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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067291 | Incident Date: Jun, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HOLLISTER | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: COBALT | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1AK52F557 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My new 2005 chevy cobalt purchased 08/28/05 has impaired my driving ability twice now. my power steering light has been generated each time before i was unable to drive or steer properly. on 04/11/06 was on the hwy 1st time and exited off safely. june 2nd 2006 8 weeks later 2nd time occurred down town dropping off child to daycare and my way to work for important work meeting. power steering light came on again and began to jerk my car aggressively back and forth until i got safely home. called dealer to get towed to them they gave me a 1800-222-1020, but failed to tell me that it would be towed to the nearest chevy dealer where the car is now. customer service and the dearlerships have given me the run around for four days, and the chevy customer service and dealership indicates suggest no manufacture defect issue or safety. no reassurance to the chevy cobalt or what their willing to do for safety precautions does not seem to addressed, or what i can or cannot do with the car. no car loaner was going to be given until the service manager saw a problem first. it has been difficult to get a straight answers and quality customer care as to a considerable defect with the steering of the vehicle or the impairment of this type vehicle that can cause serious injury or death. i requested a refund back t. still waiting to hear from either one. i was told between 12 and 2pm today june 6 2006 i would get an answer. no phone call as of yet. its 2:30pm. *nm |
