General Motors Corp.: Steering › Electric Power Assist System
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 3, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,050,889. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.
The risk
IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, IT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED ON A ROLLING BASIS BETWEEN MARCH 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2010. A COPY OF THE MAILING SCHEDULE IS LOCATED IN THE RECALL FILE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt | 574 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| 2010 Pontiac G5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt | 710 | 6 | 7 | 59 |
| 2009 Pontiac G5 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt | 845 | 5 | 14 | 76 |
| 2008 Pontiac G5 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt | 1,564 | 6 | 16 | 116 |
| 2007 Pontiac G5 | 188 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt | 2,330 | 6 | 14 | 164 |
| 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt | 1,649 | 6 | 12 | 97 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 10V073000.
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