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Chevrolet Cobalt Steering Safety Report | Oct 25, 2009
Reported on Oct 25, 2009
| I HAVE A 06 COBALT RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING . IN OCTOBER OF 09 I STARTED CALLING GM OVER MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT . MY CAR IS UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THEN AND STILL IS WITH JUST 50,000 MILES. I CALLED GM RESEARCHED ,AND SIGNED THE PETITION FOR THE RECALL AND GOT NOWHERE BUT LIES FROM THEM. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THEY COULD FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BEFORE THE RECALL THAT THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT WENT INTO AFFECT. THEY TOLD ME TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH COST 100 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET WHICH I DID. STILL NO RESULT, NOW WE HAVE A RECALL 2 MONTHS AFTER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR. THE THING THAT TROUBLES ME NOW IS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER LIE BEING TOLD BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAYS THAT THERE IS 2 THINGS THAT SHOULD BE FIXED NOT JUST ONE, THE CHEAPEST ONE, THE RECALL IS ONLY GOING TO FIX THE MOTOR . THE COLUMN IS ALSO SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ALTOGETHER IT IS JUST A BANDAID SORT OF THING. THIS IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT GM REQUIRED BEFORE THE RECALL. THIS IS ABOUT A $1500 PROBLEM .WHY ARE THEY NOT GOING TO FIX ALL OF IT LIKE THEY SAID IT REQUIRED BEFORE RECALL. IT GOES OUT WHEN YOU GET TO 10 OR 15 MPH AND STAYS OUT UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF. THEY ARE LYING ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHO ONLY DRIVES 10MPH IMPOSSIBLE! I HAVE BEEN GETTING ON THE RAMPS ON HIGHWAYS IN A CURVE AND IT WOULD GO OUT ,VERY DANGEROUS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR STEERED STRAIGHT, NOT TO MENTION TRYING TO PARK OR BACK UP IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS ON HITTING OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOU. I DRIVE IN FEAR EVERY DAY WITH A NEW CAR, I HAVE GOT NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS NOW FROM THIS. I HAVE A LIST OF FRONT END WEAR & TEAR DAMAGE FROM THIS BEING OUT FOR 10 MONTHS NOW . I HAVE A 87 YR FATHER WHO WAS A GM WORKER ,WHO I TAKE TO APPTS IN THIS CAR, WHICH WE BOTH FEAR EVERYTIME WE ARE IN IT. GM NEEDS TO FIX BOTH PROBLEMS. *TR | |
| Make: | Chevrolet |
| Model: | Cobalt |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | DAYTON OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G1AK15F667 |
| Mileage: | 47000 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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