# 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `765206` · 2010-02-22 · 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:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON FEB 3,2010 MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING.  I HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR.  I LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC BUT TRIED TO CORRECT AND ENDED IN THE DITCH.  THANK GOD I DID NOT GET IN A WRECK.  I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON.  IT GOES OUT OFTEN SINCE THEN.  CHEVY NEEDS A RECALL CAUSE APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY COBALT'S OUT THERE DOING THE SAME THING....WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH???? *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*