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2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING

crash · 1149313 · 2015-01-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
82,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 15 MILES PER HOUR POWER STEERING WARNING COMES UP AND ANTI-TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT POINT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE CURB. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND RESET. THIS PROCESS WORKS SOMETIMES BUT NOT RESET EVERY TIME YOU DO THIS WE HAVE TO DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES TO KEEP GOING. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I CAN SEE THAT THE 2010 MALIBU HAS HAD ENOUGH ISSUES TO GET GM TO ADD THIS CAR TO THE RECALL FROM 2008 AND 2009 MALIBU'S. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10676553
Machine
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