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1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 injured · 373429 · 2002-08-21

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH OR COLLISION. CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES INCURRED TO VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. CONSUMER HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS TAKEN ON THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AND THE MINOR SCRAPES AND BURNS SUSTAINED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. AFTER FAILING TO INSPECT DAMAGED VEHICLE, MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT DUE TO THE YEAR, MODEL AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHCLE, THAT IT WAS NOT THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE DAMAGES. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNJUST AND UNFAIR BECAUSE THERE IS NO RELEVANCE AS TO HOW OLD OR HOW MANY MILES IT HAD ON THE VEHICLE. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
567172
Machine
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