NHTSA Complaint #10810906 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SWITCHED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.