# 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `378291` · 2002-10-17 · 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 PRIX
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT, THEN W/O WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.  CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.     *TS   *NLM *DT
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