NHTSA Complaint #10398939 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, WHICH I DRIVE LIKE AN OLD LADY. IT ONLY HAS 39,997 MILES ON IT, AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, IT STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING/RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH, BY THE WHEELS. WE CHECKED UNDER IT AND NOTHING APPEARED LOOSE. IT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING OK, BUT THE NOISE/RATTLING METAL NOISE IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER, AND I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALER TODAY. (4/27/11) THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE MY FRONT & REAR BUSHINGS REPLACED. I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR OUT OF TOWN, BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE, RIGHT NOW. AFTER READING THE INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS, I KNOW THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND AM ANGRY THAT THIS KIND OF REPAIR NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS EARLY IN MY CAR OWNERSHIP. THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FOR THIS COBALT MODEL. WE DO NOT LIVE ON BAD ROADS, I DO NOT DRIVE HARD, AND EVERYONE SAYS THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT IS SO NEW, AND HAS SO FEW MILES.