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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — ENGINE

1 injured · 1151646 · 2015-01-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
4 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR JUST TURNED OFF WITH NO POWER, WHILE BACKING FROM DRIVEWAY. COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND RAN OVER MY BOYFRIENDS FOOT. TWO NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE SINCE WASN'T GOING FAST. NO WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. JUST PASSED ANNUAL INSPECTION AND ALWAYS FOLLOWED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MY BOYFRIEND INJURED HIS FOOT AND WANTS TO FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE.IM TRYING TO TALK HIM OUT OF IT BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I WAS AT FAULT AND I DON'T WANT MY RATES TO INCREASE. CHEVY CORP SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY WANT TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AT MY COST. $3800. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10679273
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