STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
15 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS TURNING IN FROM AN INTERSECTION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE PRIOR TO CRASH. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED SINCE CRASH, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND CADILLAC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THEY OFFERED ME NO INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. *AK