NHTSA Complaint #11102012 — 2010 BUICK LACROSSE

COULD NOT PRESS ON STEERING BOX ON LEFT ABOVE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN DRIVING A FEW DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. STEERING AND BRAKES WENT. CAR SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A BUSY STREET. CAR DID RESTART AND DRIVE HOME ABOUT ONE MILE. DROVE THE CAR 2 MORE TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM. THEN ON DAY 10 DRIVE CAR COUPLE MILES TO STORE ON VERY BUSY STREET; CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING TAKING RIGHT TURN AND STEERING AND BREAKS DID NOT WORK; ALMOST RAN INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AS CAR WOULD NOT STEER INTO STORE PARKING LOT. TURNED CAR IN AUTOMATIC IGNITION AND IT STARTED; WAIVED ONCOMING CAR; APOLOGIZED; AND CAR WAS PARKED. DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. GOING TO CALL HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THIS CAR, THERE IS RECALL ON 2000-2009 I JUST RESEARCHED, BUT UNSURE IF RECALL EXTENDS TO THIS BEHICLE 2010 MODEL. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY ACTION OR REMEDY IN LAW I MAY HAVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION; NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY INJURED BEFORE OBTAINING A FA IR REMEDY. CAR RECALL SHOULD HAVE TURNED UP ON CAR FAX DONE BY HONDA. PLEASE CONTACT ME REGARDING RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T CHECK THIS BOX OFF BELOW. TECH ISSUES. THANKYOU! THIS IS FRIGHTENING!