# 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `901535` · 2012-01-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION AND RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT THERE WERE MECHANICAL DEFECTS *TGW  THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEFECT WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER.  THE CONSUMERS GIRLFRIEND OWNED THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*