# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `504898` · 2004-11-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
## Narrative
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED AT A HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND ROLLED OVER. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.  ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER, AND SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES ON THE UPPER THIGHS. *AK
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