2006 CHEVROLET COBALT Engine Problems

The contact’s wife owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. While exiting the vehicle, the contact became aware that there was an oil leak underneath the rear end of the vehicle, and the fuel odor was more evident. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was jerking while accelerating and while driving from being stationary. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The car idles very low when stopped and sputters/putters like it's going to die. It has now actually died on me twice while driving, luckily when you put it in park and turn the car off and back on it starts right back up but you can see how this is a severe safety hazard. The first time it died I was stopped in the turning lane waiting on traffic to go by so I could turn left (this is the busiest street in town) I go to start turning left the car just shuts off mid turn crossing the other lane of the street, luckily I didn't get hit by oncoming traffic and was able to coast onto the side street that I was turning on and pull over and turn the car off and back on and drive it home. I took it to the mechanic and he can't figure out what's wrong with it so he gives it a tune up and now the check engine light won't turn off...fast forward to today it dies again at a stop sign with my [XXX] in the car. It is ESPECIALLY bad if you have the AC on it seems like it effects the electrical like the car is going to shut off when I am stopped and the ac is running, so I turned off the ac and it was still sputtering when I would stop but didn't die again. There is an entire thread of people with the same issue as me: [XXX] this car needs recalled it is a death trap. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Before I get into all of it there has never been an accident not yet at least. I do everything I can to try an stop that from happening, (but accidents do happen) only because I know my car could kill on me so I’m extra careful. 1) After I get gas I’m my car the car won’t start right away. I have to restart it a couple times an step in the gas an rev up wasting the gas I just put in to get it to start. 2) When I stop an start to pull out of somewhere on to a main road the car will just die on me so I’m stuck pulling out in traffic trying to get my car to start again. It’s when I come to a stop an pull out it just kills on me. So I have to make sure no one else is coming an I have enough time to be able to restart it otherwise I’m worried when I pull out of anywhere or stop an go that another car will smack into me because my car just died on me in the middle of the road/ pulling out an crossing lanes. SUPER SCARY! 3) Let get into the next issue so anytime I run my ac my car starts to do this jumping thing like it wants to kill on me not to mention it has killed on me with the ac on (I live in Louisiana an it’s too hot not to have ac plus I have 3 kids) what’s sad is the ac works fine but if you want the car to maybe not die then turn it off an you have a better chance of it not killing off on you but not always a guarantee. So ill run it for second to try an cool down so I’m not drenched in sweat but I have no other choice to turn it off so the car doesn’t just die on me. This refers back to the 2nd problem I make sure it’s off anytime I pull out of anywhere thinking that would help it from killing on me while trying to get out of anywhere but it doesn’t but I can tell you If the ac is on when I pull out when I start to go it dies right as I’m in the middle of the road every time never fails. Mechanics have replaced parts trying to fix the issue, but it still happens I can’t keep buying/fixing things for nada, ongoing problems since buying.

The problem that sent it to a different mechanic than the chevy dealer where it came from after a month and 900.00 bill for 550.00 ecm and diagnostic test they did without my permission, there labor for the test and ecm was a total of 900.00. Plus claimed it was throwing a code for a peddle that it needed. We just put a brand new peddle and brand new throttle body on it, it was idled to high, so reason for them getting it was to get the old ecm and new throttle sinked up to reduce the idle , at the time of it leaving me it started and ran just idle to high. Throwing no codes. They got it, claim it wouldn't start so did a diagnostic claimed it needed a new peddle. I said I'm coming to get it, they didn't tell me at any time I couldn't drive it home. I left there lot and pulled about 150 feet off the side of road because it wouldn't shift. Called them , botched did no good. Called same tow truck to tow it home. Got here it was idled normal but was throwing a different codes, I turned the car off it wouldn't stop running for about 3 to 4 minutes, then it died. I had it towed to different mechanic for the ignition to be replaced. He said it was throwing a couple codes still ignition not fixed yet, and it ran for about 15 minutes after shutting off the key. At no time here or at the new place did it throw a code for a defective peddle. So now it's be gone for 2 months , new ecm , new throttle body ,new peddle, idle is fixed and car runs but won't shift. Codes its throwing is now are just needing coil on #4 checked and throttle position sensor adjusted. So far that's it. 2 months later. Still not ready for pick up.

My power steering alert came up and immediately I start having trouble driving as the steering wheel got tight. Almost had a accident and there is other problems with my 2006 chevy cobalt lt that have been on recall and I cannot get any help at local dealership

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking and loss motive power. The power steering became inoperable. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AN THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING NOW THE CAR WON'T START I HAVE CHECKED FUSES AN RELAYS UNHOOKED BATTERY TO RESET COMPUTER NOTHING WORKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, SHE HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS REEVED UP. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UP HILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING CEASED. THE ABS AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED AND THE DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC USED A KILL SWITCH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 CHEVY COBALT. AFTER COMING TO A STOP ,AT A STOP SIGN, FOR EXAMPLE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, KEY SOMETIMES STICKS IN THE IGNITION LOCK, OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WITH OUT WARNING. CAR WILL RESTART AND BEHAVE NORMALLY. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL IN LATE 2014. WENT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP WITH STICKING IGNITION SWITCH. CURRENTLY DEALER REFUSES TO REINSPECT IGNITION SWITCH WITH OUT AGREEMENT TO DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. GM ADMITS THERE IS A EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 2020 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH {WARRANTY LETTER 14632) CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FURTHER INDICATED THAT ANY PARTS REPLACED HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY ONLY. AND MY IGNITION SWITCH IS PAST PARTS WARRANTY. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THE DEALER IS WITHIN THERE RIGHTS TO DEMAND A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF THE DEALER DETERMINES THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE INDICATED TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCKING UP AGAIN. ITS WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM FEELS THAT THE RECALL REPAIR IS A ONE TIME EVENT. GM REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN UNLESS I AGREE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS REGARDLESS OF ANY SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING TODAY DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK AGAIN RANDOMLY. IT WAS SCARY. I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN. ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LUNGING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR.

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMERGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR FEES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *BF*JB

Mileage: 28,000

'TAKATA RECALL' MY MOTHER'S COBALT HAS STALLED ON HER MANY TIMES AT STOPLIGHTS AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR MAKES A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING GOES OUT AND THE KEY WON'T TURN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE IN PLEASE PUT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, SHE IS AN OLDER WOMAN AND IT ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. ONE OF THE ALMOST ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND SHE ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED SINCE SHE COULDN'T MOVE IN TIME AND THE CAR GOES OUT AT ANY MOMENT IT WANTS TO.

Mileage: 87,000

CAR STOPPED 01/2019, REPAIRED ($400) 2/11/2019: STILL NOT WORKING: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, POWER STEERING LIGHT ON, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION, ALTERNATOR REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, CODES: ISO 9141, LWP2000, LINK ERROR. I NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK AND CHEVY DEALER SAYS MY VIN NOT ATTACHED TO RECALL NOTICES. PLEASE ATTACH RECALLS TO THIS VIN

Mileage: 125,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT FORGOT TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ESTLE CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 1515 N CLINTON ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512, (419) 785-8015), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. I LOST STEERING CONTROL AND MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY MY POWER DEMINISHED. NOW COMES ON PERIODICALLY FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN WILL GO OFF AND DRIVE FINE. ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR PASSENGER AND SHOWS IT TO BE OFF. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT.

Mileage: 119,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CAR IS DRIVABLE BUT POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING. WAS ALMOST IN BAD CAR ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY.

THE VEHICLE CAN MESS UP FROM EITHER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY THAT THE ENGINE STALLS AND SAYS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE T/C LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN JUST 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, MORE FOR LONGER TRIPS. IT WILL EVEN DO IT IN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT DRIVES FINE FOR MAYBE A MILE DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN, OR, YOU CAN CONTINUE DRIVING IT WITH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD TRYING TO GET SPEED WHICH IF YOU DO THE CAR SHIFTS GEAR VERY BADLY AND RIDES ROUGH BUT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET TO WORK ON TIME YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TOO. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES OVER THIS. THROTTLE BODY WAS CHANGED (TWICE), THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND CLEANED THE WIRES. ONE MECHANIC WAS THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEEDED IT THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO BETTER DIAGNOSE THE SITUATION. I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LET THEM JUST KEEP MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I BOUGHT IT USED. I HAVE A LOAN ON THE VEHICLE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS ANY FURTHER THAN I HAVE TO BECAUSE I KNOW THE VEHICLE WILL MESS UP. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT I HAVE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE TO TAKE PLACES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT HELP WITH THIS SITUATION!! THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. I DO NOT KNOW THE DAY SPECIFICALLY. I DO REMEMBER IT DID NOT FALL UNDER THE DEALERSHIPS WARRANTY THAT I GOT IT FROM.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (MUNDAY CHEVROLET, 17800 NORTH FWY HOUSTON, TX 77090) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,744.

Mileage: 81,744

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE AND TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION FUEL COIL, SPARK PLUG COIL, AND FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

Mileage: 100,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,724.

Mileage: 133,724

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS REVVED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT GEARS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 76,500

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND THE CAR IS TOWING A HEAVY LOAD AND THE SPEED WILL DECREASE AS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORCING ME TO PARK THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN BUT IF DRIVEN TO LONG IT WILL SLOW DOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A TYPICAL CITY DRIVING, STOP AND GO AT STOP LIGHTS OR UP AND DOWN SMALL HILLS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT MAYBE THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE BUT WE ARE NOT SURE.

Mileage: 127,473

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. DIRECTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHCLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 10V073000 (STEERING), AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

I HAD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON MY CAR. FOLLOWING THAT, OR PERHAPS DUE TO INCREASED MILEAGE, I BEGAN HAVING POWER PROBLEMS WITH MY COBALT. ON 10/19/15 MY CAR WAS PARKED, WOULDN'T START AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEN IT STARTED BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE/RUN. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED - MILEAGE WAS 131,982 AT THE TIME. BATTERY WAS GOOD. THE SHOP SAID IT HAD PO300 CODES - RANDOM MISFIRES. THEY FOUND CYLINDERS 2 AND 3 WERE NOT CONTRIBUTING POWER DUE TO A BAD IGNITION MODULE. SO THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED. I ALSO HAD WORN SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, AS THE SHOP RECOMMENDED I DO SO. THE CAR STILL HAD MISFIRE CODES AND WOULD HESITATE WHEN RE-ACCELERATING AFTER STOPS, SO I PAID FOR A NEW FUEL FILTER AT THE REPAIR SHOP'S RECOMMENDATION. THE HESITATION CONTINUED BUT I COULDN'T AFFORD FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS/REPAIRS. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF REPAIR MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, OTHER DRIVERS HAD TIME/SPACE TO REACT, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. DUE TO FINANCES, MY BROTHER CHECKED THE CAR FOR ME AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY - THE ONLY ISSUE HE COULD DETECT. IT HAS RUN A BIT BETTER SINCE THEN, BUT STILL EXHIBITS HESITATION AFTER STOPS. I WORRY IT MAY LOSE COMPLETE POWER AGAIN BUT I CANT AFFORD INCURRING FURTHER EXPENSE WITH TRIAL AND ERROR REPAIRS. ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ONLINE OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET RESOLUTION DESPITE MULTIPLE EXPENSIVE TRIPS TO MECHANICS. I FEEL CHEVROLET NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE ELECTRICAL/POWER LOSS ISSUES WITH COBALTS AND COVER NEEDED REPAIRS UNDER A RECALL SO COBALT OWNERS CAN DRIVE WITH PEACE OF MIND. I'M SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT NOW BECAUSE OF A RECENT NBC NEWS PROGRAM WHERE A YOUNG WOMAN DIED WHEN HER COBALT LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, AND THIS ALSO OCCURRED FOLLOWING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WORK BEING DONE.

Mileage: 131,982

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

KEEPS LOSING OIL AND NOW THE ENGINE WONT KEEP OIL NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE,,WE KEPT THE OIL CHECKED BUT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING IT LOST PRESSURE AND WONT GO..I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL...THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AND RECALLS SINCE BEING PURCHASED...

Mileage: 180,000

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 45 MPH). THE ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC REMAIN ON. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN 10/2012. THE 1ST DIAGNOSIS OF CYLINDER MISFIRE WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING COIL PACK. THE 2ND DIAGNOSIS OF MALFUNCTIONING CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN SUMMER OF 2013. THE 3RD DIAGNOSIS OF FAULTY STARTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING STARTER IN JULY 2014. THE 4TH DIAGNOSIS OF BAD STARTER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING & REPLACING THE STARTER OCTOBER 2015. AFTER EVERY REPAIR THE ENGINE WOULD RANDOMLY CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AS IT HAD BEFORE THE REPAIRS. THE RECALLED IGNITION WAS REMOVED & REPLACED IN 2015 BE THE DEALER AS WELL. NO SERVICE DEPARTMENT OR REPAIR SHOP HAD EVER BEEN ABLE TO DEFINITELY DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CUTS OFF DURING LOW SPEEDS, IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED LESS THAN 24HRS AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD & SEVERAL VEHICLES NARROWLY MISSED THE CAR BARELY AVOIDING COLLISION.

Mileage: 148,000

CAR WHILE IT'S RUNNING GETS A SECURITY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ALL GAUGES READ ZERO BESIDES THE RPMS JUMPING TO A THOUSAND. AN DISPLAY SAYING LOW FUEL AND POWER STEERING AND WHEN TRY TO CHANGE DISPLAY IT READS ---------- AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND ONLY THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYED ON. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN IT'S HAPPENING IT'S LIKE IT'S DISABLED.

Mileage: 115,400

CHEVROLET COBALT HAD A IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH I DID AND NOW A COUPLE MONTHS LATER I CAN HEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICK ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY,THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS NOW ON AND ENGAGED,THE SYMBOL IS CONSTANTLY ON,IT THINKS THAT MY CAR IS STOLEN,EVEN WHEN I DRIVE IT'LL BE ON IT'LL DISABLE MY GAUGES, MY GAUGES WILL NOT WORK AND IF THEY DO THEY WORK FOR A SECOND AND GO OFF REPEATEDLY,THE CAR WILL FLASH DASH ICONS LIKE IF IT WAS A CHRISTMAS TREE SHOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IF AN ALIEN RACE CAME IN AND KEEP MESSING WITH IT..SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T EVEN START, IT WON'T KICK OVER, ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY OF MY DASH I GET DASH MARKS CAUSE OF A COMPUTER ERROR CAUSE OF A ANOTHER FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE CARS GAUGES AS I TRY TO DRIVE WILL NOT WORK, THE ICONS ON THE DASH WILL KEEP ROTATING FROM OTHER ICONS, THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS IN MY OWN OPINION. WHEN I DRIVE THE GAUGES WON'T WORK AND IT'S SO DANGEROUS, I CAN'T SEE THE SPEED OR MY RPMS, I CAN'T SEE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, MY RADIO IS NO GOOD, THE LEATHER THEY USED FOR THE SEATS WAS GARBAGE, THE PAINT WAS DONE BY AN AMATEUR, THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE CAR, RUST IS DEVELOPING, MY DOORS WILL OPEN AND CLOSE THEMSELVES, I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE DOING THE RECALL.THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS OFF MY AIRBAGS,MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK, MY WHEELS HUBS HAVE BROKE CAUSE THEY USED CHEAP WHEEL HUBS ON A SPORTS CAR, THE IGNITION COIL PACKS ARE GARBAGE.THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE, I SPENT CLOSE TO $22,000 TO $24,000,IN 2006 FOR MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT 2.4 SS WHICH HAS LESS THAN 71,000 MILES.THEY PUSHED A CHEAP CRAPPY PARTS CAR WITH CHEAP PAINT AND NO RUST PREVENTION,ALSO THE WIRING OF ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WAS COMPLETE [XXX], THE WIRING HARNESSES ON ALL THE WIRES IS CRUMBLING,THE WIRING TO THE BATTERY IN THE REAR TRUNK OF THE CAR IS A FAIL,CHEVROLET PUSHED A CAR OUT THAT WAS NO READY FOR MARKET,THEY PUSHED A CAR OUT THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 70,800

THE FIRST TIME THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BEGAN, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN OH SO MANY OTHERS, I TURNED ON THE CAR AND A POWER STEERING MESSAGED APPEARED. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING ELSE, JUST THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEN ONE EVENING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR STARTED TO HOP, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE CAME ON WITH A DINGING ALARM, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE, ALONG WITH THE BREAKS. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OR STOP THE CAR. WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, WHERE WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES. EACH TIME WITH NO SUCCESS IN FIXING THE ISSUE. FINALLY AFTER LETTING IT REST FOR ABOUT 15 MIN, WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. SINCE THEN, INTERMITTENTLY THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE COMES ON AND DINGS, THE CAR HOPS, AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS, SINCE MY STEERING COLUMN HAS RARELY BEEN MOVE, MAYBE A TOTAL OF 30 SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND VERY FEW PEOPLE, OUTSIDE OF MYSELF, HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR, LENDING TO MINIMAL ADJUSTING OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRACKING CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

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

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT AND THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT COMING ON WAS BECAUSE MY THROTTLE BODY SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON MY GAS PEDDLE WAS TOUCHY. I COULD BARELY PUSH IT AND IT WOULD TAKE OFF VERY FAST, THEN I COULD PUSH IT AND IT WOULD TAKE OFF VERY SLOW. *TR

Mileage: 218,837

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND READING ENGINE DISABLED. PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON THE SAME THING HAPPENED 5 MINUTES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND THEN LOST ALL TRACTION AND SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OCT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN DASH LIGHTS UP FLASHING DINGING GOING CRAZY THE CAR KEEPS JERKING FORWARD LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR FOR THE WHOLE 40 MIN DRIVE IT DROVE FINE ON THE WAY HOME . IT HAS DONE THIS MAYBE THREE TIMES SINCE THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING MY GRAND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND LOST POWER STEERING , IN A THREE WAY INTERSECTION , MY CAR FINALLY STARTED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS. IN OCT WHEN THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS I CALLED OUR DEALER THEY SAID THE CAR HAD ALL THE RECALLS DONE THAT IT WOULD COST 90 TO CHECK IT OUT AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS HAVING THE ISSUES AT THE TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE I ENDED UP CALLING GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAD A STRESSFUL MORNING WE CAN GIVE YOU A CASE NUMBER AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS MAY CAR NOW SETS AT MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR FOR FEAR I MAY INJURY OR KILL MY GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHERS THIS VEHICLE ID A DEATH TRAP GM NEEDS TO OWN UP AND BUY OUT THESE VEHICLES SO UPSET RIGHT NOW SHAME ON THEM HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING THIS TIME? *TR

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ALARM SOUND WAS HEARD, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE LEVER MOVED TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE ENGINE RACED AND RPM GAGE WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 122,117

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING REALLY ROUGHLY. I WAS HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTED SMOOTHLY ON ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT BUT THE CAR SEEM TO RUN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OVER 1800 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I THINKS ITS NOT RELIABLE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE, YET, ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . I JUST REACHED 55 MPH. MY IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I WENT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I REACHED 55 AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD NO BRAKES OR STEERING AND WENT TO RIGHT IN DITCH AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

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

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SHE SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VERY SAME DAY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTER EXPLODED, WHEN AN ODOR BEGAN TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AC AND HEAT DID NOT WORK, THE DASH LIGHTS WORKED OCCASIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE INTERIOR WAS FALLING APART. *JB THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND TOXIC FUMES FROM THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE TRUNK AND HOT BATTERY ACID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. UPDATED 09/08/14

4/26/20142006 COBALT RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. AT THAT TIME YELLOW ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER SAID CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. 5/31/2014 TO 6/3/2014 AFTER DEALER SAID BRAKE WARNING AND ABS NOT RELATED TOOK TO VERY LOCAL SHOP NO TOW, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, NO LEAK PADS AND SHOES OK. THE SHOP FOUND ABS FUSE BLOWN. CODES IN DIAGNOSTIC U0121, U2105, U2106, U2108. WIRES TRACED TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $106.95 FOR INSPECTION. CAR UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER. 6/7/2014 CALL FROM GM CAR PICKED UP BY ROGERS TOWING 11AM. GM CALL WAS SEND TO DEALER NO DISCUSSION OF RENTAL AT THIS POINT. CAR SENT WITH RECALL PAPERS/TUFFY INSPECTION AND TECH SERVICE BULLETINS AND OTHER RECALL INFO. ALSO 1 KEY AND REMOTE SENT 6/7/2004 CALL FROM DEALER APPROX. 1PM, THEY HAVEN??T LOOKED AT CAR, BUT APPARENTLY READ REPORT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED DIDN??T REALLY CONSIDER THE TUFFY REPORT WAS A VALID REPORT AND THE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH RECALLS. TOLD ME THAT AGAIN THE FUSES BLOWING ARE NOT RELATED. EXPLAINED AGAIN, THIS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO INCIDENT #1. STATED ONLY ISSUE WITH KEY WAS FOR THE DETENT. DEALER WILL WORK ON SECURING RENTAL. 6/13/2014 CONTACTED US SENATOR ABOUT DELAY, 4 HOURS LATER CAR WAS READY, PUT NEW FUSES IN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKED FOR A WEEK, LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND 7/19/2014 STARTED TODAY IGNITION KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM LOCK CYLINDER AFTER 4 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, ADVISED DAUGHTER TO BRING TO PLACE OF PURCHASE DETERMINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR

Mileage: 78,079

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND AFTER A MILE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR AND THE SERPENTINE BELT BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

CHEV. COBALT /06, 2.2 L. LS, LOSS ENGINE,COOLANT & OIL LUBRICATION SYSTEMS AT NIGHT AT 73 MI/HR, HIT SOMETHING,PASSING TRUCKS IN RIGHT TRACK, ENGINE OVERHEAT EXTREMELY, BEFORE CAN PULL OUT. 1ST.. MECHANIC SHOP, / CAR INSURE, DECIDE ENGINE WAS FIXABLE. 1 WEEK AFTER FIX, AND RUN, ENGINE DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. 2ND MECHANIC (GENERAL MOTORS SERV. DEPART. ,TOOK OVER THEY CLAIM REPLACE ENGINE HEAD AND GASKET. (INSURE PAID $2,300) FOR REPAIR. WHAT THEY DID ? ENGINE GOT NOISE INTERNALLY & OVERHEAT TO EASE.NO MORE SERV. IF INSURE DON'T PAY EXTRA. & COMPLAIN NO GOOD.... 3ER MECHANIC. (MY SELF IN HOUSE GARAGE) REBUILD THE ENGINE TO THE PISTONS RINGS, CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS,NEW EXHAUST CAMSHAFT,LIFTER(DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY,ALSO ROLLER ,ALL NEWS, THIS DAMAGES WERE VIEW BY THE LAST MECHANIC(THE DEALER GM.)& ALSO IT WAS NEVER A NEW ENGINE HEAD INSTALLED. AFTER THIS AN ELECTRIC STORM, THE ALTERNATOR HAS DAMAGED THEVOLTAGE REGULATOR ECM(ELECTRONIC MODULE ENGINE CONTROL),THROTTLE BODY , ++++ NO HAVE A IDLE BUT ENGINE HUNTING ALARM MALFUNCTIONING, POWER DOOR LOCK, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK DON'T CARE IF @ 70 MI/HR SELECT TO REV. OR PARK.....WHAT WILL HAPPENED !!!??? *TR

Mileage: 43,565

FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH, I HAVE BEEN CALLING EVERY WEEK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND EACH WEEK THEY TELL ME TO CALL BACK NEXT WEEK. WELL THIS WEEK MY CAR FINALLY DIED ON ME. LUCKILY I HAD PARKED AND WENT INTO A STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE IT WOULD NOT START RATHER THAN STALLING ON THE ROAD. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT MY CAR HAD DONE AND AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TRIPLE AAA AND HAVE THEM TOW MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH IT WOULD BE FIXED AND I COULD GET A RENTAL UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY (AAA) AND MY CAR WAS TOWED UP THERE THE NEXT DAY WHEN I CALLED TO CHECK ON IT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY STARTER AND NOW I OWE A HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS TOWING FEE AND HAVE TO PAY THEM OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO THE STARTER WORK. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS SO NOW I'M OUT OF MORE MONEY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AWAY FROM THERE. I GO AND BUY A STARTER THAT COST OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ONLY TO PUT IT ON AND MY CAR STILL DON'T WORK. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COMPANY AND I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT THIS IGNITION SWITCH MAY OR MAY NOT DO IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I COULD GET A RENTAL ACCORDING TO THE NEWS AND I AM YET TO GET ANYONE TO EVEN ACT AS IF THEY CARE. THIS IS A PLEA FOR YOU TO HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR, WORKING TWO JOBS AND THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN FEB 2013 DRIVING THE HWY THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS SAME THING OCCURRED ON APRIL 2013. THE BIG PROBLEM HAPPENED SEPT 2013, DRIVING 75 ON THE FWY MY COBALT STARTED TO JOLT AND LOOSE POWER AND THE SPEED STARTED SLOWING DOWN ALL THE WAY TO 30MPG I WAS BARLEY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONCE PULLED OVER MY COBALT DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 100 FEET AND SLOW DOWN THEN TURN OFF. SINCE THEN MY COBALT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. AT LOW RPM'S IT DIES OFF. SINCE THAT DAY MY BOOST GAUGE DOESN'T WORK. MY MPG'S HAVE DRAMATICALLY FELL ABOUT 10, ILL FILL UP HALF THE TANK AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT DROPS TO EMPTY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING WHEN I HIT POT HOLES THE CAR TURNS OFF. IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING UP. I'VE READ THROUGH THE FORUMS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS YET AND IF NOT WHO NOT?! WOULDN'T YOU THINK CARS FAILING ON THE FWY IS A MAJOR RED FLAG? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD BECOME AWARE OF THE RECALL, JUST THE WEEK PRIOR AND WAS PLANNING ON MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, ONCE THE PARTS (3-4 WEEKS OUT FROM WHAT I WAS EXPLAINED) ARRIVED. I WAS ALSO EXPLAINED VIA THE DEALER AND WHAT I READ ON LINE THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE SO LONG AS THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE KEY. SO I REQUESTED MY DAUGHTER TO ONLY USE THE KEY WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON IT, WHEN USING MY CAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON HER. BEFORE SHE HAD TIME TO REACT SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY NOT INJURED, MAINLY BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN AND HAD IT BEEN A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS AND I DROVE IT QUITE A BIT AND LET MY DAUGHTER DO SO AS WELL. I AM ANGRY THAT GM HAS ALLOWED MY DAUGHTER AND I TO BE AT RISK FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND EVEN AS I AM WRITING THIS (2 WEEKS LATER) THE ONLY ANSWERS I HAVE REALLY BEEN GIVEN FROM GM ARE ANSWERS I HAVE HAD TO CALL AND PRESS THEM ON, WHICH FOR THE MOST PART IS ALMOST NO INFORMATION AT ALL. I AM SURE THEY ARE BEING INUNDATED WITH COMPLAINTS AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE MEDIA, CONGRESS, NHTSA, BUT I CANNOT FEEL ANY EMPATHY OR SYMPATHY FOR THAT MATTER, WHEN THEY HAVE HAD YEARS TO DEAL WITH THIS AND SIMPLY SWEPT THIS UNDER THE RUG. HARSH AND SWIFT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PUNISH THEM AND SET AN EXAMPLE TO ALL OTHERS. ENOUGH WITH THE BAIL OUTS. TIME TO START BEING ACCOUNTABLE. *TT

Mileage: 108,000

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE OXYGEN SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY SPACER AND IGNITION COIL WERE ALL REPLACED. *JB

A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT QUICKLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES WHICH CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO QUICKLY APPLY HERS THUS CAUSING HER TO HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATLY DEPLOYED. MY SON, WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, NOTICED WITHIN SECONDS OF THE CRASH THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE HAD TO QUICKLY UNHOOK BOTH HIS AND MY DAUGHTERS SEAT BELT SO THEY COULD EVACUATE THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CABIN CAUGHT FIRE. ONCE MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO RELAX AND GATHER HERSELF AND TELL ME WHAT SHE HAD REMEMBERED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS STOPPING AS QUICKLY AS USUAL. I ASK HER IF SHE THOUGHT THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND SHE STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO HAVE A CAR STALL WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I AM UNSURE AS TO, NUMBER ONE, WHY THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATLY AFTER A 35MPH IMPACT AND TWO, WHY WAS IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO TRUST YOUR VEHICLE THE MOST???? *JS

Mileage: 101,000

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

I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S RED LINED AND I HAD NO POWER. I HAD TO COAST INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED FINE. THEN I STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE NEXT PROBLEM CAME WHEN I WOULD HIT THE BRAKES. IF SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR WOULD IDLE REALLY ROUGH AND SHUT OFF. THAT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. I CALLED THE LOCAL KOONS DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THESE PROBLEMS WERE COMMON AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW BCM. SO, I PURCHASED A NEW BCM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BCM WAS "PLUG AND PLAY". BASICALLY, IT WAS A FEW CLIPS, A FEW BOLTS AND THAT I COULD INSTALL IT MYSELF, SO I DID. IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK AND THE GUY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE TOLD ME TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND WAIT 15 MINUTES, THEN HOOK IT BACK UP. NOT ONLY DID IT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY THE ANTI-THEFT LOCKED MY RADIO. WHEN I CALLED BACK THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THEM RESET IT FOR 300$. BEING AS THOUGHT I JUST SPENT 300$ ON THE BCM I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I BOUGHT THE COBALT BECAUSE IT WAS A CHEVY AND A SMALL RELIABLE CAR. I WAS ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT SO THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS COME OUT, I CALLED THE KOONS DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT A REFUND ON THE BCM BECAUSE THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HELP ME. NOW, I HAVE A DEATH TRAP, IM OUT THE MONEY FOR THE BCM, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR. THANKS FOR STICKING IT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS GM! I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER GM. *TR

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

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY ROAD CAR KEEPS ALMOST STALLING OUT. START UP THE CAR AFTER 10 MINUTES CAR DRIVES FINE. NEXT TIME I'M DRIVING CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING. THEN CAR KEEPS STALLING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED A NEW KEY WAS NEEDED TO START VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW KEY AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 5/28/14*CN *TR

Mileage: 31,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL ITEMS ON GAUGE CLUSTER DIE AND COME BACK ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON ABS LIGHT COMES ON AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. I LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMETIME VEHICLE WONT START AND MY SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON. SOMETIMES NOTHING IN MY GAUGE CLUSTER WONT WORK AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL APPEAR WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR AS SOON AS I START MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I CALLED TWO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TODAY. ONE SAID THEY ARE WAITING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM GM TO DECIDE HOW TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. THE OTHER SAID THEIR SERVICE MANAGER IS OUT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AND ONLY THEN CAN THEY APPLY THROUGH GM FOR A LOANER CAR AND THAT PROCESS TAKES A FEW DAY. I HAVE WATCHED SOMEONE DIE IN A CAR CRASH AND I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL I REALIZED THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. AS A ONE CAR FAMILY, GETTING TO WORK SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR HEAD ABOVE WATER IS ALWAYS MY MAIN PRIORITY. GM IS NOT HELPING ME, I HAVE ALSO SENT THEM THE SAME INFORMATION I AM SENDING YOU. MY HUSBAND CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, IT IS NOT SAFE AND WE ARE FINANCIALLY SCREWED. I HAVE DRIVEN HUNDRED OF MY CLIENTS, ALL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN MY COBALT. GM NOT ONLY KNOWINGLY PUT MY FAMILY'S LIVES AT RISK, THEY PUT THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AT RISK ALSO. IF YOU NEED A TEXT BOOK EXAMPLE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE ON THE COBALT, BY ALL MEANS, COME GET MINE. IT WILL RELIABLY FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

I WOULD HAVE FILED SOONER BUT WAS UNAWARE OF YOUR AGENCY AND ASSUMED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE KEYS REMAINED LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY KEY RELEASE BUTTON TO GET MY KEYS OUT. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME IN 2012 THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE MYSELF. I BOUGHT A COBALT BECAUSE IT WAS ECONOMICAL AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. TO THIS DAY, WE USE THE EMERGENCY SWITCH TO RELEASE MY KEYS. 1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY COBALT, THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER WOULD DIE AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IDLING, GOING 25 MILES/HR AND UP TO 65 MILES/HR. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. I EVEN HAD ANOTHER RECALL REPAIRED LAST YEAR AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN ADDRESSED THE POWER FAILURE. THEY LOOKED FOR AN ISSUE, DID NOT FIND ONE AND LITERALLY MADE ME BELIEVE IT WAS "USER ERROR". MY CAR STILL SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. I ADDRESSED THE SITUATION, I WAS IGNORED. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO EXPLORE THE ISSUE MORE THOROUGHLY, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL WITH IT. I AM SENDING A SECOND MESSAGE TO YOU FOLLOWING THIS BECAUSE I AM OVER ON THE WORD COUNT. PLEASE LOOK FOR IT. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 225,000.

Mileage: 225,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT I TRAVEL MOST EVERY DAY, THE ROAD IS NOT BUSY MOST TIMES.AS I WAS ENTERING A SHARP CURVE SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE QUIT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS RAKING THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,.DAMAGED THE CAR MORE THAN IT WAS WORTH,THIS WAS ONLY THE 2ND TIME THE CAR HAD DONE THIS BUT I HAD ONLY OWNED IT ABOUT 11/2 YRS.THE GUARDRAIL SAVED US FROM GOING OVER A 300 FT.MOUNTAIN INTO THE RIVER.THANKFUL FOR THAT GUARDRAIL, BUT LEFT WITHOUT ANYTHING TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 164,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. *TR

Mileage: 189,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STALLS MOSTLY WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS AROUND THE SINGLE DIGITS. DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE TEMP ISNT THAT LOW. UNFORTUNATELY I STILL HAVE TO WORK AND I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE CAR STALLED ON AND ICY ROAD AND I ENDED UP IN A SNOW BANK. THE CAR OF COURSE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG AND RAN FOR A COUPLE WEEKS WITH OUT A PROBLEM. I HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING, I EVEN HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN I COULDNT START MY CAR AT ALL ONE DAY AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER THE NEW ENGINE, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AGAIN, SHOWING UP WITH POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS AND MY MPH GAUGE WENT HAYWIRE. IRONICALLY, SOMETIME AROUND THIS WHOLE PROBLEM, THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH CAME OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE POWER STEERING BUT WAS OMITTED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON US HWY 2 AT 55 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED TO 35 MPH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DASH READ RED ENG PWR. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SIDE ROAD AS I LIVE IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THERE IS NOT A SHOULDER TO PULL ON TO DUE TO THE HIGH SNOW BANKS. I PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF AND IT HAD NO POWER NO SPEED CONTROL. I LET IT SIT FOR 1 HOUR AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF ALONG WITH THE DASH READING AND THE CAR WAS NORMAL. THIS IS AWFUL! THIS CAR IS AWFUL! *TR

Mileage: 139,111

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON US HWY 2 AT 35 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO TRAFFIC COMING. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN A 2 MILE DISTANCE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED CHEVY AND MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. CHEVY TOLD ME MY CAR HAD A RECALL THAT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 1. VON HOLZEN CHEVY DEALER SAID UNLESS THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG AND I PAID 600 THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A TURN AROUND EAST OF GARFIELD ON 16 MILE ROAD IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN. PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE TURN AND GO WEST ON 16 MILE ROAD WHEN I FELT MY VEHICLE (2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT) HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKED. THEN WITH IN SECONDS I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR, THEN I SPUN AROUND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME IN THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP POLICE QUESTIONED THE OTHER TWO DRIVERS WHO STRUCK ME BUT NEVER QUESTIONED ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT HIT ME THE MAN HAD A CUT ON HIS LEG AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT HIT ME THE FEMALE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY EMS BECAUSE MY HEAD, NECK, BACK, HIP AND LEG WAS HURTING ME. WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL THE POLICE OFFICER CAME UP TO ME AND GAVE ME A TICKET WITH TWO SEPARATE VIOLATIONS, AND STATED THAT I CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE OFFICER NEVER ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED AND WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM, HE JUST SAID THAT'S WHY ITS CALLED AN ACCIDENT AND LEFT THE HOSPITAL. MY 2006 CHEVY COLBALT IS TOTALED ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I FOUND A NHTSA 14V047000 RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. GM'S RECALL NUMBER IS 13454.I HAVE RECORD OF 2 REPAIRS TO THAT SAME IGNITION BY THE DEALERSHIP IN 2006 AND 2009. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAULTY IGNITION CAUSED ME TO LOOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION THUS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 41,489

I RE-ENTERED THE HIGHWAY (I65) SOUTHBOUND FROM REST STOP. AS I APPROACHED CRUISING SPEED AND MERGED INTO THE OUTSIDE LANE, I DEPLOYED THE TILT STEERING LEVER AND PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL DOWN TO MY PREFERRED POSITION. SINCE I USUALLY DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS NOT USED TO THIS ONE, I PULLED TOO HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COME DOWN ABRUPTLY AND HARD INTO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE IGNITION TO SHUT OFF. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 70MPH. I BEGAN TO SLOW AND EDGE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER WHEN I RECOVERED MY FACULTIES, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY WHILE STILL IN MOTION AT ABOUT 50MPH. I RESUMED MY TRIP AS NORMAL AND CAUTIONED MY DAUGHTER AGAINST RAPID STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING. I READ THE RECALL NEWS TODAY AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF I RECOUNTED MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE IGNITION FAILING ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

HAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT MAY NOT BE MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME! THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL ISSUE! I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I AM IN THE ATLANTA AREA!. *TR

Mileage: 83,433

LATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ALERT GAUGE RANG THREE TIMES AND SAID POWER STEERING ON THE DASH BOARD, I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IN HOPES TO MAKE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT FAR...WHEN I TOOK OFF MY CAR SHOOK AND JUMPED WHILE GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS A BRIDGE. I PULLED OVER YET AGAIN SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME AND DROVE HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT MY CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN CAR SHIFTER IS PLACED IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT MOVE PAST THE ACC POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ALL. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIE ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AN AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS AND TRIED TO TURN ITSELF OFF BY PUTTING THE GAS TO THE PADDLE WILL BE SLUGGISH EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE IT WILL RUN PERFECT AGAIN TILL THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THE OIL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE SPARK PLUGS MY QUESTIONS IS IF I GET OIL CHANGES EVERY THREE MONTH WHILE WAS IT NOT SPOTTED AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY OVER ONE- THOUSANDS DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS RUIN . THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE TURNING IT SELF-OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THAT SPEED IS A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE STREET WITH MANY CARS APPROACHING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGAN TO PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL SO I COULD SAFELY GET UP TO SPEED AND I NOTICED THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING FOR THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING INTO ALL THE GEARS, I DROVE IT HOME 8 MILES TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHT HAD RESET ITSELF THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST TIME. ALL OCCURRED ON DRIVE PAVEMENT NO ICE OR OTHER WET CONDITIONS. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYING ON AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND JERKY SHIFTING, IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR THE COBALT MODEL WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHEVROLET I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES BUT, HAS NOT DONE SO TO THIS DAY, BEFORE I AND OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THE CHEVROLET COBALT GET HURT OR HURT OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS THAT OUR OUT OF OUR CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE THROTTLE BODY BECOMES EXTREMELY 'GUNKED UP,' CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF IF THE RPMS DROP TOO FAST. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMING UP TO STOP LIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME (WHICH CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SPEED UP) IS WHEN I SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I LET MY CAR SLOW DOWN BY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, SWITCH LANES, AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, I DON'T SPEED UP. WHY?? BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN I FIRST REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND LET THE RPMS DROP! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS IN THE FOOD FOR LESS MARKET AND MY CAR - BLOW UP OR WHATEVER IT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I CAME OUT AFTER SOMEONE STATE "A CHEVY VOLT WAS ON FIRE, COME TO THE FRONT", THEN HE SAID, "WILL THE PERSON WITH A CHEVY VOLT, COME TO THE FRONT - COLOR PURPLE" THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THE FIRE PEOPLE WAS PUTTING IT OUT. OH, MY GOODNESS!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION COIL SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,488.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT. THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE PCM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SLOWED TO EXIT HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FUNNY AND HARD AND BECAME SCARRY. I THEN LEFT STOP SIGN AND MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND FELT LIKE IT WAS JUMPING ERATICLY. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AT TIMES AND IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN I PULLED INTO GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND CALL MY HUSBAND. AFTER EATING AND TELLING MY HUSBAND, I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND IT WAS FINE. NO MORE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF MY WAY HOME. I WENT TO WORK NEXT DAY AND ALL WAS BACK AGAIN, LIGHT FOR SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND SO DID TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SHIFTING REAL HARD. NOW MY CAR DOES THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY SAID. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING SHOWING UP ON CODE BUT NOTHING ELSE. HAD THE BEARING FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WASN'T ALL IT WAS CAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS SLIPPING AND GRABBING. TO THIS DAY IT STILL DOES IT WITH EVERYONE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 45,983

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000