# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `761928` · 2010-02-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 5,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT 4-DOOR IN JUNE 2007--IN SEPTEMBER I TOLD MY MOTHER THAT MY STEERING WAS STRANGE, THAT SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE I WASN'T REALLY STEERING MY CAR.  IN OCTOBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND I SLOWED DOWN.  UPON SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX 15-20 AROUND A CURVE I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR.  I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR JUST SEEMED TO GO ON ITS' OWN.  THAT SAME DECEMBER, I WAS TURNING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND AGAIN COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AND HIT A PARKING BLOCK.  MY MOM THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES AND INVESTED IN A NEW SET OF  TIRES ON A NEW CAR.  TWO WEEKS AGO (AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY) I CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT, SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ONCE AGAIN LOST MY STEERING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR A LITTLE TRYING TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HIT THE GUARDRAIL SUPPORT AND SMASHED THE HEADLIGHT.  I BACKED UP, FELT MY STEERING GRAB AND CONTINUED ON.  MY STEERING I AM CONVINCED CAUSED ALL 3 ACCIDENTS.  THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON MY CAR AND MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE GONE UP.  I WANT MY DAMAGE FIXED, MY STEERING FIXED, MY MOM REIMBURSED $500.00 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE AND A LETTER I CAN GIVE MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY.  IT OCCURS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, BUT LUCKILY THERE HAS ONLY BEEN THREE ACCIDENTS AND NO FATALITIES  THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WITHOUT MY RATES GOING UP.  WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS AND SO DID I UNTIL A 
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