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: 007119722 Incident Date: Sep, 10 2007
Consumer's City: BROOKLYN 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: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2NE12TXXM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 pontiac grand am. while approaching a stop at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal extended to the floor when depressed. the contact released the pedal and attempted to depress it again, but it went all the way to the floor once more. he was forced to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. he looked behind the passenger side rear wheel and noticed that the brake fluid was leaking from the metal line. the vehicle was towed to the repair shop and the failure was confirmed. the mechanic stated that the metal line was completely rusted. the current and failure mileages were 20,181. updated 01-11-08. *kb updated 12/12/07 *jb