# 2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `587865` · 2006-07-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVALANCHE
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 34,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED.  TOTAL CONTROL WAS LOST OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE OTHER LANE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, POPPING NOISES WERE HEARD WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT GOING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS BROKEN.  THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE.  THERE WAS NOT A POLICE REPORT FILED.
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