NHTSA Complaint #10332019 — 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND, BACK, NECK AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 17,000.