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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1045653 · 2014-03-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
164,100
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT I TRAVEL MOST EVERY DAY, THE ROAD IS NOT BUSY MOST TIMES.AS I WAS ENTERING A SHARP CURVE SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE QUIT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RAKING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,.DAMAGED THE CAR MORE THAN IT WAS WORTH,THIS WAS ONLY THE 2ND TIME THE CAR HAD DONE THIS BUT I HAD ONLY OWNED IT ABOUT 11/2 YRS.THE GUARDRAIL SAVED US FROM GOING OVER A 300 FT.MOUNTAIN INTO THE RIVER.THANKFUL FOR THAT GUARDRAIL, BUT LEFT WITHOUT ANYTHING TO DRIVE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10569109
Machine
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