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  Reply to Elva | Flag

  Elva on September 29, 2009

  Can you say "Law suit" or "Gag order"?

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  Scott on October 9, 2009

  Chevy should be ashamed for not yet calling a recall on this. I have a 2005 Cobalt and I can't wait to get rid of it!!!!!

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  Anonymous on October 12, 2009

  I have a 2007 colbalt that is having a steering problem, this is a safety issue for sure and GM needs to do something and quick before someone is killed.

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  DrBoost on October 12, 2009

  I'd say you folks should get in contact with NHTSA (National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration) and make your voice heard. NHTSA is the organization that prompts the auto companies to issue recalls. They are aware of this, but alot of the determination comes from the number of complaints.

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  Dan in Strathmore Ab on October 14, 2009

  Very serious safety concern on my mothers 2006 Cobalt! The steering decided on its own to pull hard to the left, then super hard to turn in either direction! For seniors or anyone with diminishing strength would in no way beenable to straighten this car back to straight! Shocked me to think this turns into oncomming traffic! Where should we go for help on this?

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  Reply to DrBoost | Flag

  DrBoost on October 15, 2009

  I agree, this is as much a safety concern as would a .22 shotgun going off under your dashboard. I mean cummon GM. Anyway, I'd start a two-fold attack. Contact the dealer, the first time explain that this is a safety concern and that your mom's car. Tell, then that they have one chance to fix it correctly. After that you will be contacting NHTSA here: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm as well as your state attorney general and state representative. Be polite and professional with the dealer and everyone you talk to. But if you say you are going to do something (like contacting NHTSA and so on) do it, then send a copy of that letter or a transcript of the phone calls to the following people at the dealer: Service Manager, General Manager and the owner of the dealership. You need to make sure they know that you mean business. Now, at this point, the repair MAY be out of their hands but that doesn't matter. If you are putting heat on them, they will be putting heat on GM to get this fixed and now!

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  Concerned in PA Lorri on October 23, 2009

  Ive already left complaint after complaint why isnt any thing being done My car started this and im just thanking god above it wasnt my mother driving this car for she prob. would have been killed in a wreck are killed someone else. My 77 year old aunt owns a chevy cobalt and I just tell her to be carefull she just bought it about a year ago new mine is a 2006 and mine started it at 20.000 miles I am scared to drive it but I have to I cant afford to go buy another car hers hasnt started it yet but if this is happening to all these people im sure hers will do it They need to recall and fix this problem before someone gets hurt or killed and then they will be paying for more then just fixing this problem they will have lawsuits after lawsuits

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  Reply to DrBoost | Flag

  DrBoost on October 27, 2009

  Contact your attorney general.

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  Reply to Lydia | Flag

  Lydia 2 days ago

  I have a 2006 Cobalt. As soon as the 3-yr warantee was up, would't ya know bad things started happening!!!

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  Reply to Mary McCoy | Flag

  Mary McCoy 17 hours ago

  Funny thought it was just a rare issur turns out i was wrong now wonder dealership didnt act surprise starting to feel ripped off!

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  Reply to Glenn Hudspeth | Flag

  Glenn Hudspeth 16 hours ago

  My daughter totaled her 06 Cobalt in June 08 at about 65 mph. Steering quit and car "wouldnt go where I steered it". And then on its own veered hard right, off the road, up and embankment and rolled over a couple of three times before coming to rest upside down. Because of the crappy roof design, they had to break the seat and drag her out the back window. Thank God there were no permanent injuries but its a only a miracle that she and my younger daughter (also a passenger) werent killed. I filed a report with the NHTSA within a few days.

  Thing is, just yesterday, 11/19/09, I got a phone call and email stating they were gathering data on Cobalt power steering issue.. My suggestion, if you have had any problems, accident or otherwise, go the the NHTSA website and file a complaint

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