# 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
> NHTSA complaint `610236` · 2007-01-19 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE DAMAGING STRUT AND DAMAGING TIRE. BREAK WAS DUE TO RUST. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN BREAK OCCURRED CAUSING WHEEL TO BE "STUCK" IN THE TURN POSITION DUE TO PARTS RUBBING ON TIRE. MECHANIC SAYS MANY OF GM PRODUCTS ARE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SAID PROBLEM.  *JB
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