NHTSA Complaint #10526436 — 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT

WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN IT FELT AS IF I WERE DRIVING ON ROCKS. THE T/C LIGHT WENT ON. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. FOUND NOTHING. TURNED ON THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. RETURNED TO ORIGIN I HAD LEFT LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY FROM INCIDENT AND PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. IT HAD STOPPED BY NOW. I TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT MY DRIVE ON SAME ROAD. THE CAR BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING, THIS TIME IT DID NOT STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAD A USED BODY THROTTLE INSTALLED AND ON 03/16/13 I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, MIAMI LAKES AUTOMALL TO HAVE A NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME WARRANTY ON IT. ON WEDNESDAY 07/17/13 THE T/C LIGHT CAME ON AND GOT MESSAGE, SERVICE TRACTION ON THE DISPLAY WINDOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I HAD THE NEW THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR