NHTSA Complaint #10614761 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

4/26/20142006 COBALT RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. AT THAT TIME YELLOW ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND RED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER SAID CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. 5/31/2014 TO 6/3/2014 AFTER DEALER SAID BRAKE WARNING AND ABS NOT RELATED TOOK TO VERY LOCAL SHOP NO TOW, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, NO LEAK PADS AND SHOES OK. THE SHOP FOUND ABS FUSE BLOWN. CODES IN DIAGNOSTIC U0121, U2105, U2106, U2108. WIRES TRACED TO SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH. PAID $106.95 FOR INSPECTION. CAR UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS ON BACK ORDER. 6/7/2014 CALL FROM GM CAR PICKED UP BY ROGERS TOWING 11AM. GM CALL WAS SEND TO DEALER NO DISCUSSION OF RENTAL AT THIS POINT. CAR SENT WITH RECALL PAPERS/TUFFY INSPECTION AND TECH SERVICE BULLETINS AND OTHER RECALL INFO. ALSO 1 KEY AND REMOTE SENT 6/7/2004 CALL FROM DEALER APPROX. 1PM, THEY HAVEN??T LOOKED AT CAR, BUT APPARENTLY READ REPORT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED DIDN??T REALLY CONSIDER THE TUFFY REPORT WAS A VALID REPORT AND THE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH RECALLS. TOLD ME THAT AGAIN THE FUSES BLOWING ARE NOT RELATED. EXPLAINED AGAIN, THIS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE WAS NOT HAPPENING PRIOR TO INCIDENT #1. STATED ONLY ISSUE WITH KEY WAS FOR THE DETENT. DEALER WILL WORK ON SECURING RENTAL. 6/13/2014 CONTACTED US SENATOR ABOUT DELAY, 4 HOURS LATER CAR WAS READY, PUT NEW FUSES IN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WORKED FOR A WEEK, LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLS OCCASIONALLY AND 7/19/2014 STARTED TODAY IGNITION KEY IS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM LOCK CYLINDER AFTER 4 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, ADVISED DAUGHTER TO BRING TO PLACE OF PURCHASE DETERMINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR