Problems with 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt AIR BAGS

I know about the recall for 2005 chevrolet cobalt, my can has turned off while driving & i have had problems starting my vehicle., the steering wheel ignition system 'is the problem' my vehicle does not start anymore at all !! please schedual an appointment at the nearest dealer that can repair the recalled parts? near 95838 sacramento, ca. i believe that my life has been endangered several times because of the defective recalled parts !! " yes" i am very upset" !! my vehicle has stopped running on both city & freeways.

In nov 2019. the airbag symbol started comming on the instrument panel ,it is on while stationary,goes out. then it comes on when in motion ,on city streets, highways,etc.

Takata recall. i hit a patch of ice going to a friends house. i did a three sixty hitting a guardrail all the way around. my air bags didn't go off. they should of with how hard i hit. totaled out my car. i was traveling down i-75 in ohio

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel became stiff and difficult to turn. in addition, the air bag indicator illuminated, which was a safety concern. billy navarre chevrolet in lake charles, louisiana was made aware of the failure and stated that nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering) had closed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 110,379.

My wife was involved in a crash in our 2005 chevrolet cobalt on 23 february 2018. car lost power to power steering motor, abs brakes, and air bags did not deploy after hitting a tree due to loss of steering and braking ability. i drove the car the morning before the crash and noticed the gauges and speedometer fluctuating moving all around, power steering light flashing on dash, i pulled over and turned the car ignition off and restarted car it then went away. my wife then drove the car going to her work and she called me about 5 minutes after leaving our house saying she has lost control of the car with no power steering or brakes, she was scared and hysterical and said she had crashed under a tree with in 1 mile of our house. the air bags did not deploy upon impacting the tree. i went to help her, i missed seeing the car on the first pass by, because it was in a briar patch under a tree as you can see in the pictures and the amount of damage done. she is very lucky that she was not injured. this car has been in for recalls for power steering motor(2) and ignition switch (1). it was not raining the day of the crash, she crashed approximately 10:20 am. i pulled the car out of the briar patch and drove it back to our house. i feel that this crash was due to the car losing power to steering, braking and air bags. my wife said there was a on coming car, that she was trying to avoid hitting, when the car entered the grass on the right side of the road the soft ground pulled the car off the road into the field and came to a stop after hitting a briar patch and tree. it could have been much worse my wife or someone else could be dead because of the problems the chevrolet cobalt has had. i filed a claim with our insurance company with $500 deductible, so we will probably be without a car because of this accident because of defective problems with this car.

I was driving out of my parking spot at a very low speed (less than 5mph) and the air bags deployed, unprovoked. just the driver's side deployed. i received burns and cuts to my arm and have hearing loss in my one ear.

I simply lost the ability to steer my car, all it does is click when i turn the steering wheel, luckily i was close to home and slowly edged to the front of my home.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and (steering). while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. the vehicle was taken to hedricks chevrolet (961 w shaw ave, clovis, ca 93612) where it was tentatively diagnosed that the power steering module failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they could not assist until the vehicle was officially diagnosed for the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 107,690.

Drivers air bag deployed while driving on gravel road causing driver to hit hill and totaling and car severely injuring driver and passengers.

Power steering motor is out, lose of power steering on dash board no recalls when there should be

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving in inclement weather at 60 mph, the contact struck a deer, drove into a ditch, and crashed into a concrete barrier. the air bags did not deploy. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. there was one injury that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000. the vin was not provided.

After i had the ignition switch replaced the service airbag light came on. i took car back to dealer about this issue they replaced a clip on wiring in steering column. after clip was replaced service airbag light came back on. i feel that the dealer did something when ignition switch was replaced .

The service airbag light started to come on and off every day and then the key started getting stuck in the ignition about a week ago before it finally wouldn't come out all together. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 35 mph, the contact crashed the vehicle into a fence. the air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. there were no injuries. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000. updated 11/05/14*lj the consumer stated it felt as if the steering was failing. the consumer was not notified of the steering recall, but planned to have the steering inspected prior to the crash. *js

2005 chevrolet cobalt. consumer write in regards to ignition key and dealership problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle stalled on a constant basis. she felt as though the dealer was giving her the run-around. *jb

2005 chevrolet cobalt. consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the first week of owning the vehicle, it would not start. when she called the dealer, the told her to move the steering wheel up and down and tap on the accelerator pedal. there were times through out the years, where the vehicle would not start. also, the vehicle would pull to the left, the oil pan was leaking, the ignition switch was replaced, the left turn signal was inoperable, and the oxygen sensor was replaced. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the ignition key continued to get stuck in the ignition. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa recall campaign number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the failure continued to occur. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer; however, they could not duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 88,000. rk

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id numbers: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and14v171000 (electrical system) however, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2005 chevrolet cobalt. consumer writes in regards to a customer reimbursement request form. *smd the consumer was involved in an accident. during the accident,the vehicle shut off. also, the air bag did not deploy. it was confirmed, the vehicle was included in the current gm recall. the vehicle was totaled. *jb

My daughter was on her way to work and was unable to stop andhit the rear end of the vehicle in front of her. the car shut off... she did what the recall was told to do and had just the key in the ignition... luckily she was able to turn on the car to get out of traffic and she was not going too fast the seatbelts did not work and the airbag did not work as well.. also before we knew about the recall her ignition was messing up by not able to completely turn off while in park and key would not come out... we have to shift gears and turn off and on the car to get the key loose... so now we are down a car, i paid the car in full and its now not drivable... ?? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact received a recall notice and was waiting for further notification. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and who made minor repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 13,000 miles. the current mileage was 13,252 miles. updated 6/17/14*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that she attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign number:14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) but was made aware that parts were not available for the recall. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the contact crashed. the contact was unable to recall what he crashed into. upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. the contact suffered neck and back injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact received the recall notification related to nhtsa campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure of mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but was informed that the part needed was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. the approximate current mileage was 110,000. the vin was unavailable.

Was heading to work when the chevy cobalt suddenly shut off, causing me to lose power brakes, power steering, and causing the air bags not to deploy when i went straight threw a stop sign impacting into a snow bank. *tr

While making a left turn, the car felt as if it was sliding and hit a guardrail. then, slide alongside it. that impact propelled my car across the street and it collided with a guard-wall, on the other side of the street, totaling the vehicle. *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving approximately 35 mph, the temperature gauge icon illuminated on the instrument panel and the steering lost power. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure recurred several times and was not remedied. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) and 14v171000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). the contact stated that the part was unavailable to do the repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph trying to avoid a pothole, the driver crash into the vehicle in front of him and the air bags failed to deployed. a police report was filed. the driver sustained injuries to his chest, back and laceration to the face. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who decided to send an engineer to inspect the vehicle. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. pm

While traveling about 30-40 mph, lost control of car, could not steer, crashed through trees, car totaled. air bags did not deploy. *js

My cobalt, which is now totaled, was in a highway accident and the car malfunctioned. the front end of the car collided into the rear end of pickup truck and then went out of control and the left side of the car smashed into the concrete guardrail. at some point during the crash, the car shut off and the airbags never deployed. when the car finally stopped, my fianc was unable to turn it back on and had to push it off the busy highway before someone else hit the car. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled, causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. there were no injuries however, a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and ruled as destroyed. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and stated that the recall notification was not received until after the crash had occurred. the vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the stalling or air bag failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the ignition module failed and caused the vehicle to stall sporadically and without warning. the failure was recurring. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic twice, who was unable to diagnose the failure both times. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number:14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) after the failure and was awaiting the parts needed to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

My son was driving back from work at 11:30 p.m. on a dark desert road when he came upon a man fixing a tire at the side of the road. this gentleman's car was out onto the road a bit and the dps officers were called by other drivers since it was a hazardous situation. my son then came along and hit the car with the right front of his car (no deployment of airbags at this point). then attempted to correct the situation and rolled his car onto the desert floor landing on the roof. still no bags deployed at this time. there were sparks coming from the vehicle and he crawled out the driver side window. at that time the dps officer was at the scene. he sustained seatbelt burn to his neck, road burn to arm, back and cut finger from broken glass. *tr

This incident occurred at about 9:30pm on the night of 9/21/11. the failure of the air bags and steering occurred on nj state route 78 west, about 50 feet before the ramp to route 31. there was no traffic congestion on the road, and visibility was good. i was fully awake, and was familiar with driving this route on a daily basis. while i was driving my 2005 chevrolet cobalt home from college, my vehicle lost power steering right before i got onto the ramp. keep in mind that my vehicle was traveling completely straight at the time when the power steering light came on, and about half a second later my vehicle began spinning to the right. before i could slow down or straighten the car, my vehicle had rotated almost a full 90 degrees to the right. at this point the ramp had started, and thus to avoid hitting the guard rail on the right side of the road i made a strong effort to turn the wheel to the left and straighten my car. i succeeded in turning the wheel to the left, and thus straightened my car out until my car then started to spin to the left, and bounced off of the guard rail on the left side of the ramp at approximately 40mph. a couple seconds elapsed from when the power steering light came on, to when my car hit the guard rail. after the car bounced off of the guard rail, it continued to spin for another 270 degrees, and came to rest on the narrow shoulder, parallel to the road. the air bag did not deploy, and after i shut the car off and turned it back on, the power steering warning light had disappeared entirely. although i drove the car off of the ramp, as i was instructed to by police, the car was totaled due to significant damage to the front of the body and frame of the vehicle. after the incident i discovered the previous recall on the power steering motor, however when i checked with the dealer, their records indicated that the recall was fulfilled. *tt

My 05 chevy cobalt was driving on the high way going about 70mph switch lanes and my power steering got out of control and got into a wreck hit some one beside me. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled as the power steering warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the approximate failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 71,155.

This submission is an addendum to the report that i submitted on aug 15, 2011; reference number 10419491 with the attachments that include the police report, may statement and photos. i submitted my report two days after the accident. now, after reading the news articles and the gm statements regarding the faulty ignition switch, it is apparent that what i thought was a steering malfunction (per the recalls i received and the statements made to me by gm representatives) was clearly the ignition switch. while driving down the freeway at 60 mph my dash lights turned on, i immediately lost steering control (i could not turn my steering wheel) and swerved had to the left crashing into the guard rail. the accident report shows my skid marks across three traffic lanes that clearly indicate that my abs system also was not working. my airbags did not deploy even though my front end was crushed and the car totaled. nothing on my car worked because the ignition switch had turned off. my original report should indicate that my car suffered an ignition switch malfunction that caused the accident. i was belted in so after being released from the hospital emergency room (i was taken by ambulance from the crash site) i was diagnosed with a cervical sprain, multiple cuts and bruises, sprained ankle and knee. my head impacted the windshield even though i had my seat belt on. *tr

The 05 cobalt, regularly serviced by the dealer where it was bought crashed after going out of control when the ignition switched off on the interstate at 60 mph. the steering locked, the abs did not function, when it crashed into the guard rail the air bags did not deploy. the only warning was the dash warning lights all lighting up and the alarm sounds. the one second or so did not allow any chance to the driver to react before the crash. after the accident, when the dealer was contacted, we were advised to contact the gm person. the gm person was friendly and nice, but very firm in stating that we needed to have proof that the car failed, rather the driver at the wheel. the cars computer was not analyzed because the wrecking yard demanded over $700 to tow the car out of the wrecking yard so any investigator could look over the car. gm told us that it was our problem to pay the bill to allow their investigator to look at the car. we did not have the money. after reading numerous comments on the nhtsa site and blogs, people never heard a word from gm after they retrieved the computer. the salient point is that many of the over a thousand complaints about the cobalt and other similar gm cars that identified the power steering as the problem that caused a crash are wrong. the power steering was not the cause of the crash. the problem was that the ignition switch turned off. the gm recalls about the power steering problem hide the fact that the ignition switches were turning off while the car was moving down the road. we know that the lack of power assist only affect the car at a stop or very slow speeds. experienced drivers do not crash their car into guard rails, ditches, trees or other car simply because the power assist fails. that story is what gm has been selling in the past few years. *tr

While driving my car, my wife was hit by another vehicle. the air bags on the other vehicle deployed but the air bags in my car did not. *tr

I have a 2005 chevrolet cobalt 4 dr sedan. while traveling down the service road on i-35 i started to cough, i blacked out for a split second. after coming to i realized there was a sharp turn in the road. i hit the brakes hard, the abs did not work. i went through a sign, it tore up the front drivers side of the car then hit a concrete barrier on the passenger side of the front end.i hit my head on the steering wheel and the air bags did not deploy on either side of the car. with the abs locking up it caused the car to skid approx 300 feet, without safely slowing down. none of the airbags deployed. *tr

My daughter was driving her 2005 chevy cobalt, when a person coming from the opposite side failed to yield right of way and our cobalt side swiped the ford escort. she hit the car doing about 35 miles per hour and her airbags did not deploy...i have no idea why nothing has been done when i see soooo many other stories just like this...the front end was pushed back all the way to the engine, the car would not even start, had that engine shifted my daughter could have been seriously injured. *tr

Made left turn and my airbag went off. mechanic said that the clock spring shorted out internally in the coil and deployed the airbag. gm has not contacted me over this matter and have been trying to get them to reimburse me for since 2010.

I was on my way home from work when a kid failed to yield to oncoming traffic. i hit him on the passenger side with the front of my vehicle. i was traveling approximately 40 mph. his airbags deployed, my air bags did not. i proceeded to file a complaint with gm. after several months going back and forth with the complaint process with gm: they said there was nothing wrong with the car. they also stated that with the type of front end impact, they would not expect the airbags to deploy. i argued that the other cars did with a side impact, mine should have with a frontal impact. i do have pictures that tell the story very clearly. i also went through 6 - 8 weeks of physical therapy to try and cope with the pain. i still have pain 3.5 years after the crash. updated 04/07/14 updated 07/22/14

Air bag malfunction light stays on all the time. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. the key failed to turn and could not be removed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the contact received the recall notification related to nhtsa campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but the part was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate mileage was 87,000.

I was stopped at a red signal for a few minutes. suddenly, a university of buffalo student hit my car from the rear at full force. he was texting and when he got out of the car he was still texting. he admitted it was his fault because he was not looking at the road and was texting on his phone. i called the police and obtained a police report. the air bags did not work. my mom and i were jolted forward at full force with back and neck trauma. my car stalled on impact of the other car. luckily my foot was on the brake and i did not hit the car in front of me. i had to restart my car and i pulled the car over to the side of the road in order to not block the busy street. i complained that my air bags did not work but i was ignored. also, the ignition switch had turned off the car which i thought was strange. *tr

2005 chevrolet cobalt. consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for ignition switch recall. *smd the consumer stated her daughter was driving, when the vehicle suddenly stalled. *jb

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle veered off the road and flipped over. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact sustained unknown body injuries and medical attention was required. a police report was filed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. updated 7/9/15*cn

[xxx]. was front passenger in a 2005 chevrolet cobalt driven by his cousin [xxx]. on april 19th, 2009. [xxx] lost control of the vehicle and severely wrecked the vehicle. [xxx] was stuck under the vehicle for approximately 4 hours and had to be air lifted to richland memorial hospital when emergency personnel arrived. [xxx] was severely injured and suffered life time injuries. [xxx] airbag did not deploy which caused him to suffer more extensive injuries than he would have if the airbags did deploy. [xxx]. later found out that gm had known of the problems with the airbag system in the 2005-2006 chevrolet cobalt vehicles but not report this until after [xxx] was severely injured on april 19th, 2009. [xxx] suffered a broken neck, broken bone in his right foot, his right hip was knocked out of joint, also severe back and spine pain. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr