Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Nov 11, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 168 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
7
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 11, 2005
Crash reported4 injuries reported1 death reported
CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION: I HAD A PONTIAC GRAND AM 1992 AND THE VEHICLE DID ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. THE CAUSE IS A LITTLE PIECE OF RUBBER THAT SLIDES OFF THE PRESSURE VALVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 30M/PH, REGARDLESS OF WHICH GEAR THE CAR IS IN. THE MAIN REASON THE PLASTIC SLIDES OFF IS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN FLOORED. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU DRIVE TOO FAST AND PRESS THE GAS TOO HARD, THEN THE RUBBER WILL SLOWLY SLIP OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE AND AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION. MUST GET PROBLEM FIXED OR GET RID OF CAR. I HAVE STARTED A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR SAFETY VIOLATION AND THE DENIAL OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND DEATH. VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING DEATH TO PEDESTRIAN. *JB
NHTSA ID
10142456
Incident
May 3, 2004
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 7, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. * PH. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB
NHTSA ID
10006743
Incident
Jan 21, 2003
Mileage
88,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalVisibility
Filed Jun 20, 2001
WHILE DRIVING, MY RADIO, CLOCK, CRUISE CONTROL, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. THIS WOULD USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD USE THE TURN SIGNALS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE, BUT LATER REALIZED IF I JIGGLED THE KEY IN THE INGNITION, THESE THINGS WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. THE IGNITION SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF PLAY, AS IF IT NEEDS TO BE TIGHTENED. I CAN ALMOST TURN THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY AROUND WITHOUT TOUCHING THE KEY.
NHTSA ID
747095
Incident
May 3, 2001
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Jan 15, 2000
NOTICED SEIZED SPARK PLUG AT 90,000, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, POOR IDLE, COOLANT CONSUMPTION, TWO ADDITIONAL SEIZED PLUGS APPEARED LATER. *AK
NHTSA ID
717390
Incident
Dec 13, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 9, 1997
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, (4 LANE HWY) VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO PASSING GEAR, SUBSEQUENTLY WENT INTO PASSING GEAR, ACCELERATOR STUCK, ENGINE ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 90 MPH, LOW TRAFFIC, NO ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
802362
Incident
Sep 8, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 5, 1996
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
NHTSA ID
977480
Incident
Jan 5, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DSH
NHTSA ID
488797
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+7 more
Filed Apr 4, 1995
AIR CONDITIONING FAN FAILED, CAUSING NOISE.
NHTSA ID
482900
Incident
Oct 1, 1993
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+6 more
Filed Mar 23, 1995
BRAKES FAIL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY.
NHTSA ID
482716
Incident
Mar 23, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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