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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR

1 injured · 589623 · 2006-07-24

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
Miles at failure
118,915
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE. HEARD CLUNKING AND RUBBING NOISES. WAS TOLD SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED RIGHT IN HALF, NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD CREATE TENSION ON OTHER PARTS. HAD CAR TOWED. SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED. OWNER OF THE GARAGE THAT DID THE WORK SAID THIS REPAIR WAS QUITE COMMON IN THIS CAR. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10163273
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown