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2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING

crash · 1251479 · 2016-01-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
95,800
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING. RECALL WAS REPLACE IN EARLY 2015 AND AGAIN WAS IN THE DEALER ON 12/30/15 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING FAILING. ON 1/08/15 THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM YET AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO THE DITCH AND THROUGH A BARB WIRE FEANCE. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE SOME KIND OF FIX OR DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SOPOSED TO BE FIXED ON 12/30/15.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10819105
Machine
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