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2005 CHEVROLET AVEO — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1091540 · 2014-07-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVEO
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
170,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SON GOING TO WORK AND STEERING LOCKED UP GOING INTO A TURN CAUSING THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT INTO A POWER POLE. SON HAD TO BE EXTRACTED OUT OF CAR AND LIFE-BIRD INTO HOSPITAL WITH FACIAL LACERATION, BROKEN AN DISPLACED ELBOW AN SLIGHT CONCUSSION. ACCIDENT WAS IN THE MORNING AND THAT AFTERNOON WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR. SON WAS LUCKY, VERY LUCKY JUST TO HAVE THESE INJURIES. CAR TOTALED. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10617035
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown