# 2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1149292` · 2015-01-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 185,300
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS LEAVING A ABOVE GROUND PARKING STRUCTURE GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEERING ASSIST  FAILED AGAIN WAS JUST REPAIRED ABOUT 2 MOS. AGO TWICE IN ONE REPAIR VISIT NOW AGAIN I HIT A LATE MODEL CHEVY TRUCK DENTED THE REAR BUMPER AND MOVEMENT FROM IMPACT PUSHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR DAMAGING FENDER I NEVER LOOKED AT THE FRONT OF TRUCK  I WAS TOLD BY SECURITY ON THE PHONE. I KNEW IT  WAS ALL RECORDED BY THE HUNDREDS OF CAMERAS THEY HAVE ON EACH FLOOR I LEFT MY INS CARD WITH PHONE # ON WINDSHIELD IT CAUSED  OVER $5000.00 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR BECAUSE LIFTED TRUCK AND THE TRAILER HITCH OR I PANICKED AND HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE NOT SURE BUT MY CAR IS VERY MESSED UP I HAVE FULL COVERAGE THRU AAA SINCE 1991 I CALLED MY AGENT SHE SAID CALL CHEVY AND GAVE ME THE # CHEVY  PAID TO HAVE IT TOWED T TO LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WHEN I HAD A EST. WRITTEN BY CHEVY DEALER  I SHOWED THE MANAGER THE STIFF STEERING HE AGREED YES IT IS NOT WORKING NO POWER STEERING ASSIST I GUESS IT IS ALL ELECTRIC AND SOME SENSOR WENT BAD AGAIN IT GOES OUT THEN I TURN OFF CAR AND RE START THEN IT RE SETS AND WORKS AGAIN  I ALSO CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE  HAS BEEN  300 DEATHS IN THE U.S. AND 1 IN CANADA FROM THIS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL THAT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE APRIL OF 2014 I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST I WORKED FOR G.M. FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND WORKED AT THE REPAIRING DEALER FOR
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