# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `531191` · 2005-04-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF A CRASH INVOLVING A 2004 SILVERADO TRUCK, DUALLY.  MY SON, GENE, DECEASED OWNER, WAS RETURNING HOME  WHEN TRUCK SKIDDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST TWICE,  KILLING HIM.  I THINK THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES OR  POWER STEERING, BUT AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS.  I HOPE YOU CAN HELP IN SOME WAY.  GENE'S WORK WAS ON THE ROAD, AND HE LIVED ON THE ROAD.  ALTHOUGH ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THE CRASH , HIS MOTHER SPOKE TO HIM WITHIN THE HOUR OF HIS DEATH AND HE DID NOT SEEM VERY INTOXICATED.  *AK
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