# 1997 PONTIAC TRANS AM — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `241474` · 2000-09-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS AM
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH , I WENT TO PASS A CAR  TRANSMISSION DROPPED DOWN TO A LOWER  GEAR ,AS THAT HAPPENED  MY BODY WEIGHT PUSHED  BACK IN THE SEAT , THE HEAD REST THEN SUDDENLY RELEASED WHICH ALLOWED MY HEAD TO FLING BACK.THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE PAIN IN MY NECK THEREAFTER.*AK
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