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2006 SATURN ION — STEERING

crash · 1071403 · 2014-06-03

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
107,234
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING TO KIDS SCHOOL AND AS I WAS TURNING ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY MY IGNITION BINGED AND PWR STR APPEARED AT EXACT SAME MOMENT I LOST POWER STEERING AND RAN CAR UP ON CURB ONTO LAWN. I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KID THAT DAY.. I'VE TRIED TO CALL ABOUT PROBLEM SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR VEHICLE ALERT IN MAIL JUST DAYS B4. BUT WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AFTER ALL BECAUSE IT ALREADY WENT OUT.. WHAT KIND OF BULL IS THAT? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10595719
Machine
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