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2009 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash · 784300 · 2010-04-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
12,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) A WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH; WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECT WAS NOT DANGEROUS. THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,300.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10327966
Machine
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