NHTSA Complaint #10607243 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

OUR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FREQUENTLY "STOPS" WORKING. YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE OTHER 3 DOORS IN THE VEHICLE OPEN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR REFUSES TO OPEN (AND I DO NOT CONSIDER HAVING TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR PLAY "DUKES OF HAZARD" A FEASIBLE ACTION). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COBALT AND G5. TO THIS EFFECT I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. IF I AM ABLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS ON THE ISSUE WITH A 30 SECOND INTERNET SEARCH IT HAS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY HIGH PRIORITY FIX DUE TO THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE. GRANTED I DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY A LIFE OR DEATH DEFECT UNLESS YOU CONSIDER THE ABOVE SCENARIO. JUST THOUGH I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WAY TOO MANY RECALLS IN ITS HISTORY ALREADY. *TR