GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC

Mar 03, 2010 — Recall Campaign #10V073000

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.

The recall was influenced by the Office of Defects Investigation with about 1,050,889 units affected.

See recall notice

NHTSA Safety Recall Notice

10V073000

Manufacturer:	General Motors, LLC
Recall date:	March 03, 2010
NHTSA Campaign #:	10V073000
Units affected:	1,050,889

Description:: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 CHEVROLET COBALT AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.
Consequeces:: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, IT WOULD REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Corrective action:: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED ON A ROLLING BASIS BETWEEN MARCH 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2010. A COPY OF THE MAILING SCHEDULE IS LOCATED IN THE RECALL FILE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Notes:: GM'S RECALL NO. N100023.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Affects the following:

2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Complaints
Walked out to the car and the side air bags deployed and now it won't start. No power No accident. Drove it to the driveway and parked it. Now it won't start.;
2010 PONTIAC G5 Complaints
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE WAS IN PLACE. TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE THE PART (POWER STEERING MOTOR) HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. CALLED THE GM LINE AND ONCE MORE THEY WOULDN'T GIVE AN ANSWER EVEN AFTER TALKING TO THE SUPERVISOR. VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE RECALL LOOKUP, BUT THE VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF COVERED VEHICLES ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN. IN MY OPINION, REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL. 2010 PONTIAC G5 BULLETIN NO.: 10023 RECALL NO.: 10V073000 RECALL DATE.: 03/03/2010 VIN: [XXX] DATE OF FAILURE: 08/01/2019 PART: POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEWEST PART #: 19368293 THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART # NUMEROUS TIMES. (WHICH I BELIEVE INDICATES A RECURRING ISSUE) WHEN CALLING THE GM LINE THEY COULD NOT GIVE A COMPLETE ANSWER. TALKED WITH THE SUPERVISOR, WHO SAID IT HAD TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE ADVISOR. I REQUESTED WHAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE IF IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE RECALL AND STILL THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY CLEAR INFORMATION. BASICALLY, IT CAME DOWN TO EITHER SPEND THE $205 FOR THE PART AND REPLACING MYSELF, OR GAMBLING ANOTHER $200 TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT POSSIBLY COVERED. ($400 QUOTED FOR PARTS AND LABOR.) I CHOSE TO REPLACE MYSELF. THEIR RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS CAR HAS HAD THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED INSTALLING THE NEWER "FIXED" PART. BUT HAVING THE EXACT SAME DEFECT HAPPEN STILL VERY EARLY IN THE PARTS LIFETIME MAKES ME QUESTION HOW MANY CARS THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THAT STILL HAVE THIS FAILURE HAZARD. THERE IS NO WARNING, POWER STEERING ASSIST JUST SUDDENLY STOPS. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR;