2007 Chevrolet Cobalt

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS ABOUT 10:00AM IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I COULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION BEFORE MY COBALT BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ON ME. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO "ROLL" I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR PRESS THE BRAKES. BASICALLY THE CAR HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT ME KNOWING. I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SINCE IT WAS ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. BUT ANYWAYS AS IT WAS ROLLING IT WAS PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SINCE THAT'S HOW MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALREADY TURNED FROM ME MAKING A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP AND I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL DRIFTING OFF INTO PEOPLES YARDS. THE CAR ROLLED INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. IT HIT PRETTY HARD. THE BRICK MAILBOX CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GROUND AND LUCKILY FELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I SLUNG FORWARD ONE THE CAR HIT THE MAILBOX. I BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A PANIC ATTACK WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO INTO AN ASTHMA ATTACK. I HAVE ASTHMA PRETTY BAD. THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ALL SMASHED IN AND ALL THE FUELS HAD LEAKED OUT. BECAUSE I SLUNG FORWARD I HAD WHIPLASH, AND ALSO A KNOT ON MY HEAD AND A SWOLLEN BUSTED LIP. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE DUE TO THE PACK NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT, WHICH ALSO LEFT ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FOUR ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN STARTED, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN MANUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIME FRAME FOR THE DEFECT TO BE REMEDIED WAS UNREASONABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,728.

AROUND TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR LOCKED IT SELF WHILE THE KEYS WAS IN THE IGNITION! THEN SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON! JUST LAST WEEK THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF! I'M 58 YEARS OLD AND DISABLED AND LIVE ON VERY LITTLE MONEY EACH MONTH! SO I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND FIXED! I'M FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW ! PLEASE HELP! GOD BLESS, THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PROBABLY DID NOT TRIGGER THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

4/22/13 APPROX 7:30 AM, APPROACHED RED-LIGHT, GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER! DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YR. AS SOON AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN,CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING TO STALL OUT! (LIKE IF YOU WERE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. STEPPED ON THE GAS, AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIGHT TURN GREEN, TO TRY TO PREVENT THE STALL OUT, AND ABOUT 1/4 INTO INTERSECTION, ANOTHER CAR WAS RUNNING A CAUTION LIGHT, WHICH TURNED TO RED... MY CAR REGAINED POWER WITH A THRUST OF THE ENGINE, WHICH TOOK ME INTO THE PATH OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WHO HIT ME AT ABOUT 35 MPH, WHICH CAUSED US TO SPIN COMPLETELY AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORT STATED I FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IN PART THAT IS TRUE, AS I FELT I HAD TO APPLY THE GAS TO THE CAR TO KEEP IT FROM "STALLING! HEAVY DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT END, HOOD, BUMPER AND SUPPORT BEAM BY ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. 5/9/2012, FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND; 9/16/10-LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST; 3/1/2010-RECALL 10V073000 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT; 1022/2009-FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACEMENT. IN THE PASS THREE YRS I ADVISED EAST SYRACUSE CHEVY DEALER THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS,LIGHTED AREAS RADIO, ETC; GO IN AND OUT LIKE THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DOOR LEFT-OPEN, LIGHTS, LOW-FUEL, SINGLE LIGHTS CHIMES ALL DON'T WORK. DEALER ADVISED ME THERE IS A SHORT IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE CAUSING ALL THESE PROBLEMS,RADIO SPEAKERS ARE ALL CONNECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR WHICH WAS OVER $2,000. REMOTES DON'T WORK. I HAVE HAD MANY FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, I.E. SWAY BAR, STEERING COLUMN BUSHINGS; STRUTS;STEERING COMPONENTS, LINKAGE/CV DRIVE AXLE BOOTS, CONTROL ARMS; REPAIRS;11/30/11, 2/16/2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AGGRESSIVELY TO REMOVE THE KEY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT TURNING OFF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE AND ISSUED A NEW KEY. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

IT'S VERY DISTURBING TO RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. IT'S EVEN MORE DISTURBING TO BE ADVISED THAT YOUR CAR CANNOT BE REPAIRED ASAP BECAUSE "PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE." REALLY? IT'S COME TO LIGHT THIS WAS KNOWN AS FAR BACK AS 2001 AND PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE??!! EVEN BY KEEPING THE IGNITION KEY ALL BY ITSELF ON THE KEY RING IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NOT OCCUR. THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL I'VE HAD ON THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2009. I'VE OWNED A NUMBER OF CARS IN THE PAST AND NONE OF THEM EVER FACED ANY TYPE OF RECALL WHATSOEVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M VERY UNHAPPY AND VERY UNIMPRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE IN THE VEHICLE OR IF NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE CODES HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO REMOVE THE KEY MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *TR