2009 Chevrolet Cobalt Driver assistance Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the contact struck a deer. The air bags did not deploy. Additionally, while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact restarted the vehicle. There was an abnormal sulfur and fuel odor detected. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the MAP sensor needed to be reset. The mechanic reset the air bag light. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

NHTSA ID

11628768

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

33,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,927.

NHTSA ID

11322163

Incident

Apr 23, 2020

Mileage

132,927 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 2009 CHEVY COBALT 2 YEARS AGO IN 2017 WITH 119K MILES. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE WITH THINGS GOING WRONG! THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE CODE P2135 THAT SENDS THE CAR INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THIS IS VERY SCARY ESPECIALLYWITH 3 YOUNG BOYS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY, ECM, ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH NEW SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSORS, SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. AFTER ALL THESE THINGS I AM OUT OF IDEAS ONWHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING IN BUT ALL THOSE NEW PARTS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT KEEPS OCCURRING. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS A RECALL OR YOU CAN AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11316325

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

CAR WAS STATIONARY THEN GOT IN AND CAR WOULDN'T START AND KEY WOULDN'T GO TO OFF POSITION ONCE KEY WAS INSERTED. AFTER JUMP START ALL INFORMATION MILES ETC WAS CLEARED. WHEN DRIVING SEEMS LIKE IT WON'T GO INTO NEXT GEAR. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND GOING SLOW EVEN 20 MPH RAMPS UP TO 4-4.5 RPM. POWER STEERING WARNING AND , AIRBAG WARNING STAYS ON IN ADDITION TO ENGINE LIGHT. TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION STARTED WORKING ON 3 OF 4 WHEN STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AGO.

NHTSA ID

11228354

Incident

Jun 27, 2019

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET IT TO STOP IS TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11157106

Incident

Dec 7, 2018

Mileage

145,000 mi

MY POWER STEERING IS HAVING ISSUES AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER AND RBM GOES BACK AND FORTH AND THE WHOLE CAR SHIFTS WHEN I DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11154301

Incident

Nov 6, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING HARD TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY FROM EXIT OR GOING UP A HILL THE ACCELERATOR GETS SUCK. THE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. WE JUST PRAY WE CAN GET OVER TO BREAK DOWN LANE WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR IS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL, KEEPING YOUR FOOT ON BRAKE AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE THE CARE IS IN PARK YOU MUST SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART. IT YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE WITHOUT SHUTTING CAR OFF IT WILLL START RUNNING BY ITSELF AGAIN GOING 65MP IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN 2009 WITH ONLY 700 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN 2014 AND AGAIN SEPTEMBER 2018. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT DIDN'T HAPPENED. TOLD ME IT WAS A FREAK OCCURRENCE.PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS A 2009 MODEL WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MY HUSBAND DROVE MY CAR THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HE WAS ON THE MASS PIKE AND ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. WE CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE WE GOT NO WHERE WITH OUR DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST. WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE ALL TESTS FIRST WHICH WE DID TWICE BEFORE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A HIGHER POWER WAS WATCHING OVER US. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE. TRAVELING 65MP IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE IS NO JOKE. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD 2 RECALLS ON IT THAT WERE FIXED.

NHTSA ID

11139468

Incident

Sep 29, 2018

Mileage

23,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, ANYTIME THAT NEED TO ACCELERATE, CAR WILL TAKE OFF AT MAX ACCELERATION AND DOES NOT RESPONDS TO FULL BRAKING, GEAR DOWN SHIFTING, NEUTRAL ENGAGEMENT, IT GETS FULLY OUT CONTROL, LIKE IF THROTLE STAYS IN HIGH, OR FULL ACCELERATION, EVEN WITHOUT PEDAL RESPONSE , IT IS THE MOST SCARING EXPERIENCE I EVER HAD. IT HAPPENED WHILE THERE WAS NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME. OTHERWISE I COULD HIT ANY CAR IN FRONT OR SIDE OF ME. I FEEL LUCKY THAT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WAS CLEAR. I CAN NOT IMAGING WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO AN INEXPERIENCE DRIVER. I WAS IN KENDALL DRIVE S.W. APPROACHING 127 AVE INTERSECTION WICH IS A VERY BUSSY INTERSECTION AND ROAD, BEFORE THIS MANY OTHER TIME VEHICLE ACTED WITH ERRATIC ACCELERATION, BUT ASSUME IT WAS GAS STATION BAS GASOLINE, ALWAYS USE 87 OCTANE GRADE, OR WATER IN THE GASOLINE. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS TAKING CARE OF. POSSIBLY HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS CAR, AND SINCE IT WILL HIT ANY CAR IN FRONT OF IT, BY LAW IT WILL BE YOUR FAULT WHEN HITTING SOME OTHER OR OTHERS VEHICLE, YOUR INSURANCE WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU AND GOD KNOWS IF SOMEBODY GETS KILL,OR IMPAIRED INCLUDING MYSELF, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, GOING TO STOP THIS CAR, WICH I USE TO GO WORK DRIVING 44 MILES EACH WAY. AND RENT SOMETHING UNTIL THIS PROBLEM GETS RESOLVED. IT HAPPEN AT 6:20 AM STILL DARK OUTSIDE.

NHTSA ID

11039507

Incident

Oct 25, 2007

Mileage

186,000 mi

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON ALONG WITH TRACTION LIGHT WHICH APPEARS WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT USUALLY AT AN IDLE. SO WHEN TRACTION LIGHT IS ON & YOUR DRIVING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC, CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND YOU'LL HAVE TO STEP ON GAS REALLY HARD TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC, IF AND WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO SHIFT GEARS IT WILL BANG REALLY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR .

NHTSA ID

11019881

Incident

Jul 15, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

10888780

Incident

Jul 25, 2016

Mileage

64,000 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED. THE ISSUE IS WHEN TURNING ON AN ON-RAMP THAT HAS SHARP TURNING RADIUS THE CAR ABS SYSTEM TURNS ON AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY ON A FREEWAY THAT HAS A SWEEPING ON RAMP TO ANOTHER FREEWAY THE ABS STARTS TO BRAKE IN THE TURN. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713339

Incident

Apr 28, 2015

Mileage

38,000 mi

THE DIC SHOWS THE READING OF EACH TIRE PRESSURE BACKWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS ACTUALLY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT IS ACTUALLY REAR FRONT. ALSO I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE LIGHTS TURNS ON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE SAME SPEED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JS

NHTSA ID

10668977

Incident

Dec 27, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

MULTIPLE RECALL FAILURES: 2009 CHEVY COBALT LT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, AIRBAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY, POWER STEERING FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, GEAR BOX FAILURE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL, VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT IN REAR BY 16 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER, THUS CAUSING DRIVER TO BE KNOCKED IN THE BACK SIT OF VEHICLE, INJURY TO HEAD, TO INSIDE OF MOUTH, BRAKING OF TEETH ON BOTH SIDES OF MOUTH, NECK INJURY, RIGHT AND LEFT SHOULDER INJURY, BACK INJURY, AND NEVER DAMAGE TO RIGHT SHOULDER PLATE, DRIVER IS IN CONTINUOUS PAIN SINCE THIS ACCIDENT APPROX 11 MONTHS. DRIVER STILL IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS TOTALED DISABLE, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT WHAT CORRECT MEASURES TO TAKE. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE DECLARED VEHICLE A TOTALED LOSS, REQUEST DRIVER TO GIVE THEM POWER OF ATTORNEY RIGHTS TO PAY OFF CURRENT LIEN HOLDER. OWNER FELTED UNEASED TO DO SO, THEREFORE HAS CONTINUOUSLY PAID ON VEHICLE FOR 11 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I NEED HELP, I ONCE WORKED FOR REGION IV NTSB AGENCY HERE IN ATLANTA I HAVE NEVER FELT SO VICTIMIZED IN MY LIFE BY GM AND NATIONWIDE. I REALLY NEED DIRECTION AND HAVE SOUGHT LEGAL. BUT GM COMPENSATION PROGRAM WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH CONSUMERS LAWYER PER PROTOCOLS FOR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10667198

Incident

Jan 28, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 9TH, 2014 I WAS DRIVING EAST ON RT 70. IT BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY AT APPROXIMATELY 4:50PM AND I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE SUDDENLY VERY STIFF. I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE WORKING. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND TRIED TO MOVE TO THE MIDDLE LANE, TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I COULD GO TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE LANES, THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I MANAGED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY SO THAT I COULD SWITCH LANES. THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE AN AVAILABLE SHOULDER SO I TRIED TO SPEED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE MY SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN NATURALLY BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP UNTIL I GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BREAKS AND HELD DOWN ON THE BREAK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE RADIO WAS STILL WORKING AND THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN BY TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNING THE IGNITION BACK ON. I THINK MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE ONSTAR ON THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE BUTTON WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO BREAK PROPERLY WITH MY VEHICLE. THE LADY I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT SHE WAS SEEING SOME PROBLEM WITH MY BREAKS BUT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THEY FOUND NO CODES FOR MY VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY FIXED THE IGNITION RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT MIGHT HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT I WASN'T KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644667

Incident

Oct 9, 2014

Mileage

91,200 mi

MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. THIS FAILURE JUST STARTED A MONTH AGO. IT GETS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXECUTE TURNS OR SWITCH LANES IN SOME CASES. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE SEEING HOW IT WAS A RECALL ON 2010 MODELS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607951

Incident

Jun 5, 2014

Mileage

141,000 mi

I WAS TRYING TO TURN MY CAR ON AND I KEPT HEARING A CLICKING NOISE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED TO RESTART IT. I WAITED ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES IT STARTED AND AS I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I PUT THE GEAR BACK INTO PARKING AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, EVERYTIME IT TURNED ON IT WOULD SHUT OFF AS I PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. SO AS I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN I WENT FORWARDS TO TURN OUTWARD FROM THE PARKING STALL AROUND THE CEMENT BLOCK BUT THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AND I HIT THE CEMENT BLOCK WHICH LEFT A DENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN DRIVING TO WORK IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON MY WAY TO WORK. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED AND THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, I PAID FOR A VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO SCHOOL AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START I WAS STUCK IN A PARKING STALL AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN, I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED BY THEM BECAUSE I HAD JUST TAKEN IT IN. THEY TOWED IT AND KEPT THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN TO IT. THEN THE THIRD DAY I CALLED AND THEY STILL DID NOT GET TO MY CAR. FINALLY ON THE FOURTH DAY I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD A RENTAL AND WAS PAYING OUT OF POCKET. THEY THEN TOLD ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE IT. SO I DID, I HAVE THE RECEIPTS. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TRIED REPLACING THE BATTERY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS FAULTY WIRING ALL ALONG AND THAT THE WIRES LEADING TO THE POWER OF THE CAR WERE LOOSE AND RUBBING AGAINST THE IGNITION CAUSING THE CAR TO TURN OFF AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MONTHS LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I SPENT A LOT AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS AND EXACT DATES, I HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595704

Incident

Oct 10, 2012

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING AT A INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILE WAS 43,127 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,963.

NHTSA ID

10578932

Incident

May 4, 2011

Mileage

43,127 mi

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I ALWAYS LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE I SHOULD STOP. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND WENT INTO MY SON'S TOOL BOX AND IF IT WASN'T THERE WOULD OF GONE THROUGH THE DINING ROOM WALL OUT THE OTHER SIDE. AS IT WAS THE TOOL BOX WENT INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT ON GO AS FULL SPEED, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR WAS GOING. I HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING OFF THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10573509

Incident

Feb 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10501413

Incident

Mar 9, 2011

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10458863

Incident

May 2, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/9/2011 AT 7:30 AM IN THE MORNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 9/9/10 AT 5:00 P.M. THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WHEN ARRIVING AT DESIGNATED LOCATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN PARK. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, UNABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WHEN PUT INTO OTHER GEARS WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. WE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP AND GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION BUT WE FAILED TO DO SO FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THIS DECISION WAS MADE AFTER NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES COULD BE MADE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE CAUSE ELECTRICAL BURNS OR OTHER ISSUES WHILE DOING THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10424580

Incident

Sep 9, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2009 CHEVY COBALT IN DEC. 2010 IN FEB. 2011 I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON THE BATTERY HAD DIED AT THAT TIME I TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AN IT WAS STUCK. A PERSONAL MECHANIC CAME AN PRESSED THE RELEASE BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN A MONTH A LATER I GO TO GET IN MY CAR AN TURN IT ON THE KEY IS IN BUT THE IGNITION WON'T TURN OVER AGAIN THE MECHANIC COMES AN RELEASES IT. NOW TWO DAYS AGO I GET INTO MY CAR TURN IT ON AN I STOP AT A STORE AN GO TO TURN OFF THE CAR THE KEY IS TURNED COMPLETELY BACK AND WON'T BUDGE SO I HAD TO PUMP GAS WITH MY CAR ON ANYTIME I WENT INTO A STORE HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED MY MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO HIM AN HE SAID THE KEY MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HE SHOWED ME A WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AN OFF UNDER THE COLUMN BUT THE KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE 99 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I DON'T HAVE BEING A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO LIVING CHECK TO CHECK SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AN SHE WILL CALL ME BACK IN A WEEK TO SEE IF I DECIDED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON THE CAR NOW WHEN I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO RECALL THE ISSUE I DON'T FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AN BEING THE KEY WON'T COME OUT THE IGNITION I CANT LOCK MY DOORS ANYONE CAN COME AN TAKE WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY WANT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10403634

Incident

May 27, 2011

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE VEHICLE WOULD PERIODICALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR, THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO DECREASE SPEED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,170.

NHTSA ID

10318888

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

31,000 mi