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2001 4 TON UTILITY 4EC16W — STEERING

crash · 1213489 · 2015-08-27

Vehicle

Make
4 TON UTILITY
Model
4EC16W
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Cam Superline, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
148,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH IN RUSH HOUR AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR JUST STALLED AND LOCKED UP THE STEERING AND EVERYTHING, WHICH CAUSED TO HIT MY ARM PRETTY HARD AND I HAD TO AVOID BEING HIT I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OFF RAMP AND PUT IN PARK TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY IT HAS BEEN DOING MORE FREQUENTLY. I WAS HIT ALMOST 5 TIMES. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI BECAUSE I FEEL THIS WAS PART OF THE RECALL THEY SAID IT IS CLOSED I NEVER RCVD A LETTER AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE MY SON IN THE CAR. I BASICALLY ENDED UP HITTING THE SHOULDER AND ROAD SIDE CONES PRETTY HARD

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10759732
Machine
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