# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `122993` · 1998-11-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT DID NOT TOUCH ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN POLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.  *AK
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