# 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `1064450` · 2014-05-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAMARO
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 9,878
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON WEST VIRGINIA HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH BOUND ON A SUNDAY MORNING, I WAS RETURNING FROM THE NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, (MY SON GRADUATED FROM RECRUIT TRAINING) THEN UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, THE RIGHT TIRE AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM BROKE OFF THE CAR, I SAW THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, ABANDON MY CAR AND CARRY ON MOVING FORWARD. WITHOUT ANY EXAGGERATION, I SAW MY LIFE FLASH IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I THOUGHT I WAS A GONER. SEEING YOUR TIRE MOVING FORWARD, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE CEMENTED MEDIAN, WAS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE YET, WHAT A NIGHTMARE.  THIS WHOLE INCIDENT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT BY AND IED IN IRAQ, WHAT A SCARE.  MY QUESTION TO ANYONE IS, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE HECK HAPPENING HERE, I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND HOWEVER I WAS DRIVING A LITTLE OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR.  *TR
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