# 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1501081` · 2018-09-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JANUARY OF 2017.  A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE NEEDLESS-TO-SAY.  I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY.  AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH TO THE CENTER LANE, I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL, AS THOUGH IT WAS JAMMED.  AS A RESULT I CONTINUED TO GLIDE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, DESPERATELY TRYING TO MANEUVER MY STEERING WHEEL TO GO STRAIGHT.  I WAS FRANTICALLY TELLING MY PASSENGER ' I CAN'T CONTROL MY WHEEL!!' WITHIN MOMENTS I WAS AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL 'RELEASES', IT NO LONGER FELT JAMMED.  WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY VEHICLE TURNS ALMOST 180 DEGREES, FACING THE DIRECTION OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC, AND WE WERE IMMEDIATELY HIT BY HUGE TRACTOR TRAILER. THE BLESSING IN ALL THIS WAS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, AND I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.  IN THE AFTERMATH OF IT ALL, MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I STRUGGLED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND NOR EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED.
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