# 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `768845` · 2010-03-02 · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ON MARCH 7 2009, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT, THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BEHAVED VERY ERRATICALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CATEGORIZED AS A DUI (.089 BAC) BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE STEERING, I DID MENTION THIS IN THE INITIAL POLICE REPORT BUT, BUT MY DUI TOOK PRECEDENCE OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND COSTS. KINDLY ADVICE AS TO HOW I CAN SEEK SOME RELIEF FROM THE CONSEQUENCES BOTH FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND LEGAL. I WILL CONSULT AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER AS WELL, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR
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