NHTSA Complaint #10224079 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

RE: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. SPOKANE, WA. EVENTS: IN A MIX OF ICE, DEEP SLUSH AND SNOW (WITH MICHILIN X-ICE WINTER TIRES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS), VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, LOW SPEED (E.G., DRIVING DOWN ALLEY FROM MY GARAGE), FAILURE: THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. I FELT OUT OF CONTROL, COULDN'T KEEP THE CAR MOVING DIRECTLY FORWARD UNTIL I SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. THIS WAS NOT SLIPPING OR SKIDDING THAT OCCURS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE OR SNOW. RATHER, IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING A FEEL OF BEING DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEELS. WHAT WAS DONE: NO REPAIR WAS SOUGHT. I JUST WAS ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AT LOW SPEEDS. IN NORMAL DRIVING, EVEN IN ICY OR SNOWY CONDITION ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STEERING. THE STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED ON EVERY OCCASION THROUGHOUT THE WINTER THAT THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OUTLINED ABOVE OCCURRED. *TR