# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `362047` · 2002-07-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHEN MY SONS WERE DRIVING BACK TO CAMP PENDLETON WHERE THEY ARE STATIONED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, FLOATED TO THE LEFT, THEY WENT OVER AND DOWN A HILL, CAR WAS TOTALED.  ONE SON RECEIVED A CUT FINGER REQUIRING TEN STICHES, THE OTHER RECEIVED A FRACTURED COLLARBONE. *AK
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