# 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `404376` · 2003-04-25 · 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 AM
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 16,050
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO TRY TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. YET THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT 7 TIMES 2 OF THOSE TIMES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS AROUND 7,000$ THE 2ND ONE WAS MINOR AND ESTIMATES ARE BEING DONE NOW.          *JB
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