NHTSA Complaint #11130822 — 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

I WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JANUARY OF 2017. A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE NEEDLESS-TO-SAY. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH TO THE CENTER LANE, I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL, AS THOUGH IT WAS JAMMED. AS A RESULT I CONTINUED TO GLIDE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, DESPERATELY TRYING TO MANEUVER MY STEERING WHEEL TO GO STRAIGHT. I WAS FRANTICALLY TELLING MY PASSENGER ' I CAN'T CONTROL MY WHEEL!!' WITHIN MOMENTS I WAS AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AT THIS POINT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL 'RELEASES', IT NO LONGER FELT JAMMED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY VEHICLE TURNS ALMOST 180 DEGREES, FACING THE DIRECTION OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC, AND WE WERE IMMEDIATELY HIT BY HUGE TRACTOR TRAILER. THE BLESSING IN ALL THIS WAS THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, AND I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. IN THE AFTERMATH OF IT ALL, MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I STRUGGLED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND NOR EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED.