE LIGHTS AND UP HIGH SO I COULD LOOK UNDERNEATH. THE DRIVER?S DOOR WAS DENTED, BLACK RUBBER MARKINGS ON IT, THE LOWER CORNER OF THE DOOR HAD THE PAINT SCRAPED DOWN TO THE METAL. THE FENDER WELL DIDN'T LOOK BAD BUT I COULD TELL IT WAS SORT OF OUT OF POSITION A TAD. THE WHEEL WAS LEANING OUT AT THE TOP AND IN. THE BLACK PLASTIC OR RUBBER WHEEL-WELL SHIELD WAS LOOSE AT THE TOP, HANGING DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, AND A BIG PIECE WAS MISSING. WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME AND PICKED ME UP WE DROVE BACK TO THE LOCATION TO SEE IF I HIT ANYTHING SINCE THE BANG! WASN'T A FLAT TIRE. IT WAS TOO DARK TO SEE MUCH, BUT EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE ROAD OR ON THE SIDES ON HIS WAY TO PICK ME UP. THE NEXT MORNING WE DROVE THERE AGAIN, STILL DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, THEN DROVE PAST AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND STILL DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I BELIEVE SOMETHING FAILED ON MY CAR. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Solstice |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| 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: | WESLEY CHAPEL FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 18730 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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