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2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

1 injured · 620720 · 2007-04-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
41,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOPLIGHT THE VEHICLE COMPLETLY SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE STEERING. THE CAR SWERVED INTO ANOTHER CAR'S LANE. AFTER I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO MCCOMB CHEVROLET. THEY SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER, AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THE SECOND TIME I WAS SLOWING TO GO AROUND A CURVE AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH. MY DAUGHTER BUMBED HER HEAD ON THE SIDE DOOR. THIS TIME MCCOMB SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ,BUT MAYBE IT WAS WATER IN THE FUEL LINE. THE THIRD TIME I WAS SLOWING AGAIN AROUND A CURVE AND IT SHUT OFF, AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT CALLED MCCOMB AS OF YET. THIS WAS VERY ALARMING AND DANGEROUS. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10188125
Machine
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