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2004 PONTIAC MONTANA — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

crash · 489200 · 2004-08-09

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
MONTANA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Miles at failure
500

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A SENSOR THAT ALERTS THE DRIVER WHEN REVERSING. WHEN VEHICLE IS 2 FEET AWAY FROM AN OBSTACLE THIS SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS FIRST CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY JUST INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A POLE BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10087405
Machine
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