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2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — STEERING

crash · 1040344 · 2014-02-23

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
INTRIGUE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
116,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I RAN UP A CURB TO AVOID REAR-ENDING A VEHICLE AND A PART CALLED THE POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE (GMPART # 26074657) WAS DAMAGED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THEREFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GM, THE PART IS FLIMSYLY INSTALLED WITH RETAINERS THAT DO NOT SECURE THE HOSE PROPERLY. OVER TIME THE HOSE COULD DISMOUNT FROM THE RETAINERS AND ANYTHING THAT HITS IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AT THE MOMENT AN OTHERWISE GOOD VEHICLE IS DISABLED DUE TO THE LACK OF THIS PART. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10565503
Machine
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