# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
> NHTSA complaint `429267` · 2003-09-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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