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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash · 1038382 · 2014-02-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
18,565
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOING 55 MPG, WEATHER CLEAR, ROAD CLEAR, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND NO POWER TO CAR WHAT SO EVER, CAR DID COMPLETE U-TURN ON FREEWAY AND HIT SIDE CURBING ON FREEWAY WHICH CAUSED TIRE AND RIM DAMAGE. LIGHTS CAME ON DASH AND CAR WAS NOT ON WHEN IT CRASHED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO RALLY CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS AND I TOLD THEM THAT CAR JUST QUIT RESPONDING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF CAR. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG, MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND I HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE FOR REPAIRS, AN INVESTIGATOR CAME OUT TO CHECK MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH CAR, BUT CODES HAD BEEN ERASED FROM RALLY CHEVROLET. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10564185
Machine
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