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1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM — SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

crash · 497130 · 2004-09-20

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
Miles at failure
142,572
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A WET ROAD SURFACE VEHICLE SWERVED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AN DIT WAS WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD INTO A WOODED AREA, WHERE VEHICLE SPINNED SEVERAL TIMES AND HIT SEVERAL SMALL TREES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD WORE OUT AND THE LEFT TIE ROD WAS GETTING WORN OUT. CONSUMER STATED, THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ON MAY 5, 2004 AT A DEALER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10092725
Machine
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