NHTSA reportedly investigating Chevrolet Cobalt power steering failures
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Proof that there are other automakers also under the scrutiny of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration: The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/">Chevrolet</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/cobalt">Cobalt</a> is under federal investigation for steering-related safety issues. To date, the NHTSA has reported 1,132 consumer complaints about a sudden loss of power steering in 2005-09 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2008-09 Chevrolet Cobalt SS models. While a loss of steering assist should not immediately lead to a crash, consumers have reported "difficulty controlling the vehicle, such as departing from the desired travel lane." <br />
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The NHTSA has recorded 11 crashes and one injury attributed to the power steering failure, with potentially 905,000 vehicles affected by the investigation. There have been no deaths reported. "We are cooperating with the agency in the investigation," said GM. The automaker will replace the Cobalt with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cruze">Chevrolet Cruze</a> for the 2011 model year.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/">2008 Chevy Cobalt SS</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/08cobalt-ss-turbo_hi002_thumbnail.jpg " alt="2008 Chevy Cobalt SS" title="2008 Chevy Cobalt SS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/08cobaltss-turbo_hi001_thumbnail.jpg " alt="2008 Chevy Cobalt SS" title="2008 Chevy Cobalt SS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/cobaltsemashowfloor2a_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/cobaltsemashowfloor3a_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/em-2008-chevy-cobalt-ss-turbo/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/cobaltsemashowfloor4a_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100202/OEM01/100209976/1261">Automotive News</a> - Sub. Req.]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/nhtsa-reportedly-investigating-chevrolet-cobalt-power-steering-f/">NHTSA reportedly investigating Chevrolet Cobalt power steering failures</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/nhtsa-reportedly-investigating-chevrolet-cobalt-power-steering-f/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19343368/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/03/nhtsa-reportedly-investigating-chevrolet-cobalt-power-steering-f/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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