# 1998 GMC GMC — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `334103` · 2002-02-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** GMC
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.  WOULD NOTE THE STEERING AS BEING VERY LOOSE OR SOFT, EVEN NONE RESPONSIVE.  DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE WHILE ENTERING A CURVE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE LUCKILY WITHOUT MAJOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED. *AK
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