2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL AND SPORADIC CLICKING NOISE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE ABNORMALLY DIM AND THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I KNOW MY CAR IS INVOLVED WITH THE GM RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, AS I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER. YET I HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. WHICH CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. HOW DO I GET A LETTER? AND WHEN WILL I GET THIS LETTER. WHY IS GM NOT MOVING FASTER WITH THIS RECALL AND TRYING TO GET THE CARS FIXED, WHEN IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE TOO. *TR

THE BLOWER FOR HEATING AND COOLING BEGAN TO WORK SPORADICALLY, THEN ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I REMOVED THE HVAC CONTROL RAND NOTICED THE ORANGE WIRE HAD OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTROL KNOB AND WIRING PLUG IN CONNECTOR TO FUSE TOGETHER. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING HOME WITH ONE OTHER PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME AT 35 MPH, THE CAR TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SHIFTED THE CAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTARTED IT, THEN SLIPPED IT BACK INTO DRIVE... I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED THEN WHEN I HAD ABSOLUTE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. IM JUST LUCKY I DIDN'T PANIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. I NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY COBALT AND VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. TO ME I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY IN THAT CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE KEY FELL OUT. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A LIGHT POST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF ABUSE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE KEY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT BUT THIS DID NOT PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM SHUTTING OFF. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF, LOCKING THE STEERING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I COASTED OVER THE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR THREE TIMES. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. *TR

MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON ABC NEWS AND ARTICLE IN THE RICHMOND, VA TIMES DISPATCH I CAN GET A LOANER CAR WHILE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW SWITCH. THE DEALER (DOMINION CHEVROLET, RICHMOND, VA) DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROVIDING A LOANER CAR. CALLED THE GM HOTLINE AND THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT PROVIDING A LOANER CAR EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS TO THE FACE AND HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE DATE AS IT WAS A YEARS AGO. MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN SOMEONE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS DEEMED THE OTHER PERSONS FAULT. SHE HIT THIS CAR GOING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM NOW ONLY BRINGING THIS UP AS I AM READING ABOUT THE 2005 COBALT BEING RECALLED AND THAT IT SOME CASES THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I STILL OWN THIS CAR AND TODAY RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTICE FROM GM THAT THIS CAR IS BEING RECALLED FOR AN IGNITION PROBLEM. THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED IN THIS ACCIDENT THAT I AM AWARE OF. I JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOU AGENCY. THANK YOU THIS MAY NOT BE THE DATE BUT I HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE REQUIRED FIELD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET. THAT IS ALSO WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED THEY MAY HAVE INFO. ON ACTUAL DATE. *TR