NHTSA Complaint #10596209 — 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM

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Crash 1 Injury 1 Death

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10596209
Vehicle	2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	October 22, 2010
Date Filed	June 4, 2014
Mileage	147,751 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS VEHICLE MAY ALSO HAVE HAD A IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM LIKE LATER MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT LOOKING INTO THESE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN EARLIER MODELS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. FOR THE LAST 3.5 YEARS I HAVE JUST EXPLAINED MY DAUGHTERS ACCIDENT AS JUST AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BUT AFTER SEEING SOME OF THE CRASH SCENE PHOTOS FROM A NEWER VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THEY SEEM TOO FAMILIAR TO WHAT MY DAUGHTERS ACCIDENT LOOKED LIKE. THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED, THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE SKID MARKS SHOWED NO SIGN OF BRAKING ONLY SLIDING. IF YOU INVESTIGATE FATALITY ACCIDENTS WITH EARLIER MODEL GM CARS THE DEATH TOLL WILL MOST LIKELY BE GREATER THAN THE 13 THAT GM IS CURRENTLY ADMITTING TO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE OLDER MODEL CARS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES CAN HAVE REAL CLOSURE AND NOT JUST SPECULATION. *TR

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