| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063609 |
Incident Date: Apr, 05 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NIAGARA FALLS |
Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO |
Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU |
Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash:
Yes |
Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire:
No |
Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZS52FX5F |
Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 25 2006 |
Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police:
Yes |
Purchase Date:
May, 13 2005 |
| Was Original Owner:
No |
Anti-lock Brakes:
No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 |
Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed:
- |
Description of the Complaints:
At approx. 7:30 am 04/06/2006 i was heading westbound on i-290 on a clear, dry road, 40 degrees temp(about) when the power steering failed in my 2005 chevy malibu, causing me to lose control of the vehicle. my vehicle impacted with (1) one other vehicle, both of our respective vehicles spinning out of control.i was transported to a hospital, and have been in touch with my insurance company, which informed me that they(my ins. co. ) would not subrogate , in fact to get my car looked at by gmc , the insurance co. finally decided to hold the car in salvage, instead of sending it to auction, which they were in the process of doing, due to the fact that no recall on the power steering(eps), or steering column exists. this is a courtesy(it, the car was a total loss)to me, as i have started the process of calling gmc and am trying, unsuccesfully to complete my report to their claim dept( cannot get through).my auto will be held, as i stated for 60 days for gmc to come and inspect it. however, i have been told that when the motor vehicle is restarted(as it was after the accident i was involved in) the power steering can reset itself. my insurance co. has assured me that, had there been a recall that they would do "everything within their power" to file and pursue a claim against gmc for all costs involved, and this is why they are willing to hold the vehicle for inspection. all i know is that i found this site after having relayed what happened to me to a gentelman in a local grocery store, if not for this complaint page, my car would have been auctioned off by now. i am in considerable pain, and not only out the loss of my vehicle, but i will be surcharged for3 years 4 mo. in, (for a problem that gmc is aware of, and on your /this complaint page all gmc does is ""replace the steering column".) (2007) when my policy renews.this is unfair, and i have searched the internet, and found similar complaints on msn.com/autos/chevrolet/malibu/2004/2005 personal reviews.
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