Imagine how this sticking gas pedal problem would be handled if it occurred in a car made by government owned GM or Chrysler.
Chevy Cobalt has a serious steering issue. No demands for a recall. No demands that people take them back...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cobalt-probe3-2010feb03,0,2544439.story
“The NHTSA launches an investigation into owners’ complaints of system failures that make the car tougher to control at low speeds.
The Chevrolet Cobalt could be the next car in trouble because of mechanical problems.
General Motors Co., which makes the compact car, said Tuesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into complaints of failing power steering systems in the Cobalt, making it tougher to control at low speeds.
GM and the federal agency have received a total of 1,132 complaints about the car’s power steering system, including reports of 11 accidents, said Tom Wilkinson, a GM spokesman.
One of the accidents resulted in an injury, but Wilkinson said he had no further information on the incident.
There is no recall of the car at this point, and Wilkinson said the company was cooperating with NHTSA in the investigation.
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