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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — STEERING

crash · 1605063 · 2019-09-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
37,619
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE "TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO THE WOODS NEARLY HITTING A TREE. THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING LIGHTS AND THEN EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AS NORMAL AND THE STEERING WAS NO LONGER LOCKED UP. A WEEK PRIOR WHILE SITTING STILL AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW THE SAME INCIDENT WITH THE STEERING LOCK UP AND WARNING LIGHT HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT. IT WAS BRIEF AND ALL SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11257082
Machine
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