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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash · 759935 · 2010-02-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
40,100
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR COBALT HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY SENSITIVE STEERING FROM DAY ONE. BUT WE THOUGHT IS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALLER CAR. ON THURSDAY MORNING WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. BUT EVEN WHEN I HIT DRY PAYMENT THERE STILL WAS NO CONTROL. TRYING TO STEER OUT OF THE SKID JUST TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE, I STILL WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL ,IT WOULD OVER CORRECT , UNTIL THE CAR LANDED IN THE DITCH. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. BUT CAR IS DAMAGED. WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THE SHOP CALLS US. THIS CAR DEFINITELY HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *TW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307249
Machine
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