# 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1826630` · 2022-07-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 32 mph
## Narrative
Steering has become increasingly stiff and harder to turn, as if the power steering doesn't work.  My granddaughter hit a curb in a tight turning entrance to a 4 lane highway and broke the wheel and other component parts.
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