2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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

CAR SUDDENLY SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF COOLANT LOSS A DYE AND PRESSURE TEST WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT DAY 15 MINUTE COMMUTE AND UPON ARRIVING LOW COOLANT INDICATOR POPPED UP I CHECKED THE DIP STICK TO CONFIRM MY FEAR THAT THE COOLANT WAS ENTERING MY OIL SYSTEM 1-WAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 WEEKS OF TEARDOWN VERIFIED THE ENGINE HAD NOT SIGNS OF ABUSE AND THE HEAD AND HEADGASKET WAS NOT WARPED OR LEAKING/BLOWN. THE CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND GM DECLINED WARRANTY. LUCKILY I HAVE A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY AND THEY AGREED TO COMPLETE THE WORK DUE TO KNOWN ISSUES WITH SAID ENGINE/ SYMPTOMS . GM NOTIFIED ME THEY DID NOT HAVE A ENGINE AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE UNTIL OCTOBER BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND DENIED TO OFFER RENTAL WHILE I WAITED AFTER A MONTH OF FIGHTING WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY AGREED TO LEND A RENTAL CAR. TO THIS DAY MY CAR SITS IN A LOT ROTTING AWAY. A SHORT GOOGLE SEARCH OF CRACKED LNF ENGINES WILL BRING A HOST OF RESULTS EVEN MAJOR GM AFTERMARKET PERFORMANCE COMPANY'S ARE AWARE OF DEFECTIVE CASTINGS OF THE LNF ENGINE .. BELOW ARE A FEW EXAMPLES HTTP://WWW.COBALTSS.NET/FORUMS/DRIVETRAIN-79/CRACKED-BLOCK-2008-2-0-TURBO-62KMI-213316/ HTTP://WWW.COBALTSS.NET/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-SERVICE-MAINTENANCE-69/WHO-HAS-HAD-CRACKED-POROUS-BLOCK-LNF-287721/ *TR

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

HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2014/03/31/GM-RECALL-STEERING/7127117/ THIS RECALL COVERS 2010 BUT I HAD A POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT IN JANUARY 2011 FROM A 2010 RECALL HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&RCL_ID=10V073000 THE NEW RECALL ONLY INDICATES 2010 AND "SOME PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VEHICLES" I TOOK MY CAR IN EARLY MAY TO MY DEALERSHIP, PAT O'BRIEN CHEVROLET IN WESTLAKE, OH FOR THEM TO FIX THE CURRENT IGNITION RECALL AND MADE MENTION OF THE POWER STEERING BEING THE MAIN ISSUE. THE TIMING OF THE OTHER RECALL WAS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP MY CAR I WAS TOLD THEY'VE "HEARD OF ISSUES BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFICIAL SO THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO." SO, HERE I AM TRYING TO GET THIS PROCESS GOING. THERE'S NO WAY I'M THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED AT THIS POINT. *TR

I CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED OUR 2009 COBALT FROM BACK IN 5/5/14 TRYING TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEMS. TWICE A MONTH I CALLED BACK UP UNTIL TODAY AND THE ANSWER THEY GAVE ME WAS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO THE VOICE MAIL OF A PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS HANDLING ALL THE RECALLS. I CALLED BACK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SAME DAY AND GOT THE SAME VOICE MAIL. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL 800/204-0261 NUMBER GIVEN TO ME ON CORRESPONDENCE FROM GM IF I HAD BEEN WAITING MORE THAN 30 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE GIRL AT THIS NUMBER CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF SHE COULD GET AN ANSWER. IT WAS THE SAME ANSWER. THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THE CEO OF GM [XXX] BARRA SENT A LETTER STATING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ORDERS WERE GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT. 2014. IT IS THE SECOND WEEK OF OCT. AND WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPT. TO FIX THE TWO RECALLS FOR OUR COBALT. IN ADDITION, NO ONE (DEALERSHIP OR GM EMPLOYEES) CAN TELL US WHEN THE PARTS WILL EVEN BE IN. JUST BECAUSE GM HAS RECOGNIZED, AND ADMITTED PUBLICLY, THAT THESE FAULTY PARTS CAN, AND HAVE CAUSED DEATH, DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE DELAY IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLES. GET ME A REPAIR DATE BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS. WE, AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN PLENTY PATIENT . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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 2006 BMW 325XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIECNED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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

I FEEL THAT FOR A RECALL THAT HAS CAUSED SEVERAL DEATHS, GM SHOULD BE GETTING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN QUICKER. IT TOOK THEM OVER A MONTH TO EVEN NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL, AND WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 1-2 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE PART IN. IT HAS NOW BEEN NEARLY A MONTH AND IT'S NOT THERE YET. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR THAT I KNOW COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE MY DEATH. IT TOOK THEM ALL THESE YEARS TO EVEN ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM, LET ALONE ALL THIS ADDITIONAL TIME TO GET THE PARTS IN AND THE RECALLS COMPLETED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S A MINOR PART AND DOESN'T TAKE THAT LONG TO FIX THEM. I'M NOT VERY HAPPY RIGHT NOW. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH, AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE THIS RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AT THE SAME TIME TO EASE MY CONCERNS. I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY MORE WILL BE KILLED BEFORE THESE RECALLS ARE ACTUALLY COMPLETED. *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 SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING THE ENGINE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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

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.

I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I WENT TO MY DEALER, BOB HOOK CHEVROLET, ON APRIL 22, 2014 AND THEY ORDERED PARTS FOR MY THIRD AND FOURTH RECALL. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FROM GM. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS TAKING SO LONG TO GET THESE PARTS? ARE THEY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN? *TR

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.

WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A NURSING HOME MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CARS STEERING WENT AND IT WAS PULLING ME ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST CRASHED IN PARKING LOT I HAD TO GAIN CONTROL N FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO BACK STRAIGHT. *TR

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. 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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,630. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53, 000.

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ENGINE POWER REDUCED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MIS-FIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE IN THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $942.00. THE STEERING COLUMN REMAINED LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEELS MUST REMAIN STRAIGHT AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE IGNITION TO BE ENGAGED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE DEFECT AND REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED HIM. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WHICH HE DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,520.

INTERMITTENTLY, MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH BOARD, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE AIR BAG" IS SEEN. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES UP TO 5 TIMES IN A 20 MILE DRIVE. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED, AND AT ANY SPEED. ROAD CONDITIONS ALSO DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT AS IT HAPPENS IN SNOW, RAIN, DRY, BUMPY OR SMOOTH ROADS. I HAVE PHYSICALLY CALLED GM TO REPORT THIS AS WELL. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO BE CHECKED AS I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY A "BAD CONNECTION" WHICH IS SCARY. BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY WON'T GO OFF WHEN I NEED THEM, OR BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE STEERING WARNING ALARM ACTIVATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WHERE THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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.

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.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO TURN INTO MY PARKING LOT I STARTED TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DROVE OVER THE CURB OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX CAUSING MY WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR $1300.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THAT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I ALWAYS LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE I SHOULD STOP. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND WENT INTO MY SON'S TOOL BOX AND IF IT WASN'T THERE WOULD OF GONE THROUGH THE DINING ROOM WALL OUT THE OTHER SIDE. AS IT WAS THE TOOL BOX WENT INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT ON GO AS FULL SPEED, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR WAS GOING. I HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING OFF THE CAR.

I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APP. 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, SWERVING, HITTING A BUMP OR HAVING AN ACCIDENT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE WARNING PANEL ON THE DASH WHICH STATED...SERVICE AIRBAG AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.....I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OR THIS INCIDENT.....ALSO VERY THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS AIRBAG......AGES 11 YEARS AND 16 MONTHS!!!!!!!! MY PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED....JUST SOME SORENESS OF HIS FACE AND EAR. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHERE GM WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION BY GM AND MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. DURING THE 30 DAYS THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR I WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHO KEPT ME UP TO DATE ON REPAIRS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS WERE ALSO CHECKED. I REPEATEDLY DID ASK IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL AT THIS TIME SINCE THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. *TR

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

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

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

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 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A GRASSY FIELD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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.

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON DRAGGING CAUSING EXCESSIVE INNER PAD WEAR. REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP. DAMAGED REAR ROTORS. INADEQUATE BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION. *TR

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.