# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `745293` · 2009-11-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 46,180
## Narrative
WIRE TO REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER SHORTED OUT.  CAUSED A FIRE TO THE REAR PASSENGERS QUARTER PANEL.  BURNED CORNER OF ROOF, SEAT, AND BACK WINDOW.  LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN FIRE BROKE OUT AND NO PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT.  *TR
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