NHTSA Complaint #10972384 — 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10972384 |
| Vehicle | 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK LIKE NORMAL ON A STREET THAT GOES 30 MILES PER HOUR AND MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS GOING ON AND OFF IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY INFORMATION DASHBROAD ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING IT ALSO BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL AS THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES IT I CHECKED THE WEBSITE NHSTA USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL SO CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR ALL CHEVY COBALT 2008 AND ALL OF THE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING SO I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN SO I GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVY COBALT AND THE THEY CAN'T HELP ME.
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