NHTSA Complaint #10256861 — 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO "JUMP". REMINDED ME OF SOMEONE LEARNING TO DRIVE A STANDARD. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, NO CODES, DID TRANS SERVICE, 1 QT LOW (APPROX $500 W/TOW). PROBLEM CONT RANDOMLY, COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PLAY GUESSING GAME. FINALLY TOOK IN BEGIN OF JAN FOR CK ENGINE LIGHT, NO CODE, SENT HOME. FEW DAYS LATER STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. LET ME ELABORATE...IT WILL "JUMP" WHEN SHIFTING ESPECIALLY INTO 2ND, CK ENGINE LIGHT ON, T/C LIGHT ON, SPEEDOMETER GAGE GOES GOOFY AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARS, OH AND TICKING IN SHIFTER. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. ON 1/15 IT STARTED ACTING UP WHILE ON FREEWAY TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY PULLED CODE P0742 AND DECIDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (APPROX$2000). PICKED UP CAR ON 1/19, NEXT DAY ENG LIGHT BACK ON. HUSBAND TOOK TO DEALER TOLD IT WOULD GO OFF. CAME BACK ON BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK. LAST NIGHT ON WAY TO SCHOOL & BACK EXPERIENCED WORSE CASE YET. "JUMPING", CK ENGINE, T/C AN AUTO-THEFT LIGHTS ON, TICKING IN SHIFTER ESPECIALLY WHEN BREAKING. WHEN LEAVING SCHOOL POWER STEERING WOULDN'T WORK, TURNED CAR OFF N ON 3 TIMES TO GET IT TO KICK IN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. AND WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE READ TODAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVY/GM HAS NOT FOUND A RESOLUTION FOR THIS YET OR DONE A RECALL. WILL IT TAKE A FATALITY TO GET THEM TO REACT???? (1/29/09 SK). *TR