# 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `756828` · 2010-02-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 6,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER STEERING AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON HER. THE  CONTACT STATED SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID A 360 AND SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS $9,000 IN DAMAGES DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS CUTS AND BRUISES TO HER NECK. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A SALVAGE CENTER AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.      UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN  UPDATED 07/15/10*JB
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