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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112375 | Incident Date: Jun, 14 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SHARPSBURG | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:electric power assist system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZT53856F | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 01 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. while attempting to make a gradual right turn with the accelerator pedal depressed, the steering wheel spun out of the contacts hands. the failure occurred while driving 15 mph and nearly caused a crash. the failure has occurred several times before in less dangerous scenarios. the dealer stated that the computer does that when it senses the wheels are not straight. the current and failure mileages were 31,000. the consumer stated the dealer informed him that it was normal for the computer to center the front wheels informing other customers of the same situation. updated 08/09/07 *tr |
