NHTSA Complaint #10876609 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10876609
Vehicle	2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	January 4, 2016
Date Filed	June 25, 2016
Mileage	127,473 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND THE CAR IS TOWING A HEAVY LOAD AND THE SPEED WILL DECREASE AS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORCING ME TO PARK THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN BUT IF DRIVEN TO LONG IT WILL SLOW DOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A TYPICAL CITY DRIVING, STOP AND GO AT STOP LIGHTS OR UP AND DOWN SMALL HILLS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT MAYBE THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE BUT WE ARE NOT SURE.

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