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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash99 injured · 704976 · 2009-01-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
99
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY, ATLEAST ONCE EVERY THREE MINUTES. IN ORDER TO "TEMPORARILY" FIX IT YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR THEN IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THEN YOU HAVE TO REPEAT THIS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 AND 2006 COBALTS. YOU CAN SEARCH ON THE INTERNET POWER STEERING PROBLEMS COBALT AND YOU WILL SEE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS BECAUSE ON TOP OF MY CAR NOTE AND INSURANCE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10255896
Machine
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