Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND AM / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 998082879 Incident Date: Oct, 13 1998
Consumer's City: CANTON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND AM Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2NW12M8WC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Front right lugs sheared off clean completely, causing the wheel & tire to drop and putting the auto to the pavement on it's front. rail and rotor and spinning the auto somewhat. pontiac refuses to cover under warranty saying they don't know what caused it, but it wasn't their fault. it took them 1 month to decide than leaving the auto unrepaired at the dealership, and caused me to rent an automobile. then finally paid myself to get the car back in use. loss of 1 mo. use, had to pay the month's lease even though car was not driveable, and when they fixed it, they did it in 4 hours! *ak