TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE STARTED TO NOTICE THE FAILURE AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING POWER STEERING PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB