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1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 371681 · 2002-08-27

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1993
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON AUG 25,2002 MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE STORE AND A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER.SHE HIT THE TRUCK ON THE PASSERNER SIDE AND THE GRAND AM WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE .SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MILES A HOUR AND IT TOTALED THE CAR AND DID DAMAGE TO THE FORD PICKUP.THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEND .THE RIGHT SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED .SHE WAS INJURED SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BEND HER KNEE AND LEG AND ARMS WHERE HURT AS WAS HER CHEST .THE COMPLAINT WE HAVE IS THAT THE BACKSEAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPEND BEFORE AS YOU READ I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS AND LOVED IT .BUT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE NEXT TIME SOME ONE COULD BE IN THE BACKSEAT. EVEN THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD NEVER THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. BUT ON THE GOOD SIDE THE WAY CAR LOOKED THE POLICE AND EMT COULDN'T BELEIVE SHE WALKED OUT OF IT ON HER OWN THANK GOD! PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
766334
Machine
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