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2004 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

crash1 injured · 540496 · 2005-06-21

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Miles at failure
32,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FELL APART, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE .TRIED TO GET IT TO STRAIGTEN OUT., IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T DO WHAT CONSUMER, WANTED IT TO DO AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE,. BUT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE WINDSHIELD BUSTED, HIT A MAILBOX ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER DOOR. COULD SEE BLACK MARK LIKE IT WAS CLIPPED, AND NOT DENTED. FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, IT JUST BUCKLED. SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SEEMED LIKE SMOKE, BUT DIDN'T SEE IT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10126029
Machine
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