Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10459651May 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT THE KEY WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO WIGGLE THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459467May 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR SHUTTS OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES WHILE IM DRIVING IT ALSO SHUT DOWN ON BIG INTERSECTION AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR IN BACK OF ME. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS I WAS SO SCARED THE CAR JUST HONKED AND WAS MAD BECAUSE IT WAS MY FAULT THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456996May 1, 2012
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE MY STEERING WHEEL SEIZES UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHILE MAKING A TURN. CONSEQUENTLY IT MUST BE TURNED HARD TO OVERCOME THIS RESISTANCE. OFTEN THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVER STEER. IT DOES THIS REPEATEDLY EVEN WHEN GOING THROUGH THE SAME TURN. CORRECTING THE OVER STEER IS ALSO PLAGUED BY THESE SAME SPOTS OF HARD RESISTANCE. IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING YOU CAN FEEL THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD THE FRONT END OF THE CAR INSPECTED AND THOSE COMPONENTS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. YOU CAN HEAR A SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN RESISTANCE IS FELT. THE CAR HAD SAFETY RECALL # 10023 REPAIR DONE ON 6/14/2010 AT DUTCH CHEVROLET IN BELFAST, MAINE (REPAIR ORDER 25485). I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS OR MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY 5/1/12 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE SAME DEALER. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVY SAID THEY WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS HOWEVER THEY DID NOT OFFER TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. BAD ENOUGH THAT THE PROBLEM IS CHRONIC, A REAL SAFETY CONCERN, BUT WORSE YET CHEVY WON'T EVEN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON A RECALL REPAIR. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED HE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. IT TURNED OUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL REPAIR OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST UNIT AFTER ALL. RATHER, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHARGE WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER $250. AFTER DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE WARRANTY DIVISION, THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A DISCOUNT OF $150.00. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER WISHED TO PURSUE HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED IVOQ 06/15/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455482April 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454338April 6, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONRTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,997.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454290April 5, 2012
SUSPENSION
TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE OF BAD CLUNKING IN FRONT END. THEY REPLACED THE BUSHINGS (WHILE UNDER WARRANTY). NOW (58000 MI) I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE CLUNKING IS MUCH WORSE?! SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE COBALTS. SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS BEFORE THERE IS A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT!!!! ALSO (I HAVE THE 2 DOOR) THERE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS NOT WORKING! ALL THE SUDDEN YOU TRY TO GET IN AND THE HANDLE MOVES BUT DOES NOT OPEN! I WOULD HAVE TO ENTER/EXIT ON PASSENGER SIDE! I HAVE HAD PARTS TO THIS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THIS TOO COULD ALSO BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IN AN ACCIDENT! I AM STILL HAPPY WITH MY CAR BUT NOT WITH THE SAME ONGOING ISSUES THAT COULD LEAD TO POTENTIAL DISASTER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453341March 28, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I COULDN'T EVEN BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT JUST FINE. HOWEVER THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME BEING ON THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. THE VERY FIRST TIME WAS 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR. I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP THAT WAS LARGER THAN NORMAL. THE SECOND TIME I WENT OVER A POTHOLE. THE THIRD TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. SO I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE STATED THAT I COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR. THIS WAS ABOUT 2-3YRS AFTER PURCHASE. HOWEVER MY TIME WAS VERY LIMITED. I LIVE IN MD BUT I WORK IN NEW YORK SO I SPEND A LOT OF TIME THERE AND LEAVE MY CAR AT HOME. SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET IT FIXED. WITH THIS LAST INCIDENT I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND IT TURNS OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I FOUND IT FUNNY THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. I PUT IN A SEARCH FOR "COBALT SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING" AND FOUND A COUPLE OF SITES DESCRIBING SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS LAST INCIDENT REMINDED ME OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD BE. I HAD MY 4 YR OLD NIECE IN THE BACKSEAT AND THE EXIT OF THE PARKING LOT WAS ON A HILL. FEELING THE CAR ROLLING BACK AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE WOULD SURELY BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ON A SIDE NOTE I DID HAVE MY CAR EXAMINED FOR THE RECALL I WAS GIVEN NOTICE ABOUT. THIS WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR. NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS REPORTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452437March 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT SAFELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SEVERAL MECHANICS WHERE THE IGNITION COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND THE AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451242March 12, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO WAIT LONG PERIODS OF TIME BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449622February 28, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO CONTROL ARMS BUT ONE THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448486February 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I EXPERIENCED "CATASTROPHIC" BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LT SEDAN W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FORCED TO MAKE A SUDDEN EMERGENCY STOP FROM APPROX 45MPH TO 0. THE ABS SYSTEM WORKED PERFECTLY AS THE ROADS WERE WET AND I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL RESULTING FROM MY SUDDEN STOP, WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INSTRUMENT LITES ILLUMINATING. HOWEVER UPON QUICKLY TRYING TO RESUME TRAVEL (SINCE I WAS STRADDLING 2 LANES ON THE HIGHWAY) THE BRAKES WOULD NOT "RELEASE" AND FEARING A REAR END COLLISION FROM APPROACHING TRAFFIC, I SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR AND SIMPLY DROVE 15' TO THE SHOULDER, FIGHTING AGAINST THE "GRIP" OF THE BRAKES. ON THE SHOULDER, WITH THE ABS & TC LITES STILL ON, I WAS SAFELY ABLE TO REPEATEDLY SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK AND REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL FINALLY AFTER APPROX 1MIN THEY RELEASED THEIR GRIP AND THE ABS & TC LITES TURNED OFF ALLOWING ME TO RESUME TRAVEL. I TRAVELED FOR APPROX 10 MIN AT 65MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN SUDDENLY AN ALARM SOUNDED WITH THE ABS & TC LITES ILLUMINATING AGAIN. I TRAVELED APPROX 1MI BEFORE EXITING THE HIGHWAY TO INVESTIGATE THE ALARMS AND THEIR MEANING. I ENTERED THE OFF RAMP AT APPROX 60MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL SIMPLY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE! I QUICKLY REPEATED THE ACTION WITH THE SAME RESULT. FEARING A HYDRAULIC LOSS, I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES WITH NO SUCCESS. SIMULTANEOUSLY I DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND HOWEVER DUE TO THE NEAR 60MPH SPEED THIS HAD NO EFFECT AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT UNTIL REACHING A SAFE RPM LEVEL FOR THAT GEAR. MY FINAL RESORT WAS USING THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH ONLY SLOWED THE CAR TO APPROX 25MPH UNTIL THEY ALSO BECAME INOPERATIVE WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. I RAN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, FINALLY STOPPING 1/2 WAY UP THE OPPOSING ON-RAMP, THANKFULLY DUE TO THE SLIGHT INCLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447739February 13, 2012
STEERING
ON JANUARY 10TH, 2010 OUR DAUGHTER [XXX] 21 YRS. OLD WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM IN APRIL 2010 ON THE CAR A 2005 CHEVY COBALT FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE RECALL INVOLVES REMOVING ENTIRE POWER STEERING MECHANISM BUILT BY A PARTIALLY OWNED TOYOTA FACTORY. I KNEW THE MINUTE I GOT THE NEWS THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED SO VIOLENTLY AND THAT IT DID NOT INVOLVE ANOTHER CAR THAT IT HAD TO BE MECHANICAL FAILURE. IT WAS TOO LATE TO SAVE OUR DAUGHTER [XXX] BUT NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE OTHERS, I CONTACTED GM WHO SENT THREE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COPARTS SCRAP YARD IN DURYEA WHERE THE COBALT WAS STORED IN JULY TO INVESTIGATE THE CAR ACCIDENT. A PHOTOGRAPHER, AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONIST AND A MECHANICAL ENGINEER THAT FLEW IN FROM DETROIT, THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO REMOVE THE BLACK BOX, COMPUTER FROM THE CAR AND ANALYZE THE DATA. WE WENT TO THE SCRAP YARD AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW THE WRECKAGE THAT WAS ONCE A BEAUTIFUL RED SPORTS CAR. ALL THE WINDOWS INCLUDING THE SUN ROOF WERE BLOWN OUT, THE COBALT HAD FLIPPED, ROLLED, EJECTING[XXX] ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE SHE WAS RUN OVER. WE ARE NOT SURE IF [XXX] WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. THE COBALT BURST INTO FLAMES MELTING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SHIFT, UPHOLSTERY. AT THE COPARTS SCRAP YARD IN DURYEA, MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND [XXX] FATHER SAW THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COBALT TOLD THE STORY OF AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT WRECK. I WAS TOLD BY [XXX] THAT I WOULD KNOW THE RESULTS FROM THE BLACK BOX DATA THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I TRIED TO CONTACT GM THROUGH [XXX]THAT THEY WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FAMILY. GM HAS MY PROPERTY AND THEY WILL NOT RELEASE THE DATA WITHOUT US PROVIDING PROOF THAT THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THEY TOOK THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF INFORMATION FROM THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10446809February 6, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL MAINTAINED ROAD, WITH NO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (SUCH AS WIND, RAIN, SNOW), I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. I DID NOT HEAR ANY BEEPING, CLICKING, OR ANY NOISES THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. THE CAR WEAVED ACROSS TWO LANES, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL BEFORE CRASHING FRONT-FIRST INTO A TREE. BOTH AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN URGENT CARE WHERE X RAYS SHOWED THAT MY SPINE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I AM CURRENTLY SUFFERING BACK AND NECK PAIN WHICH KEEPS ME FROM ENGAGING IN DAILY ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS PERFORMING MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE, YET IT SEEMS THIS VEHICLE IS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH, AND MY SUBSEQUENT INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10446195February 1, 2012
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY NEW BORN BABY WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULDNT CONTROL THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444811January 22, 2012
STEERING
PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE 2 HOURS AFTER I PARKED, AND MY CAR STARTED JERKING FORWARD. THEN I NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN POWER STEERING STARTING FLASHING ACROSS THE SCREEN THEN MY T/C LIGHT CAME ON. I UT THE CAR OFF, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT BACK UP, IT SEEMED FINE, I DROVE 5 FEET AND MY CAR JUMPED FORWARD, I LOST STEERING, POWER STEERING FLASHING IN THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND MY T/C LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR STARTS AND RUNS FINE AT AN IDLE, IF I TRY TO DRIVE IT, IT SHAKES HORRIBLY THEN IT JUMPS FORWARD AND TRIES TO DIE. IF I HAD LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE, SHE WOULD OF HAD AN ACCIDENT!! AND YET MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE 2005 STEERING RECALL!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM HERE!! I JUST DID SOME RESEARCH, AND A FEW PHONE CALLS TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY 2005 TOTAL ELECTRONIC STEERING IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL WHEN CLEARLY MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY IT. I WANT ANSWERS AND I WANT THEM NOW. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 2000 TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE DRIVER, BUT THE FAULT OF GM AND THEIR NOT RECOGNIZING ALL THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM BUT ONLY SELECT ONES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443741January 13, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UPON EXITING, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SHUT THE DOOR AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442329January 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I WAS IN TOWN WITH MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY AND MY DOOR HANDLE MESSED UP. I HAD PARKED, AND EXITED THE CAR AND WENT AROUND TO PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET MY SON BUT THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE CAR DOOR AND IT WAS STILL STUCK. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE DOOR HANDLE WASN'T LATCHED TO ANYTHING. IT WAS JUST THERE, IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I BEAT AND BANG ON THE DOOR FOR ALMOST AN HOUR UNTIL THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FINALLY OPENED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STILL WON'T OPEN, INSIDE OR OUT. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. MY CHILD WHO IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD WAS SCREAMING AND I COULDN'T GET TO HIM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC HAD IT BEEN HOT OUTSIDE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442009January 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440482December 19, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE TURNING AT 5 MPH. A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438878December 7, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE DEFECTIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND THE POWER OF STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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