NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation