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1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

crash1 injured · 429267 · 2003-09-08

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Miles at failure
49,987
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE TURNING, CAUSING THE CAR FOLLOWING TO ASSUME I WAS NO LONGER TURNING, AND ACCELERATE....REAR-ENDING ME. THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS RESOLVED. ALSO, AFTER THE COLLISION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, JUST SAW THE RECALL ON THE 2000-2001 GRAND AIMS, ALLERGY, AND MAILBOX FROM GM FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED TO INCLUDE THE 1999 MODEL YEAR AS WELL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10037487
Machine
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