# 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
> NHTSA complaint `264665` · 2001-01-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
## Narrative
WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND  VEHICLE WAS IN NUETRAL POSITION  WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON,  EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE,  CAUSING  VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. IT HIT  A PERSON THAT  WAS BEHIND VEHICLE,  AND CAUSED INJURIES.  PONTIAC CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE.  PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.  *AK
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