NHTSA Complaint #10979473 — 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE STEERING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.