# 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `346625` · 2002-04-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE CHANGING LANES, STEERING HAS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A CONCRETE WALL, MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK  AFTER THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE WALL AND ROLLED BACKWARDS CRASHING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A RECALL ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. *YH
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