2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Interior & seats Problems

The contact's daughter owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering failed, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn. Additionally, the door locks would lock and unlock independently, and the speedometer was not functioning properly. The electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

NHTSA ID

11431962

Incident

Sep 7, 2020

Mileage

155,000 mi

THE ACTIVATING SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG FAILED AROUND 78,000 MILES. THIS SEAT SWITCH ACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WHEN AN OCCUPANT SITS DOWN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME WE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR DONE TO THE CAR THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THE BROKEN SEAT SWITCH WAS TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT COVER. TO DO THIS REQUIRES AN INITIAL OUTLAY OF $150.00 DOLLARS FOR THE PART( THE SWITCH IS WOVEN INTO THE SEAT FABRIC)PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL(PRICE UNKNOWN)AT THE DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE,WEIGHT OR GENDER ANY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER MAY BELIEVE THEY ARE PROTECTED UPON READING THE DASHBOARD 'AIRBAG' SIGN WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR. THE PANEL-MOUNTED INDICATOR FOR THAT AIRBAG IS A LIGHTED DISPLAY WHICH, IN DAYLIGHT, IS HARD TO SEE WITHOUT CUPPING YOUR HAND OVER THE ANNUNCIATOR-OR WAIT UNTIL NIGHTFALL , GET SOMEBODY TO SIT IN THE SEAT, AND THEN CHECK OUT THE DASH LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

10959549

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IF THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED, IT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. IF THE DOOR WAS OPEN, IT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ID

10950177

Incident

Feb 7, 2017

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE REARVIEW MIRROR DOME LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

NHTSA ID

10929464

Incident

Nov 29, 2016

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH WAS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA ID

10817156

Incident

Dec 24, 2015

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED. WHEN THE LOCKS SPORADICALLY CONTINUED TO UNLOCK, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10679882

Incident

Jan 30, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

NHTSA ID

10582873

Incident

Mar 14, 2011

Mileage

148,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10574180

Incident

Mar 5, 2008

THE POWER LOCKS SUDDENLY DO NOT WORK AS USUAL. USUALLY, ALL THE DOORS ARE LOCKED WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR WHILE THEY ARE UNLOCKED WHEN I PARK THE CAR. NOW, THERE IS NO RESPONSE OF EACH DOOR WHEN I SHIFT THE CAR TO PARK OR DRIVE. I HEAR SOME TICK SOUND WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE, WHICH IS NOT THERE WHEN THE LOCKS WORK WELL. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO MOVE THE POWER STEERING WHEN I PARK THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500901

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK.... THE DOORS WILL JUST BE LOCKED WHETHER YOUR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE LOCKS SHOW THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED BUT WHEN YOU PULL THE HANDLE IT FEELS AS IF IT ISN'T ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. AFTER PUNCHING THE DOOR AROUND THE HANDLE AREA THE DOOR SOMETIMES WILL THEN OPEN. UPON SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I WAS LOCKED IN MY CAR FOR HOURS YESTERDAY UNTIL I FINALLY CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW. AFTER THAT THE DOORS FINALLY OPENED AND WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE SHORTLY AFTER I WAS LOCKED OUT AND STRANDED OUTSIDE MY CAR FOR ANOTHER SEVERAL HOURS. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.... ALSO ONCE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN MY DOOR I TORE THE HANDLE RIGHT OFF THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAD LOCKED ME OUT. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE FOR MANY OTHERS AS I ALSO SEE THIS ONLINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500899

Incident

Feb 2, 2012

Mileage

98,000 mi

UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. I CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH NO ISSUES, BUT THE DOOR ITSELF WILL NOT OPEN. HAVE TO CLIMB IN AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496389

Incident

Feb 4, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

I ARRIVED AT WORK YESTERDAY ONLY TO FIND I COULDN'T EXIT MY CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I MANUALLY TRIED UNLOCKING IT, BUT IT STILL DID NOT OPEN. I PROCEEDED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THAT DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR. IT TURNS OUT THE LATCH DIDN'T ALLOW ENOUGH SPACE TO CATCH THE DOOR. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF PUSHING THE LATCH AND TRYING TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED, IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO CLOSE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (USED) 2 WEEKS AGO. MY FIRST CAR!! I WISH I HAD BOUGHT A HONDA! TODAY I WAS GOING TO RUN ERRANDS ON MY DAY OFF. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH. I HAVE NO WAY OF SECURING THE DOOR CLOSED SINCE IT IS A 2 DOOR VEHICLE. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY PARKING LOT, UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURE (OR LACK THERE OF!) OF THE PASSENGER DOOR POTENTIALLY FLYING OPEN ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. LOOKS/RIDES NICE BUT NOT WORTH THE MONEY OR HEADACHE. STILL HAVEN'T DISCOVERED A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MIGHT BE TRADING THIS IN ON A NEW CAR, DIFFERENT MODEL/MAKE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10481247

Incident

Oct 19, 2012

Mileage

77,093 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LATCHES WERE NOT SECURE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED AND THEY WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT EACH DOOR WOULD COST $185 AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ELECTRIC. THE CONSUMER'S CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID

10463519

Incident

May 29, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 COBALT. PERIODICALLY I CAN'T OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR FROM INSIDE AND I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO PULL HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE TO GET OUT. AND THEN FUSS WITH THE LATCH MECHANISM SOMETIMES TO GET THE DOOR TO SHUT. AND RIGHT NOW MY LOCKS ARE GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN I'M PARKED.. I LOCK MY DOORS AND I COME OUT TO MY CAR AND THEY ARE UNLOCKED. AND I CAN'T DISENGAGE MY ALARM...SOO EVERY TIME I OPEN THE DOOR I HAVE TO JUMP IN AND TURN ON THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND OF COURSE THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. ALTHOUGH, I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS.. THEY TELL ME IF I WANT TO BRING IT IN, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT! I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR! *JS

NHTSA ID

10456993

Incident

May 2, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT HAS STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER DOOR SINCE 2 DAYS AGO. I HAD ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO EXIT AND I COULDN'T. THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD OPEN AND NOTHING CHANGED. I WAS LOCKED IN MY CAR FOR TEN MINUETS TRYING TO GET OUT UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR, THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO WHERE I COULDN'T GET IN AND HAD TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. RIGHT NOW MY DOOR IS WORKING NORMAL BUT AN HOUR AGO I COULDN'T GET IN AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THEIR CAR QUICKLY AND THIS IS HAPPENING, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO GET OUT. I AM NOT THE ONLY COBALT OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS RESOLVED BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR WITHOUT A WAY TO ESCAPE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10444539

Incident

Jan 17, 2012

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD WHEEL BEARING ISSUES STARTING AT 40,000 MILES. AT 50,000 MILES MY FRONT END SUSPENSION (LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS), STRUTS, AND DOORS LOCKS STARTED ACTING UP. MY DOOR LOCKS WILL JAM AND I WILL BE TRAPPED IN MY CAR UNTIL THEY (DOOR LOCKS) DECIDE TO WORK AGAIN. FORTUNATELY FOR ME USUALLY ONLY ONE STOPS WORKING AT A TIME. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT JUST NEEDS GREASING; I HAVE TRIED EVERY GREASE UNDER THE SUN AND NONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO AT LEAST FIX THE DOORS!!!.THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1,000 PER DOOR FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE HEARD OF SOME PEOPLES DOORS NEVER OPENING AGAIN AND THE DOOR HAVING TO BE CUT OFF TO BE REPAIRED. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY GET OUT OF THE CAR. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECALL THIS DOOR ISSUE ON THE COBALT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10440418

Incident

Dec 19, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

IT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AND EITHER WOULD NOT LET MY DOOR SHUT OR ONCE IT WAS SHUT IT WOULD NOT LET ME OUT. THE LOCKS STILL WORK BUT THE DOOR CONTINUOUSLY GETS STUCK SHUT OR WON'T SHUT AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10439023

Incident

Dec 7, 2011

Mileage

128,000 mi

I NOTICED ISSUES STARTING SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 08 WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ERRATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. MY HUSBAND FIXED THE ISSUE BY DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRIC LOCKS. THEN IN JANUARY OF 2011 THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE TURNING. WE STARTED IT UP AND GOT IT HOME. WE WENT THROUGH ALL KINDS OF THINGS FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. WE CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND MANIFOLD GASKET.IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR A WHILE BUT STILL AT IDLE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THEN ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY CAME OUT. THEN WE GOT THE CODES READ AT AUTO ZONE AND FOUND WE NEEDED A IGNITION COIL. SO WE REPLACED THAT. RAN GOOD BUT THE STALLING FEELING AT IDLE WAS STILL PRESENT. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND THE SHIFTER BUTTON WAS PUSHED IN AND THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE.I FOUND PEOPLE HAVE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES ONLINE AND FOUND THE RELEASE SWITCH. I USED THIS SWITCH AND THE SHIFTER IS BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE A LIMITED INCOME AND WE CANT AFFORD ALL OF THESE ISSUES, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ALL VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430753

Incident

Jan 29, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY WIFE AN I WERE STOPPED AT MIDDLEBROOK PIKE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO PASS ON WESTERN AVENUE IN KNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE SO THAT WE COULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME ,I WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES(I REMEMBER GOING BACK AND FORTH AROUND 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE IT KNOCKED ME OUT). THE SEAT BELT JUST DID NOT HOLD ME ! AT THAT TIME I WEIGHED ABOUT 250 TO 260LBS. I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN FOR ABOUT 9 DAYS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HOSPITAL IN KNOXVILLE ON THE NEURO FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN TO [XXX] REHABATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE FITTED ME FOR A POWER WHEEL CHAIR. IF THE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE WORKED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION THE HEAD REST IS BENT AND LOOSE WERE MY HEAD BOUNCED OFF OF IT SEVERALTIMES, AN THE SEAT ITSELF MOVES WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE STATIONARY(IT CAN GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD) WITHOUT WARNING.THE CAR DEALER SAID THEY WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CAR BUT THEY NEVER DID FIX THEM. THE CAR DEALER HAD PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT VEHICLES SIGN PAPERS THAT THEY HAD THEIR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION WHEN THEY DID NOT. THE DEALER WOULD GIVE THEM A TANK OF GAS FOR IT AN ALSO FOR ANY LETTER FROM GM ON RANKING THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE FAVORABLY ONLY. THIS DEALER KNEW OF SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX THEM UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY.MY WIFE CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH HER CAR THEY WOULD REPLACE IT . I ALSO HAVE A SPINAL CORD INJURY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10428777

Incident

May 4, 2010

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. THE DOOR LOCK WILL GO UP AND DOWN BUT WILL NOT OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402342

Incident

Apr 10, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE LOCK MECHANISM ON MY DOOR. A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN OPENING MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR IT DOES NOT CLOSE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE LATCH TO GO BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION AND THEN CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR. ON 04/02/11 HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING, THE BACK DOOR OPENED UP ON ITSELF. SOME THINGS FELL OUT OF THE CAR AND WERE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND MY FRIEND RIDING IN THE BACK INJURED THEMSELVES WHEN THE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN AND SLAMMED AGAINST THEM. WE CLOSED IT AGAIN WITH SUCCESS AND THEN MY FRIEND MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND WE TOOK ANY ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AREA. AGAIN THE CAR DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED JUST SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NOW I'M FORCED TO FIND RIDES UNTIL I HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. I FOUND THAT MANY OF THE PARTS ON MY CAR USED FOR "SAFETY" ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS INFURIATES ME. LUCKILY MY FRIEND IS ONLY SORE AND MY PERSONAL ITEMS DAMAGED WERE MORE OF PERSONAL VALUE THAN ACTUAL FINANCIAL VALUE BUT THIS IS STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE. I JUST KEEP THINKING IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD BE FATAL AND CHEVY WILL HAVE DEATHS ON THEIR HANDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SACRIFICED QUALITY FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10394235

Incident

Apr 2, 2011

Mileage

78,000 mi

DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386278

Incident

Nov 30, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DO NOT WORK. FOR 2 DAYS, I HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE PASSENGER DOOR. AFTER 2 DAYS, I UNLOCKED MY DOOR AND HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM THE DOOR. WHATEVER IS JAMMING UP FINALLY RELEASED. IT'S A SAFETY DANGER BECAUSE OF THE RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 SEPARATE TIMES, BOTH LASTING FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10384669

Incident

Jan 4, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

FAILURE OF DOOR TO OPEN. FOR 2 DAYS THE DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDER OR OUTSIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369544

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

Mileage

59,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

NHTSA ID

10367186

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi