# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `782107` · 2010-04-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 56,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    GM 2007 COBALT [XXX]     LATE AT NIGHT COLD AND RAINY I WAS DRIVING SLOW TRYING TO TURN ON 9TH AVE FROM  FAIRFIELD DR. THE CAR STEERED ITSELF AS I COULD NOT STEER IT, INTO A DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH. MY PASSENGER HEAD ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, MY SAFETY BELT BRUISED MY NECK AND SHOULDER, PAINFULLY. MY PASSENGER WAS BLEEDING PROFUSELY, A PERSON STOPPED AND TOOK US FOR HELP. I WAS SO SHAKEN UP AND IT HAPPENED SO FAST, THAT I COULD NOT FIND MY CELL PHONE TO CALL 911. THE NEXT DAY MY GRANDFATHER WHO HELPED ME PAY FOR THE CAR, HAD THE CAR PUT ON A TRAILER AND STORED IN A COVERED SECURE AREA WHERE IT IS STILL STORED AND UNTAMPERED WITH. WE CONTACTED GM, IT HAS BEEN  OVER TWO MONTHS, WE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEIR ATTORNEY. TO TOP THIS ALL OFF, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TWO DAYS AFTER IT HAPPENED! AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MY INSURANCE DOES NOT HAVE COLLISION COVERAGE BUT ONLY COMPREHENSIVE. I WORK HARD AND GO TO COLLEGE FOR TWO MONTHS I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR TAXES, OVER $35.00 PER DAY. I LOVED THIS CAR BUT NOW I WILL NOT RIDE IN ONE. I STILL HAVE NIGHT MARES ON THE CRASH.  I AM BEHIND IN MY BILLS. THANK YOU GM FOR NOT HELPING ME. I WISH TO HAVE THIS CAR EXAMINED. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE STEERING NOR CAN I PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY. YOUR HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, AS MY GRANDFATHER BELIEVES THAT GM WILL DELAY THIS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. ALSO 
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