GM Recalls Certain 05-10 Cobalt and Pontiac G5 Vehicles

Vehicle Make / Model:		Model Year(s):
CHEVROLET / COBALT		2005-2010
PONTIAC / G5		2007-2010
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.		Mfr’s Report Date: MAR 01, 2010
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V073000		N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A

Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected: 1050889

Summary: 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.

Consequence: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, IT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. 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.

Notes: GM’S RECALL NO. N100023. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Comments

Elizabeth Blatt says

March 23, 2010 at 10:08 pm

I own a 2006 chevrolet/cobalt, my steering motor went bad and I had to pay a total of 474.41 to have it replaced. This happened 12/09/2009. I called the dealer and of course they gave me the runaround. They tell me that I must wait to get a notice from GM.