# 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `752930` · 2010-01-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
2005 CHEVY COBALT- IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS MY COBALT HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP. HOW IS IT THE CHEVY CAN GET AWAY WITH ALLOWING A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY CONTINUE? I HAVE HAD MY COBALT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A POWER STEERING ISSUE. YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE RED LIGHT INDICATING POWER STEERING COMES AND AN YOU THEN LOOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THIS TO THE MEDIA AND DO WHATEVER ELSE I CAN TO MAKE CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRAP THEY BUILD. *TR
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