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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash · 570693 · 2006-01-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
2,700
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES FAILED. HIT ANOTHER CAR AT STOP LIGHT. CAR SLOWED BUT WOULD NOT STOP. FELT ABS KICK IN BUT BRAKES ONLY SLOWED CAR DOWN. LESS THAN 5 MPH. NO AIB BAG INFLATION. CAR WAS A LOANER FROM DEALER, WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN YOU USE THEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10148860
Machine
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