# 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — SERVICE BRAKES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1052149` · 2014-04-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 63 mph
## Narrative
ON 9/13/2012 MY NIECE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT.  IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE.  SHE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD.  THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT COLLISION.  *TR
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