# 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `185370` · 1999-11-26 · 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 PRIX
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT  60MPH  STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN.  DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL PISTON ROD/PUMP  BROKE .  TRIED TO BACKOUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE WHEEL WENT INTO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH A WALL.  *AK
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