# 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
> NHTSA complaint `305642` · 2001-07-30 · 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 AM
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE ABOUT PONTIAC, AND THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM GOING OUT FIVE TIMES STANDING  MY WIFE, CHILDREN, GRADNDCHILDREN AND MYSELF. THIS TIME WE ALL WERE ON VBACATION AND THE MOTOR BLEW UP. PONTIAC REFUSED TO PAY THE RE[LACEMENT COST OF $5,500.00.  THE STUPID CAR SHOULD HAVE BEE RECALLED AND YOU DID NOTHING.*AK
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