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2005 CADILLAC CTS — STEERING:COLUMN

crash1 injured · 636211 · 2007-08-28

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
CTS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:COLUMN
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR BEING REPORTED ABOUT WAS MY CAR, WAS THREE MONTHS AND A CADILLAC CTS. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MILES PER HR. THE CAR STEERING FAILED, PULLED TO THE RIGHT, COULDN'T BE STOPPED NOR STEERED AND CRASHED INTO THREE TREES AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION OF ANOTHER STREET. THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP, OR TURN, ETC. IT JUST SEEMED TO LIFT TO THE RIGHT AND HIT ONE TREE, THEN ANOTHER, THEN ANOTHER AND FINALLY STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS TOTALED, TERRIBLE DAMAGE; I HAD A BROKEN WRIST. RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT 2 FATALITIES DRIVING THIS MODEL CAR, BOTH SEEMINGLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. ONE HIT A UTILITY POLE, ANOTHER HIT A GRATING AND FLEW INTO TREES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10200962
Machine
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