NHTSA Complaint #10481964 — 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ABNORMALLY HARD AND WOULD OFTEN JUMP WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY ATTEMPT TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND EACH TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB COULD NOT BE USED TO LOCK THE DOORS BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM COULD NOT BE DISARMED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.