# 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `791099` · 2010-06-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HER DAUGHTER PERISHED IN A VIOLENT CAR CRASH ON JANUARY 10, 2010 AND BELIEVED THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO HANDLED THE CRASH STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND RUN OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. ON APRIL 10, 2010, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST) DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. .. UPDATED 08-07-12  *BF  THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES, MELTING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER COMPONENTS.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*