2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

ON 01//24/2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN MY CAR JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ,YES I WAS INJURED AND LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. *JS

THE CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK, THE IGNITION KEY WAS STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN "PARK." *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL IS AUTOMATICALLY TURNING ON IT'S OWN, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY LIFE. WHAT IF ONE DAY I START DRIVING AND THE WHEEL STARTS TURNING AND I CRASH? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY COBALT NOW, AND HOPING IT CAN BE FIXED SO I WON'T HAVE ANY CRASHES IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

COBALT LOST ALL POWER. WHILE REACHING FOR KEYS TO TRY AND RESTART COBALT, KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION SWITCH AND MUST HAVE FALLEN OUT. WITH NO POWER TO STEERING I KEPT MY LEFT HAND ON STEERING WHEEL AND REACHED TO THE FLOOR WITH RIGHT HAND TO TRY AND FIND KEYS. AT THIS POINT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE THE CAR STEERING WAS UN RESPONSIVE AND COBALT VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT DOWN THROUGH A HALF PIPE SHAPED DRAINAGE DITCH AND DID A ROLLER COASTER DOWN THEN UP IN THE AIR AND THEN SLAMMED BACK DOWN TO GROUND COMING TO A STOP. IN THIS ROLLER COASTER EVENT I WAS TOSSED INTO THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE COBALT THEN WITH SEAT BELT ON PULLED/SLAMMED BACK DOWN INTO SEAT ON MY LOWER SPINE THEN THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS POSITION AND SLID FORWARD SLAMMING MY LEFT KNEE INTO THE LOWER DASHBOARD AND BROKE THE DOOR WHERE THE TRUNK RELEASE IS LOCATED. POLICE WERE CALLED, REPORT TAKEN I WAS DISPATCHED TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. *TR

AFTER HAVING GM REPLACE MY POWER STEERING MOTOR IN MARCH 2013, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DEALERSHIP THEN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, COSTING ME $607 TO FIX. A YEAR AND 6 MONTHS LATER, MY POWER STEERING IS FAILING YET AGAIN. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I CAN DRIVE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT SEEMS THE CHEVROLET DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS KILLED PEOPLE. AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERN FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY (AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD) THE DEALERSHIP SAID I COULD GET IT TOWED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I'M SORRY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME GENERAL MOTORS WILL "ATTEMPT" TO FIX MY CARS PROBLEM AND IT IS AT MY EXPENSE? I BEG THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE GM TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD AND COMPENSATE OWNERS. I AM TRULY AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A NEW ONE, I WOULD HAVE - BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS THAT PRIVILEGE. PLEASE, TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR LIVES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY COBALT FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10MPH TO 50MPH MULTIPLE "DING" NOISES OCCUR. THEN ANY NUMBER OF ALERT LIGHTS COME ON INCLUDING; TRACTION CONTROL, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE, ETC... THERE IS A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH. ALSO, ALONG WITH THESE SYMPTOMS THE TRANSMISSION (AUTO TRANS) BEGINS TO SHIFT VERY HARD BOTH UP AND DOWN, CAR SHUDDERS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN IT COMES TO A NEAR STOP. THE SCARIEST AND MOST DANGEROUS PART IS THAT THE CAR HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SPEED AND LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. SOMETIMES I HAVE SPENT 5 MINUTES TRYING TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AS WELL, AND MUST FORCEFULLY MOVE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT KNOB BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE KEY TURNS FREE. THIS CAR IS A DANGER, AND DESPITE HAVING MULTIPLE RECALLS IT IS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

HE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "POWER STEERING" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.