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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1004172 · 2013-08-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
125,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT DISPLAYING A "POWER STEERING FAILURE" MESSAGE IN THE DASH AND A BEEPING ALARM OCCURRED. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL SINCE THE STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL, SO THE SUPPOSED "GOOD" ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS ALREADY INSTALLED, AND IT STILL FAILED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL AND I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE CAR IS NOW WRECKED AND I HAVE BODILY INJURIES. I HOPE GM WILL HELP ASSIST WITH THE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR BILL DUE TO THEIR KNOWINGLY FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10536821
Machine
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