Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 09/30/2006 | 1 | ||
| 2001 pontiac grand prix right wheel separated around the rim, right front tire blew out causing vehicle to hit a guardrail. *ts the consumer stated it was raining extremely hard and all of a sudden he felt the vehicle hydroplane. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Lawyer jeff meyerson on behalf of owner: the dealer or factory installed custom wheels manufactured by detata, which broke off of vehicle during normal driving conditions. the car struck a guard rail and flipped causing 2 fatalities and injuries to others. *jg | |||
| 03/12/2002 | 0 | ||
| Consumer's attorney statesdthat automobile was purchased at south point pontiac , and it came with detata wheels. while driver was driving at highway speed wheel broke and became detached from automobile, which caused driver to lose control. then, vehicle crashed into guardrail and flipped over, causing 2 fatalities and one severe injury.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 06/17/2003 | 40000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that the front wheel hubs kept detaching from the vehicle and had to be replaced several times. in june of 2006, the vehicle caught fire and had to be towed from the scene. a fire report was filed. in january of 2008, the vehicle caught fire again at a rest stop. a police report was filed for this incident. there were no injuries. the vehicle was unable to be driven after the second fire. the failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 140,000. | |||
| WHEELS - CENTER SECTION | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 49700 | 03/24/2001 | |
| Right rear sealed wheel bearing failure at 49,700 miles. | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 08/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving on the highway at 55-60 mph vehicle hit a pothole in road surface which caused right passenger side rim to bust and crack into three or four pieces. consumer has contacted dealer. the size of the rim is not available. *ak consumer states there was no damage to the tire, only the rim. *slc | |||