2007 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT. HE HAS RECEIVED THREE RECALL LETTERS SO FAR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,987 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION REPLACED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WENT TO THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED, AND IT COST $478.31. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

WHEN IM DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE MY REAR BRAKES WANT TO LOCKUP. I SMELLED ABAD ODOR COME FROM MY BRAKES. MY CAR SOMETIMES MOVES REALLY SLOW WHEN MY CAR HAS THAT FEEL WITH THE BRAKES, MY BRAKE PEDAL IS LOOSE SOMETIMES AND SOMETIME IT IS TIGHT IM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I HAVE TO BECAUSE I WORK DON'T HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION, IM SCARED IM GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENT PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE SINCE SHE HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT KEY TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TRUNK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,217.

I WAS DRIVING, AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, AND I WILL GET A NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH FOR THE POWER STEERING, THE CAR WILL REMAIN POWERED. THE GAUGES(SPEEDOMETER FUEL AND RPM) WILL ALL GO DOWN TO ZERO, AND VEHICLE WILL BE VERY HARD TO STEER. I DO HAVE TO STOP MY CAR, AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT I HAVE NOTICED. IT HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT IT IS TAKING MONTHS UPON MONTHS TO COMPLETE A SIMPLE PARTS REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2014 OF THE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR MY CAR AND CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP FOR MY AREA THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO DO THE REPAIRS IN MARCH AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER IN APRIL AND CALLED THE SHOP AGAIN ON MAY 12, 2014 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS, SO I WAITED UNTIL JUNE 4, 2014 TO CHECK IN ON WHEN THEY COULD FIX THE SWITCH AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC IS GETTING THE RUN AROUND IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT THE GM COMPANY IS TRYING TO DELAY THIS SO THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE TIME HAS RUN OUT. THE PARTS MANUFACTURE HAS HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE MORE OR GET MORE PARTS THIS IS A STALL TACTIC AND I FEEL THAT I AM TAKING A RISK WITH MY LIFE EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AFTER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS LOOSE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE MAKING ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARTS AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TIME OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,500. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION KEY TO TURN ON AT ALMOST EVERY START UP. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/20/2014 *JS

I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEAL ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. TURNS OUT THEY DON'T ORDER THE PART UNTIL YOU CALL. REGARDLESS I HAVE BEEN WAITING A MONTHAND THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES A DAY TO WORK ON HIGHWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS I AM A NERVOUS WRECK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I FEAR THE PART MIGHT FALL OUT WHILE I'M ON ONE OF THESE ROADWAYS AND I'LL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I AM FOLLOWING THEIR INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE KEY BUT I STILL DON'T FEEL SAFE. DON'T YOU THINK GM SHOULD BE GIVING US LOANER CARS TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST RECALL ON THIS CAR AND GM NEEDS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR