Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10201742September 3, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT PURCHASED USED WITH 28000 MILES ON IT. ALL MY PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND OVER SO I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. ABOUT 2 WEEKS I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERY THING WAS FINE ON THE DASH BOARD, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS THERE WAS THIS LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT AND IT DROVE FINE. NOW AT THIS POINT IM JUST THINKING THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO ERRORS AND EVERYTHING WAS CHECKING OUT FINE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WAS DISPLAYED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. UNABLE TO STEER I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE AWAY AND I GAINED STEERING CONTROL AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW SOME DAYS WHEN I START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SOME DAYS THE CAR DRIVES FINE AND ITS REALLY STARTING TO FRUSTRATE ME. IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING PROBLEM I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FORM THE IGNITION. TO THIS DAY NONE OF MY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
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#10201649September 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER GOES OFF AFTER YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE TRUNK ON THE BATTERY BEFORE IT WILL CRANK. POWER BUTTON FOR THE TRUNK DOES NOT WORK. YOU CAN START THE CAR AND IT WILL STILL KEEP TRYING TO CRANK. *JB
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#10200915August 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,536. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,636.
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#10200945August 27, 2007
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THIS IS IN DOCUMENTATION OF MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, REPLACED STEERING SHAFT, RUBBING AND GRINDING, KNOCKING ON STEERING COLUMN AND FLOOR PAN AREA, WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAR RPM'S WILL DROP SO LOW THAT THE CAR WILL ALMOST DIE, SPEAKERS HAVE A RATTLE LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO QUIT WORKING, LOST POWER ASSIST WHILE IN A TURN ONCE DOCUMENTED HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE, WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL WITH HIGH BEAMS ON LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF,PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER WAS PULLED AWAY FROM HEADLAMP. *JB
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0
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#10200507August 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE MPH WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER; THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,804. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,700.
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#10200345August 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:COLUMN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES CUSTOMER STATES THAT CAR IS A LEMON AND THAT SHE DROVE THE 2007 COBALT AND IT RAN BEAUTIFULLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED, THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED. *TR
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0
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#10200139August 20, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR LIT UP. WHEN CONTINUE DRIVING, NOTICE RESISTANCE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AS I PROCEEDED FURTHER, WHEN MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EVEN HARDER TO TURN. CALL ROADSIDE ASSIST. TO TOW CAR TO NEAREST DEALER. DEALER INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199961August 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON FIRST COUPLE TIMES DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FINALLY LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS LEAVING I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM I WAS COMING RIGHT THEN BEFORE I SHUT MY CAR OFF AGAIN FOR THEM TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. PUT CAR ON COMP, AND GOT TO CODES BOTH WERE SOMETHING ABOUT A PUMP RELAY MOTOR. WAS FIXED AND THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER SCHEDULED 3 RD APPT FOR SHAKING PROBLEM AND OH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. 1 ST APPT FOR SHAKING SAID ROTORS NEEDED TURNED WITH 17000 MILES TOLD THEM I WAS NOT PAYING FOR IT CALLED GM 800 NUMBER TOLD ME I LIVED IN A HILLY AREA ROUND FLAT AREA. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY TURNED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. 4000 MILES LATER TOOK IT BACK FOR STEERING WHEEL SHAKING ON TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY THEY CALLED TO TELL ME I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES, NEW PADS, OH AND NEW ROTORS, NOT UNDER MY WARRANTY WRONG AGAIN I WILL NOT PAY FOR ALL OF THESE NEW AT 21000 MILES CRAZY. TODAY FRIDAY I CALLED TO CHECK ON MY CAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE 30 YEAR TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH TECH SUPPORT FOR TWO DAYS AND THEY TOLD THEM THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN. IF THESE MECHANICS HAVE TO USE A PHONE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT A CAR THEY ARE EITHER NOT A VERY GOOD MECHANIC OR MAYBE WE ARE RELYING TO MUCH ON COMPUTERS TO RUN OUR CARS. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199828August 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
THE CAR HAS STOPPED WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THIS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 55 MPH AND IT CAME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP AS I SAID NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS IS BULL! IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND IT IS DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200292August 16, 2007
STRUCTURE
2006 CHEVY COBALT RECALL NOTICE ON ROOF AIR BAGS CUSTOMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP HAS YET ALLOWED HER TO GET HER CAR FIXED**CC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PART HAD NOT ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2007. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199418August 13, 2007
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS:MULTI PIECE, TIRES
OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AFTER 9,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CAR WHEELS DENTED IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER LOUDLY. BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD HIT SOMETHING. UNFOUNDED CLAIM WHEREAS I HAD HIT NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198929August 9, 2007
TIRES
BRAND NEW CAR HAD TO REPLACE TIRES JUST UNDER 30K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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#10197309July 24, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUR '07 CHEVY COBALT'S LEFT REAR TIRE OUTBOARD SIDEWALL JUST SEPARATED JUST BELOW THE EDGE OF TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. LUCKILY WAS JUST ACCELERATING UP AN ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT BLEW. NO TREAD OR OTHER SIDEWALL DAMAGE LEAD TO THIS (I.E. PUNCTURES/DEBREE IN TIRE) - CAR HAS UNDER 1,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197320July 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I HAD JUST OVER 25,000 MILES AND MY FIRST MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR JUST STARTED STALLING AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, ALSO WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THEN THE CAR COMPETELY STALLED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AT ALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER. MY CAR AGAIN WAS FINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS THEN MY WARNIGN CHIMES WERE COMING ON BUT INDICATING NOTHING. AFTER A TOTAL OF A TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A MIM. SPEED ON NON-HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED STALLING AND JUMPING, STEERING LOCKED UP AND CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WAS FINE FOR THE TIME AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I SENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER STATES IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR. I AM AFRAID THAT MY LIFE MY BE IN DANGER IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOT TO MENTION THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL OTHER CHEVY COBALT OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197148July 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
I PURCHASED A 2006 COBALT LS LEVEL 2 USED IN OCTOBER OF 06. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE MY CAR STARTED A MODERATE TONE WHISTLING AND MY HEATER STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHICH BOTH ARE VERY ANNOYING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHALEN CHEVROLET IN GREENWICH NY MANY MANY TIMES AND ALL THEY EVER SAY IS THE NOISES ARE NORMAL THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SHORTLY AFTER THOSE PROBLEMS CAME ABOUT MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN A STORM FOR NO APPARENT REASON,WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY BLAMED IT ON ME SAYING I WAS MIS-USING MY WIPERS ,APPARENTLY YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO USE THEM. WITHIN DAYS OF THAT PROBLEM MY CAR STARTED TO BUMP WHEN I'D TOUCH THE BRAKES, ONCE AGAIN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS MY FAULT AND THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE PLANED DOWN. STILL TO THIS DAY THE CAR IS WHISTLING THE ENTIRE TIME IT RUNS AND THE HEATER IS CLICKING AWAY LIKE ALWAYS,IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THIS IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR THE LACK LUSTER CAVALIER,IT IS THE CAVALIER IT'S JUST PRETTIED UP A BIT. TO THIS POINT THE SHABBY ENGINEERING OF THIS CAR HAS COST ME WELL OVER $500 IN REPAIRS & DIAGNOSING TO TRY AND SOLVE A PROBLEM THE GM CERTIFIED MECHANICS AT WHALEN CHEVROLET IN GREENWICH NY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT---OOPS I MEAN IT'S SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE IT'S FALLING APART. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197129July 21, 2007
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LOST POWER STEERING TODAY. I CAME HERE TO RESEARCH IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR SAFETY BULLETINS. I KEEP FINDING ACCIDENTS FROM THIS PROBLEM AND AM NOW WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT SEE WHERE SOMEONE LOST LIFE SO I GUESS YOU DON'T CARE. YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME SYSTEM BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. W H Y ?????? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196722July 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SEVERE STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. A LOT OF TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH THE STEERING STARTS TO SHUDDER AND MAKE A MACHINE GUN NOISE WITH EACH RATTLE. THE RATTLING SLOWS DOWN AS THE SPEED SLOWS DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE, ONLY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND INSPECT THE CAR AND SEE THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING AT SPEEDS 40 MPH OR HIGHER THE BRAKE GETS SOFT AND MUSHY FEELING, AND DOESN'T APPEAR TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN ENOUGH, AND THE SHUDDER STARTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN WITH THE RAT-A-TAT SOUND FOR EVERY SHUDDER. I BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE MECHANICS COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE SAME FOR THEM. THE LAST TIME, ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS MENTIONED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM ,AND THAT GM WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. RECENTLY, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE CHECK AT ANOTHER SHOP - THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE, NOTHING' WAS WRONG WITH THEM, BUT THE CAR STILL DID ITS SHUDDERING. I' HAD TWO FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, AND ROTATION OF WHEELS, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE SHUDDERING IS GOING TO CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM, WHEN THE BRAKES, STEERING OR SUSPENSION GO OUT. I ALSO NOTICED ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON JUST FOR A SECOND. IT'S NEVER STAYED ON, AND IT DIDN'T COME ON DURING THE SHUDDERING MOMENTS. THE CAR STALLED A COUPLE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE SO FAR AND FEW BETWEEN. THE BACK LIGHT ON DASHWAS HARD TO READ WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE AUTOMATICALLY ON DURING THE DAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196454July 16, 2007
STEERING
POPPING OR KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,WHEN TURNING AT TIMES THE STEERING DOESN'T RETURN AND HAS TO BE PULLED BACK, FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKED OR SOMETHING, SHUTTERS AT TIMES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196370July 14, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LS STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. THE POWER STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND WORSE, AND NOW THE POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS FOR THE FIRST 20-40 SECONDS OF DRIVING AND THEN SHUTS OFF. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, HOWEVER A CAR WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196211July 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HA CONTINUOUS IDLE PROBLEMS. WHILE VEHICLE HAD AIR CONDITIONING (A/C ) SYSTEM ON/ IN DRIVE IDLE DROPPED TO 500 RPMS AND SURGEED TO 1000 IN RECOVERY. DROPPED IN HEADLIGHT OUTPUT/ INTERMITTENT STALLING - SLUGGISH RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR. NO (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATION. ISSUE NOTED IN TSB- REPAIRED BY REPROGRAMING PCM/(NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) - *AK
Crash:
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No
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Deaths:
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