2010 CHEVROLET COBALT Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT

11 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints

#11287246 |
DRIVING ON HIWAY START TO SHAKING. LOOSING POWER AND SHUTTOFF. AND STEERING WHEEL HARD TO DRIVE OFTEN. DASH BOARD SHOWING ICONOS ALL TIME.
#11266582 |
I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.THE DASHBOARD WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE GAS METER AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN FRANTICALLY. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR.
#11111387 |
WHEN IM DRIVING TO WORK AND CAR IS IN MOTION ALL LIGHTS DIM, ALL 4 LOCK FLICKER OFF AND ON WHILE IM DRIVING AND CAR IS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE LOCK OPEN OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T WORK WITH THE CAR REMOTE. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON BY THEM SELF EVEN AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WILL UNLOCK EVEN AFTER I LOCK IT EITHER WILTH REMOTE OR MANUALLY. CHEVY DEALERSHIP HAD A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND I DID TAKE IT FOR UPDATES. I REALIZE THIS IS A 2010, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR SINCE 2011. ONCE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IT WAS OK, BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN. I TELL ME HUSBAND IM AFRAID TO GET INTO CHRISTINE. I WOULD LIKE THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I DON'T THINK I WILL BUY ANOTHER CHEVY WHEN I SEE HOW MANY ELECTRICAL...
#11104676 | Crash
THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON EVERYTIME I DRIVE. THEY ARE INTERMITTENT. THEY WILL STAY ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND THEN THEY WILL TURN OFF ONLY TO COME BACK AGAIN. I HAVE GONE TO CHEVY DEALERS, PEPBOYS, AND LOCAL MECHANICS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX OR SOLVE THE ISSUE PERMANENTLY. THEY HAVE "FIXED" THE BRAKE SENSORS, REPROGRAMMED THE CAR, AND HAVE DONE SOME OTHER THINGS, YET NO ONE CAN FIX THE ISSUE. WHAT A HORRIBLE COMPANY THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 3 1/2 YEARS
#10918114 |
AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS ROUGH CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO SLIP AND CAUSING THE STABILITY LIGHT TO COME ON. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE BUCKS SO HARD AND SO MANY TIMES IT WILL STALL OUT CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION... MY SON'S CO-WORKER AND FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM... I FEEL IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSINON
#10823833 |
ENGINE POWER REDUCED SHOWS ON DISPLAY AND CAR DROPS TO 10 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING, ACCELERATING OR OTHER HAZARDOUS INSTANCES. HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH COLLISIONS.
#10779601 |
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GOING UP A INCLINE (HILL) WHEN MY CAR CHIMED AND A MESSAGE READ (ENGINE POWER REDUCED) WAS IN THE OUTSIDE PASSING LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME PASSING A SLOWER MOVING CAR. CAR POWER REDUCED TO 30MPH AND LUNGED LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. I BARELY MISSED A NARROW ESCAPE OF GETTING REAR ENDED. GOT OVER IN THE SLOW LANE THE HIGHWAY BECOME NARROW WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER SO I WAS GOING TO DRIVE TILL I COULD PULL OVER BUT THEM ANOTHER CHIME AND MY DASH READ (ENGINE DISABLED) AND MOTOR SHUT OFF. COAST TO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND SET THERE SHAKING FROM BEING SCARED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. DECIDED TO TRY IGNITION AND THE CAR RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO A PULL OFF AND CALL FOR A TOW HOME. I REALIZE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAS 119K MILES...
#10662607 |
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD WENT DOWN. FIRST LIGHT TO COME ON THE VEHICLE WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT WHICH WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT YOUR CAR IS SUPPOSE TO SHUT DOWN IF STOLEN THEN IT WENT OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ONCE THAT LIGHT WENT OFF THEN THE VEHICLE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED NOR DROVE PROPERLY OR SAFELY. THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WENT OFF. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON TOO. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER FOR ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND POWER STEERING. ONCE PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO. TRIED TO START DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE COULDN'T REACH SPEED VERY SLOW - DID NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. SAFELY PULLED OVER AGAIN AND SHUT...
#10583222 |
ME ENCONTRABA MANEJANDO MI CARRO EN CUESTION SOBRE LA LONG BEACH BLV. Y LA MARKET STREET CUANDO DE REPENTE EL TIMON DEL CARRO SE PUSO DURO Y SE ME HACIA DIFICIL MANIOBRAR EL CARRO Y NO PODIA CONTROLAR EL TIMO NPOR LO DURO QUE ESTABA. SE PRENDIO UNA LUZ EN LA PANTALLA DEL CARRO QUE ME DECIA POWER STEERING. Y SOLO CON MUCHO ESFUERZO PUDE PARQUEARME EN UNA CALLE Y APAGAR EL CARRO.HIBA CON MI HIJA DE 9 ANOS Y NOS DIMOS GRAN SUSTO.EL CARRO HOY 17 DE ABRIL 2014 LO LLEVE AL CHEVRONLET DE HARBOR.TELEFONO 562 4248116. *TR
#10544834 |
AS IM DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON MY DASH BOARD AND I LOSE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE.
#10373647 |
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2010 AND I DIDN'T START NOTICING PROBLEMS TILL AROUND SUMMER BUT THEY WERE NOT THAT BAD TILL SEPTEMBER WERE THE CAR STARTED SHOWING STRANGE ELECTRICAL AND STEERING ISSUE. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER IN OCTOBER AND HAD THE POWER STEERING ISSUE FIXED BUT ITS STILL HAVE ISSUES WERE THE VEHICLE WILL SWERVE BACK AND FORTH IN RETURN I WILL HAVE TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT BLOWS THE HOT AND COLD AIR SOMETIMES ISTATICALLY REVS UP HIGH AND I HAVE TO TURN OF THE HEATER. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAL AND I ONLY HAVE 10,300 MILES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES IN THE DASH TEND TO TWITCH RADICALLY WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF SOMETIMES. THEN AT...

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