2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, MY WIFE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ON THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED BUT THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. UPDATED 04/14/14 MA UPDATED 04/18/14 *JS

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN A KID FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GM. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMPLAINT PROCESS WITH GM: THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WITH THE TYPE OF FRONT END IMPACT, THEY WOULD NOT EXPECT THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I ARGUED THAT THE OTHER CARS DID WITH A SIDE IMPACT, MINE SHOULD HAVE WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT. I DO HAVE PICTURES THAT TELL THE STORY VERY CLEARLY. I ALSO WENT THROUGH 6 - 8 WEEKS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TRY AND COPE WITH THE PAIN. I STILL HAVE PAIN 3.5 YEARS AFTER THE CRASH. UPDATED 04/07/14 UPDATED 07/22/14

WAS HIT FROM A CAR GOING 70 MILES PER HR. THE SEAT BELTS THAT MORNING WERE NOT WORKING FOR THE DRIVER SIDE, ENABLING MY MOTHER TO HAVE SAFETY PROTECTION. WE HAVE EVIDENCE AND PICTURES OF THIS, SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BECAUSE WE WERE HIT AT SUCH A FAST SPEED, IT CAUSED OUR CAR TO SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES AND RUN INTO A BUILDING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN INTO THE DRIVER SEAT WITHOUT THE AIRBAGS PRESENCE TO KEEP ME IN PLACE. I AM DISGUSTED TO KNOW THERE WAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS IN 2004 YET THEY JUST NOW CHOOSE TO CALL A RECALL ON THESE SITUATIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL START, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW DAYS. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHERE IF I GO OVER A BUMP THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AND I WILL HAVE TO RESTART IT. IN TRAFFIC, THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY MODEL CAR, BUT I AM TOLD THAT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

THIS HAPPENS TO ME ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I WHEN I PARK MY CAR OR STOP DRIVING I TRY TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND I CANNOT MY KEY WILL BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND STILL RUNNING FOR ABOUT UP TO 30 MINS MY LAST TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME. MY OTHER PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS I CAN START MY CAR PERFECTLY FINE BUT I TRY TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND I CANNOT ITS LIKE ITS STUCK I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND TRY TO SHIFT IT BUT ALL I HEAR IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SIT WITH THE CAR RUNNING FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINS UNTIL I CAN FINALLY GET THE CAR IN DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE IN THE PAST 4-5 WEEKS. IT HAPPENS ON ROUGH ROAD. ENGINE DIES AND CAR SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. RECALL HAS BEEN NOTED ON MEDIA AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THESE INCIDENTS WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF ACTUALLY HAPPENED BEFORE I SEEN THE RECALL ON THE NEWS. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT ISSUE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO WAIT FOR RECALL LETTER BEFORE I COULD GET THE REPAIR DONE. I FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR ACTUALLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL APRIL FOR RECALL LETTER. I WAS TOLD RECALL LETTERS WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL APRIL 2014. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY COBALT LAST YEAR ON 3-4 OCCASIONS DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN ROADS ARE MORE ROUGH. GM'S NUMBER FOR INITIAL RECALL IS 13454 AND 14063 FOR THE EXPANSION RECALL. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THEN OFF IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. RK