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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

crash2 injured · 805100 · 2010-08-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SON WAS TAKING ME TO WORK ON MAY 25TH 2010 IN OUR 2008 CHEVY COBALT. ON THE RETURN HOME THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IN WHICH CAUSED US TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE. ALSO NONE OF THE 6 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED..WE DID NOT KNOW OF A RECALL ON THE POWER A STEERING UNTIL ALMOST 2 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. OUR 2 INSURANCES COMPANIES PAID THE CAR OFF. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK THE CAR SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT SENDING US THE RECALL. IF WE WOULD OF RECEIVED THE RECALL THE WRECK WOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED IT WOULD OF BEEN FIXED AND OUR SONS WOULD NOT HAD GOTTEN HURT.. CONSEQUENCES 2 HURT NO VEHICLE GAP PAID CAR OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348072
Machine
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