2009 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE STEERING WARNING ALARM ACTIVATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WHERE THE STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DROVE OVER A PATCH OF ICE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THEN OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE SECURED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS AIR LIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR A BRAIN INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 6/24/14*CN UPDATED 06/26/2014 *JS

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION RECALL. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD

2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS, WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH STICKING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE KEY, INCLUDING THE FIRST DAY SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. OVER THE YEARS, THE SWITCH HAS FAILED, WHICH LEFT HER STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, BUT THEY NEVER REPLACED ANY COMPONENTS REGARDING THE LOCK CYLINDER OR SWITCH. *JB UPDATED 05/14/14. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. UPDATED 06/26/14 THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/14 UPDATED 07/30/14 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 09/02/14

VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND CLASS A MOTORHOME. KEY WAS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION; TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION; FUSE BLOCK:8 (IGNITION SWITCH, PASS-KEY III+) WAS REMOVED TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN; PER VEHICLE MANUAL FOR DINGHY TOWING. TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 45; 95 MILES SOUTH OF DALLAS, TX. NOTHING WAS HIT WHEN TRAVELING. BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT, SUBSEQUENTLY RUINING BOTH FRONT TIRES AND WHEELS. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. WAS WONDERING IF THIS MAY BE CONNECTED WITH CURRENT SAFETY RECALL ON IGNITION PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET COBALT. THE KEY CHAIN HAD THREE KEYS AND THE KEY FOB ATTACHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY OVERHEATED WHILE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME HESITANT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STALLING INTERMITTENTLY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:14V047000 (ELECTRICAL), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL) OR 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN EACH RECALL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIECNED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.