2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PLASTIC COVER PANEL LOCATED BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REMOVED TO ACCESS THE KEY RELEASE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ON IT. IT IS ALWAY GARAGE (ENCLOSED). DURING ITS 3000 MILES, IT HAS ONLY HAD ONE PASSENGER FOR ABOUT A 100 MILE TRIP. NO ONE HAS RIDEN IN THE BACKSEAT NOR HAS THE REAR SEAT BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORTING ITEMS. THE INTERIOR HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED (NOT NEEDED). IT IS A COLLECTOR CAR AND USED AS SUCH FOR OCCASIONAL TRIPS. LAST WEEK, THE SIR INSTRUMENT LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED (SERVICE AIRBAG) WHILE ON A TRIP TO EXERCISE THE CAR (CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THE SIR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STARTED). SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 09-09-40-003A ISSUED AUGUST 2010. WHEN SIR IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAGS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE. SEEMS GM HAS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND ITS WIRING BUNDLE. GM DEALER CHARGE ~$500 TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND ITS DEFECTIVE WIRING BUNDLE. THEY ALSO LOOSEN THE WIRE BUNDLE LEADING TO THE RETRACTOR TO GIVE IT MORE PLAY AND ALTER THE SEAT BELT SLEEVE TO ALLEVIATE BINDING OF THE WIRING BUNDLE. THIS PROBLEM IS GENERIC TO THE WHOLE COBALT LINE AND ITS PONTIAC COUSIN THE G%. SINCE THE FIX IS COSTLY, MOST FOLKS CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE AND DON'T REALIZE THE AIRBAGS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL. THIS PRESENTS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OWNERS AND PASSENGERS OF COBALT AUTOMOBILES. THIS SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE MANDATORY RECALL FOR GM!!!

POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARKING EARLY THIS YEAR. LATERLY I CHANGED A NEW ELECTRIC POWER STREERING MOTOR ,BUT WHEN I TRY TO DO PARALLEL PARKING,THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST AGAIN.

IN DECEMBER 2015, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK, THEN TURNED MY KEY BACK TO LEAVE THE RADIO ON BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT COULDN'T GET IT OUT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND READ THAT THE GEARSHIFT MAY APPEAR TO BE IN PARK, BUT IS REALLY IN GEAR, LOCKING THE KEY. I COULDN'T MOVE THE GEAR FORWARD ANY FURTHER BUT NOTICED THE "REVERSE" GEAR WAS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE PANEL INSTEAD OF "PARK". I SAW THAT IT WAS A RECALLED ISSUE SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TAP HAT ISSUE HAD ABLE EASY BEEN "FIXED" IN JUNE 2014. I EXPLAINED THAT MY KEY WAS STUCK AND MY GEARSHIFT APPEARED TO BE OFF KILTER, AND THAT IT WAS LISTED AS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. AGAIN, SHE RUDELY TOLD ME THAT HAD BEEN FIXED AND THAT THE PROBLEM MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE AND I'D HAVE TO PAY $70.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH THAT ARE IF IT WERE "FIXED", ISN'T THERE A CHANCE IT WASN'T FIXED PROPERLY (SINCE OBVIOUSLY, IT WASN'T BUILT PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME), AND THAT HAVING A CHEVY DEALER DO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND POSSIBLY FIND THAT IT IS THE SAME RECALL ISSUE, WOULD THEY REALLY TELL ME THAT AND "FIX" IT AGAIN, OR WOULD THEY TELL ME IT'S NON-RELATED AND CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING ELSE? I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND IT'S CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT.

WE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK 2 PASSENGER SIDE DOORS, AND NOW THE REAR LOCK DOESN'T WORK, AND THE REAR DOOR ALSO DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL, FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IN THE FRONT, THE DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED BUT THE LOCK HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE DRIVERS SIDE 2 DOORS AND POWER LOCKS WORK OK. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN WE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS.

"RECALL SUBJECT:SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING."MY CAR IS 2010 CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM,BUT WHY MY CAR ISN'T ON GM RECALL LIST? GM HAS CONDUCTED TWO TIMES RECALL REGARD THIS ISSUE,MARCH31,2014 ,NHTSA CAMPAIN NUMBER:14V15300,GM NUMBER:N140115. MAR03,2010, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V073000,GM NUMBER:N100023. WHY MY CAR ISN'T ON THEIR RECALL LIST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON NYS I-90, MY 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT LS 2010 WENT INTO "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I STARTED BACK UP, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND CAR STAYS IN LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE NOW IDLES ROUGH, ACCELERATES SLOW WHEN AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND BUCKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. FIRST AT 10 MPH (HARD BUCK) THAN (LIGHTER BUCK) AT 20 MPH, AND CONTINUES LIGHTER THROUGH ACCELERATION. CODES THAT ARE COMING UP ARE P0107 ENGINE (MAP) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CIRCUIT - LOW INPUT, P0452 ENGINE (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM PRESSURE SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSOR - SWITCH LOW INPUT, P0532 ENGINE AC PRESSURE SENSOR A - CIRCUIT LOW, AND P0641 ENGINE (SENSOR REFERENCE VOLTAGE A) CIRCUIT/OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR OUT ALL CODES EXCEPT FOR P0641 (PERMANENT). PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,782.

RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH DID SOME DAMAGE TO THE UNDERNEATH OF MY CAR....TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSEST.THEY "WORKED ON IT TO THE TUNE OF OVER $7,000 AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON SINCE THE DAY I DRIVE IT HOME, WHICH I POINTED OUT TO THEM BEFORE DRIVING AWAY I HAVE GONE BACK NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THINGS WILL BE OKAY, BUT IF THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING TO GET IT TO THEM ASAP. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DOWNLOAD PHOTOS OR DOCUMENTS.