# 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `793769` · 2010-06-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS AND COMPLAINT  REGARDING THE DEATH OF A DRIVER *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND HER SISTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SCATTERED IN PIECES. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SISTER LOST CONTROL AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*