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1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 162954 · 1999-08-04

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE STILL RUNNING, READY TO PUT CAR INTO PARK. ENGINE SUDDENELY REVVED UP AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED. CAR SUDDENELY SHOT UP OVER A CURB, RAILROAD LANDSCAPING BEAMS, AND THROUGH A WINDOW AND BRICK BUILDING. AFTER CAR WENT THROUGH MY APARTMENT BUILDING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A HIGH SPEED. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
709604
Machine
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