2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN, IT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND GO BACK OUT AFTER ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR THAT REASON BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A LETTER YET. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS . I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,649.

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MAY 28 2013. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FROM MAY 29 2013 TIL JULY 10,2013. SHE WAS ALONE IN THE CAR SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A TREE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHE WAS IN A COMA WHEN SHE WAS FOUND. SHE HAS BRAIN INJURY, CRUSHED COLLARBONE, AND INJURY TO HER LEFT ARM . ALSO IT'S A MIRACLE THAT SHE IS ALIVE EVERYONE THAT TREATED HER IS AMAZED THAT SHE LIVED. SHE IS ALSO STILL HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS . A NERVE IN HER BRAIN IS DAMAGED THAT HAS CAUSED HER TO DEVELOP GASTROPARESIS. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS A LONG TIME AGO BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO FILE THIS TIL I SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THE CHEVY COBALT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING PLEASE KEEP HER IN MIND DURING THIS INVESTIGATION THANK YOU. *TR*DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,145.

VEHICLE PURCHASED 12/19/13 FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CARFAX. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SLID OFF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER STRIKING TREE APPROXIMATELY 15 FT INTO RAVINE. DAUGHTER SUSTAINED IMMEDIATE HEAD INJURY CAUSING HER TO BLACK OUT SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING, ETC. ALSO SUSTAINED BROKEN COLLARBONE AS SEATBELT KEPT HER FROM FALLING OUT OF CAR. REAR HALF OF ROOF WAS CRUSHED INTO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! UPON HEARING ABOUT GM'S RECALL ISSUES AND PENDING INVESTIGATION ON NEWS ON 3/13/14, NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE AND ASKED THEM TO REEXAMINE VEHICLE BASED UPON CRITERIA MENTIONED IN RECALL ISSUES. INSURANCE STATED THIS WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WITH GM AS WELL. POLICE REPORT ON FILE AS WELL. *TR

HAD JUST PICKED UP CHILD AT SCHOOL WHEN LIGHT AND CHIME ON PANEL DISPLAYED PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SOLENDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TRAVELED ACROSS BOTH LANES, CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THEN INTO AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE STALLING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAD FAILED HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,744.

VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. NOTHING ON THE CAR WOULD WORK AND FINALLY I WAS UNABLE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL ANYMORE AND THE CAR FLIPPED. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I THINK THAN AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE NEWER MODELS OF THE COBALT BE DONE AS WELL. FROM THE DESCRIPTION THAT WAS GIVEN FOR THE SUIT THAT IS NOW ONGOING WITH THE GM IGNITION PROBLEM, MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT,. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS HORRIBLE. *TR