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2002 GMC ENVOY — STEERING

2 injured · 559448 · 2005-10-20

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ENVOY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER ON JULY 18 AT ABOUT 9:00 AM MY DAUGHTER ENTERED ROUTE 3 GOING EAST COMING FROM ROUTE 601. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH SHE BELIEVED THAT A ANIMAL WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET WERE SHE TRIED TO AVOID A HIT. SHE THEN REPORTED THAT THE CAR BECAME UNSTABLE AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE AT ALL. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE AND SHE COULD DO NOTHING SHE SAID THE CAR DROVE LIKE ON "ICE". THE CAR ROLLED OVER AND LANDED IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A DITCH. WE THOUGHT OK AN ACCIDENT. INSURANCE TOOK CARE OF IT. YESTERDAY OCTOBER 19 AT THE NEARLY SAME PLACE. 2 MILES DOWN ON ROUTE 3 GOING EAST WITH AN 2002 GMC ENVOY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BEHIND A SLOW MOVING CAR AND SHE WANTED TO PASS WHEN SHE SAW A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE COMING FAST AND SHE DECIDED TO STAY IN HER LANE. BY DOING SO THE CAR BECAME UNSTABLE SHE COULDN'T STEER OR BRAKE AND AS SHE RECALLED IT, THE CAR WENT TO THE RIGHT ROLLED OVER 4 TIMES THE ROOF WAS PUSHED IN TOWARDS THE DRIVER SEAT THAT WHEN SHE WAS TALLER SHE WOULD BE DEAD BY NOW. HER LUCK WAS THAT SHE IS A SHORT KOREAN WOMEN. SINCE I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE 2 SIMILAR CARS WITHIN 3 MONTH WITH THE SAME OR IDENTICAL PROBLEM I HOPE SOMEBODY WILL LOOK INTO THAT. I WILL CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS. BY THE WAY THE AIRBAGS IN BOTH CASES DIDN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE PICTURES FROM THE STREET AND FOUND STRANGE MARKS GOING TOWARDS THE DODGE AND A MECHANICAL MARK ON THE ROAD GOING FROM THE STREET INTO THE DITC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10140380
Machine
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