NHTSA Complaint #10327997 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10327997 |
| Vehicle | 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 43,120 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT RANDOMLY DAYS, WEEKS APART IN MID TRAVEL, AT TURNS, NEAR REAR END CRASH WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER 4-28-10 WHILE WIFE DRIVING 60 MPH, AND CAR SLOWED QUICKLY NEARLY GETTING REAR ENDED, CAR BEHIND SWERVED TO MISS BARELY. AN EVERY NOW AND THEN NUISANCE BECOMING AN EXTREME HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST, CARE STALLS REALLY QUICKLY IN SPEED IN MID ROAD. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME ISSUE. IF THIS WAS AN INTERSTATE SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. SAME HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. TAKING CAR IN THIS WEEKEND, BUT NONE OF THE RECALLS SEEM TO POINT TO THE PROBLEM. *TR
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