2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Electrical System Problems

The air bag never deployed I bought car in 2018 from original owner with car only having 33,000 miles on it and still under warranty til car had 100,000 miles and I hit a deer head on 2 months after getting car which bought in may of 2018 hit the deer in July 2018 . The deer was hit with the front passenger side it broke my headlight n messed my hood up and smashed in the grill little and my air bags never deployed I hit deer at 50 mph , after that had happened I took it in to Chevy dealership and had them look at car cause I told them I hit that deer and air bag never deployed and that my air bag light came on once in awhile and said service air bag . The dealership said they do that sometimes and did something to make light go off that was it my air vag light still comes on and says service air bag . Also ignition switch and fuel smell foul coming from car a lot and is as I speak . My reduce engine power light comes on a lot and have no power to gas pedal n car won’t stay running . I have try to get two recalls fixed back in 2-21 I was having problems with my car back then too special reach called me in Jan of 2021 and told me that there were two recalls on my car ignition switch and fuel module so I informed dealership when I took my car in That next month in feb 21 told them I was informed on 2 active recalls on my car . When they were done with my car later that day I asked them if they fixed the recalls they said no cause it was map sensor so I then made an appt to get recalls fixed when I got there for the recalls to be fixed one of the technicians told me it shows that they were done . I called Chevy and complained about the issue I just had and never had recalls fixed but they must of put it in computer they fixed them So I’ve been really upset that I been trying to get past recalls fixed that are on my car and I get run around and told there isn’t any I know about a past recall on shift selnoid low circuit too that was a past recal

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start and was jumpstarted; however, the auto theft warning light illuminated, and the key could not be removed from the ignition. The contact was able to drive the vehicle however, the locks failed to lock the doors, and there was a clicking sound when the windows failed to roll up or down. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of fuel. The contact stated that the tank was full however, the next day the fuel tank was empty. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 161,595.

Mileage: 161,595

Wiring harness is located too close to the human under the driver's seat. Exposes the driver to electrical frequencies that could be avoided if the wire harness was a further distance away from the human. Also, the the fuel line rusted through after 9 years about 9 inches away from the rear axle where the metal tape ends around the fuel line. The metal tape seems to allow more moisture to become trapped around the fuel line; which promotes rust and a leak where the metal tap ends. After the metal tape, the fuel line is in good condition on this specific vehicle. The fuel leak is about 0.5 inches wide and a lot of gasoline drips / leaks after the car is started. The rust particles are located after the fuel filter; which may promote the rust particles to reach the engine via the rusted fuel line. The car has trouble starting (a delay) and needs to have the key turned twice due to the leak. The leak is very close to the muffler, so it seems like it would be at risk of catching on fire if the muffler was hot enough or if it were traveling on a long trip or going up or down a steep hill. The vehicle has been inspected by police. There were no warning lamps or lights.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake, and the vehicle would power off inadvertently. The vehicle would restart however, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

WITH NO RECENT CHANGES TO THE CAR, IT WON'T START, THEFT LOCK SYMBOL IS ON. TRIED THE SPARE KEY. TRIED THEFT LOCK RELEARN 10 MINUTE AND 30 MINUTE PROCEDURE. DISCONNECTED AND RE-CONNECTED NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. NONE OF THE STEPS WORKED. THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KEEP FAMILIES STRANDED.

Mileage: 119,273

NO START ISSUE. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR GOOD. WONT START AFTER IT'S BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF IT WON'T START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE IT WON'T START WHEN I COME OUT OF STORE ST SHOP AGAIN. NEW STARTER PUT IN AND WON'T START. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING

Mileage: 88,600

IGNITION SWITCH WAS SAID TO BE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR YEARS 2005-2010 .IGNITION SWITCH SAFETY ISSUE. STARTER MOTOR IS GOOD. BATTERY IS GOOD. ALTERNATOR IS GOOD. WILL NOT CRANK OR START.

I BOUGHT A USED 2009 CHEVY COBALT 2 YEARS AGO IN 2017 WITH 119K MILES. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE WITH THINGS GOING WRONG! THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE CODE P2135 THAT SENDS THE CAR INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLYWITH 3 YOUNG BOYS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY, ECM, ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH NEW SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSORS, SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. AFTER ALL THESE THINGS I AM OUT OF IDEAS ONWHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING IN BUT ALL THOSE NEW PARTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT KEEPS OCCURRING. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS A RECALL OR YOU CAN AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE JERKS IN DRIVE, HARD TO STOP, WHEEL WILL LOSE POWER STEERING IN DRIVE, AND ALL NEEDLES WILL MOVE. THE RPM, MPH, AND GAS NEEDLE CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE. THE GAS NEEDLE WILL INDICATE LOW FUEL WHEN FUEL IS PRESENT. I CAN NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M DOING. THE VEHICLE FLASHES POWER STEERING DIGITALLY. THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF IN MID DRIVE! TAKEN TO MANY MECHANICS INCLUDING DAVE GILL CHEVROLET AND NO ONE FULLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE!

Mileage: 128,000

HELLO, I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT. IT WAS RUNNING OKAY. I WENT TO THE STORE FOR SOME DOG FOOD. PARKED THE CAR, CAME BACK TO GO BACK HOME AND THE KEY 🔑 IN THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS LOCKED OR JAMMED, DON'T KNOW. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN THE CAR ON!!! I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS ON MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT. I FOUND A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 14V171000 THAT SHOWS THE RECALL FOR MY CAR. IT DESCRIBES AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I CALLED THE CHUCK NASH CHEVROLET WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE RECALL. APPARENTLY THEY REPAIRED IT WITH A DEFECTIVE IGNITION-SWITCH OR NOT AT ALL. THE RECALL STATES THAT SOME VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED WITH DEFECTIVE OR USED PARTS. MARY BARRA, GENERAL MOTORS CEO STATED THAT ALL AFFECTED RECALL VEHICLES WOULD BE REPAIRED UP TO CUSTOMER SAFETY STANDARDS. I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THIS CAR IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THANKS. GOD BLESS.

Mileage: 83,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED TO TURN AND SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE REMAINING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING INDICATORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND SPILLED FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCENIC CHEVROLET (864-622-2555, LOCATED AT 3449 BLUE RIDGE BLVD, WEST UNION, SC 29696) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO CORRODED FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

AFTER DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES ON COUNTY ROADS, AT 25-35MPH. I ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION, STOP, SHIFT INTO PARK, AND REACH TO TURN KEY OFF. I AM UNABLE TO MOVE KEY FROM THE RUN POSITION, AND/OR REMOVE THE KEY. SO MY CAR IS SITTING THERE RUNNING AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER NEARLY 10 MINUTES TRYING TO TURN THE KEY BACK TO OFF WHILE JIGGLING THE KEY AND THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFT DOWN AND BACK TO PARK SEVERAL TIMES, I AM UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY. I RESORT TO PULLING A FUSE UNDERHOOD TO KILL THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 170,000

WIRING HARNESS IN DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR CREATES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT DISABLES SIDE IMPACT SENSORS/AIRBAGS. SYMPTOMS MATCH EXACTLY THE AN EXISTING RECALL (15V500000) THAT LISTS ONLY THE 2010 MODEL YEAR AS BEING AFFECTED. THE DISABLING OF THE AIRBAG HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SAFETY PRE-INSPECTION STICKER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM DEL CHEVROLET (1644 LANCASTER AVE, PAOLI, PA 19301, (484) 324-4265). AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION SHOP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, FOUR NEW TIRES, AND A NEW LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MORE THAN ONCE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH WON'T TURN ON AND SOMETIMES WON'T TURN OFF ITS VERY LOOSE ONCE YOU DO GET IT ON AND NOW WON'T TURN OVER AT ALL

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, MY CAR WONT START AND THE ANTI THEFT ON THE DASH COMES ON BUT THERE'S NOTHING ON TO KILL THE BATTERY. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON BUT GOES OFF RIGHT AFTER. LAST THING IS MY POWER LOCKS WOULD GO CRAZY JUST LOCKING AND UNLOCKING EITHER WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF OR IN MOTION.

Mileage: 143,000

ELECTROMAGNETIC METER (EMF METER FOR BOTH WIRELESS & NON-WIRELESS FORMS OF ELECTRICAL RADIATION) USED TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL RADIATION LEVELS READ HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION THAT THE METER FELT WAS OVER-THE-LIMIT ONLY WHEN POWERING THE VEHICLE ON BUY TURNING THE KEY (WITH A BATTERY & GAS IN THE VEHICLE). THE INCREASE OF ELECTRICAL POWER SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE METER INCREASING. THERE ARE MANY WIRES THAT WERE UNDER THE SEAT THAT ARE SETTING OFF THE METER WHEN HELD WITHIN 12 INCHES OF IT (IN THE AREA THE DRIVER & PASSENGER WOULD SIT - ON THE SEAT). PERHAPS, A RECALL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS SIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE DEALER (JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 139 GRIMSHAW ST, RAYVILLE, LA 71269; (318) 728-6550) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 08/16/17*LJ *CN THE CONSUMER STATED INITIALLY ASKED WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SHIFT SOLENOID, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 8/8/17 AND 8/10/17 BUT THIS IS STILL A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC IS SAYING ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO START. THE DEALER (JIM TAYLOR CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 139 GRIMSHAW ST, RAYVILLE, LA 71269; (318) 728-6550) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 08/16/17*LJ *CN THE CONSUMER STATED INITIALLY ASKED WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SHIFT SOLENOID, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 8/8/17 AND 8/10/17 BUT THIS IS STILL A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC IS SAYING ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LOW FUEL SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD 50 MILES TO GO UNTIL THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT HAD SOMEONE COME TO HER LOCATION TO REPLACE THE ECM/TRANS FUSE, WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS PER CASE NUMBER: 8-2926645326. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

EPS MOTOR HAS FAILED, I SEE SOME RECALLS ON THIS WHY NOT MINE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MINE IS NOT IN THE RECALL. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM, AND FUEL GAUGES RANDOMLY MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,250.

Mileage: 71,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE LOW FUEL, SERVICE TRACTION, POWER STEERING, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, SHUT IT OFF, AND RESTART IT ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. HOWEVER, THE FAILED RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE AGAIN AFTER BEING PARKED FOR HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL "FIXED" ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY I GO TO START IT AND EXACT SAME THING, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, NOW WHEN I SEARCH RECALL FOR MY CAR IT SHOWS NOTHING UNDER MY VIN, NOW I'M STUCK WITHOUT MY CAR BECAUSE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX IT CORRECTLY AND THE RECALL IS THE OBVIOUS REASON!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, WHICH INCLUDED NEW IGNITION KEYS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY PAD FOR THE DOORS NO LONGER WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE DOOR LOCKS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT A BURNING RUBBER ODOR FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE STARTER KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A SPECIFIC POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD FAIL TO START; HOWEVER, ONLY THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MICRO SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E210000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. NOW THE CAR WILL START WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. WILL STAY RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING NOW IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING AND GIVES IGNITION SWITCH DTC

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,147.

Mileage: 41,147

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL MY ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD UNITS ARE FLICKERING, MY RPM AND SPEED KEEPS GOING ON AND DOWN, AND MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE DASH, THEN IT WENT OUT AND CAME BACK. NOT COOL. NOT COOL AT ALL....

Mileage: 129,000

MY 2009 COBALT BEGAN JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND JUST 3 DAYS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STALLS AND WON'T TURN BACK ON. AFTER LOOKING AT SYMPTOMS, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND THE KEY DID NOT EJECT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

AUTOMATIC LOCKING DOORS STARTED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE(VERY SCARY). W/65,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL REPAIR PLACES(ONE OF WHICH DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO MAKE THE CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT GO AWAY AFTER AN OIL CHANGE), I AM NOW QUESTIONNING THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPAIR GUYS. THIS WILL NOT MAKE ME A POPULAR CUSTOMER. SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE????

Mileage: 60

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. MA 10/5 *CN

Mileage: 20,000

MY SPEEDOMETER RPM AND GAS GAUGE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY I LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT MY SPEED WAS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE. THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION TO BE IN AS I LIVE IN COLORADO AND WE GET SNOW AND ICE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER HAD CAR TAKEN IN REPAIR SHOP TO FIX POWER STEERING PROBLEM IGNITION SWITCH AND THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE MONTHS. *TA EACH TIME THE CONSUMER CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THEY WERE WAITING ON THE PARTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, THE TURN SIGNALS AND AIR CONDITION WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*JB

LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE POSSIBLE COVER UP BY GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON HAD SEVERAL KEYS ON HIS KEY CHAIN. THE KEYS BEGAN TO SWING BACK AND FORTH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. HER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES, AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE FAILURES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TWO DOORS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH TWO DOORS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,876.

Mileage: 35,876

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS CUTTING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM TIME INTERVALS. CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF MY COBALT WAS PART OF THE AFFECTED RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR FOR MY CAR UNDER THAT RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 107,000

THE DIC SHOWS THE READING OF EACH TIRE PRESSURE BACKWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS ACTUALLY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT IS ACTUALLY REAR FRONT. ALSO I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE LIGHTS TURNS ON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE SAME SPEED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT IS PART OF THE RECALL AFFECTING THE IGNITION SYSTEM, I HAVE WAITED FOR MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND FINALLY RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD THE PART. I CONTACTED THEM TO SET UP A DATE TO DROP IT OFF ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. ACCORDING TO GM'S CEO THE PARTS WOULD ALL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF OCTOBER. I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING A HUGE RUN AROUND FROM GM IN GETTING THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NEED SOME HELP GETTING THIS FINALLY HANDLED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY CAR THAT I DID GET FIXED AND AFTER THE FACT MY CAR KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION TWICE AFTER THIS SERVICE WAS COMPLETED.. I REALLY DON'T WANT A CHEVY ANY LONGER.. HAVE HAD TO MAY PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND IT WAS RAINING ON THE EXPRESSWAY BUT BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE CITY I LIVE IT HAD STOP. I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS TURNING A LEFT ON THE STREET I LIVE ON. I HAD MADE MY TURN AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND AFTER I HAD MADE MY TURN THE CAR WAS STRAIGHT FOR AWHILE THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR ACTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE WHEELS OR SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT MADE MY CAR MAKE A SHARP U-TURN GOING IN FRONT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WENT STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF A CAR AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP SO SHE HIT ME AND WE BOTH WENT ONTO THE ISLAND. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT LUCKILY WE WERE BOTH GOING SLOW THAT NONE OF US WERE HURT BUT OUR CARS WERE IN BAD CONDITIONS. I'M LOOKING AT 3,000 DAMAGE ON MY CAR, AND PROBABLY 4,000 DAMAGE TO HER CAR. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS BC OF THE RAIN, BUT THE ROAD WASN'T WET AND I JUST GOT NEW TIRES AND JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE. I MAINTAIN MY CAR VERY WELL SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. 2 HOURS LATER, GOT A CALL THAT THE MODULE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE THE CONNECTION IT MADE TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNED OUT AND FUSED ITSELF TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE SERVICE TECH STATED THIS WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAD MELTED, AND IF WE HAD BEEN LOW ON FUEL, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 64,110

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT, BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AFTER HAVING THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC STILL EXISTS IF THERE ARE CASES SIMILAR TO MINE. THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED TO THE "OFF" POSITION WHILE I WAS GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY. I WAS SHIFTING MY HIPS TO ADJUST MY SEATING POSITION, AND MY KNEE BUMPED INTO MY KEYCHAIN AND CAUSED THE IGNITION TO SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION. I LOST SPEED CONTROL AND POWER STEERING, BUT I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, SHIFT INTO "PARK", AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. THIS EVENT HAPPENED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF ME HAVING THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO USE THE CONTROLS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800.

Mileage: 96,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), BUT THE FAILURE SOON RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS DIRECTED. THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE ORIGINAL KEY FOB WAS BROKEN AND SHE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW FOR 4120 AND PAY $45.00 TO HAVE IT RE-PROGRAMMED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DAMAGED THE STEERING POST, WHEN THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000(STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

GM DEALER WAS CONTACTED WITH RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE IN LAST WEEK OF MAY 2014. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED, WE WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST, AND THEN CALLED WHEN THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED. TWO MONTHS HAVE NOW PASSED WITH NO IDEA FROM THE DEALER WHEN PARTS WILL ARRIVE OR WHEN THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE CORRECTED. I FEEL LIKE I AM SITTING ON A TICKING TIME BOMB EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR AND THAT GM ISN'T REALLY THAT CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR AND MY SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT NEAR AS IMPORTANT AT THAT OF ONE I LOVE VERY DEARLY. IT IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD DRAG THEIR FEET ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT BE RESPONSIVE IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHEN THIS IGNITION RECALL WILL BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

GM DEALER WAS CONTACTED WITH RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE IN LAST WEEK OF MAY 2014. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED, WE WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST, AND THEN CALLED WHEN THE REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED. TWO MONTHS HAVE NOW PASSED WITH NO IDEA FROM THE DEALER WHEN PARTS WILL ARRIVE OR WHEN THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE CORRECTED. I FEEL LIKE I AM SITTING ON A TICKING TIME BOMB EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR AND THAT GM ISN'T REALLY THAT CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR AND MY SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT NEAR AS IMPORTANT AT THAT OF ONE I LOVE VERY DEARLY. IT IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD DRAG THEIR FEET ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT BE RESPONSIVE IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHEN THIS IGNITION RECALL WILL BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS FOR PARTS TO REPAIR MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT IGNITION SWITCH. MEANWHILE, I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN UNSAFE FOR YEARS UNTO MY KNOWLEDGE. I FEEL AS THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD COMPENSATE OWNERS WHO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES AND WAIT EXTREMELY LONG UNSAFE TIME PERIODS FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO BE MADE. KNOWING FOR 10 YEARS ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM AND DOING NOTHING IS SIMPLY CRAZY AND UNJUST. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROX. 43,000 MILES IN 2010, AND PAID FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT DIDN'T TEST ALL FUNCTIONS OF POWER WINDOWS, ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKED . I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS FOR MONTHS BECAUSE I SELDOM HAVE OTHERS IN MY CAR. ON JULY 18TH 2014,THE DRIVERS WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OTHER WINDOWS, BUT THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY LOCKS .I HAD ALREADY CALLED ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I SAW ON TV, AND WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS NOT AT DEALERS, AND WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THEY GOT THE PARTS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR ANY REPAIRS TO WINDOWS AS MY EXTRA WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I THOUGHT WARRANTY WAS FOR 90,000 MILES, I DID TALK TO MANAGER, AND TOLD HIM I HAD C/O NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE 3 NON WORKING WINDOWS.AT THE SAME TIME DRIVERS WINDOW QUIT, THE LIGHT ON ODOMETER QUIT WORKING.I DID HAVE CAR TO JUMP, AND KEEP RUNNING AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, THEY DID FIX WITH IGNITION KIT. CONTINUED TO CALL TO SEE IF RECALLED PART WAS IN AND WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR EXAM ON WINDOWS ON WINDOWS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 69,333

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS NOT ON THE "OFF" POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO CARMAX AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL FROM CHEVROLET. CHEVROLET FIXED IT, BUT YEARS AFTER THE FACT CHEVROLET CONTACTED ME AGAIN SAYING THAT THE PARTS THAT THEY REPLACED WERE USED PARTS THAT I NEED IT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I CALLED AGAIN MY CLOSEST CHEVROLET ( VAN CHEVROLET KCMO) DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEED TO BE ORDER AND THAT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS. MEANWHILE NOW THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE CAR THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM GOT TURN ON BY ITSELF. MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START NORMALLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER PART SHOWS UP TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CHEVROLET DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S SAFETY. WHY ARE THEY TAKING SO LONG TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY CAR? I AM ALMOST SURE THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS BIG PROBLEMS TOO. HELP PLEASE. *JS

Mileage: 3,859

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING & MY ENGINE, OIL & TRACTION SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE SERVICE POWER DETECTOR CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD TO MISS WORK & CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & INFORMED THE MECHANIC OF THE PROBLEM. HE ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT IN. I INFORMED HIM THAT I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC OFFERED FOR ME TO USE THEIR TOWING COMPANY BUT THEY CHARGE. I INFORMED THEM THAT I HAVE TOWING SERVICE. THE CAR WAS TOWED THAT DAY & ON FRIDAY, I RECEIVED A CALL; WHILE I WAS AT WORK FROM THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT & THE FRONT THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SENSOR BEING FAULTY. THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $575. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 4/19/14 FROM JIM TRENARY IN O'FALLON MO & 3 WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILING. THE DEALERSHIP DID PAY FOR THAT EXPENSE BUT NOT THIS ONE BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OVER ON ME BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN & DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS. I CALLED TO SEE IF THEY COULD TRY TO FIX IT FOR LESS BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE SENSOR TO BE PUT IN. I HAVE TO STILL PAY THE NOTE EVERY MONTH ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS ASSURED AT THE TIME OF THE SALE WAS SAFE & WOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER SWITCH IGNITION. I SENT A TEXT TO MY SALESMAN ASKING TO BE PUT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT TO MY DISMAY, HE INFORMED ME THAT I CAN'T TRADE OUT OF MY VEHICLE FOR 18-24 MONTHS. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THE $575 & THE MECHANIC IS TRYING TO GET OVER BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN. I INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE $575 BECAUSE I DON'T MAKE THAT MUCH & HAVE OTHER BILLS TO TAKE CARE OF. I BOUGHT THAT CAR FOR RELIABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE WITHIN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACTS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED IN THE DEFECT THAT COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT TELLING HIM, IT WOULD BE A FEW MORE WEEKS. *JB THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/24/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER.THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 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 HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PAM

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST YEAR, SHE COULDN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND REPLACED A PART. IN APRIL 2014, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. *JB

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, SEVERAL TIMES. THREE TIMES, FOR THE IGNITION. THE STEERING MODULE, STRUTS, AND CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACE. THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. *JB

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS, AND SHE HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER. *JB

THIS CAR WAS REPAIRED AND I WAS REPAID BY GM AND THE CAR WAS TRADED IN AT DIANE SAUER CHEVROLET DEALER, WARREN, OHIO. THEREFORE I NO LONGER OWN THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V17100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ

I WAS GOING UP A HILL TO GO TO WORK TO PICK UP MY PAYCHECK THAT DAY. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL I WAS ONLY GOING 10 OR 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. IT LOST ALL POWER AND I FREAKED OUT; BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. THEN I PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND DROVE UP THE HILL. I WAS SO SCARED AND FRIGHTENED THAT IT SCARED HALF TO DEATH. I AM STILL SCARED AND FREAKED OUT TO DRIVE THE CAR. EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT I AM SO NERVOUS. I JUST WANT THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. THE CAR DEALER IN OWN TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX IT YET. THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO DRIVE IT AND IT WON'T BE READY FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO. THAT DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION AT ALL. IT ONLY ADDS TO THE MISERY OF IT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY.

DEER HIT CAR WAS VERY DARK 7 AM WITNESS CALLED 911 JACKSON TWP POLICE CAME CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FRONT END OF CAR ALL SMASHED AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF I WAS HYSTERICAL GOD SENT ME AN ANGEL THAT MORNING WITNESS STAYED WITH ME UNTIL POLICE CAME POLICE CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK & MADE REPORT TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS OVER $6,000 THOUGHT CAR WOULD BE TOTALED I HAVE COPY OF ALL REPAIRS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 52,685

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REMEDY WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. DR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REMEDY WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. DR

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE LIGHTS KEPT ON GOING FROM DIM TO BRIGHT AND THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS KEPT ON SWITCHING UP AND DOWN REAL FAST AND THE CAR JUST LOST ITS POWERSTEERING THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR AND WHEN I PUT GAS IN IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO ACTUALLY CRANK BACK UP. IM AFRAID WHILE DRIVING FAST THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND ALL THE PROBLEMS I STATED AND I NEED THEM FIXED. *JS

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION RECALL. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS, WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH STICKING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE KEY, INCLUDING THE FIRST DAY SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. OVER THE YEARS, THE SWITCH HAS FAILED, WHICH LEFT HER STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY NEVER REPLACED ANY COMPONENTS REGARDING THE LOCK CYLINDER OR SWITCH. *JB UPDATED 05/14/14. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. UPDATED 06/26/14 THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/14 UPDATED 07/30/14 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 09/02/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 6/24/14*CN UPDATED 06/26/2014 *JS

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY OVERHEATED WHILE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND CLASS A MOTORHOME. KEY WAS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION; TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION; FUSE BLOCK:8 (IGNITION SWITCH, PASS-KEY III+) WAS REMOVED TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN; PER VEHICLE MANUAL FOR DINGHY TOWING. TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 45; 95 MILES SOUTH OF DALLAS, TX. NOTHING WAS HIT WHEN TRAVELING. BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT, SUBSEQUENTLY RUINING BOTH FRONT TIRES AND WHEELS. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. WAS WONDERING IF THIS MAY BE CONNECTED WITH CURRENT SAFETY RECALL ON IGNITION PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET COBALT. THE KEY CHAIN HAD THREE KEYS AND THE KEY FOB ATTACHED. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME HESITANT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:14V047000 (ELECTRICAL), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL) OR 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN EACH RECALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DESCENDING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY STALLED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A SIDEWALK AND SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000.

Mileage: 25,000

MY WIFE TRIED TO START THE CAR ON 4/30/14. PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRY TO TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN. IT WAS LOCKED UP. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RUN. EVENTUALLY IF SHE COMES BACK AFTER APPROX. ONE HOUR AND TRY AGAIN THE KEY WILL TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL START. THIS HAPPENS COUPLE OF TIME A YEAR SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT; THEY TOLD US THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM WITH THIS CHEVY MODEL. *JS

IT WILL NOT LET ME TYPE IN THE AFFECTED PART. IT WAS THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS SITTING STILL AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND COULD BE TURNED, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN.. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO HAVE THEM COME TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE, (I HAD TO GO ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED) (BECAUSE EVEN MY AAA DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS. WE THEN HAD AAA TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN LAUREL, MD AND THEY SAID THAT THE IGNITION HAD FALLEN APART. THEY PUT ANOTHER IGNITION IN, HOWEVER, I WONDER IF IT IS OUT OF THE SAME BATCH THAT IS CAUSING PROBLEMS NOW. THEY ALSO DID SOMETHING TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AT THE SAME TIME. *JS

Mileage: 26,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARS ON STATUS BAR OF DASHBOARD. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP BY REPLACING THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. OCCURRED TWICE MORE OVER NEXT 3 DAYS, REPAIRED AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SAYING FIRST THROTTLE CONTROL BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. OCCURRED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OCCURRED AGAIN 1 DAY LATER. NEED TO TAKE IN FOR MORE SERVICE. BASIC INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET COBALTS. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 21, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXACT DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE THE RECALL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS SPEWING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAL, FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN IGNITION RECALL BUT NOT THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/17/17*CN

Mileage: 80,000

AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE LOST POST WITHOUT AN APPARENT CAUSE. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I REMOVED MY KEY AND WAITED FOR AROUND TEN MINUTES. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. I APPROACHED A LOCAL DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME A LIKELY CAUSE. IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN BOTH SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, EACH TIME WITH OUT ANY PRECURSOR EVENT OR WARNING. IT IS TRULY FRIGHTENING! *TR

Mileage: 48,459

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UPON STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,900.

Mileage: 33,900

MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I HAD IT CHANGED. I HAVE POWER BUT IT STILL WILL NOT START. I DOESN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO START IT. THERE IS NO HESITATION, JUST PURE SILENCE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'M JUST GLAD I DECIDED NOT TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED! *TR

Mileage: 100,192

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY.THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.

Mileage: 4,100

I SHUT MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT OFF AFTER I RETURNED HOME. UPON RE-ENTRY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY IN PARK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. LOCKSMITH IS COMING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION KEY, IN THE HOPES IT WILL FIX. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE THE 2005-2007 MODELS OF MY CAR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS (PER GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 13454). IT DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, EXCEPT FOR ONCE A WEEK OR SO AGO WHEN I HIT A SPEEDBUMP AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID WORK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR

Mileage: 53,679

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PUT MY COBALT IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A NEW CAR. AND THE DEALER SAID THE SWITCH WAS ELECTRONIC. THE SWITCH WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP RETRIEVE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ON 2009 COBALTS. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET WAS STILL USING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. I WILL NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE WITH LATER MODEL COBALTS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED AS A RECALL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN MY COBALT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 36,099

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE SAME HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY CAR RADIO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES TO AUX ON ITS OWN. THIS IS NOT JUST WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP, OR WHEN I'M DRIVING. I CAN BE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT LISTENING TO A RADIO WAITING AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE RADIO CUTS OUT AND I LOOK AND ITS IN AUX MODE. I FIRST NOTICED IT DOING THIS WHEN I WOULD COME OUT TO MY CAR. I HAVE A REMOTE START AND MY RADIO IS ALWAYS ON BUT THE VOLUME TURNED DOWN. FOR THE PAST MONTH OR TWO I NOTICED WHEN I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IT WAS ON AUX. I KNEW I DIDN'T LEAVE IT THAT WAY, SO I WAS SO CONFUSED ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I WOULD SWITCH IT TO RADIO AND WHILE I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION IT WAS FINE. THEN IT STARTED TO GET WORSE, HAPPENING WHILE I'M SITTING IN MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I'D TURN IT TO RADIO AND SECONDS LATER IT WAS SWITCHING TO AUX. I'D BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NOWHERE I LOSE THE RADIO AND LOOK AND IT'S ON AUX. IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST BECAUSE I'M DRIVING OVER A BUMP, OR ITS GETTING BUMPED SOMEHOW. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE MY VEHICLE. IF I'VE REMOTED STARTED MY CAR, I ALWAYS COME OUT TO IT ON AUX, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW FOR A FACT I HAVE NOT LEFT IT THAT WAY. I STARTED JUST TURNING THE RADIO OFF WHEN I GET OUT OF MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS DRIVING IN A LOCAL, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED PUMPING WATER BY ITSELF AND THE WIPERS WENT ON BY ITSELF. WHEN ALL THE WATER WAS PUMPED OUT, THE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THROUGH THE AC VENTS. I TURN THE AC OFF; PARKED ON THE SIDE, OPENED THE HOOP AND THERE WAS NOT ANY SMOKE COMING OUT ANY WHERE. I RETURNED INSIDE THE CAR TURNED ON, KEPT THE WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SMELL INSIDE, AND WENT BACK HOME. I REFILLED THE WINDSHIELD PUMP WITH CLEANING FLUID, TURNED THE CAR ON, TRIED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ARE OK. I NOTICED RIGHT AFTER THAT MY AC AND OR HEATER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I CHECK WITH A MECHANIST WHO TOLD ME AFTER SEVERAL TEST, THAT IT SEEMS THE AC/HEATER CONTROL PANEL WHEN BAD. THIS INCIDENT SCARED THE EXPLETIVE OUT OF MY SON WHO WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 48,700

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR OVER 60 I GET A SWAY SIDE TO SIDE AND I FEEL LIKE ITS GOING TO SWAY IN TO ANOTHER CAR WHEN I GO BY THEM. I HAD IT IN A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY DID NOTHING BUT PUT A PULL IN THE CAR AND IT SILL SWAYS. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE RACK IN THE CAR AND OR THE ELECTRICAL STEERING IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS " ITS BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST RECALL" WELL I AM SAYING ITS NOT SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN AND FIXED RIGHT THIS TIME.... *TR

Mileage: 47,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON A LATER DATE BY A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 25,000

IGNITION CYLINDER BROKE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. UNABLE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE OR REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION CYLINDER. THIS IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY AT AROUND 20,000 MILES AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 47,705

POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. MY COBALT LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES THE SWITCHES OR FOB WILL WORK. BY DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 121,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,205.

Mileage: 50,205

MY TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS 1/3 FILLED WITH WATER, DUE TO A BROKEN SEAL (WHICH IS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER). DUE TO THE BROKEN SEAL, THE WATER DAMAGED THE ENTIRE L/R TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY, REAR TURN SIGNAL (DRIVERS REAR), THE LAMPS, BULBS, FLASHER, AND SWITCH. SEVERAL MECHANICS SAID THAT THE BROKEN SEAL IN MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT, APPEARS TO BE A CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

I STARTED MY VEHICLE UP AND PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN AND I COULDN'T GET MY KEY OUT. IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY. I'M TAKING THE CAR TO SCHMIDT CHEVROLET IN CENTRALIA, IL FIRST THING TOMORROW, BUT THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. I SEE THAT HIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE COBALT OWNERS AND EVEN THE MECHANICS THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND THAT ANY MONEY SPENT SHOULD BE REFUNDED TO ME BY CHEVROLET FOR A POORLY DESIGNED IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING INFORMED BY NEIGHBORS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ALL NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE COMPUTER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

Mileage: 100

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND PUTTING THE PARKING THE CAR IN ITS SPOT, THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN YOU TRIED TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND IT CONTINUE TO RUN. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE WERE FINALLY ABOUT TO GET THE CAR OFF BUT WE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (VOSS CHEVROLET) SO THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO CALL GM TO AUTHORIZED PAYMENT. THE TECHNICIAN (JAMES) SAID HE WOULD CONTACT GM REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE (1-866-790-5700), OPENED A CASE NUMBER #711054174869 AND TURN THE CASE OVER TO JAMEELAH (EXT:41241) ON 04/02/2012. SHE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT GET BACK WITH ME AND I HAD TO KEEP CALLING HER SINCE SHE DID NOT CALL ME. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY HEARD FROM GM, SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I FINALLY CONTACTED HER SUPERVISOR, HEATHER (X21146), ON 04/16/2012 BECAUSE I WAS NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM JAMEELAH. JAMEELAH WOULD SAYS WILL LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME. WHEN I TALKED TO HEATHER, HEATHER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON 2009 COBALT WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING GM COULD DO FOR US. I DID NOT LIKE THIS ANSWER SO I FOUND YOUR SITE AND I TALKED TO ONE OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SHE TOLD ME TO FILL OUT THIS COMPLAINT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2009 COBALT FOR THIS PROBLEM. ( RECALL #10256 IGNITION CYLINDER ). THIS RECALL IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 01/31/2013. I FEEL THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 COBALTS SINCE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS DOCUMENTED IN RECALL #10256 IGNITION CYLINDER . I WOULD LIKE YOUR COMPANY TO LOOK INTO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP, YOU CAN PROVIDE ME. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER: CAN NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF OR REMOVE THE KEY, THE KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION. COST $323 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM 2009 COBALT OWNERS OF THE SAME ISSUE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

HEADLIGHTS SIDE MARKER COVER CAME OFF ON BOTH HEADLAMPS NOT AT THE SAME TIME SHORT TIME AFTER THE FIRST ONE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE CAME OFF CAUSES GLARE. POWER LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION ANY MORE WITH BUTTONS ONLY FUNCTION WITH GEAR SHIFTER SOMETIMES LOCKS WILL GO LOCK TO UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES MULTIPLE TIMES WITH OR WITH NOT DRIVING THE CAR. CONTACTED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT RECALLED ON MY YEAR BUT THEY ARE FOR THE 2005'S. OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FROM THEN. I WILL NOT BY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT EVER. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

KEY IS STUCK IN IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY (WHILE CAR IS RUNNING) TO TURN OFF. ALTHOUGH SUPPORT BULLETIN 10256 REFERENCES THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2009 COBALTS, GM AND DEALER ARE SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AND I HAVE TO PAY TO GET FIXED. THE SUPPORT BULLETIN SAYS DEALERS FIX AT NO COST THROUGH JANUARY OF 2013. BUT...MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SUPPORT BULLETIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND DAMAGE THAT MAY BE CAUSED TO OTHER EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. I SEE SO MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ONLINE WITH SOME PEOPLE HAVING ISSUE. HOW DO WE GET THE LIST OF VIN'S UPDATED. HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT TO CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT A KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM DID COMPROMISE WITH ME WITH MY DEDUCTIBLE BUT I HONESTLY THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

IGNITION SWITCH STUCK ON. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY AND STALL CAR. FOUND RECALL # 10256 AND CALLED DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO RECALL NOTICE. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DISABLE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 44,671

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE BATTERY TO DIE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

IGNITION SWITCH. COULD NOT TURN OFF ENGINE. COULD TAKE KEY OUT IN ANY GEAR BUT WOULDN'T TURN OFF ENGINE. HAD TO PULL FUSE OUT TO GET IT OFF. FOR 79,732 MILES I THINK THIS IS A HAZARD. *TR

THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF. THERE IS A SPECIAL BULLETIN #10256 ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM INCLUDING ONLY THE 2009 COBALT HOWEVER AS THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A BRANDED TITLE AND THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR 'OPEN RECALL' ITEMS. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LISTED IN THE GLOBAL DATABASE WHEN MY VIN IS SEARCHED BUT IT NEEDS TO BE LISTED UNDER MY VIN AND THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS CERTAINLY A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF IS TO GET UNDER THE HOOD AND REMOVE THE FUEL RELAY FUSE. IN CASE OF A FIRE THIS WOULD BE A CATASTROPHIC SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION AND TRIED TO TURN OFF MY CAR, HOWEVER, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. LUCKILY, I DRIVE A 5 SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO KILL THE ENGINE BY POPPING OUT THE CLUTCH OTHERWISE I WOULD BE FORCED TO LET THE ENGINE RUN UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GAS. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE KEY WAS STILL STUCK IN THE CAR AND ALL THAT WAS NEEDED TO RE-START THE CAR WAS A GIGGLE OF THE KEY. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. WITH MY KEY STUCK IN MY CAR, I WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE CAR DOOR; OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REENTER THE CAR. THIS MEANT THAT A CHILD COULD HAVE ENTERED MY CAR AND WITH THE KEY ALREADY IN THE CAR (SINCE IT WAS STUCK) THEY COULD HAVE DRIVEN IT AND CAUSED SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH TO THEMSELVES OR TO ANOTHER. IF MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THEN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY TO SHUT IT OFF EXCEPT FOR RUNNING IT OUT OF GAS. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS SUCH AS A CAR BEING TRAPPED IN A GARAGE WITH LITTLE VENTILATION OR IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING LEAKING GASOLINE. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE MATTER (DOCUMENT ID: 2552146 ; #10256: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER - REPLACE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER - (DEC. 14, 2010). THIS BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTP://5HIZN1T.VACAU.COM/10256.HTM#SS2-2552146. IT UPSETS ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT FAILS TO TAKE ANY MEANINGFUL ACTION. THEIR "SERVICE BULLETIN" REMEDY IS ILLUSORY AT BEST. WHEN I TOOK A COPY OF THIS BULLETIN TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT HONOR IT. THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE 2009 COBALTS THAT WERE INCLUDED. HOW NOT MY CAR DID THE SAME THING AS THEY WARNED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY HARMED BY GM'S NEGLIGENCE IN THIS OCCURRENCE; HOWEVER IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT IF THIS PROBLEM GOES UNRESOLVED THAT SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 37,284

DURING JULY I HAD TO HAVE MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT TOWED INTO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED WHICH COST ME OVER $200. NOW IN NOVEMBER 2011, 4 MONTHS LATER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET ON THIS AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

KEY IS STUCK IN THE LOCK CYLINDER. CAN NOT TURN OFF CAR. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. ELECTRO-MECHANICAL RELEASE MECHANISM INTERLOCKED WITH GEAR SHIFTER APPEARS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY (INSIDE BOTTOM OF STEERING COLUMN). THE KEY IS PHYSICALLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, SO THE CAR CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF. QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB REVEALS DOZENS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ON COBALT MODELS AT LEAST BACK TO 2005. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/26/11. *JB.. UPDATED 10/27/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. UPDATED 12/16/11. *JB.... UPDATED 01/17/12 *BF UPDATED 02/01/12. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WOULD FAIL TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVE FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/9/2011 AT 7:30 AM IN THE MORNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/9/10 AT 5:00 P.M. THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WHEN ARRIVING AT DESIGNATED LOCATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN PARK. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, UNABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WHEN PUT INTO OTHER GEARS WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. WE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP AND GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION BUT WE FAILED TO DO SO FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THIS DECISION WAS MADE AFTER NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES COULD BE MADE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE CAUSE ELECTRICAL BURNS OR OTHER ISSUES WHILE DOING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ISSUE: MY IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN ONCE INSIDE THE IGNITION, PREVENTING MY CAR FROM STARTING. DEALERSHIP: WILL CHARGE FOR REPLACING AND CYLINDER, HOUSING AND KEY IF VEHICLE EXCEEDS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY (36,000 MILES OR ~2 YEARS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). COST INCLUDING LABOR IS $797 + TAX! NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES: 2 SAFETY: DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LAST PARK YOUR CAR, YOU CAN BE STRANDED ANYWHERE! TIP: I HAVE LEARNED FROM THE TOW COMPANY THAT THIS IS THE MOST FREQUENT PROBLEM FROM THESE CHEVY VEHICLES AND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A BIG ISSUE ABOUT THE ODOMETER READING ON MY COBALT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT MY CAR 7/29/09 AND IT NOW HAS 59,740 MILES ON IT. THIS IS ONLY AN IN TOWN CAR. I BOUGHT TIRES IN 3/11 AND THE TIRE PLACE LAST WEEK SAID I PUT OVER 12,000 MILES SINCE THEN. THIS IS NO WAY POSSIBLE. THEY SAY THEY HAVE TESTED IT AND THERE IS NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT CHANGE MY DRIVING HABITS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE CAR I HAD BEFORE THIS HAD A REGULAR ODOMETER AND NOT THE DIGITAL. THE CAR WAS 1997 AND IT HAD 155,000 AND I DROVE OUT OF TOWN A LOT. BY THE END OF THE YEAR I WON'T HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ANYMORE. THERE IS JUST NO WAY IN HELL THIS IS CORRECT AND I HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY THE SAME. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THIS ISSUE.. THIS LOOKS LIKE A WAY FOR THE MANUFACTURES TO GET OUT OF WARRANTIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITIN YET THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE LOCK CYLINDER WOULD NEED REPLACING AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AND CHECK ON THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,900. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 39,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. THE KEY BROKE INSIDE THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT OUT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FUSE WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE RALLY FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE DRIFTING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

I WENT TO SHUT OFF MY CAR SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 28TH AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY HAD TO REMOVE BATTERY CABLE TO SHUT CAR OFF. DEALER FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM . APPARENTLY AT LEAST 200$ SOLUTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FOLKS ALSO. *TR

COULD NOT SHUT CAR OFF WHEN PARKED. THE KEY WOULD NOT MOVE LOCK TO SHUT CAR OFF. COULD MOVE KEY FORWARD (TO START), BUT COULD NOT MOVE TO OFF. IMMEDIATELY DROVE CAR TO DEALER. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY (WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING) TO SHUT OF THE CAR THEN PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE REMARKS ON DEALER REPAIR INVOICE WERE " REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER DUE TO THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE HOUSING AND THE CYLINDER BLOWING UP". NOTE THAT I CONSIDER NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF A RUNNING CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THROTTLE STICKING ETC. (DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY HISTORY OF THROTTLE STICKING ON THIS MODEL YET). ALSO, GENERALLY IT IS BAD PRACTISE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE ON A RUNNING ENGINE. THIS MAY AFFECT THE COMPUTER (FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE? OR FUTURE EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS). DOES GM CONDONE THIS PRACTISE AT THEIR DEALERS? DEALER USED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND CHARGED $106.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ITEM. I FOUND SIMILAR 2009 COBALT IGNITION ISSUES ON YOUR NHTSA WEBSITE, REF. ODI ID'S 10364046, 10368042, 10361530, 10394051

Mileage: 45,488

AFTER SHUTTING OFF MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAVE A NEW IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 59,259

THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DIE AND IT CAUSES THE DEFAULT FACTORY ALARM TO LOCK THE CAR. THE KEYS ARE ALWAYS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. RIGHT NOW IM LOCKED OUT THE VEHICLE. THE EXTRA KEY CAN'T UNLOCK THE DOORS (CANT OVERRIDE THE ALARM LOCK). *TR

Mileage: 6,325

IGNITION STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. WE HAD TO DISABLE THE DISTRIBUTOR TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 30,850

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK STOPPED AT STORE, TRIED TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. DROVE THE CAR HOME, HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. THE TOW TRUCK MAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2010 COBALTS AND THAT HE HAS HAD TO TOW MANY OF THEM AWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. WAS QUOTED A AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. A MECHANIC ARRIVED TO DISCONNECT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 54,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION COULD NOT BE REMOVED AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BATTERY COULD ELECTROCUTE SOMEONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

2009 CHEVY COBALT. OVER PAST 6 MONTHS, ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS: IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO SELECT IGN SWITCH ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WOULD SWITCH OFF AND I COULD REMOVE KEY. SEPT 21 PARKED AT HOTEL TO CHECK IN. RETURNED TO CAR- STARTED NORMALLY. I PARKED CAR AT ROOM IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OFF. KEY JAMMED IN IGNITION. I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO SHUT OFF CAR. UPON RETURN HOME CAR TAKEN TO DEALER-IGNITION SWITCH,COLLAR AND KEY REMOVED/REPLACED. DEALER SERVICE MGR STATED HAD SEVERAL OF THESE AND MECHANIC FAMILIAR WITH REPLACEMENT. I HAD A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IGN SWITCH STARTED TO DO SAME THING ,BUT CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS ACCIDENT BEFORE I COULD TAKE TO DEALER. I THINK THIS IS A FIRE/SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

2009 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE ODOMETER REGISTERS 1 MILE, SLIGHTLY BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE 1 MILE. I FOUND THIS USING MILE MARKERS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SEEING MAJOR DIFFERENCES FROM OLDER VEHICLES WITH ANALOG ODOMETERS AS I TRIED TO MEASURE MILES I'D HIT MY STOP WATCH RUNNING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS MAKES THE WARRANTY EXPIRE I GUESS 3-4% SOONER THAN IT SHOULD AND COULD QUITE POSSIBLE !@#$%'. OVER THE CONSUMER WHOSE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR. I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A SNEAKY WAY TO SCREW THEIR CUSTOMER OVER. I JUST SPOKE TO GM TODAY ABOUT IT BUT DOUBT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 17,000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS REALLY MORE LIKE 16,500 OR A LITTLE BIT UNDER AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES, THAT'S !@#$%'. OVER YOUR CUSTOMER. I KNOW THIS IS GOING ON AT LEAST IN MY COBALT AND I FIND IT INTERESTING TO HEAR TODAY THERE ARE CASES OF POWER STEERING ISSUES. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THAT THUS FAR BUT WILL COMPLAIN AGAIN IS THAT COMES UP. GM IS !@#$%'. IT'S CUSTOMERS OVER!! *TR

Mileage: 700

BACKGROUND: I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT ('07) AND CURRENTLY HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY(US). 1. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER START DRIVING FOR COUPLE HUNDREDS FEET OR LESS. REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. 2. HOW OFTEN? VARIES FROM COUPLE MINUTES TO COUPLE SECONDS, BUT PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR RUNS. 3. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND REIGNITE IT AGAIN. THIS WILL RESTART THE PROGRAMMING OF THE VEHICLE BUT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF FEET, PROBLEM ARISE. *TR

Mileage: 44,441

WE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY COBALT FOR OUR SON WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. WHILE PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AND THE 3 POINT TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR (AND THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM) BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RUN BY COMPUTER AND IT COULD OVERHEAT WHICH COULD HAPPEN WHEN PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I DO NOT FIND THIS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION SINCE MY SON IS A FIRST TIME DRIVER AND HAS NOT EVEN TAKEN HIS DRIVING TEST YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 1,100

NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT WITH BATTERY INSTALLED IN THE TRUNK. THE BATTERY VENT TUBE IS CONNECTED TO THE TOP OF THE BATTERY BY A PLASTIC ELBOW, A PLASTIC VENT TUBE IS CONNECTED TO THE MALE NIPPLE ON THE ELBOW. THE PLASTIC VENT TUBE INSIDE DIAMETER APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL INSIDE DIAMETER FOR THE MALE NIPPLE. THE PLASTIC VENT TUBE IS SPLIT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO MY BATTERY WHERE IT IS PUSHED ONTO THE MALE NIPPLE WHICH WILL ALLOW THE VENTED HYDROGEN GAS TO VENT INTO THE TRUNK (WHICH IS PART OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONLY SEPARATED BY THE BACK SEAT) I THINK PRESENTS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND POTENTIAL FIRE RISK. I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE SPLIT VENT TUBE IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS A FACTORY INSTALLATION DEFECT, THIS IS NOT AN IMPROPER REPAIR DEFECT, SO THIS SITUATION COULD EXIST ON OTHER MODELS USING THIS TYPE OF VENT TUBING. *TR

Mileage: 4,000