# 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1160239` · 2015-02-24 · 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:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 36,752
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT,  I WAS DRIVING UP A TWO LANE WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP, I HEARD A FEW DINGS AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL RELEASED.  WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED CHEVROLET IN RENO AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEY SAID NO. I ALSO LOOKED IT UP AND THERE WAS NOTHING LISTED.  THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM.  THIS MONTH ON FEBRUARY 13 WAS THE FINAL STRAW, I WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I HIT A FENCE.  NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT MY CAR IS.  THIS STEERING ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TO MANY TIMES TO COUNT.  SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS ISSUE.  I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT LAST WEEK AND TOTALED THE CAR.  THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE!     *JS
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