# 1998 ACURA INTEGRA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `103646` · 1998-04-15 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** INTEGRA
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO GET ONTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, DRIVER FELT SOMETHING VIBRATING UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL STARTED TURNING,  BUT THE COLUMN WAS LOCKED,  CAUSING THE DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND HIT A CEMENT WALL.  THEN FINALLY THE WHEEL TURNED AGAIN AND WENT INTO THE BARREL IN THE STREET. DRIVER DID STEP ON THE BRAKES,   THE VEHICLE STILL CRASHED INTO THE WALL.   *AK
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