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2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 750699 · 2010-01-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GIVE AN INDICATION OF "POWER STEERING". ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON IT WORKS AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE, AND I CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. I AM RELATIVELY FINE FROM THE CRASH EXCEPT FOR SOME BACK AND NECK PAIN, BUT MY CAR IS CRACKED IN THE FRONT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10297762
Machine
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