I COULD HAVE DIED. I WAS DRIVING AROUND A TURN THREE DUMP TRUCKS WERE COMING TOWARD ME AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I LUCKILY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I PAID OUT OF POCKET SOME WHERE CLOSE TO $800.00 FOR REPAIRS FOR THE CRASH. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE FOR AWHILE TILL A LITTLE AFTER SEPTEMBER 26 WHEN IT WENT TOTALLY OUT AGAIN MAKING IT WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND IT NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THEY ARE OFFERING ME $5,000.00 FOR MY 05 CHEVY COBALT. THE POWER STEERING WENT TOTALLY OUT A FEW DAYS AFTER SEPTEMBER 26 AND HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT EARLIER ON IN THE YEAR. THEY ARE NOW HOLDING MY CAR AT A PALM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN OCALA FL. WHEN GOING TO RETRIEVE MY CAR THEY SAID GM WOULDN'T BE ABLE RELEASE MY CAR DO TO THE POWER STEERING RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I FIRST TALKED TO GM THEY SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WOULD BE NO PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR AND ALL THE REPAIRS NEEDED FROM THE ACCIDENT. NOW THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REPAIRS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND OUT OF SERVICE SINCE SEPTEMBER. I DON'T THINK I WAS BORN YESTERDAY. THE REPAIRS FOR POWER STEERING IS $1,400. LESS THAN THE $5,000 THAT THEY WANT TO PAY ME SO THEY CAN FIX THE CAR AND RESELL IT LEAVING ME TO DRIVE A PIECE OF JUNK THAT RUNS IF I COULD FIND IT THAT CHEAP. I PAID A LITTLE OVER $18,000 FOR A STOCK MODEL CAR. I PUT $800.00 IN TO IT FROM THE ACCIDENT LEAVING ONLY BODY WORK TO BE DONE. I'M TRYING TO RAISE