# 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `580154` · 2006-04-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT LANE.  WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER INTO THE CORRECT LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A GUARDRAIL AND OVER A RAVINE.  THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.   THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED.  THE CONTACT HAS SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING SIMILAR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS.  THE CONTACT REPORTS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE COSUMER STATED THE ENGINE ALSO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN.  UPDATED 05/10/06
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