NHTSA Complaint #10763008 — 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Crash 1 Injury
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10763008 |
| Vehicle | 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 65,000 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | LA |
Consumer Description
ON AUGUST 21,2015 I WAS COMING HOME WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD I ENTERED A CURVE AND MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN WITH THE CURVE MY CAR CONTINUED GOING STRAIGHT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR SO I WENT INTO THE DITCH WRECKING MY CAR IT WAS TOTALED AND I WAS HURT THE CAR WAS TOTALED THE CHEVROLET DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE THEY HAD A SPECIAL WARRANTY FUND TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR OF THE STEERING PROBLEM THERE HAD BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM--NEEDLESS TO SAY MY TOTALLY WRECKED CAR COULD NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER --I WAS TOLD TO CALL ROADSIDE SERVICE TO TOW IT IN AND FIX THE PROBLEM--A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM--I COULD OF BEEN KILLED AND AT THE AGE OF 71 YEARS VERY THANKFUL THAT GOD WAS WITH ME AND SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU --GOD BLESS!!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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