1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

crash · 425931 · 2003-08-20

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORVETTE
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Miles at failure: 38,000
Speed: 10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE REVERSING STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEVICE FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED PART, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE TURNING AT 10 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING ONTO SIDEWALK. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10034244
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown