# 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `512902` · 2005-01-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
- **Speed:** 12 mph
## Narrative
MID WAY MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL TEMPORARILY  LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.  *AK  THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING FAILING.  *JB
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