# 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> NHTSA complaint `599176` · 2006-10-11 · 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:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- **Miles at failure:** 39,500
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, UPON APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.  THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE HOWEVER, THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED.  THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.    UPDATED 10/27/06. *JB
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