NHTSA Complaint #10994096 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, TBS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.