Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND AM / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011186 Incident Date: Mar, 05 2005
Consumer's City: LANCASTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND AM Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2NE12E6XM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling at 50 mph on a 4 lane road there was a loud noise (bang) from the right front of the vehicle. suddenly the right front tire blew out, the front of the car drop and pulled severely to the right, causing the car to travel completely accross the right hand lane and into the shoulder of the road before being able to stop. after stopping it was found that the right front coil spring broke in half, ripping into the inner side wall of the front tire for approximately 12" and seizing the right front wheel from rotaing. replaced both front strut assemblies and the right front tire, which had less than 1,000 miles useage.*ak