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2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING

1 fatalfirecrash · 844212 · 2011-02-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
50,000

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY ANOTHER PERSON. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, WHERE SHE WAS RUN OVER BY OTHER PASSING VEHICLES AND FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN APRIL 2010, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE BLACK BOX FOR INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF ANY OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10384548
Machine
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