NHTSA Complaint #10564428 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

I RE-ENTERED THE HIGHWAY (I65) SOUTHBOUND FROM REST STOP. AS I APPROACHED CRUISING SPEED AND MERGED INTO THE OUTSIDE LANE, I DEPLOYED THE TILT STEERING LEVER AND PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL DOWN TO MY PREFERRED POSITION. SINCE I USUALLY DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS NOT USED TO THIS ONE, I PULLED TOO HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COME DOWN ABRUPTLY AND HARD INTO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE IGNITION TO SHUT OFF. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 70MPH. I BEGAN TO SLOW AND EDGE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER WHEN I RECOVERED MY FACULTIES, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY WHILE STILL IN MOTION AT ABOUT 50MPH. I RESUMED MY TRIP AS NORMAL AND CAUTIONED MY DAUGHTER AGAINST RAPID STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING. I READ THE RECALL NEWS TODAY AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF I RECOUNTED MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE IGNITION FAILING ON MY VEHICLE. *TR