Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10606318July 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION & START SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, HER SON WAS NOT DRIVING ERRATICALLY, AND HE DID NOT MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVES, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND HE HIT THE GUARDRAIL AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT, WAS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607966July 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM DRAINING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT, THE SHIFT INTERLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,473. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606306July 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607668July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS SWITCHED OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A NEAR YEAR LONG WAITING LIST. UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607817July 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607256July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
I WAS GOING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING. A TRAIN WAS IN THE DISTANCE WHICH SCARED A HUGE BUCK DEER. THE BUCK DEER WITH HUGE ANTLERS RAN STRAIGHT INTO MY CAR HEAD ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE DEER AND MY CAR SEEMED TO SHUT DOWN. THE HUGE BUCK DEER HIT ME HEAD ON. THE LIGHTS WERE TOTALLY SMASHED. THE HOOD OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS TOTALLY SMASHED. THE ROOF WAS DAMAGED AND THE CAR WAS LOPSIDED. THE BUCK DEER ANTLERS WENT THRU THE WINDSHIELD JUST INCHES AWAY FROM ME.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH GREAT FORCE. MY CAR SEEMED TO SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER AWAY FROM THE DEER. I WAS CUT WITH GLASS ON MY FACE, ARMS AND HANDS. MY NECK AND BACK WAS HURT. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON BUT MY STOMACH HURT FROM THE DRAMATIC IMPACT. I COMPLAINED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK AND THAT MY CAR ACTED STRANGELY IN WHICH IT SEEMED THE IGNITION SWITCH SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR BUT I WAS TOTALLY IGNORED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10607587July 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE SPRING MECHANISM IN THE REAR DRUM BRAKES OF MY CHEVROLET COBALT HAVE BROKEN CAUSING THE REAR DRUM BRAKE TO LOCK UP THE WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION, MEANING THE BRAKE BECOMES FULLY ENGAGED AND THE WHEEL STOPS ROTATING DRAGGING THE TIRE DOWN THE ROAD. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE 6/25/2014 THE BROKEN SPRING CAUSED OVER $300 IN DAMAGE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MECHANICALLY DEFECTIVE SUBPAR SPRING MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607617July 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING & MY ENGINE, OIL & TRACTION SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE SERVICE POWER DETECTOR CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD TO MISS WORK & CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & INFORMED THE MECHANIC OF THE PROBLEM. HE ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT IN. I INFORMED HIM THAT I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC OFFERED FOR ME TO USE THEIR TOWING COMPANY BUT THEY CHARGE. I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAVE TOWING SERVICE. THE CAR WAS TOWED THAT DAY & ON FRIDAY, I RECEIVED A CALL; WHILE I WAS AT WORK FROM THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT & THE FRONT THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SENSOR BEING FAULTY. THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $575. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 4/19/14 FROM JIM TRENARY IN O'FALLON MO & 3 WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILING. THE DEALERSHIP DID PAY FOR THAT EXPENSE BUT NOT THIS ONE BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OVER ON ME BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN & DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS. I CALLED TO SEE IF THEY COULD TRY TO FIX IT FOR LESS BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE SENSOR TO BE PUT IN. I HAVE TO STILL PAY THE NOTE EVERY MONTH ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS ASSURED AT THE TIME OF THE SALE WAS SAFE & WOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER SWITCH IGNITION. I SENT A TEXT TO MY SALESMAN ASKING TO BE PUT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT TO MY DISMAY, HE INFORMED ME THAT I CAN'T TRADE OUT OF MY VEHICLE FOR 18-24 MONTHS. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THE $575 & THE MECHANIC IS TRYING TO GET OVER BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN. I INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE $575 BECAUSE I DON'T MAKE THAT MUCH & HAVE OTHER BILLS TO TAKE CARE OF. I BOUGHT THAT CAR FOR RELIABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607613July 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TAKE THE CAR TO CAMINO REAL CHEVROLET TO DO THE RECALL FOR IGNITION KEY ON 6/9/2014, I GET BACK MY CAR ON THE SAME DAY AND GO HOME. I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME PROBLEM ON CONTROL OF SPEED. ON 6/11/2014, I WENT OUT WITH THE CAR FOR A FEW MILE, THE CAR BEGAN LOST POWER AND SLOW DOWN. SO I CALLED AAA TO TOW MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATE, THEY ASK ME FOR A CHECKING FEE OF $300 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART, IT WILL BE OTHER PROBLEM. SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET THERE IS MORE RECALL ON THAT MODEL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND OTHER, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE FOR ME. SO I CALLED GM, THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHY? INFORMATION I SEARCHED FROM THE INTERNET SAID THAT THE WRONG COMPUTER PROGRAM, CONNECTION, CODED KEYS ANTI-THEFT FUNCTION WILL AFFECT THE CAR FROM STARTING. THEY NEVER CHECK THAT AND TOLD ME TO PAID FOR CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I HAVE NO CAR TO USE OVER ONE WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607320June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT CONCERNING THE CHEVY RECALL ON COBALTS FOR IGNITION KEY RECALLS; HE HANDLING FOR HIS DAUGHTER, THE OWNER OF THE CAR; SEND RESPOND DIRECTLY TO SENATOR OFFICE, PLEASE REF: CONSTITUENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE LOST POWER MOMENTARY. THERE WAS NO STEERING ABILITY, AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THE CONTINUED AS NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, HE THEN WENT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE FOUND THE ABS FUSE WAS BLOWN AND A WIRE WAS TRACED TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606917June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607022June 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE NOTICED SINCE 06/20/2014 THAT I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP AREA OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHEVY COBALTS HAD RECALLS ON SOME MODELS, INCLUDING 2008, IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE US. WHEN I CALLED TO GET AN APPT WITH THE ALL STAR CHEVY IN BAKER, LOUISIANA TO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A FUEL PUMP RECALL. IM VERY CONCERNED AND AGITATED THAT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF ANY SUCH RECALLS AND THEN TO BE TOLD BY A CHEVY THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS CONCERNING FUEL ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607059June 30, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
ON SATURDAY MARCH 29TH 2014 I HAD MY RECALL FIXED ON THE POWER STEERING AT RYAN CHEVORLET HERE IN MINOT ND. I GET IT FIXED AND PARKED MY CAR AT HOME UNTIL MONDAY APRIL 1ST I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND COME TO A STOP LIGHT THEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN MY DASHBOARD THEN A NOTIFICATION POPS UP FOR MY TRACTION CONTROL. AS I START TO MOVE MY SPEEDOMETER IS MOVING FROM 10 TO 20 BUT IM BARELY GOING 5. MY RPM'S ARE GOING UP ALSO THEN A NOTIFICATION FOR MY POWER STEERING COMES UP THEN IM WORRIED. I GET TO MY DESTINATION AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I CAN NOT TURN THE VEHICLE AND IT SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRY TO TURN IT ON AND IT TURNS OVER JUST DOESN'T START. I CALL THE CHEVY DEALER HERE AND THEY SAY THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WHILE JUST TO TELL ME MY CAR NEEDED GAS. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE OR AM I BEING FOOLED? I HAVE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. COULD SOMEONE HELP ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607091June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607134June 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR YEARS NOW. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTICS, PARTS, AND LABOR TRYING TO FIX THE MYSTERY PROBLEM! I'M FED UP! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND FIX ITSELF RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT LASTS A COUPLE DAYS AND SOMETIMES LONGER THAN A COUPLE WEEKS. THE PROBLEM: MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER STEERING, IT STARTS SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND THE GAUGES INSIDE GET ALL SCREWED. OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS IT JUST WON'T SHIFT AT ALL. IT WILL STAY IN FIRST GEAR. THE INSIDE GAUGES: THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BOUNCE ALL OVER THE PLACE, NEVER STAYING STILL. THE RADIO WILL ALSO GET LOUD AND QUIET BY ITSELF. THE POWER LOCKS WOULD FRANTICALLY GO UP AND DOWN THEMSELVES, UNTIL I TOOK OUT THE SPARK PLUG FOR THOSE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, NOT LIKE CARS THAT WERE BUILT WITHOUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE VERY HARD SHIFTING CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE CAR AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN I AM DRIVING DURING WINTER MONTHS OR RAINY WEATHER. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND IT SNOWS A LOT. EVEN THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG AND I HAVE PAID TO HAVE NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED THAT HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I'VE READ OTHER BOARDS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING TO NOT GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HATE DRIVING SUCH AN UNRELIABLE CAR WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, FOUR YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN MY LITTLE ONE WAS A NEWBORN. FELT LIKE I WAS GIVING THE POOR BABY WHIPLASH WHEN THE CAR SWITCHED GEARS. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607243June 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OUR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FREQUENTLY "STOPS" WORKING. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE OTHER 3 DOORS IN THE VEHICLE OPEN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR REFUSES TO OPEN (AND I DO NOT CONSIDER HAVING TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR PLAY "DUKES OF HAZARD" A FEASIBLE ACTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COBALT AND G5. TO THIS EFFECT I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. IF I AM ABLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS ON THE ISSUE WITH A 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH IT HAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY HIGH PRIORITY FIX DUE TO THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE. GRANTED I DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY A LIFE OR DEATH DEFECT UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE ABOVE SCENARIO. JUST THOUGH I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WAY TOO MANY RECALLS IN ITS HISTORY ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606790June 29, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON MY 2005 COBALT OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER GOING NUTS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THE LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER, ABS, SECURITY, BRAKE, ENGINE AND SOME OTHERS START FLASHING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS CLICKING NEAR THE SHIFTER AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD, IN FACT WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT I HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN PULL THE SHIFTER TO 1ST JUST TO GET IT TO GO WITHOUT STALLING, THE WORSE PART OF THIS PROBLEM IS WHEN THIS STARTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HI-WAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND I AM GOING AROUND A CURVE AND IT INTERMITTENTLY STARTS WORKING AND I HAVE TO TRY NOT TO OVER STEER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THIS FIRST APPEARED IN 2008 AND HAS DONE IT SINCE, NO ONE CAN FIX IT NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607324June 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT HOME AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE THRUWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED, MY DASHBOARD READER SAID, "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", THE CAR THEN LOST ACCELERATION, STARTED TO BUCK AND SHAKE. I QUICKLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 15 MINUTES. UPON START UP, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT BUCKED INTO GEAR AND I PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION NOT DOING MORE THAN 30-35 MPH. I WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND RAN THEIR FREE OBDII DIAGNOSTIC READER. THE CODE THAT CAME BACK WAS PO641 - ENGINE CONTROL MODULE - PORT #3. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED OUT AFTER 2 DAYS. THE CAR RUNS FINE NOW. VERY CONCERNED THOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606548June 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CHROME COVERING ON THE DOOR HANDLE HAD DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WASALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606530June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. AFTER AWAITING FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. D
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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