NHTSA Complaint #10323485 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. HE NOTICED A CHIMING SOUND ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,807. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,600.