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Chevrolet Cobalt steering problems reports by year

955 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on Chevrolet Cobalt vehicles. The most reported year is 2005 with 327 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2010 Cobalt417%
2009 Cobalt426%
2008 Cobalt779%
2007 Cobalt15210%
2006 Cobalt31614%
2005 Cobalt32720%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.