NHTSA Complaint #10524200 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10524200
Vehicle 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 146,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MO

Consumer Description

LATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ALERT GAUGE RANG THREE TIMES AND SAID POWER STEERING ON THE DASH BOARD, I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IN HOPES TO MAKE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT FAR...WHEN I TOOK OFF MY CAR SHOOK AND JUMPED WHILE GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS A BRIDGE. I PULLED OVER YET AGAIN SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME AND DROVE HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT MY CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

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