NHTSA Complaint #10663276 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10663276
Vehicle 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 99,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OCT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN DASH LIGHTS UP FLASHING DINGING GOING CRAZY THE CAR KEEPS JERKING FORWARD LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR FOR THE WHOLE 40 MIN DRIVE IT DROVE FINE ON THE WAY HOME . IT HAS DONE THIS MAYBE THREE TIMES SINCE THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING MY GRAND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND LOST POWER STEERING , IN A THREE WAY INTERSECTION , MY CAR FINALLY STARTED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS. IN OCT WHEN THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS I CALLED OUR DEALER THEY SAID THE CAR HAD ALL THE RECALLS DONE THAT IT WOULD COST 90 TO CHECK IT OUT AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS HAVING THE ISSUES AT THE TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE I ENDED UP CALLING GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAD A STRESSFUL MORNING WE CAN GIVE YOU A CASE NUMBER AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS MAY CAR NOW SETS AT MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR FOR FEAR I MAY INJURY OR KILL MY GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHERS THIS VEHICLE ID A DEATH TRAP GM NEEDS TO OWN UP AND BUY OUT THESE VEHICLES SO UPSET RIGHT NOW SHAME ON THEM HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING THIS TIME? *TR

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