# 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `813792` · 2010-09-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*