NHTSA Complaint #10473778 — 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

AFTER APPROACH FROM STOP SIGN, WENT TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE STALLED, DASHBOARD COMPUTER LIGHTS FLASHING, I.E POWER STEERING, BRAKE, MPH, AND PINGING. STARTED VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. DIFFICULT STEERING, ACCELERATING NO MORE THAN 30 MPH, AND TRANSMISSION JERKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SHOP 2 TIMES. THE TRANS MODULE WAS REPLACED AUGUST 1, 2012. A DAY AFTER PICK UP, IT HAD THE SAME ISSUES I.E. DIFFICULTY STEERING, UNEXPECTED STALLING, ROUGH LIMITED ACCELERATION, FLASHING COMPUTER LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AUTO SHOP EMPLOYEE ASSURED ME" IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DO NOT BE AFRAID.." THE SHOP HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. IT WAS WRITTEN ON INVOICE, " CAR DRIVEN FOR 26 MILES TROUBLE FREE HAS POSSIBLE INOP ISSUE, BUT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED." NINE DAYS AFTER PICKUP THIS VEHICLE STILL REMAINS UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, WITH UNEXPECTED STALLING STOPPING I.E STOP/ GO TRAFFIC, INTERSECTIONS, AND COMPUTER LIGHTS FLASHING ON DASHBOARD. THE TCM /ECM ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH UNEXPECTED STALLING AND DIFFICULTY STEERING AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR