# 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1060428` · 2014-04-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EVERETT TURNPIKE IN NH. THERE WAS A SOCCER NET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AND I TRIED TO STOP, BUT BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT ALONG WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I COULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. LUCKILY THE ONLY DAMAGE DONE WAS PSYCHOLOGICAL. IF I WERE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAN I WOULD HAVE DIED.. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY POWER STEERING FIXED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN RECALLED AGAIN. THE CAR AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AFTER THEY FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE.   *JS
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