# 1998 ISUZU RODEO — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `138923` · 1999-02-22 · Isuzu Motors Limited
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ISUZU
- **Model:** RODEO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Isuzu Motors Limited
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
ON 2/5/99 I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 85 IN RICHMOND WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL , AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE.  WE WERE HEADING TOWARD A RAILING AND I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP.  MY SON AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL!
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