2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Air Bags Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, CAR WENT DEAD> HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BUT AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT WAS OK. IT KEEPS HAPPENING OFF AND ON- ON OCCASIONS. I KEPT SMELLING GAS, TOOK IT TO CAR REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED OR WHATEVER THE PART INSIDE THE GAS TANK. NOTE: WHEN THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM ARRIVED I WAS LEAVING GOING TO WORK. I STARTED THE CAR BUT THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN SO I PULLED BACK INTO PARKING SPACE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES-WAS ABLE TO STEER OK. UPON SMELLING GAS THIS WENT ON FOR SERVAL DAYS. I THOUGHT IT WAS FUMES FROM OTHER CARS. I WOULD SMELL GAS WHILE DRIVING IT. ONE DAY AS I PULLED UP TO WORK I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED SOMETHING WET NEXT TO MY FRONT TIRE. I COULD SMELL GAS FUMES. I TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP THE NEXT DAY. SHOP TOLD ME THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 10V073000(STEERING) WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEFF JOHNSON CHEVROLET(2533 CARROLLTON PIKE, WOODLAWN, VA 24381) WHERE SHE DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF TO HAVE THE RECALLS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE STRAIGHT INTO DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER FIANC'S HOUSE. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM OF THE ACCIDENT AND ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLANTED TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE STEERING WHEEL RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED ANOTHER DEALER,FLOW BUICK-GMC(1945 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT A SENIOR ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT HER ABOUT THE MATTER. THE SENIOR ADVISOR HAD CALLED HER BACK AND INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL WAS INACTIVE AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE INITIAL DEALER TO GET THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE ADVISOR. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000.

Mileage: 172,000

1.GAS SMELL - FUEL LEAKS AFTER LEAK FIX STILL SMELL GAS (EVEN AFTER SETTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. 2-DOOR LOCK ISSUES-EVEN AFTER FIXED BY GM-NOW WON'T LOCK AT ALL 3.AIR BAGS- GM STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT GET PARTS IN 4.ELECTRONIC ISSUES -START AUTO NOW SHOW-POWER STEERING, HAD CHECKED BY GM WONT ECM WON'T CUMMUNICATE WITH TCM. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THIS CHECKED BY ANTHONY CHEVROLET AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! STATE THEY CANNOT GET PARTS AND OR NOT WORTH FIXING.

ON 7-20-20 I SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE ( 1-800-222-1020) ON THE NHTSA SITE, WERE I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER. I TOLD HER I ENTERED MY VIN AND FOUND THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HER ON 7-15-20, I LEFT FOR WORK BUT NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. I WENT AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID, ONLY TO LEARN THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PUT IT. STEPHANIE AND I LOOKED AT THE RECALLS TOGETHER. WE DISCUSSED THE NUMEROUS RECALLS SHE SAW ALONG WITH ME. SHE SET-UP A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT HERE IN CONWAY, ARK WERE I NOW RESIDE FOR 7-23-20 @ 7:00AM. SUPERIOR DEALERSHIP. I ARRIVED AND (LISA) ASKED IF I HAD AN APPOINTMENT, I SAID YES. I TOLD HER WHAT MY ISSUE WAS AND SHE WENT INTO MY CAR AND PULLED OUT SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH. SHE HAD IN HER HAD SOMETHING SHE SAID WOULD LIGHT UP RED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE ON A MACHINE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEMS. SHE THEN TOLD ME THERE WERE THREE RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT THEY ALL HAD BEEN FIXED. AND STATED I WOULD BE CHARGED $ 150.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I EXPLAINED TO HER I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING TO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I CLEARLY SAW ON THE NHTSA SITE RECALLS FOR , THE GAS TANK WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS. I REPLACED A FUEL THROTTLE BECAUSE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I LOST POWER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG BECAUSE IT IS SHOWING IT'S OFF, SO I KNOW IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE THE RECALLS I SAW ON THE SITE WERE LEGIT RECALLS. I'M NOT CERTAIN HOW THEY DISAPPEARED FROM THE SITE WHEN I SHOWED UP FOR MY APPOINTMENT ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER. I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY THE $150 BECAUSE THEIR TECHS HAD TO BE PAID OR GET RID OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 13,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND OFF AND ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF USUALLY WHEN TURNING AND ON HIGHWAY

THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OUT, ELECTRIC PLUGS AND WIRES, WON'T START AT ALL. NO CLICKS, NOTHING. IF YOU TURN THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS, BUT A LIGHT THAT IS A CAR WITH A LOCK THROUGH IT. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. THANK YOU KATHY KEY

Mileage: 202,385

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS RANDOMLY POPPING UP ON THE DASH! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION.

Mileage: 120,000

THE CAR SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES A GOOD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OUT LOW-SPEED A HIGH-SPEED MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO LEAVE ON THE ROAD AND MAKE YOU SWEAR IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT'S HORRIBLE AND GAS

Mileage: 200,000

AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON CAR IS HARD TO STEER AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE AND I GET AN ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT COMES ON

"TAKATA RECALL" ON 3/30/18 I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK. I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I STOPPED AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WAS DRIVING A LARGE SUV. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE I STARTED DRIVING. OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING, THE DRIVER JUST STOPPED AND MY CAR RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOTH STAYED IN OUR VEHICLES I CALLED 911. OFFICERS ARRIVED AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. EVEN THOUGH HARDLY ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV, MY CAR SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND BUMPER OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY LOOKING AT IT. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE MOST OF MY CAR REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE I HAD LIABILITY ONLY AT THE TIME. THE PASSENGER IN FRONT OF ME AFTER GIVING INFORMATION TO THE RESPONDERS WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY, I WAS NOT. I'VE ALSO HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY IN 2014. I AM CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING AND THE AIRBAGS WON'T WORK. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE AIRBAGS AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS CHECKED. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE SWITCH CHANGED WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT. I HOPE BY SHARING MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS CHECKED AND GIVE ME A SENSE OF SECURITY WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 77,000

FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK MY CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN PUTTING ME IN DANGER. WHEN I START TO BREAK, SOMETIMES THE SYMBOL WITH A LOCK AND KEY, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND THE CAR STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE BRAKES WOULD COME UP RESULTING IN THE CAR BEING TURNED OFF WHILE I AM ON DRIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKE IS ALSO LOCKED. I GET OUT OF MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO PUSH IT BY MYSELF THEN JUMP IN IT AND TRY TO START IT. THIS METHOD WORKS SOMETIMES BUT IS DANGEROUS TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY OTHERS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I NEED HELP FINGERING IT OUT BEFORE I HURT MYSELF OR OTHERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRIVING UNABLE TO STEER OR BREAK

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY SWITCHED BACK TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,071.

Mileage: 18,071

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IGNITION SHUTS CAR OFF WHEN HITTING BUMPS AS WELL AS NOT TURNING OFF COMPLETELY WHEN PARKED. FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARINGS CONTINUE TO FAIL, REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS.

Mileage: 40,000

I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED 3 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW MESSED UP. MY CAR WON'T START AND I NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE, HEAD, MOUTH, CHEST, BACK, NECK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER INJURIES AS WELL AS BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, HEAD, AND LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000....UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*JS

Mileage: 115,000

SIGNAL SHOWING AIRBAG NEEDS SERVICING GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM (BOTH OF THEM) JUST STOPPED WORKING. NEW BULBS AND NEW FUSES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. NOW, I CAN'T EVEN KEEP MY HIGH BEAMS IN "ON" POSITION. ONLY IF I HOLD THE SWITCH. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR UNDER 3 MONTHS. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES DOESN'T. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY (SOMETIMES). I FIND THAT ODD. MY LARGEST PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT, EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY.

CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRE, LOCKS UNLOCK ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT, SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DRAINS BATTERY OVER NIGHT. I AM TERRIFIED. GMC WILL NOT CONTACT ME.

Mileage: 95,000

THE ACTIVATING SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG FAILED AROUND 78,000 MILES. THIS SEAT SWITCH ACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WHEN AN OCCUPANT SITS DOWN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME WE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR DONE TO THE CAR THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THE BROKEN SEAT SWITCH WAS TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT COVER. TO DO THIS REQUIRES AN INITIAL OUTLAY OF $150.00 DOLLARS FOR THE PART( THE SWITCH IS WOVEN INTO THE SEAT FABRIC)PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL(PRICE UNKNOWN)AT THE DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE,WEIGHT OR GENDER ANY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER MAY BELIEVE THEY ARE PROTECTED UPON READING THE DASHBOARD 'AIRBAG' SIGN WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR. THE PANEL-MOUNTED INDICATOR FOR THAT AIRBAG IS A LIGHTED DISPLAY WHICH, IN DAYLIGHT, IS HARD TO SEE WITHOUT CUPPING YOUR HAND OVER THE ANNUNCIATOR-OR WAIT UNTIL NIGHTFALL , GET SOMEBODY TO SIT IN THE SEAT, AND THEN CHECK OUT THE DASH LIGHT.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT ROAD DIVIDER. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED LEG. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON.

JUST BOUGHT 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALLS I GAVE THEM THE VIN AND OVER THE PHONE THEY SAID THERE IS STILL 3 RECALLS FOR THE CAR I WENT THERE TODAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS ONLY ONE THEY FIXED IT BUT IT WASN'T THE POWER STEERING HE SAID IT WAS ALREADY FIXED BUT THERE BEEN TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON ITS OWN AND I'M CURIOUS IF THEY ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THAT RECAL. ANOTHER THING WAS THE AIRBAGS WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHTS IS ON AND ONCE AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNING OFF WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THIS ABRUPT "TURNING OFF" STARTED OCCURRING EVEN BEFORE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED BY GM BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. PRIOR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING CHANGE, EACH TIME THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD FLASH REPEATEDLY. AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CHANGED I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR REMAINED LIT, AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT WAS FIXED ON THE IGNITION. THE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I CHOSE TO HAVE IT FIXED, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I NEVER TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THAT REPAIR. THIS MONTH I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH TH ACCIDENT DID OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF ON ME, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THAT DAY AND THAT MY CAR CONTINUES TO TURN OFF ON ME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS GOING EITHER, THE VEHICLE TURNS ITSELF OFF. IT'S HAS HAPPENED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AND INTERSECTION, ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN WHILE MAKING A TURN. I REALLY FEEL THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT IF NOT REPAIRED SOON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BUT THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. I KEEP GETTING CONFLICTING DIAGNOSES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED SHOULDER, FACIAL ABRASIONS, AND MINOR CUTS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE CHIN. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES, CUTS, AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,287.

Mileage: 138,287

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, A SPRAINED SHOULDER, AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SULPHUR ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND RESET AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,113.

Mileage: 153,113

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A HILL ON A RAILROAD TRACK, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD, A BRUISE ON THE HAIRLINE, AND WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,358.

Mileage: 7,358

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LAST MARCH (2014) WITH 56000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON (WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE) AND HAS STAYED ON. IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE. IT WILL COST $850.00 BEFORE TAXES TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM A SINGLE MOM WHO IS WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE. I SIMPLY CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THIS LIGHT FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEGGED THEM FOR FINANCIAL HELP. I EVEN ASKED THEM TO SUPPLY THE PART AND I WOULD PAY FOR LABOR. I FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE A RECALL FOR OVER 2 MILLION COBALT'S TO HAVE THE AIRBAG MODULE REPLACED. CHEVY IS TELLING THAT THIS RECALL IS NOT TO MY CAR BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT ATTACHED TO MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD FURTHER ASSIST ME WITH THE RECALL AND TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN TO APPLY TO MY CAR. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG COBALTS. PLEASE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD ONLY RELEASED WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN BUTTON KEY RELEASE WAS ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE READ ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ONE BEING, HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/CHEVROLET/COBALT/AIR-BAG-LIGHT-ON-PROBLEMS.PHP ASIDE FROM JUST ONE WEBSITE BEING EVIDENT OF REPORTS FOR MY REQUEST I TO HAVE FOUND THAT MY VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SEAT (PASSENGER) AS WELL AS TURNS OFF WHEN THERE ARE PERSON'S IN THE SEAT. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT AT RANDOM TIMES ON THE MAIN CONSOLE WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL SAY "SERVICE AIR BAG" WHILE ALSO ILLUMINATING THE RED AIR BAG DISPLAY ON THE DRIVER'S HUD (ASSUMING THAT IS FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG) PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. PREFERABLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE AIR BAG ON AT ALL TIMES OR TO ALLOW THE DRIVER/PASSENGER TO TURN IT ON OR OFF. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL MECHANICS AT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS WHO ALL SAY THEY CAN'T JUST TURN IT ON AND TO SERVICE IT THEY WOULD ONLY MAKE THE SEAT SENSOR MORE SENSITIVE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WILL SOLVE THIS ISSUE. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY WHEN THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" SHOWS UP. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

STARTING ON SUNDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AS WELL. I PULLED OVER, STOPPED COMPLETELY, AND TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND TOOK THE BACK ROADS HOME. AFTER TURNING THE CAR BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY WERE GONE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I RETURNED HOME. I HAD THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 116,427

WHEN THE COMPANY RECALLED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH AFFECTS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT DIDN'T FIX THE AIRBAG SYSTEM PROBLEM. IN THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD DISPLAY SCREEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASN'T RELATED. HE WROTE ON THE SERVICE INVOICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, "AIR BAG WARNING RELATED TO NO COMMUNICATION FROM AIRBAG MODULE".

Mileage: 85,685

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,098.

Mileage: 100,098

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SINCE 2008. STARTING IN 2009 ALL THE WAY UNTIL NOW 2014 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR THAT ARE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO TAKE CARE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON NOVEMBER 5, 2014. I GOT MY CAR BACK THE SAME DAY, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GAVE ME TWO NEW KEYS. SURPRISE! TWO DAYS LATER ON NOVEMBER 7, 2014 MY CAR AGAIN HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL THAT IT DID BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL FIX. HENCE, CHEVY'S "RECALL IGNITION SWITCH FIX" DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS! MY CAR STILL DOES THE FOLLOWING THINGS EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH FIX THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. WHENEVER IT PLEASES IT WILL LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE, LEAVING ME STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS!! AS IF THAT ISN'T BAD ENOUGH THERE'S MORE! THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, THE GAUGES ON THE DASH COMPLETELY STOP WORKING PROPERLY THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES HAYWIRE MOVING FROM 0 MPH TO 60 MPH BACK AND FORTH NON-STOP WHEN I'M NOT EVEN ACCELERATING TO THOSE SPEEDS. THE RPM GAUGE DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY,LIKE IT IS HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RPM IS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000. WHEN YOU GO TO BRAKE YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN BECAUSE YOU LOSE YOUR NORMAL BRAKING POWER THE CAR SKIDS AS YOU'RE BRAKING AND CONTINUES TO JOLT FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. OH AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT LEAVING YOU WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE AND YOU CAN'T STEER PROPERLY! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY! THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FIX DOES NOT WORK! THESE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 32,150

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 32 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TRAVELED ACROSS FOUR LANES HITTING THE CURB HEAD ON THEN HITTING A CONCRETE FLOWER BED( APPROXIMATE HIT 12-14 INCHES), TRAVELING OVER THIS AGAIN HITTING A CURB IN A PARKING LOT AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A REST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS STOPPED RUNNING LIKE THIS. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY 0F 2006 WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER REQUIRING A TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. ABOUT THREE MONTHS INTO OWING IT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TRYING TO RESTART IT SELF. IT THEN STOPPED AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. AGAIN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FINALLY, IN 2012 A SCHOOL BUS BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH IT RUNNING AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IGNITON WAS REPLACED ON 6/04/2014 UNDER THE MANDATORY RECALL. WITHIN 3 DAYS THE IGNITION ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT TURN ON AND THEN WHEN IT DID THE ENGINE DRAGGED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS BAD. THE BATTERY IS ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NON-STOP SINCE THE REPLACEMENT PART. I CALLED GRAFF CHEVROLET IN MT. PLEASANT AND I GOT THE STANDARD RESPONSE, "WE CAN"T DUPLICATE IT". WHEN I INSISTED THE CAR NEEDED TO BE LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE AND WE CAN NO LONGER SERVICE YOUR CAR". I'VE CALLED OTHER DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO BE TOLD THE CAR NEEDS TO GO BACK TO WHERE THE RECALL PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

MY VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS. GM HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST TO REPAIR IT, STATING IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN THO THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE WARNING LIGHT BEING ON INDICATES THAT IF I NEED THE AIRBAG IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. THEY ISSUED A RECALL AND MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY PART THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL SO FAR AND THEN SOME. THE LATEST ISSUE IS THAT MY CAR IS LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2009, BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, IN WHICH I DO NOT RESIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY IGNITION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SO IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT A RECALL HAS COME UP FOR IT. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, I HAD NO POWER STEERING FOR SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I THINK THAT IT IS REPULSIVE THAT GM CAN MANUFACTURE THIS CAR AND JUST ISSUE RECALL AFTER RECALL WITH NO CONSEQUENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MINUTE LATER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIFE WAS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A LIST SINCE APRIL TO GET THE DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR UPDATES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD UP TO 800 PEOPLE WERE AHEAD OF ME FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO GM VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HOTLINE, THEY SUDDENLY FOUND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY CAR. THIS IS SUSPECT TO ME. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT IGNITION SWITCH RELATED, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS INCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC IMPLICATIONS THAT FITS ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS BY GM TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO AVOID BUMPY ROADS, BUT THIS INCIDENTS HAS MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. GM IS NOT TREATING THIS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AS SERIOUSLY AS IT NEEDS TO, AS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIGHT IS GREAT. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT POWER WILL BE LOST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS INSISTING THAT CARS WITH THE DEFECT ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 144,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS IN PROCESSING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL WIRING INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 .

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

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THE KEY WOULD WORK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT FAILED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. JCC

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE, FROM THE IGNITION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE BEING RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

Mileage: 141,000

I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR, A MALFUNCTIONED CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PASSING LANE OF A MAIN HIGHWAY. A CAR BEHIND ME PUSHED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE CAR HITTING INITIALLY THE DOOR AND BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE WHEEL WELL AND THEN DRAGGED IT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE CAR AND AROUND THE REAR END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF ON MY CAR, THIS WAS ON A MAIN HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH. MY CAR HAS ALSO ISSUES WITH THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM, I HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES TO RESET IT. ALSO HAVE NOW THE ECM COMPUTER HAS ISSUES AND NEEDS REPLACED. MY CAR MILEAGE IS NOT QUITE 170,000 MILEAGES, I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED FOR THE STEERING RECALL, AND THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES AND THE STEERING DOES THE SAME THING, SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS BEING CRANKING WHEN TURNING THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS MADE A LOT OF NOISE IN THE FRONT END, ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGER FRONT END, SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT WITH NO MILES. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WE PURCHASED. THE ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO RENDER THE VEHICLE TOTALED. SHE WAS PULLING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND A CAR HIT HER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CORNER DOING ABOUT 50MPH, SINCE SHE WAS JUST PULLING OUT HER SPEED WASN'T MORE THEN 15-20MPH. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE COLLISION WAS ON THE FRONT CORNER AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BREAK THE MOTOR MOUNT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE SWITCH AND HAVING BULKY KEY CHAINS AND HOW JARRING COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS, THE DRIVERS OR THE PASSENGERS, DEPLOYED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 08/20/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE A CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ON APRIL 2, 2014. *JB

AFTER RECALL SWITCH REPLACEMENT, AIRBAGS LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM IS COMING ON IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. SPOKE TO GM LOCAL DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HE SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT IN REPLACING SWITCH? MY AIRBAGS ARE STILL NOT WORKING WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR. MY CAR IS STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME ANYWAYS WITHOUT FIXING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX MY AIRBAGS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FORWARD AND HIT THEIR FACE ON THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/01/14

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL ISSUES AND IS CONCERNED. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COMPLETED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

2006 CHEVY COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, RODENTS HAD MADE THEIR WAY UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL, SHE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF PERIODICALLY, WHILE DRIVING. SHE WAS INFORMED THE ISSUE WAS RELAY SWITCH. SHE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, AND IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT.

ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I STARTED TO GET A THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 COBALT. I ASKED A MECHANIC WHAT IT COULD BE AND THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE THINGS IT MIGHT BE ALSO GAVE ME IDEA ON COST. BEING A SINGLE MOM OF TWO AND THE THUMPING WAS NOT TO BAD I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR. AS TIME WENT ON GOT LOUDER AND WORSE. SO, I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED IT WAS THE LOWER TIE ARMS AND SOMETHING ELSE WENT BAD AND COST ME ALMOST $1000 TO FIX. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY 2006 COBALT OWNERS SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD BY GM WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY WERE NOT RECALLING CAR IT WAS OUR PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SOMETIME DIM SO LOW YOU CAN NOT SEE THEM THEN THEY WILL BRIGHTEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. OVER THIS WINTER I STARTED TO GET A HUMMING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ASKED MY MECHANIC TO LOOK HE TOLD ME I HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THEY COULD NOT FIX. I GOT THE RECALL ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS DOING AS THEY SAID AND ONLY DRIVING WITH KEY AND NOTHING ELSE. BUT NOW EVERY TIME I STOPPED I WAS CHECKING KEY TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PLACE AND A FEW TIMES IT HAD MOVED SLIGHTLY BUT DID NOT KICK IT OUT OF THE ON POSITION. IF I HAD NOT CHECKED IT, IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WITH ALL THE POT HOLES. THEN ON APRIL 6TH 2014 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK (WHICH IS 24 MILES AWAY FROM HOME). WHEN I WAS TURNING TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HUMMING AGAIN(I HAD NO CLUE THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMNS AT THIS POINT) I GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND A DINGING SOUND STARTED AND I HAD TO FIGHT, THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT ON TO SEE IF IT STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WHERE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND TONS OF 2006 COBALT OWNERS HAVING ISSUE. THAT IS WHEN I SAW THEY ARE RECALLING 2010'S FOR IT NOT 2006.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 ( AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE REPAIRS WERE UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SATISFYING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, PRIOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RECALL, ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, SHE FELT AS THOUGH SHE WAS LIED TO AND ADVISED TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 05/27/14*LJ

Mileage: 10,000

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AIRBAG LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 103,163

AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS AND ATTEMPTS TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP & GM WITH THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, BOTH CONCLUDED THAT VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL. OWNER (55 YEAR OLD) REPEATED CONTACT DUE TO CONCERNS OF MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL WITH EXISTING COBALT RECALLS. FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10:00 AM ON 3/2/2013. GEAR SHIFT AND STEERING SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCKED WHILE NAVIGATING A CORNER ON LOCAL HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CROSSED CENTERLINE, LAUNCHING OVER A SNOW BANK AND CONTINUING AIR-BORN FOR 30 TO 40 YARDS. ONLY 1 OF THE 2 AIR BAGS FULLY DEPLOYED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND SEVERAL ONGOING INJURIES WITH THREE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. (29 YEAR OLD, 55 YEAR OLD, AND 79 YEAR OLD) NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR GM EVER ACKNOWLEDGED VEHICLE DEFECTS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD REMOVED THE DASH COVER, CONSOLE COVER, AND STEERING COLUMN COVER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ON SCENE AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. DAMAGE EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, THE RADIO STAYED ON, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. UPDATED 08/19/14

Mileage: 50,125

ON 9/13/2012 MY NIECE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT COLLISION. *TR

IT WAS A SINGLE CAR CRASH WHICH HAPPENED AT NIGHT DURING A RAIN SHOWER. THEIR WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT THE CAR CROSSED THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND RAN INTO THE BACK END OF A LOWBOY TRAILER ( A TRAILER USED TO TRANSPORT HEAVY EQUIPMENT ) THE TWO 19 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN THE CAR WERE KILLED. NOTHING ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT MADE SENSE UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE WITH THE COBALT. THEIR ARE MANY REASONS THAT THE IGNITION COULD BE THE ROOT OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND IF IT CAN BE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS IN FACT TRUE I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS THAT SEES THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISION TO PUT PROFIT OVER SAFETY ARE PUNISHED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING PROBLEMS THEIR SON EXPERIENCED WITH HIS 2006 CHEVY COBALT; CONSIDERS IT TO BE A LEMON, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, LEAVING HIM WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE DARTED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC, WHERE HE CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE LEFT CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR POST AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE CONSUMERS RESIDENCE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY, AND AGAIN STEERING CAPABILITIES WERE LOST. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START, AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEIR TESTING COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 6 MORE TIMES, RESULTING IN A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS BLAMED ON THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THERE WAS NO STEERING ABILITY. HIS SON WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND HE STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH DAMAGING THE RADIATOR, THE ENGINE PAN AND THE FRONT BUMPER COVER. THE LAST ACCIDENT TOTALED THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM UPON STARTING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST, AND MULTIPLE BODY BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MASSIVE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS BEING INSPECTED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RELATED FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

Mileage: 199,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.

Mileage: 90,000

ON 7/05/12 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SHE STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO STEER & REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25FT INTO A WOODED AREA. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INJURIES SUSTAINED: LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOANER CAR ISSUE FROM DEALERSHIP. *SMD LOANER VEHICLES, WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ISSUED, UNTIL THE RECALL WAS RECTIFIED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I RECEIVED FLASHING WARNING MESSAGES FOR POWER STEERING AND ANOTHER ONE SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG." I AM WORRIED THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THESE TWO THINGS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WITH THE RECENT TALK OF THE GM RECALL LAWSUIT, I WANTED TO POST A COMPLAINT. IN FEB OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH, I CANNOT RECALL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT IN THAT GENERAL VICINITY IF NOT A LITTLE MORE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH THE CENTER CEMENT BARRIER. I HIT, SPUN AROUND, AND MOST LIKELY HIT THE WALL AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER HAD TO BE TREATED FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. MY INJURIES WERE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AS I HIT MY FACE AND NOSE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY KNEES UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL. I HAD BLACK EYES FOR WEEKS AND THEY THOUGHT I MAY HAVE POSSIBLY HAIRLINE FRACTURED MY NOSE. I HAD ON MY SAFETY BELT. MY PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HER SAFETY BELT ON, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND LIMBS. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY KNOWING I HIT SOMETHING AT THAT SPEED HEAD ON, AND ONCE AGAIN ON THE SIDE WITH NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT FAULTY THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT LATER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY BECAUSE FRACTURED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FRACTURED KEY AND RESUMED BY UTILIZING THE SPARE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START, WHICH REQUIRED NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

MY WIFE AND HER MOTHER WERE DRIVING ON A STREET IN THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. THIS STREET DOES HAVE A MILD TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY. IT IS A TWO LANE ROAD THAT FOR THE MOST PART GOES THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING CITY. THE SPEED LIMIT PREDOMINATELY IS 35 MPH. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO THE SOUTH IN WHICH THE ROADWAY PROCEEDS DOWN A SHORT, MILD DOWNGRADE IN TO A NATURAL WASH OR STREAM BED AND THEN BACK UP AN UPGRADE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND THE NEIGHBORING CITY. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL WHEN SUDDENLY SHE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE GAUGES AND THE CAR STEREO CEASED TO WORK.DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP AND MY WIFE BEING UNABLE AT THE TIME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, SHE DRIFTED IN THE OPPOSITE LANE, BOUNCED OFF A CURB ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIFTED BACK INTO THE APPROPRIATE LANE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY WIFE AND HER MOTHER, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS IN OR APPROACHING THE OPPOSITE LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE KEY IGNITION WAS IN THE RUN POSITION. MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO SWITCH THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN PROCEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL. MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER ORIGINAL DESTINATION WHICH WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY. SHE THEN NOTIFIED ME BY CELLPHONE IN WHICH WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

ON DECEMBER 31, 2009, MY 25 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG AN INTERSTATE IN HER CHEVY COBALT. SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND HER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. SHE DIED ON IMPACT, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE ON REVIEWING THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, MY SON OBSERVED THAT THE TRACKS LEFT BY THE CAR BEFORE IT CRASHED WERE IN A STRAIGHT LINE, SUGGESTING THAT THE BRAKES EITHER HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED OR HAD NOT WORKED. ON DOING RESEARCH, HE FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE SUGGESTING THAT THERE HAD BEEN OTHER, SIMILAR CRASHES IN COBALTS AND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THOUGHT TO BE DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS WITH GM AND COMPLETED OUR ACTION, AND, AT THE TIME, I FILED A CONSUMER COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT THE ISSUE. I JUST READ THAT THIS AGENCY WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF MY DAUGHTER'S DEATH IN A COBALT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, AND THAT WE STRONGLY SUSPECT, THOUGH GM NEVER CONFIRMED THIS, HAD A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

ON 12/18/13 I BEGAN TO NOTICE A "HUMMING" NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR. THE HUMMING NOISE GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" SIGN CAME ON AND THE RADIO BEGAN FLASH AND ATTEMPTED TO EJECT A CD WITHOUT ME MANUALLY PUSHING THE BUTTON OR CD BEING INSIDE IT. THE "HUMMING" NOISE PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STIFFEN UP. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THE PROBLEM BECOMING INCREASINGLY WORSE, I DECIDED TO HAVE MY MECHANIC DO A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HE BELIEVED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND STATED THAT AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THE COST WOULD BE $900+ BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE BY A CERTIFIED GM AND PARTS WOULD HAVE TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE WAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. HE ALSO STATED THAT APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL CAR AND REGRETFULLY WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND VALUE ME AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY BUT AT THIS TIME THE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN QUESTION TO REPAIR IT AND ONGOING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE AND MAY BE A PART OF A BIGGER ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES SEIZED WHEN DEPRESSED AND DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN STRIP AND UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING, WHIPLASH, AND SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000..

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND OVER STEERED TO AVOID STRIKING A DOG. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED SIX TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, LACERATIONS TO THE NOSE, A BLACK EYE, WHIP LASH AND SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SWITCHES OVER AND SAYS THAT IT IS ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT BUT IT WILL DING AT THEM UNTIL THEY PUT THEIR SEAT BELT ON. WHENEVER THEY PUT THE SEAT BELT ON, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ON MY DASH TELLS ME TO SERVICE AIRBAG AND THE LIGHT THAT TELLS WHEN THE AIRBAG IS ON OR OFF SAYS THAT IT IS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 174,800

HEADED NORTH BOND ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY GOING APPR. 45 WHEN SUDDENLY A CAR RUNS RED LIGHT, SEEMLY TO MAKE A U-TURN. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP IN TIME AND THE CARS CRASHED. IT WAS HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I SLAMMED MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL NO AIR BAGS EVER DEPLOYED SHOCKED CONSIDERING MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE COMPLETE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT HER FRONT/SIDE PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT WAS MORE THEN HARD ENOUGH FOR THOSE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE COLLISION WITH THIS VEHICLE INTO 2 TREES AT 45-50MPH FAILED TO DEPLOY THE 4 AIRBAGS. I FIRST HIT ONE TREE HEAD ON AFTER SKIDDING ON A ROAD AND LOSING CONTROL. THE SECONDARY COLLISION HAPPENED WITH THE 2ND TREE. *TR MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR AND I SUFFERED WHIPLASH. *TR

Mileage: 90,276

DRIVER WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT IN RUN FROM BEHIND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAR SPUN INTO THE WOODS HITTING SEVERAL TREES, AS WELL AS UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES . THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE BACK OF THE CAR EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM IMPACT, WITH ADDITIONAL FRONT FENDER IMPACT . DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY WAS INJURED WITH BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT, AND WAS EVALUATED AT HOSPITAL AND PLACED ON MEDICAL PROFILE. *TR

WHEN IT IS HOT/HUMID MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT'S SERVICE AIRBAG WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKES IT NOW IS ON CONSISTENTLY. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR INTO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE, CRASH DOWN IN A NOSE DIVE INTO A FIELD AND ROLL OVER 7 TIMES. THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE AND A BROKEN RIB. THE DRIVER WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT LUNG AND BRUISES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

MY CHEVY COBALT 2006, HAS HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE EMERGENCY AIR BAG LIGHTING UP AND SAYING IT IS OFF AND I GET THE MESSAGE THAT THE "AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED". I HAVE LESS THAN 45 THOUSAND MILES. AROUND JUNE 2010, MY MOTHER AND I WERE IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD THE BEEPING SOUND AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, MEANING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF. IT IS SUPPOSE TO TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, BUT HAS NOT. EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR THE BEEPING SOUND STARTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE WHO HAVE THE CHEVY COBALT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY CHEVY COBALT 2006, HAS HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE EMERGENCY AIR BAG LIGHTING UP AND SAYING IT IS OFF AND I GET THE MESSAGE THAT THE "AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED". I HAVE LESS THAN 45 THOUSAND MILES. AROUND JUNE 2010, MY MOTHER AND I WERE IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HEARD THE BEEPING SOUND AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON, MEANING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF. IT IS SUPPOSE TO TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, BUT HAS NOT. EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR THE BEEPING SOUND STARTS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE WHO HAVE THE CHEVY COBALT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 06 COBALT BACK IN EARLY 07 IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE 7 TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR STEERING CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE HARD STEERING PROBLEM OR PRODUCE COMPUTER PROBLEM. I WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT THIS AND ALSO GOT NEW TIRES THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT ! I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING, AND WAS LEARY TO DRIVE MY CAR (A GIFT FROM MY MOM) BUT HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR ON THE 30TH I WAS COMING FROM A FRIENDS HOME AND WAS ON A SIDE ROAD I SLOWED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO RIGHT, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND I WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD LATER I MISSED THE SENSOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND G.M. WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR SAT FOR 2 MONTHS WITH A DEAD BATTERY THE COMPUTER DOES NOT LOOSE DATA. (G.M.) I KNOW OF SEVERAL COBALT OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE POWER ASSIST REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND IT STILL WENT OUT. THE MECHANICS (A.S.E.)CERTIFIED INFORMED ME IT IS NOT THE POWER ASSIST IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT G.M. WON'T DO THAT IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH MONEY. IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT G.M. WOULD RATHER SACRIFICE THE CONSUMER RATHER THAN TAKE CARE OF THEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE COMPUTER HAS A HISTORY OF NOT RECORDING PROPERLY WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE REST OF US WHO HAVE HAD A CRASH WITH AND WITHOUT AIR BAGS NEED SOME KIND OF SOLUTION. G.M. IS SWEEPING THIS UNDER THE RUG!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. UPDATED PORTABLE 06/22/11

Mileage: 36,000

HIT A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR IS MESS UP, THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. BUMP HEAD NOSE AND LIPS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I RECEIVED A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY 2010 STATING THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER STATING WERE AND WHEN TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR CHECK UP. IT IS JULY 2010 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER HERE IN SALINAS CA, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT FOR THAT LETTER AND MY CAR COULD NOT BE CHECKED UNTIL THEN. PLEASE HELP OUT IT IS VERY SCARY AND I'M VERY CONCERNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 50,278

NO EVENTS LEADING TO MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG SYSTEM DISABLES RANDOMLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. "SERVICE AIR BAG" DISPLAYS ON DIGITAL INTERFACE. NO CORRECTION WAS MADE BY OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE MALFUNCTION BECAME LESS OFTEN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITH INTERMITTENT RECURRENCES THEREAFTER. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HIT DITCH, WENT UP EMBANKMENT, AIRBORN, LANDING AND BREAKING POWER POLE GUDE WIRE, CONTINUING 300 FT, FRONTAL IMPACT INTO TREE. VEHICLE TOTALED. FRONT REAR, UNDER CARRIAGE AND REAR DAMAGE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. CONTACTED

Mileage: 95,000

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WE BOUGHT A 2,006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 16.769MILES ON IT. WAS NOT TOLD IT WAS USED AS A LEASE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT IT WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION.SO YOU CAN SEE WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT VERY HAPPY TO BEGIN WITH. HIDDEN TRUTHS.WE WAS CALLED ON MARCH 26,2010 AT 10;30 TO GO AND PICK UPOUR VEHICLE. "THEY HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING THE STERRING COLUMN IN-RECALL BUT SAID IT WAS NOT FOR OUR VEHICLE....WE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL WE ARRIVED HOME SOME 30 MILES AWAY. WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE SENSOR AND PERSONS WEIGHT-O.K. THEN JUST LEANING ON IT KEPT IT ON AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. ANY RECALLS AND HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED?

Mileage: 16,769

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WELL TO BEGIN, I INITIALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY SHIFT COLUMN, WHICH I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD CAUSE MY KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN. THEN A A COUPLE OF WEEK LATER, MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING REALLY FUN, I JUST BLEW IT OFF FOR A MOMENT, UNTIL I THEN TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE ONE DAY, AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AT 86,000 MILES. THE DEALEARSHIP HAS MY CAR, AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN WORTH FIXING. IM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THE INTIAL TIME THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE, AND FIGURED IT WAS MY SHIFTING COLUMN, BECAUSE EVEN WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE SHIFTING COLUMN. ONE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE NOT GOT THIS FIXED YET, BECAUSE THE DEALEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $99 JUST TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING MY AIRBAG SENSOR TO NOT COME ON, WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME.

Mileage: 86,500

2006 COBALT 2 DOOR, I WAS HEADING TO WORK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON AFTER I PARKED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AFTER I GOT OFF OF WORK I TUNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHT DID NOT TURNED ON AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS INTO DRIVING THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN. IT CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THE 4TH DAY THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. THEN 3 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND IT AS WELL KEPT LIGHTING UP FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS AND WHEN I WAS HEADING TO THE DEALER THE 4TH DAY THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THEN. DID THE RESEARCH ON IT AND LOTS OF OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM. SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS ON THE CAR BUT I WOULD LIKE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY CRASH THAT I FEEL WAS DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH MY 2006 COBALT. I DROVE STRAIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO SOME SMALLER TREES CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND MY WIFE SPENDING 6 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL....I DO NOT HAVE THE CAR NOW I HAVE ALREADY RID MYSELF OF IT UNKNOWING OF THE RECALL. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT YOUR COMPANY IS MORE THAN WELCOME TOO. PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ME BE ONE OF THEONES TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. [XXX] *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED OR AROUND A CORNER WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP OR MY CAR DIDN'T EXPLODE INTO FLAMES FROM THE GASOLINE DISBURSING THROUGHOUT MY CAR WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. POWER STEERING AND FUEL PUMPS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CHEVY BARELY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND SAY ITS NOT BIG DEAL, TRY YOUR BEST TO CONTROL YOUR CAR WHEN YOUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE HEARD THIS BECOMES A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER THE FIRST TIME. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 40 EAST IN NORTH CAROLINA CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAR WENT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT RAIL STEERING OVER COMPENSATED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 39K MILES. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED AND THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

HIT ELECTRIC POLE AND WENT AIRBORNE. AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. *TR UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 02/16/10 UPDATED 05/05/10 *JB UPDATED 03/10/10 THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED HER ACCIDENT AND NOW A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. UPDATED 03/05/10

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A BRICK WALL, OFF A 3 FOOT DROP OFF AND INTO A HOUSE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS IN THE FRONT, THE SENSORS ARE CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS 60K MILES ON IT. AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED BEFORE AND NO CODES WERE ON THE CAR SAYING IT WAS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE THREE YEAR/30,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALONG WITH THE CAM SENSORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE CONVERTER BECOMING CLOGGED. THE THIRD TIME THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WELL. CURRENTLY, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS FAILING FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION AND LOSE POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE FOURTH FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 83,000. UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB ACCORDING TO THE PAPERWORK, ON JULY 18, 2010, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED EVOQ 08/19/10*JB

Mileage: 83,000

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING T-BONE COLLISION AT A SPEED OF APROX. 45 MPH. NO SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED. AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY EVEN WHEN DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE TRIED TO MAKE THEM DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON SIDE AIRBAG AND WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS; HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 24,590

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE FRONT END WAS SMASHED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONCERNED THAT THE IMPACT WAS AT HIGH ENOUGH SPEEDS SO THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A CURVE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE WINDOW. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE APPRAISER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,900. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN UPDATED 04/01/09. *JB

Mileage: 40,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE MATERIAL IN THE AIR BAG BURNED THE CONTACT'S ARM. THE AIR BAG APPEARED AS IF IT WOULD CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP BEING REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,900.

Mileage: 4,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IN APRIL OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A TRUCK AND BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/23/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ON DECEMBER 3, 2007 I LOST CONTROL OF AND HIT HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD DOING 50-55 MILES AND HOUR. THE CAR SPUN AND HIT THE BACK END ON THE SAME GUARD RAIL AND SHOT ME ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE LEFT SIDE HITTING THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE CAR STOPPED AND THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOY. I CALLED AND ALERTED GM AND THEY ADV WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR (WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 14 BUS DAYS) BUT WOULD NOT PAY FOR STORAGE. THEY ADV THEY WOULD REPLACE THE AIRBAG IF THEY FOUND MALFUNCTION BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS TOTALED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. GM COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. A COLLISION MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON RT 8 IN BUTLER, PA. A DEER RAN INTO MY CAR, HITTING THE FRONT END. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND GOT OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED, ALONG WITH THE BUMPER BEING FOLDED, AC CONDENSER BROKE, GRILLE BROKE,RADIATOR BROKE. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG SYMBOL WAS ON BUT BY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WASN'T WEARING A SEAT BELT AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. MY SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP FOR SOME REASON AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. I CALLED THE CHEVY COMPANY AND ASKED THEM WHY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YOU NEED TO HIT THE CAR IN A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE CAR, BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME USUALLY IF THE REBAR IS CRACKED THE AIR BAGS GO OFF. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I PAID THE CAR OFF AND I DIDN'T HAVE FULL COVERAGE. SO MY CAR IS PRACTICALLY GARBAGE. I THINK THEY SHOULD AT LEAST FIX THE AIR BAG PROBLEM AND THE SEAT BELTS. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER SWERVED TO MISS A DEER, HIT A UTILITY POLE HEAD ON, DEAD CENTER OF THE BUMPER, SNAPPING IT OFF AT THE BASE. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. IT WAS 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE POLE BEING OLD, THERE IS NO DOUBT SHE AND HER PASSENGER WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED HUGE INJURY OR WORSE. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT, FLIPPED OVER, AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. THE ROOF DETACHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND SHOULDERS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO FAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED TO GO AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IN A PT CRUISER STOPPED SHORT AND I HIT HIM IN THE REAR CAUSING SO MUCH DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END. HOW ON EARTH CAN THEY GIVE THIS CAR EVEN 1 STAR FOR FRONT END COLLISIONS, IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE ENTIRE BUMPER, HOOD, THE STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE BUMPER IS RUINED AND MY COMPRESSOR TO THE AIR CONDITIONING AS WELL, THIS WAS ALL AT THE SPEED OF APPROX 2 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR! THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EITHER, SHOWING THAT THIS WAS NOT A HEAVY IMPACT, HOWEVER THIS CAR JUST CRUMPLED AND I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFTEY DRIVING IN MY CAR. I GO TO COLLEGE AND THEN TO WORK AND I AM SCARED THAT IF SOMEONE WERE TO HIT ME I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE IN THIS CAR THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE GOOD IMPACT RESULTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR AND I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS INJURED, MY BACK AND BOTH KNEES. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CAR AND THE RESULTS FROM MINOR FENDER BENDERS AS THEY CALL IT TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF JUST MY CAR, OR ALL THE 2006 COBALT 4 DOOR SEDANS.

Mileage: 14,450

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED TO GO AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IN A PT CRUISER STOPPED SHORT AND I HIT HIM IN THE REAR CAUSING SO MUCH DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END. HOW ON EARTH CAN THEY GIVE THIS CAR EVEN 1 STAR FOR FRONT END COLLISIONS, IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE ENTIRE BUMPER, HOOD, THE STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE BUMPER IS RUINED AND MY COMPRESSOR TO THE AIR CONDITIONING AS WELL, THIS WAS ALL AT THE SPEED OF APPROX 2 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR! THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EITHER, SHOWING THAT THIS WAS NOT A HEAVY IMPACT, HOWEVER THIS CAR JUST CRUMPLED AND I AM WORRIED FOR MY SAFTEY DRIVING IN MY CAR. I GO TO COLLEGE AND THEN TO WORK AND I AM SCARED THAT IF SOMEONE WERE TO HIT ME I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE IN THIS CAR THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE GOOD IMPACT RESULTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR AND I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS INJURED, MY BACK AND BOTH KNEES. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CAR AND THE RESULTS FROM MINOR FENDER BENDERS AS THEY CALL IT TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF JUST MY CAR, OR ALL THE 2006 COBALT 4 DOOR SEDANS.

Mileage: 14,450

2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MC UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

Mileage: 3,620

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, LEFT A MESSAGE , AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7,800. *AK

Mileage: 7,800

(1) CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. DURING@ RUSH HOUR I VEERED AWAY ( W-NO POWER TO CAR ),FROM TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. PARKED ,SHUT CAR OFF, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THEN REPLACED AND STARTED IT BACK UP, AND PROCEEDED ENROUTE. (2) AFTER MARKET CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE TO SHUT OFF AND TURN ON. (3) RESULT OF ABOVE (2)AFTER MARKET CRUISE CONTROL TAKES ITS OWN MIND AND DECIDES TO FULLY ACCELERATE UNTIL GEARING DOWN IN HOPES IT 'AWAKES' THE COMPUTER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION),THEN CRUISE CONTROL WILL FINALLY SHUT OFF. (CONSEQUENCE ) PASSENGER HAD A HEART ATTACK. I CALLED A TAXI. "HE'S OK" (4) SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON SINCE 20,K MILES I NOW HAVE 47,XXX MILES. (5)STOCK TIRES AND RIMS WOBBLE WITH IRRITATING CONTINOUS NOISES -CAN'T GE RID OF IT. (6) STOCK SEATS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES BOTH WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLYTHEY ARE REALLY SLANTEDLIKE THIS ( / \ ). (7) A CLUNKING BUCKET SOUNDING NOISE FILLS VERY SLOWLY, (HEALTH PROBLEMS) AN ODOR IS ALWAYS PRESENT LEAVING ME LIGHT HEADED ,NAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING, DIZZY EXITING CAR,AND WITH BREATHING PROBLEMS -LIKE SHORTNESS OF BREATH. I HAVE SEVERE BACK PROBLEMS NOW, AND CAN NOT SIT IN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 20 MIN, UPON A BREAK OF FRESH AIR AND A WALK FOR THE SPINE. (8) BRAKES SOUND AND FEEL (WHEN APPLIED),SCRATCHY.@5,000 MILES THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP HAD TO TURN AND SHAVE ALLREADY MY DISC BRAKES SAYING THEY WERE WORN IN. (9) MY HEATER MAKES A LOT OF NOISES WHEN USING IT. (10) ACCELERATION HESITATION. *JB

Mileage: 5

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY ON A MAIN ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HILLSIDE THAT HAD A BIG ROCK STICKING OUT. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, THE RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WERE CRUSHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE AIR BAGS WEREN'T WORKING. *AK THE CONSUMER HIT A DITCH BEFORE HITTING THE HILLSIDE. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

Mileage: 23,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SEDAN HAD 2 INCIDENTS OF GOING OUT OF CONTROL 9 DAYS APART. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND SLIGHT TAP OF GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN CAR RAPIDLY REVERSING UNTIL HIT MUD AREA ON GRASS AND LIGHT POLE. SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN CAR WAS IN FORWARD AND STOPPED TO OPEN TRUNK. CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WENT THROUGH GARAGE WALL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER TIME. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PARTS ORDERED TO REPLACE DAMAGE BUT NOT YET CHECKED OUT MECHANICALLY TO SEE WHAT WENT WRONG WITH FORWARD & REVERSE INCIDENTS AND WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS TAKING A FRIEND TO THE AIRPORT. I WAS ON I-495 N IN THE LANE LEADING TO THE EXIT THAT TAKES YOU TO THE AIRPORT TOLL ROAD. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HOPING TO COAST DOWN THE EXIT AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VEER THE CAR LEFT. THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, NOR DID IT TURN. WE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TURNS OUT THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD OCCURRED. IT HAPPENED BACK IN MAY 2006 AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND SAID IT WAS FINE. APPARENTLY NOT. *JB

Mileage: 4,520

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY CONSTANTLY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAREENED THROUGH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, AND ROLLED OVER INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

Mileage: 19,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FRONT END WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 2,567

BRAKES FAILED. HIT ANOTHER CAR AT STOP LIGHT. CAR SLOWED BUT WOULD NOT STOP. FELT ABS KICK IN BUT BRAKES ONLY SLOWED CAR DOWN. LESS THAN 5 MPH. NO AIB BAG INFLATION. CAR WAS A LOANER FROM DEALER, WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING WORKED ON. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN YOU USE THEM.*AK

Mileage: 2,700