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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 610337 · 2007-01-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SEDAN HAD 2 INCIDENTS OF GOING OUT OF CONTROL 9 DAYS APART. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND SLIGHT TAP OF GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN CAR RAPIDLY REVERSING UNTIL HIT MUD AREA ON GRASS AND LIGHT POLE. SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN CAR WAS IN FORWARD AND STOPPED TO OPEN TRUNK. CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WENT THROUGH GARAGE WALL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER TIME. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PARTS ORDERED TO REPLACE DAMAGE BUT NOT YET CHECKED OUT MECHANICALLY TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG WITH FORWARD & REVERSE INCIDENTS AND WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10179260
Machine
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