Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated when she attempted to start the vehicle, the engine would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised a new key was needed to start vehicle. The contact purchased a new key and the failure was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Updated 5/28/14*cn
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Driving down the road and all items on gauge cluster die and come back on over and over again. Security light pops on ABS light comes on air bag light comes on. I lose power steering when this happens and sometime vehicle wont start and my security light pops on. Sometimes nothing in my gauge cluster wont work and all warning lights will appear when driving down the road or as soon as I start my vehicle.
I called two local chevy dealerships today. One said they are waiting on instructions from gm to decide how to resolve the situation. The other said their service manager is out until wednesday and only then can they apply through gm for a loaner car and that process takes a few day. I have watched someone die in a car crash and I didn't quite understand the severity of this issue until I realized that people have been killed. As a one car family, getting to work so that we can keep our head above water is always my main priority. Gm is not helping me, I have also sent them the same information I am sending you. My husband cannot drive this car to work until the problem is fixed, it is not safe and we are financially screwed. I have driven hundred of my clients, all with developmental disabilities in my cobalt. Gm not only knowingly put my family's lives at risk, they put the lives of hundreds of individuals with developmental disabilities at risk also. If you need a text book example of the ignition switch issue on the cobalt, by all means, come get mine. It will reliably fail.
I would have filed sooner but was unaware of your agency and assumed that I should contact my local gm dealership. 2 days after I bought my 2006 chevy cobalt, the keys remained locked in the ignition. I have to use the emergency key release button to get my keys out. I reported this to the dealership who informed me in 2012 that there was no recall and I would have to pay to resolve the issue myself. I bought a cobalt because it was economical and we did not have the money to pay for the repairs. To this day, we use the emergency switch to release my keys. 1 week after I bought my cobalt, the engine and all power would die and I would have to restart the car. This happened when I was idling, going 25 miles/hr and up to 65 miles/hr. I called the chevy dealership who informed me that there is nothing they could do, unless I wanted to pay to have the issue fixed. I even had another recall repaired last year at the chevy dealership and again addressed the power failure. They looked for an issue, did not find one and literally made me believe it was "user error". My car still shuts off in the middle of driving, almost on a daily basis. I addressed the situation, I was ignored. I did not have the money to explore the issue more thoroughly, we had no choice but to deal with it. I am sending a second message to you following this because I am over on the word count. Please look for it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH and attempting to decelerate when the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact restarted the engine and the vehicle operated normally until later recurring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000.
I was traveling on a 2 lane road that I travel most every day, the road is not busy most times.as I was entering a sharp curve suddenly the car engine quit and next thing I knew I was raking the guardrail on the right side of the road,.damaged the car more than it was worth,this was only the 2nd time the car had done this but I had only owned it about 11/2 yrs.the guardrail saved us from going over a 300 ft.mountain into the river.thankful for that guardrail, but left without anything to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 225,000.
I bought the car 2 years ago. I noticed that the car stalls mostly when the temp outside is around the single digits. Doesnt happen all the time, and sometimes when the temp isnt that low. Unfortunately I still have to work and I was driving to work one morning, the car stalled on and icy road and I ended up in a snow bank. The car of course started right back up like nothing was wrong and ran for a couple weeks with out a problem. I have a constant problem with the car stalling, I even had a new engine put in because I was told it would fix the problem when I couldnt start my car at all one day and had to have it towed to a shop. Not even a week after the new engine, the car began stalling again, showing up with power steering warning lights and my MPH gauge went haywire. Ironically, sometime around this whole problem, the recall for the ignition switch came out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road and was restart after several minutes. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the ignition switch however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 189,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH on a highway, the vehicle stalled. The failure was recurring and the vehicle would not immediately start after each failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised that the mass airflow sensor would need replacing. The vehicle was previously included in a manufacturer's recall pertaining to the power steering but was omitted from the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v073000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
I was driving east on us hwy 2 at 55 MPH when my car suddenly dropped speed to 35 MPH and the engine light came on and the dash read red eng pwr. It was a very scary experience, I was able to coast to a side road as I live in northern wisconsin and there is not a shoulder to pull on to due to the high snow banks. I parked the car and shut it off and it had no power no speed control. I let it sit for 1 hour and when I turned it back on the engine light was off along with the dash reading and the car was normal. This is awful! This car is awful!
I was driving east on us hwy 2 at 35 MPH when my car suddenly shut off. I was in the middle lane and was able to pull to the right lane with no traffic coming. This happened 3 more times in a 2 mile distance. I parked the car and immediately notified chevy and my local chevy dealer. Chevy told me my car had a recall that would not be available until april 1. Von holzen chevy dealer said unless they knew what was wrong and I paid 600 they would not fix it.
I was stopped at a turn around east of garfield on 16 mile road in clinton township michigan. Proceeded to complete turn and go west on 16 mile road when I felt my vehicle (2006 chevrolet colbalt) had a loss of power. There was no response when I stepped on the gas pedal. The dashboard lights blinked. Then with in seconds I was struck by a vehicle in my passenger side rear, then I spun around and another vehicle hit me in the driver rear side. None of my air bags deployed. The clinton township police questioned the other two drivers who struck me but never questioned me to explain what happened. The first vehicle that hit me the man had a cut on his leg and refused medical treatment. The second vehicle that hit me the female was able to drive home. I was taken to the hospital by ems because my head, neck, back, hip and leg was hurting me. When I was in the hospital the police officer came up to me and gave me a ticket with two separate violations, and stated that I caused the accident. The officer never asked me what happened and when I tried to explain to him, he just said that's why its called an accident and left the hospital. My 2006 chevy colbalt is totaled according to the insurance company. I found a the federal safety agency 14v047000 recall on the ignition switch failure on this the federal safety agency website. Gm's recall number is 13454.I have record of 2 repairs to that same ignition by the dealership in 2006 and 2009. I believe that the faulty ignition caused me to loose power and acceleration thus causing the accident and injuries.
I re-entered the highway (i65) southbound from rest stop. As I approached cruising speed and merged into the outside lane, I deployed the tilt steering lever and pulled the steering wheel down to my preferred position. Since I usually drive another vehicle and was not used to this one, I pulled too hard on the steering wheel causing it to come down abruptly and hard into the full down position. This caused the ignition to shut off. My speed was about 70mph. I began to slow and edge towards the shoulder when I recovered my faculties, put the car in neutral, and restarted the vehicle with the key while still in motion at about 50mph. I resumed my trip as normal and cautioned my daughter against rapid steering column adjustments while driving. I read the recall news today and thought it might be helpful if I recounted my experience with the ignition failing on my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that after having the vehicle repaired under the federal safety agency campaign I.d. 10v073000 (steering), the power steering system malfunctioned while driving 25 MPH with the illumination of the power steering warning light. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was 55,100. .... Updated 10-17-13 *bf the power steering light illuminated four days after the check engine light illuminated.
Having multiple incidents, the 2006 chevy cobalt, shuts off while in reverse and steering locks up at low speeds. I can turn the vehicle off and restart it. The first incidents were maybe once a month, but lately has happened up to 3-4 times a week. On 7/9/13 (mileage 95,755) it cut off while trying to merge into traffic slowly. That scared me. It is now posting a serious safety hazard. I researched and found there was a recall in 2010 for this same issue on the model of vehicle. When I chatted online with gm on 7/10/2013, I was told my particular VIN did not have any active recalls. I am filing the complaint based on the fact that it may not be my particular VIN number, but the issue is the same! There needs to be additional research, I believe my car is experiencing the exact hazardous mechanical issue! I would hate for it to happen and cause a serious accident, as I am in the atlanta area!.
Lately my car has been dying while coming to a stop or going to take off. This is really scary when I pull out in busy traffic! I was almost t boned one day but thank goodness I was able to restart my car in time. Then a new problem started soon after... I was driving on the highway doing speeds 65 MPH when all the gauges on the dash started jumping around the steering wheel kind of locked up and my car began to jump and jerk. I struggled to get my car off the road onto an exit ramp where I shut my car off. I turned my car off, then I turned it back on. The alert gauge rang three times and said power steering on the dash board, I put my car in drive in hopes to make it home which was not far...when I took off my car shook and jumped while going all the way across a bridge. I pulled over yet again shut my car off and restarted it when I took off the second time and drove home I didn't have any problems. I left my car sit for several days the problem continues.
When car shifter is placed in park, key will not move past the acc position and cannot be removed from the ignition at all. Key must be left in the vehicle.
Recently while driving on the freeway my car die on stop and go traffic an again while getting on to the freeway the car would feel like it was not getting any gas and tried to turn itself off by putting the gas to the paddle will be sluggish eventually the engine light would turn on and after driving less than a mile it will run perfect again till three days later the same thing would happened again. I took it in to be looked at they said the oil was leaking on to the spark plugs my questions is if I get oil changes every three month while was it not spotted and now I have to pay over one- thousands dollars to get it fix because the motor was ruin . The problem is that the engine turning it self-off while driving on the freeway at that speed is a accident to happen.
I was pulling out onto the street with many cars approaching from a traffic light and I began to press down the gas pedal so I could safely get up to speed and I noticed the car not accelerating for the amount of pressure I was applying on the gas pedal the traction control light came on and stayed on and the transmission started jerking into all the gears, I drove it home 8 miles turned off the car and restarted the car and light had reset itself this same thing has happened three more times since this first time. All occurred on drive pavement no ice or other wet conditions. I've searched online and have seen many other people are have been reporting the same problem with the traction control light staying on and loss of power to the transmission and jerky shifting, in pretty much every year the cobalt model was manufactured by chevrolet I believe this is a major safety issue that general motors should have a recall to fix these issues but, has not done so to this day, before I and other people driving the chevrolet cobalt get hurt or hurt other drivers because of these malfunctions that our out of our control.
The throttle body becomes extremely 'gunked up,' causing the engine to shut off if the rpms drop too fast. It happens most often when coming up to stop lights. However, the most dangerous time (which caused me to get rear ended due to not being able to immediately speed up) is when I switch lanes on the highway. I let my car slow down by removing my foot from the pedal, switch lanes, and when I put my foot on the pedal, I don't speed up. Why?? Because the engine shut off when I first removed my foot from the pedal and let the rpms drop!
I was in the food for less market and my car - blow up or whatever it was on fire when I came out after someone state "a chevy volt was on fire, come to the front", then he said, "will the person with a chevy volt, come to the front - color purple" that's when I went to see what was going on. My car was on fire and the fire people was putting it out. Oh, my goodness!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH, all of the warning lights illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to merge to the side of the road where the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence and was later taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning as the contact was proceeding through an intersection. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the ignition coil spark plugs. The contact stated that the cylinder was replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 122,488.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the engine stalled and the warning lights illuminated. Upon restarting, the vehicle the contact was able to resume driving normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer five times for the similar defect. The engine cylinder head was replaced twice. Also, on a separate occasion the PCM was replaced by the dealer. The malfunction continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.
While driving down highway the traction control light came on. When I slowed to exit highway my vehicle began to shift funny and hard and became scarry. I then left stop sign and my car was shifting hard and felt like it was jumping eraticly. I was scared to drive at times and it continued for about an hour then I pulled into get something to eat and call my husband. After eating and telling my husband, I got back into car and it was fine. No more lights on the dash saying service engine soon or traction control light. It was fine for the rest of my way home. I went to work next day and all was back again, light for service engine came on and so did traction control. Then my car started jerking again and shifting real hard. Now my car does this at least 4 times a week. I had it looked at and they could not find anything they said. It happened again and I took it in and they said it was a front right wheel bearing showing up on code but nothing else. Had the bearing fixed and it still does it. I should have known that wasn't all it was cause it feels like the trans slipping and grabbing. To this day it still does it with everyone telling me they can't find problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH the vehicle stalled. After the vehicle sat for a few minutes it was able to be restarted. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis however they were unable to identify the problem. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering, tire traction and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The automatic door locks would lock and unlock the doors independently and without warning, and the speedometer would become inoperative. The contact would have to shut the vehicle off and restart for the vehicle to perform as normal. The dealer repaired various components unknown to the contact on several occasions however, the failure would recur. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2006 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer states several issues with vehicle related to recalls *tgw the consumer stated there was a smell of gasoline inside the vehicle, five sensors were bad, there was a problem with the fuel pump and fuel injection system. The RPM's jumped, when the vehicle was in cruise control mode, the cruise control would shut off for no reason. The consumer had a difficult time starting the vehicle, after she filled the tank, the vehicle would steer to the left, and there were times when the vehicle would jump out of gear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.
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