2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH NEGOTIATOR HP TOURING TIRES (N/A), SIZE 205/55R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. NEITHER THE TIRE NOR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 45,000.

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. ALL OF THE 2009'S GOT RECALLED BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT, BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME ABOUT MY 2010!! WE DID HOWEVER, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO IT WOULDN'T GO DEAD! I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR AND NOW I AM HAVING ISSUES, DIDN'T BUY A NEW CAR TO HAVE ISSUES!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I OWN A 2010 COBALT LT, ON APRIL 11, 2013 I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE CLOSED, I THEN WENT TO AN AUTO STORE FOR HELP. DISCOVERED I HAD ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINS IT WAS FINE. CAR WAS FINE UNTIL APRIL 18, 2013, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING,I SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WAS OK. THEN ON APRIL 24, 2013 IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN TURNED OFF THE CAR IT WAS OK FOR A SHORT TIME AND WENT OUT AGAIN. HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON APRIL 25 & 26.EACH TIME I SHUT OFF THE CAR IT WOULD BE OK FOR A FEW MINS THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ON APRIL 11, 2013 AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC CAR YET I'VE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT 2007-2010 COBALTS. I ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE CARE OF EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR VERY MUCH BECAUSE OF THIS.THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED, YET THE ARTICLE I READ SAYS THAT IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2011 AND IF I HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A RECALL I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP PEOPLE WERE VERY RUDE AS I WAS VERY UPSET AT TRYING TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REMEDIED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT STOP THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FROM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH MANY CURVES. I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. AUDIBLE AND DASH LIGHT WENT ON AT THE SAME TIME AS POWER STEERING FAILED. DASH SAID "POWER STEERING". STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN (OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER "POWER STEERING"). I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER CAR BACK INTO LANE. I HAD TO DRIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER 26 MILES, BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS MOUNTAIN ROAD. ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING! AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, WARNING LIGHT CLEARED AND POWER STEERING WAS OPERATIONAL AGAIN. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, I ALSO HAD INTERMITTENT AIR BAG FAILURE WARNINGS AND FALSE FLAT TIRE WARNINGS ON DASH. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEB.2012 AND I HAVE HAD IT MAINTENANCED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER EACH AND EVERY TIME WERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO A 27 POINT INSPECTION WHILE CHANGING THE OIL HOWEVER THEY HAVE SEEM TO MISS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I AM EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR. I DRIVE MY CAR ONLY TO WORK TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY HOWEVER WITH THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND DIFFICULTIES IN DRIVING MY CAR I AM TERRIFIED OF HAVING A ACCIDENT AND HURTING MYSELF OR OTHERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR DURING THESE TIMES. *TR

UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL , I CLOSED AND LOCKED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO SECURE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT AND DISCOVERED THE NEXT MORNING THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED OR LOCKED . LUCKILY NOTHING WAS MISSING FROM THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD WHEN I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ON COMING CAR THAT WAS IN MY LANE. THE STEERING SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND AS A RESULT I HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,154. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION & START SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS, HER SON WAS NOT DRIVING ERRATICALLY, AND HE DID NOT MAKE ANY SUDDEN MOVES, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND HE HIT THE GUARDRAIL AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT, WAS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING, BELIEVING THE FIRST IN 3/2013..THE POWER STEERING FLASHES ON DASH AND STOPS STEERING CAR MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL. WAS HAPPENING RANDOMLY AT FIRST ,BUT NOW 6/2014, IT HAPPENS DAILY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ON SATURDAY,6/21/2014 IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN A 15 MILE STRETCH, AND ON MONDAY 6/23/2014, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A 30 MILE STRETCH. YOU LITERALLY HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF SO THE POWER STEERING CAN RESET ELECTRONICALLY. LUCKILY , I WAS ABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE IT IS SCARY WHEN IT GOES. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND CHEVY SAYS THIS COBALT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POWER STEERING RECALL. A LOT OF TIMES I'VE HAD TO DRIVE A MILE OR SO TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF...AND IT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT BEFORE WHEN YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT! COME ON GM, FIX MY CAR, YOU BUILT IT THAT WAY. IF THIS CAR HAS THE IGNITION AND LOCK RECALL, DON'T YOU THINK IT IS RELATED TO POWER STEERING! DO YOU WANT ANOTHER DEATH ON YOUR HANDS!!!! *TR

STARTED CAR NORMALLY. WENT TO TURN IT OFF. THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN OFF. OR COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO STALL ENGINE TO TURN IT OFF. AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I SEE,ON THE INTERNET, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ON ME TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

I HAD NOTICE TROUBLE NOT TOO LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2012 DUE THE CARS SHIMMY. I NOTICED THE TIRES GOING LOW & THOUGHT THAT WAS IT. THEN KEPT NOTICING THE TREAD WEARING AWAY MORE QUICKLY THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE TIRES LOOKED PRETTY NEW WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT WASN'T UNTIL MY FATHER TOLD ME I BETTER GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREADS WERE ABOUT SHOT & THE TIRES WERE BULGING. I TOOK IT TO A VERY REPUTABLE TIRE BUSINESS WHERE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD PUT TIRES BACK ON THE RIMS AS 3 OF THEM WERE BENT TO HELL. THIS IS WHY THE TIRES WERE WEARING QUICKLY. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS & YOU DON'T NORMALLY SEE 3 RIMS BENT UP LIKE THAT & THEY HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE & I SHOULD GO BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED FROM PA TO OH WHERE I LIVE!!. I MADE AN APPT WITH THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE & THE MANAGER STATED HE CANNOT HELP ME SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY!!! DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!! I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY 3 NEW RIMS & TIRES!!! YOU CANNOT FIND USED ONE AS I'M SURE THEY ARE ALL SHOT TO HELL TOO!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET & AM FINDING THERE HAVE BEEN RIM BENDING PROBLEMS FOR YEARS ON THE CHEVY COBALT!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD & COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE STILL PUTTING THESE CHEAP BENDABLE RIMS ON THESE CARS!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! I BOUGHT A NEWER CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE DUMPING MONEY INTO IT ALL THE TIME!! I BOUGHT A $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T COVER MY PROBLEM EITHER!!! ALL 3 OF THESE TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BLOW AT ANY SECOND, BUT I'M ALMOST FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THESE NEW RIMS WHICH I FEEL ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. RK UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE IGNITION SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S FIRST TWO FAILURES OCCURRED IN 2010. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD LAST BETWEEN 10 TO 30 MINUTES. UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOT SQUEAKING NOISES AND CRUNCHING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN OR AM GOING OVER ROUGH PAVMENT. *JS

MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE EARLY ONE MORNING. THERE WAS NO RAIN OR BAD ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRAYS GOD HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC AT ALL. ONE MINUTE EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND WITHIN A SPLIT SECOND THERE WAS A LOUD THUD BELOW OUR FEET. MY GIRLFRIEND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE THROWN ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND SLAMMED INTO THE GUARD CABLES WHICH AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GUARD CABLES CATAPULTED US BACK ACROSS THE INTERSTATE WERE WE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. THE FIRST QUESTION OUT OF THE ARKANSAS STATE TROOPERS AND THE LOCAL COUNTY OFFICERS MOUTHS TO US WAS,"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WHOLE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL?". THE TROOPER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT A "BLOWOUT" DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TRASH ON THE ROAD OR OFF THE ROAD THE ROAD THEY WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH A BLOW OUT. THAT'S WHEN WE TOLD HIM THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NOT 9 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE WHEELS AND TIRES AND BEEN ROTATED, THE OIL CHANGED AND AN INSPECTION COMPLETED ON THE CAR AND THEY TRIED TO SAY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. WELL NOW JUST AS A PASSENGER I HAVE 2 FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN MY BACK, CANT SLEEP, HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL AND I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHICH WAY TO TURN TO GET THE HELP I NEED. FRIENDS PLEASE BE CAREFUL DRIVING THESE CARS. PLEASE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A CHEVROLET MALFUNCTION OR DEFECTIVE PART. NOW WHAT DO I DO? *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY. SO SCARY!!!! WENT TO LOCAL DEALER FOR IT TO BE FIXED. THIS WAS BEFORE RECALL....HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AT LEAST A HALF YEAR TO GET NEW IGNITION SWITCH....WAS ALSO TOLD THERE WILL BE A STEERING WHEEL RECALL.....HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND FEEL THAT I'M DRIVING IN A DEATH MACHINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,033.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN! IT APPEARS THAT THE HANDLE IS NOT "ATTACHED" TO ANYTHING. YET ON LOOKING INTO THE INCIDENT ONLINE THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING, AND THE "SOLUTION" IS TO BAND YOUR HAND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR TO RELEASE IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS WORKED, HOWEVER IT IS ONLY AFTER CLIMBING OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE TO DO THIS. BEING SOMEONE IS IN AN ACCIDENT OR UNABLE TO CRAWL ACROSS THE CAR AND OUT AN OPPOSITE DOOR, THEY WILL MOST LIKELY PERISH OR BECOME WOUNDED FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THEIR CAR. FATALAITIES. IS THIS WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR THEM TO ACKNOWLEGE THERE IS A PROBLEM?? THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HARD AND A WARNING CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN ERROR WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED BEFORE THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO POWER STEERING, OR BRAKES. UPDATED 08/27/14

The contact owned a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that, while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed during an ice and rainstorm with poor visibility, a vehicle parked sideways in the middle of the roadway suddenly appeared. Unable to stop in time, the vehicle collided with the driver's side rear of the other vehicle, causing it to spin and veer onto the shoulder of the roadway before coming to a complete stop. The air bags deployed but failed to properly inflate, greatly reducing their effectiveness, which the contact held responsible for the various injuries sustained by the three occupants. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a storage facility and deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. All three occupants were transported to a local hospital by EMTs. The driver was treated for facial injuries sustained from striking the steering wheel. The minor occupant, who was seat-belted in the front passenger seat, was treated for injuries suffered to the right side of their forehead after hitting and breaking the front windshield, as well as a contusion across their chest caused by the seat belt. The contact was treated for a dislocated left shoulder and sustained multiple bruises. The manufacturer was notified of the incident, opened a case, and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for further assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

VICENZA, ITALY. ROADS WERE CLEAR AND IT WAS 12AM, NOT MANY CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. I WAS HEADED TO WORK AND AS I WAS COMING INTO A SMALL TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE CAR BEGAN DRIFTING, I LET GO OF EVERYTHING AND THE WHOLE THING SHUT OFF: ENGINE AND LIGHTS. ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING IN BUT NOTICED I WAS DRIFTING SO THEY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS HEADED INTO A RAMP AND TRIED TO STOP WITH MY BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR BUT THE KEY WAS STUCK. I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL, BUT THAT WAS STUCK. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO SOMEWHAT SLOW DOWN WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND BARELY MISSED THE RAMP. I HAD RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND MY BRAKES CHECKED, SO I KNOW MY CAR WAS FINE. IT LATER HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND HAD MY AXLES INSPECTED, I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IT IS NOT SAFE. THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO AT 0600. I USED MY BREAKS BECAUSE AN ANIMAL JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, THEN THE GAS WOULDN'T WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AS I STRUGGLED TO TURN IT AND THE BREAKS WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS STUCK WITH THE CAR NOT WANING TO START. I TOOK IT TO GET INSPECTED AGAIN, AND THY SAID IT WAS FINE. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT SINCE GMC HERE AND STATESIDE, AND HE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM IN THE STATES, ARE IGNORING ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2010 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN BOTH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PSCM MODULE AND THE PSCM COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,546 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO ADVISED THAT THE LOCK TUMBLER WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR

CAR DISPLAYED POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON DISPLAY, NO RECALLS LISTED. CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AN ALARM WENT OFF AND THE DASH INFORMATION BOARD FLASHED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN. BACK IN 2012, IT MAY WORK FOR 30 MINUTES. THAT LASTED A FEW WEEKS. NOW THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN 30 SECONDS. I CHECKED IN 2012 AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED TODAY AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF POWER STEERING. I CHECKED AGAIN WITH CHEVY AND IT STILL IS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH MOST COBALTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW WHY MINE ISN'T ON THE LIST. I CAN'T GET THE CAR INSPECTED AND PARTS ARE HARD TO COME BY BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. UPDATED 11/02/12

I NOTICE AS I WAS DRIVING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN I AM NOT PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED THAT I AM GOING. BUT WHEN I DO PUSH ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF, WHICH I DON'T THINK SHOULD BE HAPPENING SINCE THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WILL NOT KNOW THAT I AM STOPPING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT WAS 2 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME THIS STARTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT OTHER CUSTOMER HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT BECAME ABNORMALLY HARD TO MAKE ANY TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TRAVELED ACROSS BOTH LANES, CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THEN INTO AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE STALLING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAD FAILED HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,744.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000: (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE THAN ONCE OVER SEVERAL DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,943.

MY SON WAS GOING TO WORK AND CAR LOST CONTROL IN A PUDDLE IN THE ROAD AND HE WENT UNDER A PICKUP TRUCK. POLICE REPORT FILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIS SHOULDER AND ANKLE GOT HURT. *JS

THE LITTLE ORANGE PIECE OF PLASTIC "SHIFT INDICATOR" THAT SAYS WHAT GEAR I'M IN BROKE. AND FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR IT SHOULD NOT HAVE AS ITS IN A SEALED ENCLOSURE. GM SAYS I'M ON MY OWN BECAUSE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM), BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 8/22/12 *CN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/23/12. *JB

IN 2012 I HAD AN INCIDENT, MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WITH THE CAR RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, AND THEY FOUND THE SPRING HOLD DOWN PLATE WAS OFF AND THE SPRING WAS OUT OF THE CYLINDER, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. THEN, THE RECALL HAPPENED AND IN FEB OF 2015 I HAD TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR THE PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL, THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION AND START SWITCH. IN MAY OR JUNE 2015 I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS ACTING WEIRD, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERRATIC JUMPING FROM 30 TO 60 THEN BACK DOWN TO 20. IT WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST IDLING THEN IT WOULD STALL OUT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE OR THE 1ST WEEK OF JULY, THEY CHANGED THE MODULE PANEL AND SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I DROVE MY CAR OUT OF STATE ON JULY 17TH, ON THE WAY HOME IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ALL ERRATIC AND THE CAR WAS BUCKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. WHEN I GOT HOME I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON JULY 28TH, THE CAR WAS THERE ALL DAY BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I WENT UP THERE AND THE TECH TOOK A RIDE WITH ME, THE CAR ACTED UP AND HE GOT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS DOING, HE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT A CLUSTER PANEL TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT SAID HE HAD TO CHECK WITH GM. ON FRIDAY THE 31ST OF 2015 THEY PUT IN ANOTHER IGNITION THINKING THE OTHER MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE TECH CALLED ME TO SEE HOW THE CAR WAS RUNNING AN HOUR LATER, THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMMORROW AUG 3RD BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. MY CAR HAS 59,800 MILES AND I JUST PAID IT OFF ON JULY 31, 2015 IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE IDLING THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 120 MPH THEN STALLED OUT. IT STALLS OUT AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND TRIES TO STALL WHEN I AM DRIVING,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES OR RECALLS COVERING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR EXAMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.