steering failure
Wheel stops responding
Steering failure is the loss of a driver's ability to control a vehicle's direction.
The steering system may become unresponsive, erratic, or completely disconnected from the wheels.
The accident was caused by steering failure at highway speed.
The term applies to any vehicle—cars, boats, aircraft—where directional control is compromised.
- crashSudden violent impact
- head-on collisionDirect front-to-front impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- swerveAbrupt directional change
accident · wreck · total loss · brakes · control · loss · loss of control · wheel · malfunction · hydroplane · ditch · guardrail · panic · overcorrect · spinout · veering · unresponsive · careening