2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN STUCK SHUT. PREVIOUSLY, RESTARTING THE BATTERY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT NOW THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE MECHANICAL. IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WITH A FRACTURED SPINE BECAUSE CHEVROLET AND GMC CANNOT ENGINEER A DOOR PROPERLY. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SHE SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VERY SAME DAY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BATTER EXPLODED, WHEN AN ODOR BEGAN TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE AC AND HEAT DID NOT WORK, THE DASH LIGHTS WORKED OCCASIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE INTERIOR WAS FALLING APART. *JB THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE AC COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND TOXIC FUMES FROM THE BATTERY IN THE TRUNK WERE BEING SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE TRUNK AND HOT BATTERY ACID WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. UPDATED 09/08/14

WENT TO GET OUT OF CAR DOORS WERE UNLOCKED BUT WOULD NOT OPEN. ROLLED DOWN WINDOW DOORS STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. PRAYED APART DOOR PANEL CAN NOT ACCESS ACTUATOR. HAVE TO CLIMB OVER SEAT TO GET IN AND OUT OF CAR. WENT TO TAKE CAR TO INSPECTION TODAY AND STATE OF NJ SAID THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY CAN NOT GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR. CALLED GM TODAY AND TRIED TO SCHEDULE ME AM APPOINTMENT TO WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AND OFFER NO OTHER REMEDY I TURNED DOWN AND WILL TAKE TO MY INDEPENDENT SHOP AS IT IS A ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR AS IT'S HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES. *TR

ISSUE #1: DECEMBER 3, 2013 MY DAUGHTER PARKED HER CAR UPON ARRIVING FOR WORK AT THE UPPER DECK SPORTS BAR & GRILL. SHE OPENED HER CAR DOOR AND AS SHE BRUSHED HER HAND ACROSS THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD HER HAND SLICED OPEN BY A SHARP EDGE OF THE CHROME. SEE PHOTO: SHE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE WOUND WAS SO DEEP SHE REQUIRED BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STITCHES TO CLOSE IT PROPERLY. DUE TO THE SEVERITY AND LOCATION OF THE WOUND AND HER JOB REQUIREMENTS AS A BARTENDER, SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK FOR A WEEK. 7 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND WE ARE STILL WAITING PAYMENT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS NEARLY $3000 AS WELL AS MISSED WAGES. ISSUE #2 ? THE CAR MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED IN THE MAJOR RECALL WHERE 15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SHE HAS HAD ONE INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING ALREADY. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET WHERE SHE COULD DRIFT OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOT ON 95 WHERE SHE DRIVES TO AND FROM WORK. SHE HAS RECEIVED LETTERS REGARDING THE RECALL BUT IS CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD THEY ( MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET AUTO MALL) DON'T HAVE THE PART NECESSARY TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE LAST TIME, THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER TO COME IN AND WHEN SHE GOT THERE WAS TOLD THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY PERFORMED A "SAFETY CHECK" ON HER VEHICLE AND TOLD HER THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED OK AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY GOT THE PART. TO THIS DATE, THEY STILL CLAIM TO NOT HAVE THE PART. *TR

OUR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FREQUENTLY "STOPS" WORKING. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE OTHER 3 DOORS IN THE VEHICLE OPEN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR REFUSES TO OPEN (AND I DO NOT CONSIDER HAVING TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR PLAY "DUKES OF HAZARD" A FEASIBLE ACTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COBALT AND G5. TO THIS EFFECT I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. IF I AM ABLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS ON THE ISSUE WITH A 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH IT HAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY HIGH PRIORITY FIX DUE TO THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE. GRANTED I DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY A LIFE OR DEATH DEFECT UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE ABOVE SCENARIO. JUST THOUGH I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WAY TOO MANY RECALLS IN ITS HISTORY ALREADY. *TR

I HAVE WRITTEN AT LEAST 1-2 LETTERS TO GMC, SPOKE W/REPS FOR HOURS FOR YEARS, REACHED OUT TO SM, & ATTEMPTED TO HANDLE THE ISSUE MYSELF, & I AM DISGUSTED & FURIOUS AT THE WAY GMC HAS BRUSHED OFF LOYAL, PAYING CONSUMERS W/NO REGARD. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW OFF OF THE LOT & I LOVED IT. AFTER HAVING MANDATORY RECALL WORK DONE IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER THE SAME. MY PASSENGERS WERE OFTEN TIMES FRIGHTENED BY THE UNFAMILIAR HANDLING OF A 2006: IT JERKED, BUCKED, CUT OFF, & OFTEN TIMES WOULD NOT CUT BACK ON. ONCE, WHEN DRIVING A FRIEND THAT SERVES IN THE MILITARY, I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN & THE CAR CUT OUT OF THE TURN & TURNED OFF. IF TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING, WE BOTH WOULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY. I CRIED & BEGGED GMC FOR YEARS THAT I FEARED FOR MY LIFE & SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG W/THE CAR. THEY DENIED ANY KNOWING OF MY ISSUE & MADE ME PAY HUNDREDS AFTER HUNDREDS IN DIAGNOSTIC FEES THAT WERE FRUITLESS LABOR. DEALERS & REPS MADE IT SEEM AS IF I WERE CRAZY & JUST TRYING TO BE PROBLEMATIC INSTEAD OF HONESTLY ADDRESSING MY ISSUE & TAKING ME SERIOUS. ONCE I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL PAPERS, MY CAR CEASED TO TAKE ANY MORE ABUSE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN YANKED & KNOCKED TO THE POINT OF EXHAUSTION & WHAT WAS ONCE MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION IS NOW A NON-MOVING MASS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE ACCRUED A NUMBER OF SPEEDING TICKETS DUE TO THE SPASTIC SPEEDOMETER MOVING OUT OF CONTROL (WHICH I TOOK VIDEOS OF & SENT TO GMC), SCRUNCHED THE FRONT OF MY HOOD DUE TO THE CAR LOCKING UP, & OVERALL RUINED MY LIFE AS MY 1ST BIG INVESTMENT IN A GENUINE PRODUCT OF LIVING LEFT ME STRANDED, LITERALLY. I HAVE A COPY OF AT LEAST 1 OF THE LETTERS THAT I SENT IN, THE VIDEO FOOTAGES, THE LINKS TO THE SM I ADDRESSED CHEVY, PICTURES, WITNESSES, & DOCUMENTATION OF INVOICES ON FILE AT DEALERSHIPS. WHEN I ASKED BLACK CHEVY IN GREENSBORO FOR MY INFO, THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE LINKED TO VIN.PLEASE *TR

A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT QUICKLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES WHICH CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO QUICKLY APPLY HERS THUS CAUSING HER TO HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATLY DEPLOYED. MY SON, WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, NOTICED WITHIN SECONDS OF THE CRASH THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE HAD TO QUICKLY UNHOOK BOTH HIS AND MY DAUGHTERS SEAT BELT SO THEY COULD EVACUATE THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE CABIN CAUGHT FIRE. ONCE MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO RELAX AND GATHER HERSELF AND TELL ME WHAT SHE HAD REMEMBERED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS STOPPING AS QUICKLY AS USUAL. I ASK HER IF SHE THOUGHT THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND SHE STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD FEEL LIKE TO HAVE A CAR STALL WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I AM UNSURE AS TO, NUMBER ONE, WHY THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATLY AFTER A 35MPH IMPACT AND TWO, WHY WAS IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO TRUST YOUR VEHICLE THE MOST???? *JS

THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS NOT BUILT RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURES KNEW FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE CHEVY COBALT 2006 WOULD HAVE A LEAKING GASOLINE SYSTEM, AND THEY KEPT THIS FAULTY DEFECT TO THEMSELVES FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE CUSTOMER. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LEAKING GAS FOR A FEW YEARS UNIT THE CRACK WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO SMELL IT, WHILE NOT DRIVING, THE IGNITION SWITCH; WITH THE KEY IN IT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK HAS STARTED THE CAR ENGINE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WONT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY MORE THAN 9 TIMES. THE CAR TURNED OFF ON ME GOING IN REVERSE, COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKE AND STEERING POWER TO MOVE OUT OF THE POLE . WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY I HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY REACT; PUTTING MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PRAYING TO GOD A CAR DOESN'T HIT ME, WHILE WITH THE LEFT HAD SIDE IS QUICKLY WAVING AT THE VEHICLES COMING FROM BEHIND TO STOP. PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IM TIRED OF BEING EXPOSED TO THE DANGERS OF THIS M DEFECTED LIFE THREATENING VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON JUNE SEVENTH, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-95 EXPRESSWAY. SUDDENLY, I LOST THE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHICH WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DRIVEN FOR REYMY W. PORTES (CRASH REPORT # [XXX]). ON FEBRUARY 21TH, 2011, MY HUSBAND, [XXX] HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENT WITH HIS 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE FACT THAT BOTH CRASHES WERE SO SIMILAR MADE DUBIOUS ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM. ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 MY HUSBAND PRESENTED A COMPLAINT TO F. H.S. M. V. D. M. S. (COMPLAINT # [XXX]), ON DECEMBER 16, 2011 ITS ANSWER WAS: ?YOUR COMPLAINTS DO NOT FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. DEJECTED, HE DIDN?T ANY MORE ACTION. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM GM A WARNING ABOUT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY EXISTS IN 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR (MY) CHEVROLET COBALT, THEN I READ ON TV NEWS, AND INTERNET, THAT GM ISSUED THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT?. IN THIS MOMENT WE REALIZED THAT BOTH THE 2006 AND 2008 CHEVY COBALT AIR BAGS? DID NOT DEPLOY, REGARDLESS BOTH VEHICLES CRASHES WERE ON FRONT BUMPER AND MAROONE COLLISION CENTER CHARGE TO ALLSTATE THE AMOUNT OF $4183.16 TO REPAIR MY CAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LETTERS FROM LAWYERS, AS WELL AS ALLSTATE INSURANCE DEALING WITH INJURES DAMAGES AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. ALLSTATE PAID TO MR. PORTES THE SUM OF $3 000, CONSEQUENTLY OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE PREMIUM WAS RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION HAD CAUSED STRESS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN BOTH MY WIFE I. BECAUSE BOTH CRASHES HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR, I-95 TRAFFIC WAS CROWDED AND SLOW, BUT IN OTHER CONDITIONS AND AS CONSEQUENCE OF AIR BAG MALFUNCTION MY WIFE AND MIGHT HAVE DIED. FOR THE REASONS EXPLAINING ABOVE, I, THE WRITER, DEMAND FROM GM A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND MONETARY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MY CAR MALFUNCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE DOORS NOT LATCHING AND/OR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED. THE DRIVER DOOR, SEEMS TO DO OK, AS LONG AS I KEEP IT LUBED. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN I LOOK AT THE LATCH, IT SEEMS TO BE MOVING FREELY, YET WILL NOT LATCH. IT HAS BEEN TIED CLOSED WITH A ROPE, SINCE OCTOBER 2013, AS IT WILL COST HUNDREDS, JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT HAS MANUAL LOCKS, SO IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT MYSELF, BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR