NHTSA Complaint #11173076 — 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE, FLIPPED OVER, ROLLED FIVE TIMES, AND CRASHED INTO THE SHOULDER SPACING. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, HEADACHES, BACK AND NECK PAIN, AND MUSCLE SPASMS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.