# 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `487016` · 2004-08-20 · 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:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 15,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A  NOISE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THIS RESULTED IN  VEHICLE GOING  INTO THE MEDIUM AND TURNING OVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED 3 BROKEN RIBS.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
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