NHTSA Complaint #11240684 — 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT VEHICLE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED, NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. THE PERSON THAT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW HOOD, FRONT LIGHTS AND BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A NHTSA ID NUMBER/ODI: 11220867 WAS FILED PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.