# 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1361199` · 2017-03-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 165,359
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
ON MARCH 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING DOWN LA VITA PASS, ON HWY 160 EAST, IN COLORADO, THE ROADS WERE SOLID ICE. I TRIED TO BREAK LIGHTLY, IN A TOUCH, RELEASE, METHOD, BUT THE SENSOR ON THE DASH STATED (NO TRACTION), AND WOULD LOCK THE BREAKS, DURING THE LIGHT APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BREAKS, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE A BIT. I HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, (SPEED APROX. 35MPH) CAUSING ME TO SPIN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, GOING WEST BOUND. MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT, AND BACK, MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WANTING TO REPORT: BREAK PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, AND NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.  (CAN NOT SEND YOU PICTURES AS YOU ONLY ALLOW 5MB FILES, AND I GUESS, MY PICS ARE LARGER, AND THEY WILL NOT LET ME SEND THEM TO YOU.)
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