1998 DODGE NEON — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 DODGE NEON — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 1999-06-09

crash2 injured · 196019 · 2000-02-02

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: NEON
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE POWER STEERING PUMP DOES NOT HAVE A COVER OVER IT, IN RAINY WEATHER THE WATER GOES UNDER AND THE BELT SLIPS OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING (LOCK UP) WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE TO RUN INTO MEDIAN WITH INJURIES TO CONSUMER. *MJS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 550641
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown