Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10448914February 22, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448782February 21, 2012
STEERING
I GOT A BROKEN I SHAFT AFTER MULTIPLE TIME GOIN TO DEALER AN TELLING ME I WAS A WOMEN AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. *TR
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
#10447995February 14, 2012
STEERING
I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR MY CAR BACK IN 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. SO I THOUGHT. A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOCK UP BUT BE FINE WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL I CAME VERY CLOSE TO WRECKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING RACK. I HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE IS AN AWFUL CRAZY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROB. ONE LADY EVEN SAID HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD WRECKED OVER THIS PROBLEM. LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINED OF GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OVER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I ASKED MY DEALER SHOULDN'T THAT BE FIXED FOR RECALL SINCE IT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH MY POWER STEERING AND HE REPLIES WITH WE REPLACED IT BACK IN 2010. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT REPLACING THE POWER STEERING ONCE DOESN'T STOP THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN! IM 2 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THIS SCARES ME TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OVER IT. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447742February 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUCTION HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
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
#10447776February 13, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447676February 12, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (FRONT AND REAR) ARE BAD ALONG WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD NOR IS THE MILEAGE HIGH. WHEN PROBLEM IS SEARCHED ON INTERNET, MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447392February 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED HIS REAR BRAKE PADS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT RAPIDLY. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD NEVER MADE ANY NOISE ALERTING THE CONTACT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED THE MECHANIC SHOWED HIM HOW THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447415February 10, 2012
STEERING
STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I STARTED OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP SO IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH AND FIELD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10447442February 10, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CIRCUIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,320 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447333February 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND A PROVIDING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447122February 8, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SECONDS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN COASTED THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446935February 7, 2012
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD A RECALL AND WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A SHORT TIME LATER WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. A YEAR AND 2 DAYS LATER, OR 20,000 MILES LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT HIS SUPPLIER SELLS SO MANY MOTORS FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY HAD 64 ON STOCK BECAUSE THEY SOLD AT LEAST 10 A WEEK. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND A SITE FOR MECHANICS WHERE THEY CAN PUT IN PROBLEMS AND TRY AND GET SOLUTIONS FROM OTHER MECHANICS THAT MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OVER 1,000 CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD AND THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A SHORT, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (AND YES, GM KNOWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MECHANICS CALL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY) AND STILL NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL TO COMPLETELY OVERHALL THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COBALTS ON THE ROAD FROM WHEN WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALES PEOPLE THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND NO ONE IS FIXING IT. THERE ARE KNOWN CASES FROM WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEERING HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/CHEVROLET/COBALT/?Q=&PAGE=67 HTTP://WWW.WTAE.COM/R/24443172/DETAIL.HTML HTTP://WWW.PRESSANDGUIDE.COM/ARTICLES/2011/12/27/NEWS/DOC4EF9CAC3D6DB6656927102.TXT?VIEWMODE=FULLSTORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446986February 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE COMPLAINT IS FOR THE RADIO IN MY CAR. IT WAS WORKING FINE THEN IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SPEAKERS CUTTING IN AND OUT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE RADIO IT'S TIDED INTO THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR AND LETS YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR CAR. IF YOU FORGET YOUR SEATBELT IT DINGS LETTING YOU KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN BUCKLED AND KEEPS DINGING UNTIL YOU PUT IT ON. IF YOU TURN YOUR BLINKER IS ON IT MAKES A NOISE WITH THE BLINKER SO YOU KNOW IT?S ON. IF YOUR BLINKER STAYS ON IT LETS YOU KNOW TO TURN IT OFF. IF YOUR CAR HAS MECHANICAL ISSUES IT WILL DINGS LETTING YOU KNOW SOMETHING?S WRONG. AS IT SITS NOW MY TWO FRONT SPEAKERS DON?T WORK AT ALL SO I DON?T KNOW IF SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR BEFOREHAND. IF MY CAR WAS TO OVERHEAT I WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN ON ME. AT LEAST IF I WAS TO HEAR A CHIME OR THE WARNING BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD HAPPEN THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. ALSO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR AND THE PERSON DRIVING IT. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. HERS ONE OF THE LINKS YOU CAN READ FOR YOURSELF. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-COBALT/TDUJ7VFPAEC901FN4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#10446894February 6, 2012
SUSPENSION
THIS CAR HAS SWAYBARS WHICH I AM TOLD STABALIZE THE CAR IN TURNS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF AND NOW THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THIS COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY TIME THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I FEAR REPLACING THEM WONT REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT EITHER PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE CAR OR GET RID OF IT WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446368February 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES CLUNKED AND SQUEAKED. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2011. THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. SINCE THE CAR WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY THE CHARGE WAS 307.40. WITHIN 30 DAYS THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN BUT NOT AS OFTEN OR AS LOUD. THE SOUND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MORE OFTEN. INSTEAD OF A SQUEAK THERE IS NOW AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING, PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE PRESENT. THE BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL ON THEM AND THE ROTORS ARE SMOOTH. THE NOISE IS DEAFENING IN PARKING GARAGES AND CAN EASILY BE HEARD 1/8TH OF A MILE AWAY. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446549February 3, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,236.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446618February 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 -15 MPH, THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND STOPPED AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. A WARNING CHIME STARTED AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING". CAR WAS PUT BACK IN PARK AND RESTARTED. DROVE ABOUT TWO MILES HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. *KB UPDATED 8/22/12*LJ THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/22/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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