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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash1 injured · 792725 · 2010-06-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
45,495
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OK, I HAVE A 07 COBALT LS AND 2007 COBALT SS THE FIRST ONE I WRECKED ONE NIGHT GOING AROUND A TURN AT ABOUT 30 WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME I POPPED THE CURB WENT THROUGH A FIRE HYDRANT AND SMASHED INTO A FENCE TOTALING MY CAR WITH WELL OVER 8500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS THE SECOND ONES POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON ME ON THE WAY HOME WITH MY PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND IN THE CAR LUCKILY WE WERE TURNING ON OUR STREET SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. BOTH CARS JUST HIT 40,000 MILES AND RAN PERFECTLY INTEL THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO RIDE . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10335747
Machine
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