# 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1071859` · 2014-06-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CRUZE
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 46,700
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
ON APRIL 30 2014,  AROUND 11:00 AM  THE CAR  WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER  FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT,STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM INSPECTION AND AIR PRESSURE CONDITION CHECK, THE CHEVY CRUZE WAS AT THE SERVICE DEALER FOR APROX FOUR HOURS, WE THEN CAME HOME, AROUND 5:30 WE WENT TO A SHOPPING CENTER TO BUY SOMETHING AND ON THE WAY BACK HOME, APROX SIX BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME WE STOP ON A STOP SIGN ON A CURB/ANGLE STREET DIVIDER BY A SMALL CURB WITH TREES, WE THEN TRY TO PROCEED AND BARE RIGHT BUT THE CAR MADE SOME KIND OF A NOISE AND WENT LEFT GOING OVER SMALL CURB AND HITTING A TREE, WE WHERE GOING  APROX 15 TO 20 MPH  AT THE TIME OF IMPACT  THE POLICE CAME AND MADE A REPORT, NO SUMMONS WHERE ISSUE BECAUSE THE POLICE OFFICER LOOK AT THE SCENE AND COMMENT THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE CAR LOSS POWER/ CONTROL OF THE STEERING ,BRAKES AND COULD NOT BE CONTROL.  THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS SINCE IT WAS DAMAGES IN FRONT/ENGINE/AIR BAGS/ETC.  WE KNOW FOR FACTS THAT THIS 2011 CHEVROLET CRUZE HAVE MANY RECALLS INCLUDING STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS/BRAKES/STEERING PROBLEMS.ETC.  *TR
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