# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1157310` · 2015-02-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 160,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ABILITY TO STEER WAS LOST WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL AND ENTERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED BY A STATE TROOPER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE YARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
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