# 1997 GEO METRO — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `169118` · 1999-09-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GEO
- **Model:** METRO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, LIKE SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.   VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, DEALER HAD MADE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*