10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,000 miles

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problem #1

Nov 042010

Cobalt

  • 5,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving uphill 35 mph, the steering locked and the vehicle went into a ditch. The vehicle was towed to a body shop for repairs but the steering was not repaired. The contact previously had the vehicle repaired according to recall 10V073000 (steering:electric power assist system). Since the repair had been performed, there were fumes being emitted from the heating vehicle which made the contact sick. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000 and the current mileage was approximately 7,600.

- Chapmanville, WV, USA

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