2013 Chevrolet Impala

I have driving on highway [XXX] heading back home to yucca valley from oceanside driving in the left lane my steering wheel locked up my vehicle swerved let into a street sign and thr vehicle proceeded to turn right swerving on the road losing control of the vehicle my airbag never deployed and my riverside tire as well the drives haft fell off the vehicle and now my car is completely totaled luckily there were no other vehicles involved but there was another person in the car with me when the incident occurred, we both he whiplash. Incident occurred in Morongo Valley near road runner mobile home trailer park in morngo valley INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THERE IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE CAR WILL DECELERATE AND TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND THE CAUSE VIA GOOGLE AND NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED. THE CAR WILL ALWAYS DISPLAY DRIVER FEEDBACK ON THE DASHBOARD. IT SIMULATES WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN ICY PATCH. THE CAR WILL NOT EXCEL BUT RATHER DECELERATE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME JUST LAST WEEK TURNING INTO PAYTON MANNING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM SERPENTINI CHEVROLET IN STRONGSVILLE, OHIO. CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY ON 6/9/16 AT 34,770 WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 8/3/18, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 60039 MILES, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD BE AN $1829.50 REPAIR. THE SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING NOW ARE THE SAME AS WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. IT MAKES A SCRAPING OR GRINDING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. IF I ADD POWER STEERING FLUID, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH USUALLY ONLY GETS IDENTIFIED AFTER THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY VEHICLE WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE WHEEL WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITIION. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPS TO TRY AND TURN THE KEY WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND A FEW DIFFENT MECHANICS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE KEY BUT NEGATIVE RESULT. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON MARCH 23 2019 .I HAVE MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO CAR BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS . IF I'M AT A STOP AND I PROCEED TO DRIVE AND MAKE A LEFT MY CAR WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO JOIN TRAFFIC SAFELY . I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES . SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. SERVICE STABILITRAK SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WILL GO ON WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A U TURN . . IVE REPLACED LEFT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB WITH ABS SENSOR REPLACED TPMS AND HAD ALIGNMENT DONE . I FELT THE TEA ADMISSION IS BEING AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE . SO I HAD IT SERVICED AS WELL . I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD DO A RECALL IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUPIENT CHEVROLET (1601 SOUTHTOWN DR, BLOOMINGTON, MN) FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED THIS YEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,080. *TT CONSUMER STATED HE HAD A 27 INSPECTION COMPLETED AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK WITH A MILAGE OF 33,393. STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT 20,080 MILES AND AGAIN AT 13,893 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILD AND MY SERVICE STABILITRACT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN ALL U HEARD WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE WHEEL LIKE LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN UNTIL LIKE 5 SECONDS LATER ALMOST CAUSING ME AND MY KIDS TO GET HIT INTO A REALLY TERRIBLE WRECK WITH CARS COMING AT US AT 55 MPH