# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `162954` · 1999-08-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## 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.
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