# 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — WHEELS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `360920` · 2002-07-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** WHEELS
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S ATTORNEY STATESDTHAT  AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED AT SOUTH POINT PONTIAC , AND IT CAME WITH DETATA WHEELS.   WHILE  DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEEL BROKE AND BECAME DETACHED FROM AUTOMOBILE,  WHICH CAUSED  DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL.   THEN,  VEHICLE CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING 2 FATALITIES AND ONE SEVERE INJURY.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*