# 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `180848` · 1999-10-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC A VAN CAME UP BEHIND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND  REAR ENDED IT.  CONSUMERS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES, PASSENGERS HAD TO RESTRAIN THEMSELVES BY PLACING HANDS ON THE DASHBOARD.  SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, BUT THEY DIDIN'T CATCH.  THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED PASSENGER TO GO THROUGH THE WINDOW. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ARE DID NOTHING ABOUT PROBLEM.  *AK
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