NHTSA Complaint #10302586 — 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA

2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA POWER STEERING LOCKS MAKING DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN CAR DURING RAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES. STARTED OUT HAPPENING ONLY A SECOND OR TWO, BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. SEVERAL TIMES, ENGINE CUT OFF, OR I HAD TO CUT IT OFF TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. HAD IT "FIXED" BY DEALER WHO REPLACED CLUSTER. IT DID IT AGAIN THE VERY NEXT RAIN. NO ACCIDENT BUT A "NEAR MISS" BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE DUMP TRUCK. I WAS TOLD I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES TOO FAST. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND THERE IS A LOT OF RAIN AND POOR DRAINAGE. OTHER CARS GOING SPEED LIMIT WERE NOT HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I DRIVE A CARPOOL OF FOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I AM SURE A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, SINCE I SAW OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON TWITTER *CN *TR