# 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `466779` · 2004-04-20 · 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:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.  CONSUMER  APPLIED THE BRAKES AND  PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.  CONSUMER  LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL BARRIER. THEN,  VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES AND  LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY.  UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE, TO THE HOSPITAL.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  *AK
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