Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / IMPALA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005002851 Incident Date: Jan, 02 2005
Consumer's City: SMITHSHIRE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: IMPALA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WF52K6Y9 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 10 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The steering wheel locks up when the vehicle is making turns which increases the risk of a crash. taken to dealer for check up, and results showed that a gear in the steering box needed to be replaced.*ak. the power steering stops working during turns. sometimes it didn't work at all, other times, it worked when starting a turn the stopped part way through the turn. a small person would have a problem turning the vehicle. took vehicle to used car dealer, and mechanic advised him that a gear in the steering box went bad, and put a new steering box in. *ak