# 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `494155` · 2004-09-02 · 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:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Miles at failure:** 81,150
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS  DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND WHEN TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY  RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED.  CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL,  BUT THE WHEELS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, AND  INJURING THE DRIVER. *AK
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