NHTSA Complaint #729455 — 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	729455
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Date of Incident	February 18, 2000
Date Filed	September 5, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

POWER STEERING SEEMED ROUGH BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOX $689.00, I BROUGHT CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE DEALER SAID IT NEEDED RACK AND PINION AND NEW LOWER CONTROL ARMS $2000.00 APPROX. I WAS DRIVING AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON BROUGHT TO A SHOP OPEN AT NIGHT NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY.I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.I GUESS THEY LIED WITH ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND.

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