# 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `642442` · 2007-10-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 19,860
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
BRAKE FAILURE/BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN WHEN APPLIED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED,TRAVELED 20-25 FEET STRUCK TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING OVER $4,000 IN DAMAGE TO MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SINCE THE JUNE 13TH 2007 ACCIDENT THE BRAKES FAILED 2 MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES(BUSHING &CLIP MISSING FROM BRAKES, I THINK THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY). I HAD TO STOP IT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. MY WIFE HAD IT DO THIS TO HER, WITH THE BRAKES FAILING AND ACCELERATING AT A FAST PACE, LUCKILY NO CARS WERE NEAR HER AT THE TIME,BECAUSE I TRADED THE COBALT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM REFERENCE NUMBER 71-562139648 TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ONE WAS JAKE EXT 22795.  *TR
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