NHTSA Complaint #10907440 — 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10907440
Vehicle 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 119,870 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State KY

Consumer Description

HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR RECALL ABOUT A YR AGO. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR SHOWED POWER STEERING IN INFO LINE. THEN ODOMETER , SPEED, INFO NUMBERS ALL STOPPED WORKING. PULLED IN GAS STATION, CAR WON'T START, KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINS, CAR STARTED BACK UP AND NOW ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON. MANAGED TO DRIVE THA CAR 100 MI. BACK HOME BUT NOISE LIKE LAWNMOWER COMING FROM FRONT AND FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION STUCK OR SLIPPING. WAS TERRIFIED THAT CAR WAS GONNA BLOW UP OR JUST STOP AND GET HIT BY SEMI. THE CAR HAS ALSO JUST STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. I DID HAVE THE FUEL LEAK HAPPEN AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND DIM OR GET BRIGHTER WITH BRAKING. THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVERS AS WELL AS PUBLIC, IT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROAD AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A MANUFACTURERS SCREW-UP.

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