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2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA — STEERING:COLUMN

crash · 463848 · 2004-06-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:COLUMN
Miles at failure
39,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SO DUE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING UP. *AK *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10065395
Machine
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