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2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

crash1 injured · 488872 · 2004-08-05

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

Severity

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

Narrative

DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR SO SHE PULLED AND JERKED THE WHEEL. IN DOING SO WHEN THE STEERING UNFROZE HER CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE. CAR WAS TOTALED. WE ADVISED GM, WHO TOLD US THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE ADMITING TO FINDING NO PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086280
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown