# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `927178` · 2012-07-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 36,000
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I SAW SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM THE CAR.  LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR.  WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES.  THE ENTIRE CAR, EXCEPT THE TRUNK WAS GONE.  THERE WAS NO SAVING THE CAR.  EVERYTHING WAS BURNED TO A CRISP.   TODAY I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL,  I WAS WONDERING IF THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY FIRE.  I DO KNOW IM NOT SATISFIED.  *TR
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