2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO START A PETITION FOR AN INVESTIGATION ON THE REPLACEMENT PARTS BEING USED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND THE SOFTWARE THEY USE TO RE-PROGRAM OR RE-LEARN THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE REASON I AM REQUESTING THIS IS BECAUSE MY MOMS 2005 CHEVY COBALT WAS TAKEN IN FOR THIS RECALL REPLACEMENT AND WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN. GOT A CALL THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP 7 HOURS LATER. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I'M DRIVING THE CAR AROUND IT STARTED TO RUN TERRIBLE. THE CAR IDLED ERRATICALLY AND IT WOULD STALL EVERY TIME I STOPPED. NOW THE CAR STARTS AND DRIVES AWHILE BUT IF I SHUT IT OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING,IT BOGS DOWN AND HAVE NO POWER WHEN I ACCELERATE. I CAN SMELL GAS BUT THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND I ONLY SMELL THE GAS WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO DO THIS. I HAVE BEEN ON THE GM RECALL UPDATE WEBSITE AND HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR STORIES TO MINE SAYING THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE PARTS OR THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE RE-PROGRAMING. I THINK ONE OR BOTH OF THESE IS THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM. SO COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU

ON 6/22/14, I WAS COMING HOME FROM PHILADELPHIA AND WHILE ON THE BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ABS, ENGINE LOCK, DOOR LOCKS WERE CLICKING ON AND OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER 4 TIMES OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY ODOMETER DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THIS ALSO MADE MY TRANSMISSION JERK AND SLIP. IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN IT WAS SWITCHING GEARS, IT WAS MAKING MY ENTIRE CAR SHAKE. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRUCK BECAUSE MY BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, I COULDN'T GO BELOW 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I MADE IT HOME BUT I WAS STILL SHOCKED AND SCARED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RECALL PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE MAIN CAUSE WAS. THEY SAID IT WASN'T IGNITION BUT SOME SORT OF COMPUTER GLITCH. ALL THEY DID WAS RESET THE COMPUTER AND RECOMMENDED ME TO BUY ANEW CAR BATTERY. I GOT THE NEW BATTERY AND EVERY WAS FINE.ON 7/714, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND AGAIN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. EVERYTHING WENT OFF AGAIN, I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ABS, ENGINE LOCK, DOOR LOCKS WERE CLICKING ON AND OFF. IT TOOK ME 6 TIMES RESTARTING THE CAR FOR THE DASHBOARD TO BE CLEARED, AND THEN 5 MINUTES AGAIN, THE CAR CHIMED, AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND THE ODOMETER DIDN'T WORK AGAIN. I NEARLY CRASHED AGAIN TOO. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE THE DEALERSHIP. ON 7/8/14, THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE ROOT OF THE CAUSE OF THE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN MY CAR. THEY DID SAY MY CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *JS

ON JUNE 18, 2014 WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE KEPT CUTTING OUT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I PULLED INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO GET IT INTO PARK. POWER STEERING LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD. . I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, 2014 TO NOTIFY THEM OF MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND THE OTHER ISSUES DESCRIBED ABOVE. THEY TOLD ME PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I DID RECEIVE A CALL BACK THAT THEY DID IN FACT HAVE THE PART AND TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 19, 2014. MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE 35 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO POWER STEERING, THE ENGINE WANTED TO DIE EVERY TIME HE CAME TO A STOP AND ACTED ERRATICALLY THE WHOLE DRIVE THERE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE RECEIVED THE DEALERSHIP MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WAS 114, 340 AND THEY PERFORMED RECALL 10023 V220 REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR WITH MOTOR KIT 1 19257875 MOTOR KIT. ON JUNE 20, 2014 THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 320 MILES. ON JUNE 21, 2014 I HAD NO POWER STEERING. ON JUNE 23, 2014 I HAD TO HAVE A WRECKER SERVICE TOW MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.. ON JULY 18, 2014 I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE RECEIVED THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 13454 (F-CYLINDER KIT ), PERFORMED RECALL 14113 (REMOVED AND REPLACE IGNITION CYLINDER AND PROGRAMMED 2 NEW KEYS PER RECALL 14113). THE MILEAGE THEY SAY WAS ON MY VEHICLE ON THIS INVOICE DATED 7/18/14 WAS 114, 292. DON'T KNOW HOW MY MILEAGE WENT BACKWARDS??? ON JULY 28, 2014 DRIVING TO WORK AT 4:30 AM GOING 60 MPH MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THE ENGINE IS CUTTING OUT, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE IS FLICKERING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME POWER STEERING PROBLEM DUE TO GM RECALL. HELP!!! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES RESTARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,951.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY LOCKS STARTED POPPING IN AND OUT, MY CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AND LOSING POWER, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST RECEIVED MY CAR BACK AFTER IT WAS FIXED AND THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING STILL. I WAS GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN OTHER TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH STILL NO RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITE IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY AND DEALERSHIP PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A CONSTANT BASIS. SHE FELT AS THOUGH THE DEALER WAS GIVING HER THE RUN-AROUND. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS ALSO A BUZZING CHIME THAT SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

POWER STEERING GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAITED SIX WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE, TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE 5-6 MILES, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THE BATTERY FAILED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE DASH. THE WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE DOWN NEAR THE SHIFTER. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT JUMPING BACK AND FORTH AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP AND PULL OVER. I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A MINUTE. I STARTED THE CAR AND TOOK OFF DOWN THE ROAD. AS I PULLED AWAY IT STARTED CHUGGING A LITTLE LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO JUMP SPEEDS?.. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL TIGHT AND IT CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. WHEN I WOULD STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT TOOK ME AWHILE TO MAKE MY TURNS. WHEN I FINALLY REACHED MY DESTINATION I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND IT STOPPED DOING IT. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THAT WAS IN MAY OF 2014 AND IT HAS HAPPENED A HANDFUL OF TIMES SINCE THEN WHILE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. IM JUST NOW LEARNING OF A POWER STEERING RECALL ON '05 CHEVY COBALT MODELS. I BOUGHT MY CAR THIS YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LAMPS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE. UPDATED 09/01/15*JB

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALER, THE TOLD HER TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN AND TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE TIMES THROUGH OUT THE YEARS, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT, THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY CONTINUED TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 57MPH THE POWER STEERING SIGN CAME ON AND A NOISE THEN I SUDDEN LOST POWER STEERING. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER AND CUT OFF. I THEN CUT THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN I DROVE ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT BACK OUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WERE I GOT IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT GMC DEALER COMPANY. GMC TOLD ME THEY COULD FIX IT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT MY POCKET. *JS

RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT BY GM IN MARCH, 2014 STATING OUR CARS NEED TO BE FIXED BUT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BUT, ALL OWNERS WILL BE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL LETTER IN APRIL TO INFORM US TO CALL OUR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE OUR CARS FIXED. FINALLY WE DID GET OUR LETTERS ON 4-21-14 AND CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY RECALL FIX AND WAS TOLD "CHEVY DID NOT SEND US ANY PARTS YET." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED (BOTH) RECALL WORK DONE ON MY 05 COBALT, AND YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55-60MPH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST FRIDAY. I LOST POWER STEERING AND MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT TO INCREASE ITS SPEED. IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR AS THE RPMS WERE IN THE 5000-6000 RANGE YET I WAS STILL AT A SPEED OF APPRX 55MPH, AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER I RECOGNIZED I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING, AND THE LIGHT ON MY DASH QUICKLY WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK, ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER FINDING OUT WHAT THE ENGINE CODES WERE VIA AUTOZONE, I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED, HENCE WHY MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO THIRD GEAR. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AROUND MORE THAT AFTERNOON, IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AT THE HIGH SPEED LEVELS, AND AGAIN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE WORK, YET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AT 7PM. THE SALE GUY TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THIS RECALL WOULD NOT AFFECT ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION, YET MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT IF THE NEW PIECE WAS NOT PROGRAMMED PROPERLY WITH MY ECM, THEN ITS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS AFFECTING MY VEHICLE. I AM GOING TO TRY AND BRING MY CAR BACK IN TONIGHT AFTER WORK, OR HOPEFULLY TOMORROW. I HAVE ALREADY CALL GENERAL MOTORS AND REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT, BECAUSE THERE IS A RUMOR GOING ONLINE THAT THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH MAY HAVE A "SHORT" IN IT. BUT I DO NOT WANT TO CONFIRM THAT. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DURING THE ACCIDENT,THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS CONFIRMED, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT GM RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALLS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND EACH TIME THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AGAIN BY A ANOTHER DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,231. PAM

MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ANDHIT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR SHUT OFF... SHE DID WHAT THE RECALL WAS TOLD TO DO AND HAD JUST THE KEY IN THE IGNITION... LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE CAR TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS NOT GOING TOO FAST THE SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK AS WELL.. ALSO BEFORE WE KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL HER IGNITION WAS MESSING UP BY NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE IN PARK AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT... WE HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AND TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR TO GET THE KEY LOOSE... SO NOW WE ARE DOWN A CAR, I PAID THE CAR IN FULL AND ITS NOW NOT DRIVABLE... ?? *TR

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND THEN RESTART. AFTER RESTART, THE WARNING MESSAGE CLEARED FROM THE DIC AND MY STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT AND I ALMOST WENT IN THE DITCH. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE IT FAILED ON ME 3 TIMES TODAY. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2010 CHEVROLET COBALTS FOR THE STEERING FAILURE BUT NOT ON ANY OTHER YEAR INCLUDING THE 2005. RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEARS OF THE COBALTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE NOT JUST ONE YEAR. NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILS. I REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY NO OTHER YEAR OF THE COBALT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION OVER THE GM RECALL REGARDING MY CAR. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF THE RECALL, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON WHEN NEW PARTS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK AND DID SO WEEKLY UNTIL THEY FINALLY SAID THEY COULD ORDER THE RECALLED PART. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH FOR THE PART TO COME IN. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN GM'S LACK OF URGENCY AND BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS. I HAVE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE IN THIS PROCESS AND YET HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY DELAYED IN GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. AS A RESULT OF GM'S MISTAKE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO DEFINITE TIME FRAME ON WHEN THIS ISSUE MIGHT BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WAS WAITING FOR FURTHER NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WHO MADE MINOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,252 MILES. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIMS BENT EASILY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ONES. *JB

MY CHEVY DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE NEEDED EQUIPMENT TO FIX THIS RECALLED ITEM IGNITION SWITCH 135454 I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED BY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER REPLACEMENTS. CAN YOU LOOK INTO WHY THIS IS TAKING SO LONG WHEN SAFETY IS AT STAKE. *TR

ON SATURDAY MARCH 29TH 2014 I HAD MY RECALL FIXED ON THE POWER STEERING AT RYAN CHEVORLET HERE IN MINOT ND. I GET IT FIXED AND PARKED MY CAR AT HOME UNTIL MONDAY APRIL 1ST I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND COME TO A STOP LIGHT THEN I BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN MY DASHBOARD THEN A NOTIFICATION POPS UP FOR MY TRACTION CONTROL. AS I START TO MOVE MY SPEEDOMETER IS MOVING FROM 10 TO 20 BUT IM BARELY GOING 5. MY RPM'S ARE GOING UP ALSO THEN A NOTIFICATION FOR MY POWER STEERING COMES UP THEN IM WORRIED. I GET TO MY DESTINATION AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I CAN NOT TURN THE VEHICLE AND IT SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I TRY TO TURN IT ON AND IT TURNS OVER JUST DOESN'T START. I CALL THE CHEVY DEALER HERE AND THEY SAY THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WHILE JUST TO TELL ME MY CAR NEEDED GAS. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE OR AM I BEING FOOLED? I HAVE RESEARCH THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO OTHER PEOPLE. COULD SOMEONE HELP ME? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I AM GETTING UPSET WITH THE INABILITY OF YOUR COMPANY TO CARRY OUT RECALL REPAIRS. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED IN MARCH 2014 AND I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALER THEY ARE NOT IN YET. I KNOW THIS DEALER IS FIXING THE CARS OF THEIR REGULAR CUSTOMERS SO WHAT IS THE DELAY FOR RECALL CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT THE DEALERS REGULAR CUSTOMERS? IF YOU CAN NOT PROVIDE ME WITH AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER I WILL CONTACT NHTSA. I AM TIRED OF TRYING TO USE ONE CAR FOR TWO DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A U-TURN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN, WHEN IT WAS LOCKED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. . UPDATED 07/01/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/23/14

THERE IS NO ACCIDENT INCIDENT IN THIS REPORT. I DID RECEIVE THE COBALT NOTICE ABOUT THE "KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY MOVE OUT OF THE 'RUN' POSITION" LETTER AND I FEEL I SHOULD REPORT ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE CONDITION I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE BELOW. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE FOR OTHERS AND THAT HOPEFULLY MAY BE FIXED BY THE LATEST COBALT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. FOR A COUPLE YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER I START THE COBALT AND LET THE KEY MOVE BACK TO THE RUN POSITION THAT I CAN REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PUT THE KEY IN MY POCKET AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. I HAVE ONLY DONE THIS WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK UP IN THIS CASE, SO THEORETICALLY I COULD DRIVE AND STEER THE CAR WHILE IT IS MOVING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO TEST THAT POSSIBILITY, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT IS SCARY. SO IF THIS INFORMATION CAN HELP OTHERS AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCHED IS REPLACED, THIS REPORT WILL BE WORTHWHILE. I AM NOW DRIVING THE COBALT WITHOUT ANY ATTACHMENTS TO THE IGNITION KEY AND AM WAITING TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING RECALL. I AM EXPECTING THAT THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH WILL ALSO FIX THE PROBLEM OF BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY IN THE SWITCH WHEN IT WAS IN THE IN THE RUN POSITION. IF YOU WANT ME TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE TACHOMETER SHOWS THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, LET ME KNOW. *TR

WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MADE A BUZZING SOUND LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRES BEING FRIED, AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING ABILITY- THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LIFELESS, NO ABILITY TO CONTROL IT AT ALL, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET. *TR

I KNOW MY CAR IS INVOLVED WITH THE GM RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, AS I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER. YET I HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. WHICH CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. HOW DO I GET A LETTER? AND WHEN WILL I GET THIS LETTER. WHY IS GM NOT MOVING FASTER WITH THIS RECALL AND TRYING TO GET THE CARS FIXED, WHEN IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF HE HIT A POT HOLE AND HIS TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND GM STATED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CONTACT OCCASIONALLY HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START AND HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH THE KEY. HE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN ALMOST TWO HOURS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE ADVISED THEM IN 2005 THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS IGNITION AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2005. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. THE DEALER DROVE 20 MPH TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ADVISED THEM THAT HE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ANTI FREEZE CONTINUED TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE STRUTS, BUSHINGS, TIMING CHAIN, LINK AND THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 20 DAYS TO A MONTH BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER COULD SEND SOMEONE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED HIM TODAY TO ASK IF THE MANUFACTURER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND DIAGNOSED ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS OVER 120,000 MILES.

MY CAR IS SUBJECT TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON ABC NEWS AND ARTICLE IN THE RICHMOND, VA TIMES DISPATCH I CAN GET A LOANER CAR WHILE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW SWITCH. THE DEALER (DOMINION CHEVROLET, RICHMOND, VA) DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PROVIDING A LOANER CAR. CALLED THE GM HOTLINE AND THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT PROVIDING A LOANER CAR EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLING THE WHEELS. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE SIDE WAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE KEY FELL OUT. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A LIGHT POST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF ABUSE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE KEY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT BUT THIS DID NOT PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM SHUTTING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL WHAT HE CRASHED INTO. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE OF MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WENT TO CRANK MY VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO TAKE OFF, BUT I HAD NO POWER NOTHING. TURNED MY KEY OVER TO RECRANK AND IT CRANK WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS TIME ALLOWING ME TO TAKE OFF AND DRIVE. NOW IF I HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE ON POSITION IT SPUTTERS FOR ATLEAST 50 TO 60 SECS BEFORE CRANKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.