Recall 10V073000: 2005–2010 Chevrolet Cobalt and 1 other model

Report received

Mar 3, 2010

Manufacturer

General motors corp.

Potentially affected

1,050,889vehicles

Model years

2005–2010

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible 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. 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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt1,649 complaints
• 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt2,330 complaints
• 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt1,564 complaints
• 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt845 complaints
• 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt710 complaints
• 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt574 complaints
• 2007 Pontiac G5188 complaints
• 2008 Pontiac G5115 complaints
• 2009 Pontiac G576 complaints
• 2010 Pontiac G52 complaints