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2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE — SUSPENSION:REAR

crash1 injured · 827010 · 2010-11-22

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SOLSTICE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:REAR
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CHANGED LANES TO THE CENTER LANE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID BECAUSE THE REAR WHEELS LOST ALL TRACTION; BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THE FRONT AXLE CRACKED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10367082
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown