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2007 PONTIAC TORRENT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1423295 · 2017-11-08

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TORRENT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
165,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 11/5/17 MY 2007 PONTIAC STEERING LOCKED AND I WAS IN A MAJOR CAR CRASH. THE STEERING LOCKED AS I TRIED TO LEAVE A GAS STATION AFTER GIVING A STRANDED PERSON A JUMP. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. PROCEEDED HOME AND GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES THE STEERING LOCKED AGAIN AS I WAS CHANGING LANES, I HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND MY CAR LOST CONTROL. MY CAR WENT ACROSS LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC AND FLIPPED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11044629
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown