# 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER — STEERING:COLUMN
> NHTSA complaint `463901` · 2004-04-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL.  THIS CAUSED THE  VEHICLE TO HIT A CURB. CONSUMER HAD  VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND  MECHANIC DETERMINED STEERING COLUMN  NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
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