NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HER CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN WALL AND DESTROY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE OF STOP IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF A RECALL, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 NOTICE, WHICH RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST, UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2010. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED MARCH 1, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THEY KNEW OF THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE LOST OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation