# 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1186173` · 2015-05-28 · 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:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 146,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WAS DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS I WAS STARTING AROUND A SMALL CURVE IN THE ROAD.  COULD NOT STEER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A YARD AND STRUCK A TREE.  INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED VEHICLE.
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