NHTSA Complaint #880479 — 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) issue reported to NHTSA
Crash Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 880479 |
| Vehicle | 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, SLOWED DOWN VEHICLE TO 10 MPH. AT THAT TIME VEHICLE SPED UP, WHEELS SCREECHING. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED IN DITCH. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OUT OF DITCH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN OPPOSITE WAY. CONSUMER REALIZED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, DROVE 100-150 FEET TO FIND A FLAT SPOT TO CHANGE TIRE. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND LANDED IN DITCH, HAD TO BE TOWED. REPORTED THIS TO PONTIAC, NO RESPONSE. *AK
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