2006 Chevrolet Cobalt: brake failure

Filed Jan 6, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 249,900 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. Upon merging to enter the highway, the accelerator pedal became stuck and the brakes failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to switch lanes, place the vehicle in neutral, and coast over to the side of the road. The vehicle stalled and was towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 249,900.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 200,000 miles · MN · crash · 1 injury

I was driving down the road. I reached 55 and my engine shut off. I had no brakes or steering and went to right in ditch and hit a telephone pole.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · CA · crash

Letter from constituents regarding problems their son experienced with his 2006 chevy cobalt; considers it to be a lemon, seeking reimbursement (full document not imaged). *smd the consumer stated his son was making a right turn, when the vehicle suddenly stalled, leaving him without steering capabilities. The vehicle darted to the left, across the opposite lane of traffic, where he crashed into a curb. The left control arm collapsed, he hit his head on the door post and the air bag did not deploy. The vehicle was towed, the consumers residence. On a separate occasion, the vehicle stalled again on the freeway, and again steering capabilities were lost. There was no accident, but the vehicle would not re-start, and it had to be towed to the dealer. Their testing could not locate the problem. The same problem happened 6 more times, resulting in a tow to the dealership. Each time, the problem was blamed on the power control module. The third incident happened while his son was driving on a curvy mountain, the vehicle lost power and there was no steering ability. His son was traveling at a low speed and he steered the vehicle into a ditch damaging the radiator, the engine pan and the front bumper cover. The last accident totaled the vehicle, when the vehicle stalled in traffic, the anti- lock brakes failed and the air bags did not deploy.

Filed Nov 29, 2006 · Brakes · 4,000 miles · ID · crash

Dt*: the contact stated the brakes failed while backing out of a school parking spot and depressing the brake pedal. The driver crashed into a storage unit and pole causing damage to the storage unit, pole and vehicle. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was driven home and later towed to an independent repair shop where no problem was found. A police report was taken.

Filed Jan 27, 2006 · Airbags, Brakes · 2,700 miles · OH · crash

Brakes failed. Hit another car at stop light. Car slowed but would not stop. Felt ABS kick in but brakes only slowed car down. Less than 5 MPH. No aib bag inflation. Car was a loaner from dealer, while my car was being worked on. Had car towed back to dealer and they said they found no problem with brakes. I know how to drive and I find it hard to believe that brakes don't work when you use them.