# 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `789677` · 2010-05-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KANJORSKI ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING ON 2006 GMC CHEVY COBALT *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING SYSTEM.  PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER PAID THE DEALER OVER $900.00 TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHEN IT FIRST STOPPED WORKING.  THE CONSUMER STATED HER MAKE MODEL AND YEAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED.  *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*