Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10573610March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
THERE IS NO ACCIDENT INCIDENT IN THIS REPORT. I DID RECEIVE THE COBALT NOTICE ABOUT THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY MOVE OUT OF THE 'RUN' POSITION" LETTER AND I FEEL I SHOULD REPORT ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE CONDITION I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE BELOW. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHERS AND THAT HOPEFULLY MAY BE FIXED BY THE LATEST COBALT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. FOR A COUPLE YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER I START THE COBALT AND LET THE KEY MOVE BACK TO THE RUN POSITION THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PUT THE KEY IN MY POCKET AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. I HAVE ONLY DONE THIS WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK UP IN THIS CASE, SO THEORETICALLY I COULD DRIVE AND STEER THE CAR WHILE IT IS MOVING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO TEST THAT POSSIBILITY, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT IS SCARY. SO IF THIS INFORMATION CAN HELP OTHERS AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCHED IS REPLACED, THIS REPORT WILL BE WORTHWHILE. I AM NOW DRIVING THE COBALT WITHOUT ANY ATTACHMENTS TO THE IGNITION KEY AND AM WAITING TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING RECALL. I AM EXPECTING THAT THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH WILL ALSO FIX THE PROBLEM OF BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY IN THE SWITCH WHEN IT WAS IN THE IN THE RUN POSITION. IF YOU WANT ME TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE TACHOMETER SHOWS THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, LET ME KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573626March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SHUT MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT OFF AFTER I RETURNED HOME. UPON RE-ENTRY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY IN PARK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. LOCKSMITH IS COMING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION KEY, IN THE HOPES IT WILL FIX. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE THE 2005-2007 MODELS OF MY CAR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS (PER GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 13454). IT DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, EXCEPT FOR ONCE A WEEK OR SO AGO WHEN I HIT A SPEEDBUMP AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID WORK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573509March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I ALWAYS LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE I SHOULD STOP. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND WENT INTO MY SON'S TOOL BOX AND IF IT WASN'T THERE WOULD OF GONE THROUGH THE DINING ROOM WALL OUT THE OTHER SIDE. AS IT WAS THE TOOL BOX WENT INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT ON GO AS FULL SPEED, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR WAS GOING. I HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING OFF THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573148March 18, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY POWER STEERING WAS NOTHING MAJOR. I WAS TRYING PARK MY CAR AND IT SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I POWERED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR FOR HOURS. AFTER MUCH PRYING, WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR BUT NOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK HAS TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY OR UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY IN DOOR. MONTHS DOWN THE LINE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE CAME BACK BUT ONLY WORSE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A DINGING NOISE WENT OFF, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, AND ALL THE GAUGES WENT WIGGLING. IT STARTLED ME. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE FOR A SPELL AND WAITED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE WORST TIME THUS FAR. I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE NOISE CAME BACK AND FLASHED POWER STEERING. IT WAS MUCH WORSE THIS TIME. THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER, THE CAR ROUGHLY JERKED, AND I COULD NOT EXELERATE. THANKFULLY I MADE IT HOME 5 MINUTES LATER, BUT BY THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD TO HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN DURING THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. IF MY CAR WAS TRULY BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL THEN WHY IS MY CAR NOT FIXED? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY DO THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT? THEY ARE ENDAGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS'. PASSING CARS OFF AS THOUGH THEY ARE FIXED WHEN REALLY THEY ARE NOT IS CRIMINAL AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF NEED BE I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN CAR BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CARS THAT THEY'VE "FIXED"? A YOUNG LADY DIED FROM HER POWER STEERING FAILING AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573162March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573192March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BOTH TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE AND WAS AWAITING THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573258March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR'S DIALS WOULD NOT WORK THEN START BOUNCING AROUND. THEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD READ OUT, I WOULD LOOSE POWER STEERING. IF I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD TAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP IN TO GEARS HARD. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT SMOOTH. NONE OF THE GAUGES WOULD WORK, AND IF THE A/C WAS ON IT WOULDN'T WORK. WHEN IT STARTED BACK WORKING, THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITH OUT JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573272March 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE GOING TO HIS OTHER FRIEND HOUSE TO STAY. HIS FRIEND THAT LIVED SAID HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE STEERING THEY RAN OFF THE ROAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FLIPPING THE CAR, MY SON WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR AND WAS DEAD ON THE SCENE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10573270March 18, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YOU KNOW WHEN MY SON BOUGHT THIS CAR, I KNOW HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE BEST, THIS IS PART OF YOUR REVIEWS. NEW FOR 2006 ARE SS SEDAN AND COUPE MODELS WITH NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES. THESE NEW SS MODELS FIT BETWEEN THE LT AND SS SUPERCHARGED MODELS. THEIR PRICE, POWER AND PERFORMANCE AND BODY WORK ARE ALL TONED DOWN FROM THE SS SUPERCHARGED COUPE, BUT THEY'RE SPORTY CARS AND POSSIBLY THE BEST CHOICE IN THE LINEUP, BOASTING 171-HORSEPOWER ENGINES AND SPORTS SUSPENSIONS.THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO HANDLE GOOD. BUT NOW HE IS DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. DO YOU PEOPLE AT CHEVORLET EVEN KNOW HOW PEOPLE FEEL OR WHAT KIND OF EMOTION A PARENT GOES THROUGH WITH LOSING A CHILD AND HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED. I WILL NEVER SEE HIM GET MARRIED, HAVE CHILDREN. I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM, FEEL HIM, TELL HIM I LOVE HIM. YES, I'M HURT. I WANT YOU TO PAY FOR THE MESS YOU HAVE DONE FOR MY SON'S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. BECAUSE YOU GUYS HID THIS MESS FOR YEARS YOU KNEW. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOO GET INJURED OR DIE. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE RECALLS JUST FOR THIS CAR. JUST TO THINK CHEVROLET HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF VEHICLES WE HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10572935March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FOUR ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10573016March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
2 YEARS AFTER I HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALER FIX THE FIRST AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE IT HAS COME ON AGAIN. I DID REPORT IT TO GM AND THE DEALER HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND DIC STATED SERVICE AIR BAG COMES ON THEN GOES AWAY THAT THE SYSTEM DID A "SELF CHECK" AND TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO INFORMED "SHOULD" IT COME ON AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK IN. WITH THE RECALLS GOING ON NOW AND MY YEAR OF CAR IS NOT IS THIS RECALL REALLY??? $22,000 ON A SPORTS CAR WHICH BY THE WAY IS TURBO CHARGED AND I HAVE AN AIR BAG ISSUE STILL..GOOD THING I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR THE WAY IT WAS MADE TO BE DRIVEN. I HAVE OWNED 6 OTHER GM CARS NEVER EVER HAD AN AIR BAG ISSUE SUCH AS THIS AND NEW CARS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE MUCH SAFER.. BEG TO DIFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572750March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572766March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572761March 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL AND SPORADIC CLICKING NOISE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ABNORMALLY DIM AND THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572786March 17, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CALLED TWO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TODAY. ONE SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM GM TO DECIDE HOW TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. THE OTHER SAID THEIR SERVICE MANAGER IS OUT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND ONLY THEN CAN THEY APPLY THROUGH GM FOR A LOANER CAR AND THAT PROCESS TAKES A FEW DAY. I HAVE WATCHED SOMEONE DIE IN A CAR CRASH AND I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I REALIZED THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. AS A ONE CAR FAMILY, GETTING TO WORK SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR HEAD ABOVE WATER IS ALWAYS MY MAIN PRIORITY. GM IS NOT HELPING ME, I HAVE ALSO SENT THEM THE SAME INFORMATION I AM SENDING YOU. MY HUSBAND CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, IT IS NOT SAFE AND WE ARE FINANCIALLY SCREWED. I HAVE DRIVEN HUNDRED OF MY CLIENTS, ALL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN MY COBALT. GM NOT ONLY KNOWINGLY PUT MY FAMILY'S LIVES AT RISK, THEY PUT THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT RISK ALSO. IF YOU NEED A TEXT BOOK EXAMPLE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE ON THE COBALT, BY ALL MEANS, COME GET MINE. IT WILL RELIABLY FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572796March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTED, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIME FRAME FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REMEDIED WAS UNREASONABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,728.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572785March 17, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WOULD HAVE FILED SOONER BUT WAS UNAWARE OF YOUR AGENCY AND ASSUMED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE KEYS REMAINED LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE BUTTON TO GET MY KEYS OUT. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME IN 2012 THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE MYSELF. I BOUGHT A COBALT BECAUSE IT WAS ECONOMICAL AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. TO THIS DAY, WE USE THE EMERGENCY SWITCH TO RELEASE MY KEYS. 1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY COBALT, THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER WOULD DIE AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IDLING, GOING 25 MILES/HR AND UP TO 65 MILES/HR. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. I EVEN HAD ANOTHER RECALL REPAIRED LAST YEAR AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN ADDRESSED THE POWER FAILURE. THEY LOOKED FOR AN ISSUE, DID NOT FIND ONE AND LITERALLY MADE ME BELIEVE IT WAS "USER ERROR". MY CAR STILL SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. I ADDRESSED THE SITUATION, I WAS IGNORED. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO EXPLORE THE ISSUE MORE THOROUGHLY, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL WITH IT. I AM SENDING A SECOND MESSAGE TO YOU FOLLOWING THIS BECAUSE I AM OVER ON THE WORD COUNT. PLEASE LOOK FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572816March 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,145.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572867March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEAR SIRS, I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE SENDING MY DAUGHTER BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE WITH HER CHEVY COBALT. IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN WITH HER CAR KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW.....I WILL BE THE ONE WHO IS AT BLAME. SHE WENT BACK TO COLLEGE THIS MORNING......DRIVING THE COBALT. I AM SUFFERING TO MUCH ANXIETY OVER THIS. WHY DID I LET HER GO! COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE HER A SAFER CAR TO DRIVE? ....MAYBE AT LEAST UNTIL HER CAR IS FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572638March 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE PURCHASED 12/19/13 FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CARFAX. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SLID OFF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER STRIKING TREE APPROXIMATELY 15 FT INTO RAVINE. DAUGHTER SUSTAINED IMMEDIATE HEAD INJURY CAUSING HER TO BLACK OUT SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING, ETC. ALSO SUSTAINED BROKEN COLLARBONE AS SEATBELT KEPT HER FROM FALLING OUT OF CAR. REAR HALF OF ROOF WAS CRUSHED INTO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! UPON HEARING ABOUT GM'S RECALL ISSUES AND PENDING INVESTIGATION ON NEWS ON 3/13/14, NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE AND ASKED THEM TO REEXAMINE VEHICLE BASED UPON CRITERIA MENTIONED IN RECALL ISSUES. INSURANCE STATED THIS WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WITH GM AS WELL. POLICE REPORT ON FILE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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