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1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash3 injured · 319093 · 2001-10-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RESULTING IN A CRASH. GMC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE. MY FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED. ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A FAMILY MEMBER HURT OR KILLED IN A GM VAN SHOULD SUE GMC. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
753254
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown