# 2002 PONTIAC TRANS AM — SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
> NHTSA complaint `566247` · 2005-12-16 · 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:** TRANS AM
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- **Miles at failure:** 41,580
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION CAUSING ME TO WREAK MY CAR INTO A MAILBOX. STATE FARM INSURANCE WOULD NOT FIX WHEEL BEARING SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECT FROM PONTIAC. CONTACTED PONTIAC THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE I TOOK IT TO A STATE FARM SERVICE FIRST LOCATION WHICH WAS A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD BAD DEALINGS WITH THE WIESE (GM) DEALERSHIP. BUT THIS WAS A PLACE THAT THE STATE FARM CASE WAS DELT WITH SO THEY HAD TO INVESTIGATE AND PONTIAC WOULD NOT HELP. SECOND TIME PONTIAC WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT. I WILL TRADE MY CAR IF THIS IS NOT SOLVED.  *NM
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