NHTSA Complaint #10621811 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) AND 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.