NHTSA Complaint #11241157 — 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, LOST POWER, AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR LEAKS; HOWEVER, NONE WERE FOUND. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. MCCLUSKEY AUTOMOTIVE (8525 READING RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45215, (513) 421-1111) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.