Chevrolet / Pontiac recall: Steering
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
If power steering assist is lost, it would require greater driver effort at low vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Chevrolet Cobalt 2005–2010
- Pontiac G5 2007–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V073000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- General Motors Corp.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 3, 2010
- Owners notified
- Mar 29, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,050,889
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- Part
- Steering › Electric power assist system
- Maker's own recall number
- N100023
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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Chevrolet recall: Air bags Aug 10, 2015
- Airtex / Carquest / Chevrolet and more recall: Electrical system Apr 30, 2014
- Chevrolet / Pontiac / Saturn recall: Electrical system Apr 10, 2014
- Chevrolet / Pontiac / Saturn recall: Steering Mar 31, 2014
- Chevrolet / Pontiac / Saturn recall: Air bags Feb 10, 2014
- Chevrolet / Pontiac / Saturn recall: Fuel system, gasoline Sep 19, 2012
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.