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2009 BUICK ENCLAVE — STEERING

crash · 1857267 · 2022-12-04

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

While driving 65 mph on the hwy, in rush hour traffic my entire steering column came completely out and I lost control of my vehicle causing a 3 car wreck. The only indicator that something was wrong was that just prior to this happening the tilt on my steering wheel came undone 2 times and by the 3rd time when I pushed the wheel back up to lock it into place it came out entirely. There was no lights, no nothing. No tampering of any kind had ever been done to it whatsoever. And no one has looked at it since. It still falls randomly while driving. I have a picture taken about 5 minutes before this happened and one taken after the accident I will upload.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11495974
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown