NHTSA complaint: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SPIN AROUND MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT, ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF, THE KEY BECAME LODGED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation