2005 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IN DECEMBER AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TACHOMETER WENT FROM ABOUT 2 TO 0 AND I WAS COASTING TO A STOP. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR THEN JUST TURNED OFF. 55MPH AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF!!! WHEN I WOULD TRY TO RESTART IT WOULD START, BUT THEN TURN OFF AGAIN WHEN I WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 170,000 MILES, BUT ANYTIME I WOULD STOP AT A STOP LIGHT IT WOULD DIE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF. I WAS ALSO IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND WAS COMING AROUND THE CORNER TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR DIED AGAIN! MIND YOU THIS WAS THE SAME DAY THAT I WAS GOING 55MPH DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. IT TOOK 11 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO STAY ON SO THAT I COULD GET IT TO A PARKING PLACE. ONCE I HAD IT IN A PARKING PLACE AND STOPPED, IT DIED AGAIN. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT YOU PEACE OF CRAP CAR PEOPLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. I HAD THIS REPLACED IN 2010 AND IT HAS ALREADY GIVEN OUT. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM UNLESS I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON THE CAR WHICH WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FIRST RECALL AND WAS CHARGED 100 DEDUCTIBLE. I FIGURED SINCE I WAS THERE GETTING MY CAR SERVICED I WOULD GET OTHER THINGS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TWICE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,902.

MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES IT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE INSPECTIONS OF BRAKES, TIRES ( REBALANCE AND ROTATE, CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, CHECKED STEERAGE AND LINKAGE AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING GAS THIS IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MODELS AND UP BUT NOT ON A 2005 MODEL. THERE ARE ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2005 MODELS LEAKING GAS BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON IT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD HESITATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,458. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED; HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I WAS ALMOST KILLED IN THIS CAR WHEN MY STEERING FROZE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS VERY DANGEROUS & SCARY. LONG STORY SHORT I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WHICH WAS RECALLED BACK IN 2010. MY DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT BACK IN 2010 WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE THE PAPERWORK (ACTUALLY ONLY 1/2 OF THE PAPER WORK). IF IT WAS FIXED IT ISN'T WORKING NOW AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THIS WAS A RECALL AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $500. TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM & SPOKE TO [XXX] AT YOUR COMPANY AND GOT NOWHERE! IN FACT [XXX] SIDED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED AT NO EXPENSE TO MYSELF. IF HIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED I AM GOING TO MY LOCAL TV SHOW AND ALSO TO MY STATE SENATOR RON BLUMENFELD WHO WILL INDEED RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IF YOU ARE AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH CHANNEL 8 AND MR BLUMENFELD. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD JEOPARDIZE SOMEONE'S SAFETY OVER THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $115. JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEN ANOTHER $500 TO REPLACED THE MOTOR....YET AGAIN!! I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. I AM COPYING THIS LETTER TO [XXX] AS WELL AS MY ATTORNEY. ALSO, TERRYVILLE CHEVY, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLY UNHELPFUL AND REFUSING TO HELP ME WITHOUT MONEY. IT IS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR