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2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash2 injured · 680729 · 2008-07-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MAKING A TURN AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IT BEEPED AT ME AND THE DASH DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING". WHEN I RESTART MY CAR ITS FINE FOR A WILE BUT THEN IT DOSE IT AGAIN AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL SPEED, TURNING,RPMS, TEMPERATURE DISTANCE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. I WAS RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD IN THE CAR MY DAUGHTER SMACKED HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW I TORE SOMETHING IN MY SHOULD JUST TRYING TO STEER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10236354
Machine
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