# 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `828273` · 2010-11-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND RIB SEPARATION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*