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2005 GMC ENVOY — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1257495 · 2016-02-01

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ENVOY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL, EARLY MORNING, MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, SO I FILLED IT AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD TURNING ONTO MY OWN STREET, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN ME CRASHING INTO A POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, SO I FLEW INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, BREAKING MY HAND. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE IT WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10823558
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown