NHTSA Complaint #10606790 — 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10606790
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET COBALT
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	June 20, 2008
Date Filed	June 29, 2014
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

I HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON MY 2005 COBALT OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER GOING NUTS, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE JUMPING UP AND DOWN, THE LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER, ABS, SECURITY, BRAKE, ENGINE AND SOME OTHERS START FLASHING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS CLICKING NEAR THE SHIFTER AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD, IN FACT WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT I HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN PULL THE SHIFTER TO 1ST JUST TO GET IT TO GO WITHOUT STALLING, THE WORSE PART OF THIS PROBLEM IS WHEN THIS STARTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HI-WAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND I AM GOING AROUND A CURVE AND IT INTERMITTENTLY STARTS WORKING AND I HAVE TO TRY NOT TO OVER STEER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THIS FIRST APPEARED IN 2008 AND HAS DONE IT SINCE, NO ONE CAN FIX IT NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

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