Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 2006

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116689 Incident Date: Aug, 22 2007
Consumer's City: CABLE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTE CARLO Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion:rack
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WN161869 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 04 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes 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 monte carlo. while pulling into a driveway at 4 mph, the vehicle became impossible to steer. the mount that holds the rack and pinion steering failed and both front wheels were headed in opposite directions. the front of the vehicle bounced up and down a few inches above the ground. the contact turned off the vehicle and had it towed to the dealer. the dealer stated that they have never before seen this type of failure and will replace the steering rack. the current and failure mileages were 23,300.