# 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1091540` · 2014-07-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVEO
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 170,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## 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
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