# 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `574888` · 2006-03-07 · 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:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED MAKING A SHARPER TURN.  THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2005 AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.  THIS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED.  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, DOWN A MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A ROCK WALL AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.  THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED.  ALTHOUGH, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
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