# 2010 BUICK LACROSSE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1627558` · 2019-12-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LACROSSE
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 129,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING OUT A NAVY FEDERAL BANK IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE AND RUINED MY ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. IT LOCKED AS IF THE CAR WASN'T THERE IN MOTION AND AS IF IT WAS A SAFETY PROCEDURE FOR THE STEERING WHEEL.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*