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2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 597086 · 2006-09-21

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
23,969
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, BUT HAD NO EFFECT. THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 35 MPH BEFORE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS REDLINED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON SIX OTHER OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10168899
Machine
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