NHTSA Complaint #10403634 — 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT

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