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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash2 injured · 752952 · 2010-01-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
67,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ , FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE HAD BEEN NOTICING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. ALSO WHEN BRAKING THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE. DURING THAT TIME WE GOT A LETTER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SOLD IT AS IF IT HAD SIDE AIRBAGS,BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.ON OUR WAY UP THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING JUST AS WE STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE . WE HAD NOT GONE VERY FAR WHEN OUR COBALT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND WE THEN WENT INTO TWO 360S AND BEGAN TO ROLL ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WE ROLLED 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CAR RESTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10300035
Machine
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