NHTSA Complaint #10173877 — 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10173877
Vehicle	1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 5, 2005
Date Filed	November 20, 2006
Mileage	56,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

NEAR CRASH. OCCASIONALLY THE RPMS WHILE IN GEAR WILL RAISE TO 3300 RPM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. I FOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE IDLE WILL RETURN BACK TO 650-700 RPMS. NOW THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I WENT TO PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM... I HAD A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAD A 1999 GRAND AM WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN WITH HIM WHICH CAUSE HIM TO HAVE A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON A WET ROAD. HAS ANYONE ELSE WROTE INTO YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *NM

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