Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled multiple times without warning. The contact made multiple attempts to start the vehicle but to no avail. The vehicle act was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (electrical system) and the contact was waiting for the part to become available. There was no estimated timeframe for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt electrical complaints
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I was notified early march that my car was part of a recall for the ignition switch, safety recall 13454. It indicated parts would be available beinging in april 2014. I am seriously disturbed that it is still not fixed as I am a senior citizen and have missed numerous doctor's and physical therapy appointments for fear of taking the car out. I have followed all the directions to the letter, taking all items from my key ring. As noted it is a serious risk to me and my health and my state of mind. I want to know when my car will be repaired as I have called findlay chevrolet and they keep giving me the same old story, "parts are not in yet!!" it is not acceptable to have to wait for such a long time to be able to have peace and comfort back in my life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that she attempted to have the vehicle repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number:14v171000 (electrical) however,was made aware that parts were not available to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Submission from constituent re 2007 chevrolet cobalt. *smd the consumer stated he was unaware of the potentially dangerous, threatening situation, which could have resulted in a fatality, and/or injury. The consumer stated these vehicles should be removed from the road, and warn affected drivers not to drive the vehicles at all. The consumer no longer feels safe driving the vehicle, and is requesting a loaner vehicle or compensation to rent a vehicle, until gm resolves the matter completely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received the recall notice in march and was informed by the dealer that the parts would be available on april 8. After contacting the dealer, the contact was informed that the parts were still not available. The contact notified the manufacturer of the problem and was informed that there was no time frame regarding part availability. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) had surpassed a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the ignition would not turn over when inserting the key into the ignition. The contact had to make multiple attempts to start the vehicle to no avail. The contact removed multiple keys from the key chain and the vehicle was able to start sporadically. The contact also attempted to schedule an appointment for repairs under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) however, the local dealer stated that the part would not become available until mid april. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
2007 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice.
I am the owner of a 2007 chevy cobalt. I was not made aware of the dangerous and deadly ignition switch recall until 3/28/14 when I mother told me of it. I immediately phoned gm and the response after giving the rep my VIN was I'm not sure what to tell you but yes there is a recall. I asked if she was able to show my car was part of the recall why I wasn't notified in the mail. I indicated that the car is registered and insured under my name only and that I have presently been living at the same address for 7 years. I've had the car for almost two years. She was not able to give me an answer. I am completely appalled as a chevy owner as I have always told people chevy's were a great car to own. I think you should be aware of this as others may be in the same position I was in and was never notified of this dangerous recall.
2007 chevrolet cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall and seeks information about collision insurance for loaner vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 20-25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle proceeded to move and crashed into a tree, a pole, and then a mailbox. The vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into several trees. The contact suffered injuries to the knee, legs and bruises to the body. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was not filed. The contact also stated that the federal safety agency campaign number id number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) was received after the crash. The failure and current mileage was 93,000. The VIN was not available.
Ignition switch recall- gm refuses to provide a loaner vehicle until recall repair, with no date given on possible repair. Communication with customer service has stopped. They will not answer e-mails and there is no # to speak to someone live.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start upon turning the key in the ignition more than once. The contact had to wait and within a few minutes the vehicle would restart after more than one attempt. The vehicle had also stalled without warning. The air bag sensor light illuminated and continued to illuminate at random. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The drivers seat had deteriorated to the point that the frame was loose and the padding was exposed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the fronts drivers seat needed to be replaced. The front drivers seat was replaced. The air bag sensor, vehicle stalling and failure with the key not turning in the ignition continued to recur. The contact was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number:14v047000 (air bags and electrical system) and the authorized dealer stated that the part would not be available until mid april. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30000. Updated 06/17/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. There are no failures at this time. There are no failures at this time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated while driving at no particular speed the vehicle lost all power; however, the engine did not shut off. When the vehicle was totally shut off the vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition on multiple occasions. The contact was able to remove the key after multiple attempts. The internal light illuminated at random with or without the key engaged. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition module and the trunk key needed to replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The contact was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags and electrical system); however, the dealer stated that the part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 51,000. Updated 05/28/14 ma the consumer stated her vehicle still hasn't been repaired regarding the ignition recall. Updated 08/05/14
The floor shifter on my 2007 cobalt will not lock out to prevent car from moving will ignition switch is off. The pin inside shifter works it's way out of shifter and prevents lock out mechanism from engaging. In order to start car ,the ignition switch has to manually engaged by sticking finger underneath steering column and pushing the button to release ignition to start car. This is another defect that gm needs to address in recall notice with ignition switch problem. I have two small keys on ignition key ring...very light. This problem is more widespread than reported and the manufacturer needs to correct this flaw.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the driver crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy with the force of the impact. The contact suffered from injuries to the head, back and neck area. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The contact experienced the failure consequence as mentioned in the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have had electrical issues dating back as fast as 4 years ago. In 2013 my car stopped while driving. I had to have it towed to a shop and spent close to $300 to fix it. It was not the battery. I am in the gm recall for cobalts. My vehicle is currently sitting at bill fox in rochester mi waiting for parts. I do not feel safe driving this car even if the part comes in and I am getting the car back.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevy cobalt. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled and independently engaged into neutral before stalling. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was caused by a malfunction of the ignition switch. The failure mileage was 71,000.
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.
I would be driving down the highway and the car's dials would not work then start bouncing around. Then the power steering message would read out, I would loose power steering. If I slowed down it would take more of an effort to get the car up to speed and the car would jump in to gears hard. It wouldn't shift smooth. None of the gauges would work, and if the A/C was on it wouldn't work. When it started back working, the engine lock light would stay on. And the car wouldn't shift in and out of gear with out jerking.
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 the federal safety agency 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!
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.
I contacted the dealer where I got the car from at hawk chevrolet about my car problems a few times, and they did try to fix it, which they said it was a electrical problem and they fixed that but then...after that multiple occasion started to happen, my car would turn off just because.the key would get stuck in the ignition and I couldn't get it out. Or the car would turn off when I,m stopped at the light sometimes........it,s very stressful enough in my life and now have to deal with this is very stressful...I would just like to get a brand new car from gm....and called it a day....because I don't want my chevrolet cobalt no more even if they fix it I want a refund to put down on a new car now....and dealers are not honoring, the safety recall notice by not giving out any loaner cars for people like gm said they would..and it,s very sad....because if people feel unsafe in recall car we should be able to get a loaner car...they are full of it.
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 the federal safety agency 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.
On february 21, 2008 3:21 a.m. I was called by allegheny general hospital (agh) in pittsburgh, pennsylvania to inform me that my son was taken there by helicopter and was unresponsive. He was in a car accident and suffered severe brain trauma. Unfortunately he died on february 29, 2008. This was my son's first "new" vehicle. We purchased it on 12/3/2007 and he died in it 2 months later. The vehicle is a 2007 chevy cobalt. The accident was investigated and the police believe my son fell asleep at the wheel as he crossed the center line of a 2 lane road and hit another vehicle. The person in the other vehicle survived. After receiving the first recall notice about the ignition switch issue I contacted the car manufacturer (general motors) to inquire about whether they would investigate the vehicle to determine if it was defective and could have been the cause of the accident. I was told by a gm representative that there was nothing they could do as they had filed bankruptcy. I continue to receive the recall notices which leads me to believe that my son's death is not included in the total number of chevy cobalt deaths. I first contact the us dept. Of justice and got nowhere. I then contacted your organization (the federal safety agency) - reference# 614104 and was told that I needed to go back to gm. It is my understanding that both organizations are involved in an investigation of gm however nobody at either organization seems to want to talk to me. I don't trust gm after some reading I have been doing however I plan to make that call. This is reliving a nightmare!
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.
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