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2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1086526 · 2014-07-15

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
142,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001, WAS BEING DRIVEN AND IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED TRUCK. CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND COULD NOT AVOID THE ACCIDENT. CAR FLIPPED ON ITS TOP, INJURING THE DRIVER OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION TO CONFIRM CLAIM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10610637
Machine
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