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2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1097751 · 2014-08-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
129,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ENGINE POWER WAS LOST, BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE,I HIT A POLED,BORKE BOTH LEGS, HAVE A ROD IN FEMUR AND MESSED UP MY KNEE,STILL RECOVERING AND IN AWHEEL CHAIR FOR NOW. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10622221
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown