# 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1045127` · 2014-03-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 125,000
- **Speed:** 34 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT.  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 34 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT BLOCK, THEN JUMP THE CURB AND CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED.  THE CONTACT HAD A CRACKED SKULL AND A CONCUSSION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A BROKEN ARM.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE DESTROYED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.  *TR
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