# 1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `512030` · 2004-12-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** LUMINA
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Miles at failure:** 123,000
## Narrative
TEN MONTHS AFTER THE RACK AND PINION BEARING/ STEERING RECALL  03V527000 REPAIRS  WERE PERFORMED IT FAILED. WHILE MAKING  A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL.  A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH  AND INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION  BROKE. *AK
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