NHTSA Complaint #10166301 — 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 - 55 MPH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION THE FRONT TWO WHEELS BEGAN TURNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING INPUT. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THERE WAS DIFFICULTING IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE ENDING UP IN A SIX FOOT DITCH WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. BOTH AAA AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE SENDING OUT INSPECTORS TO VIEW THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INCURRED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS PROCESSED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.