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ZED SLED · 08-04-2014, 09:06 AM

found the OP

SP33D · 08-04-2014, 09:11 AM

Our cars have electric power steering post 2012.. if you turn the key off, the steering wheel doesn't turn

bkscott · 08-04-2014, 09:24 AM

I wonder if GM will use the cars electronics to verify what happened?

2013 ZL1 #7860 · 08-04-2014, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SP33D

Our cars have electric power steering post 2012.. if you turn the key off, the steering wheel doesn't turn

It most certainly still does... Man Up and Grow a Pair! Especially at speed it turns fine with muscle. ( yes not like before but it still turns, it's a mechanical linkage the same as any other hydrolic pr electric power steering car). The op was going 25 mph, and couldn't muscle the car with manual steering and the residual hydrolic brakes to stop? He said he was a big guy. Maybe all his muscle is in his legs and he has the arms of a pre teen girl? How can this happen? I call BS on the whole story. On top of trying to scam GM he damaged property and left the scene of an accident. The whole thing is so illogical, it sounds like April fools day!

2010SLVRBULIT · 08-04-2014, 09:36 AM

since you have $ to repair it, don't count on GM to fix it for you(especially since you didn't take it in for the recall).

Notorious Bob · 08-04-2014, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SP33D

Our cars have electric power steering post 2012.. if you turn the key off, the steering wheel doesn't turn

Mean Green Z28 · 08-04-2014, 09:46 AM

I'm 5'8" and I would think it'd be easier to hit the key with my knee but with the way I sit; seat pushed back so I my knees aren't fully extended when fully depressing the pedals, and the steering is pulled back enough to have maybe 45deg. when my hands are at 10/2. and high enough that I can see all the gauges clearly with no cutoff ... I still can't hit the key 'cos the steering wheel comes in the way of my thigh and it still puts my knee a good 4-5 inches away.

Maybe you taller drivers have the steering lifted all the way up? and pulled closer to you? that's the only way I see the key being open to a knee-jerk reaction <--- see what I did there?

punkindave · 08-04-2014, 09:46 AM

To the OP..
Give some thought to learning to drive a little more "stretched out". (The video appears you are quite forward)
Cars are not designed to have the drivers legs that bent and "skrunched".
In a front end collision you can cause severe damage not only to your knees/legs, but you can completely destroy your hips/back and possibly cause internal injuries that could be life threatening. Seen this more than once.

I've not received the recall notice yet either (2013 purchased new Aug 2014 as a leftover from a Chevy Dealer) I will be taking taking the car out to a parking lot and seeing how hard the steering is when the electric pump isn't working. Never really thought about it, thanx for the heads up.

slakjak1215 · 08-04-2014, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2013 ZL1 #7860

It most certainly still does... Man Up and Grow a Pair! Especially at speed it turns fine with muscle. ( yes not like before but it still turns, it's a mechanical linkage the same as any other hydrolic pr electric power steering car). The op was going 25 mph, and couldn't muscle the car with manual steering and the residual hydrolic brakes to stop? He said he was a big guy. Maybe all his muscle is in his legs and he has the arms of a pre teen girl? How can this happen? I call BS on the whole story. On top of trying to scam GM he damaged property and left the scene of an accident. The whole thing is so illogical, it sounds like April fools day!

So he didn't use an E-Brake either..lol

jcamaro37f · 08-04-2014, 10:17 AM

OP,

I hope you're keeping your integrity from being a Marine. Unfortunately, many people claim military service to somehow gain some credibility. But there has been many a prior service member who used it to get restitution, then find out they were dishonorably discharged for smoking pot.

However, if you are sincere, I am glad you are okay and thankfully were going at a moderate speed. Sorry to hear it had to happen.

Initially, I thought maybe you were trying to test it out while driving and it actually worked ( well, didn't work) and panicked and crashed. As a marine I'm sure you'd know how to keep a cool head when things get hot..

Glad to see you're okay though Op, but there's a lt of scammers out there, and if you aren't one of them, great.

wayne watson · 08-04-2014, 10:30 AM

Just knowing that some of these people are on the road at all scares me

Natti337 · 08-04-2014, 10:38 AM

This happened to me while I was driving my girlfriends 2006 chevy cobalt on the highway. It was very very scary, and we were lucky not to be hit by any other cars. Fortunately for us we were in the HOV lane and no cars we're behind us, otherwise I don't even want to imagine what could've happened

Mean Green Z28 · 08-04-2014, 10:45 AM

maybe OP and some other people suffer from High-Knee ... haha Hiney

goinggone14 · 08-04-2014, 10:48 AM

I read the thread, and I'll choose to ignore most of the posts I saw out of ignorance (mostly theirs, and some of my own).

My question is: Why would your car turning off have any effect on you using either of the two brakes equipped in the car?

If you mentally lost control of the car, I understand; if you think your engine shutting off prevents you from stopping the vehicle then I don't feel anything for you.

08-04-2014, 09:06 AM	#71
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,614 View My Garage	found the OP Attached Images __________________

08-04-2014, 09:11 AM	#72
SP33D Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: MA Posts: 41 View My Garage	Our cars have electric power steering post 2012.. if you turn the key off, the steering wheel doesn't turn __________________ Light em up

08-04-2014, 09:24 AM	#73
bkscott Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 1,609 View My Garage	I wonder if GM will use the cars electronics to verify what happened? __________________ 94 Firebird Formula (Drowned 08/30/05) 2010 IBM 2SS/RS 6M Arrived 3/25/10. ADM CAI, Borla Type S Cat Back, VMAX Ported TB, LG Short Throw Shifter, 1LE Shocks, Hotchkis Sway Bars, Whiteline Cradle Bushing Inserts, Custom Powdercoated ZL1's ,Michelin Pilot Supersports, Stainless Power Headers, Solo J Pipes, AAC LED Sidemarkers, ZL1 Rockers, SLP Splitter, ADM Stage II Cam,ZL1 Diffuser,Vitesse Throttle Controller.

08-04-2014, 09:46 AM	#77
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 940 View My Garage	I'm 5'8" and I would think it'd be easier to hit the key with my knee but with the way I sit; seat pushed back so I my knees aren't fully extended when fully depressing the pedals, and the steering is pulled back enough to have maybe 45deg. when my hands are at 10/2. and high enough that I can see all the gauges clearly with no cutoff ... I still can't hit the key 'cos the steering wheel comes in the way of my thigh and it still puts my knee a good 4-5 inches away. Maybe you taller drivers have the steering lifted all the way up? and pulled closer to you? that's the only way I see the key being open to a knee-jerk reaction <--- see what I did there? __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

08-04-2014, 10:17 AM	#80
jcamaro37f Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: San Francisco Posts: 270 View My Garage	OP, I hope you're keeping your integrity from being a Marine. Unfortunately, many people claim military service to somehow gain some credibility. But there has been many a prior service member who used it to get restitution, then find out they were dishonorably discharged for smoking pot. However, if you are sincere, I am glad you are okay and thankfully were going at a moderate speed. Sorry to hear it had to happen. Initially, I thought maybe you were trying to test it out while driving and it actually worked ( well, didn't work) and panicked and crashed. As a marine I'm sure you'd know how to keep a cool head when things get hot.. Glad to see you're okay though Op, but there's a lt of scammers out there, and if you aren't one of them, great. __________________ I speak 5.56

08-04-2014, 09:36 AM	#75
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,525 View My Garage	since you have $ to repair it, don't count on GM to fix it for you(especially since you didn't take it in for the recall).

08-04-2014, 09:46 AM	#78
punkindave The Great Punkin Drives: 2013 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 185	To the OP.. Give some thought to learning to drive a little more "stretched out". (The video appears you are quite forward) Cars are not designed to have the drivers legs that bent and "skrunched". In a front end collision you can cause severe damage not only to your knees/legs, but you can completely destroy your hips/back and possibly cause internal injuries that could be life threatening. Seen this more than once. I've not received the recall notice yet either (2013 purchased new Aug 2014 as a leftover from a Chevy Dealer) I will be taking taking the car out to a parking lot and seeing how hard the steering is when the electric pump isn't working. Never really thought about it, thanx for the heads up. __________________ Who opened up a fresh box of idiots without finishing the old box, now they're everywhere!! Tesla > Edison

08-04-2014, 10:30 AM	#81
wayne watson Drives: 2014 camaro ss ,1967 chevelle ss, Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: loganville Posts: 1,209 View My Garage	Just knowing that some of these people are on the road at all scares me __________________

08-04-2014, 10:38 AM	#82
Natti337 Drives: 2014 Chevy Camaro LT Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 84	This happened to me while I was driving my girlfriends 2006 chevy cobalt on the highway. It was very very scary, and we were lucky not to be hit by any other cars. Fortunately for us we were in the HOV lane and no cars we're behind us, otherwise I don't even want to imagine what could've happened

08-04-2014, 10:45 AM	#83
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 940 View My Garage	maybe OP and some other people suffer from High-Knee ... haha Hiney Attached Images __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

08-04-2014, 10:48 AM	#84
goinggone14 Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS / RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 394 View My Garage	I read the thread, and I'll choose to ignore most of the posts I saw out of ignorance (mostly theirs, and some of my own). My question is: Why would your car turning off have any effect on you using either of the two brakes equipped in the car? If you mentally lost control of the car, I understand; if you think your engine shutting off prevents you from stopping the vehicle then I don't feel anything for you.