# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `593000` · 2006-08-17 · 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:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 30,450
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
(1) I WAS IN A TIGHT TURN.  I HAD JUST HAULED 2 TONS OF FEED FROM A FEED MILL 30 MILES AWAY.  (2) THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BOTH STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING.  I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND HAD TO RUN INTO A FENCE POST TO STOP IT. HAD IT HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.  THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE.  (3 VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER.  AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND.  *NM
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