Problems with 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt AIR BAGS

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving 40 mph and attempting to come to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond. the brake pedal depressed all the way to the floorboard independently. as a result, the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. the air bags deployed with excessive force. the contact had to puncture the air bag to avoid suffocation, which caused the air bag to explode. the contact sustained back, neck, and ear injuries that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a towing yard and was deemed destroyed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 48,000. the vin was unavailable.

Deer hit car was very dark 7 am witness called 911 jackson twp police came car had to be towed front end of car all smashed air bag did not go off i was hysterical god sent me an angel that morning witness stayed with me until police came police called for tow truck & made report total cost of repairs over $6,000 thought car would be totaled i have copy of all repairs done. *tr

I noticed the past week my passenger air bag light was on and no one was sitting there and then this morning 10/02/12 i turn my car on and it says service airbag did some research and its a major safety hazard for my passenger cause it does not work and no protection i also notice that the 2006 cobalts and 2007 cobalts have had this problem i personally have a friend that has a 2006 cobalt ls that has this problem mine is a 09 cobalt lt iv already had to pay 500 to fix my fuel pump module which they just put a recall on it this past month and i cant get my money back so before i go out and spend 300 to fix my air bag i would like to see if i can get it fixed for free thank you *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for repair and was told there was nothing they could do until the light illuminated constantly. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 44,900. updated 12/06/12*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while driving at approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning and the vehicle stalled. consequently, the consumer crashed into a tree and the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the contact was not aware of the diagnosis. the vehicle was repaired. the vehicle was later repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 10v073000 (steering), but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000. ma 10/5 *cn

The service air bag light comes on intermittently. it is nothing specific that does it. i could be going 10mph or 70mph on the highway and it just all of the sudden comes on. it is on anywhere from 5-30 seconds each time and then goes off and this happens multiple times per day. unable to know what's wrong because if its not on when its brought in there is nothing they can do. *tr

I was stopped at a traffic light with my foot on the brake waiting for the light to change to green. the passenger airbag curtains both deployed and blew out the headliner of the vehicle. it was about 80 degrees and dry. i went to the dealer who said the incident was an insurance claim. my insurance company denied the claim saying there was no accident. a gm investigator read the data box and the cdr file information shows there was no event recorded to recover. something was preventing the data box from being read at the computer port under the dash, they had to remove the data box and plug their computer directly into it. initially gm claimed i put the vehicle in a rollover situation. now that has been proven wrong, they are saying something like moisture made the airbag deploy. my vehicle is unusable and sitting because of gm's failure to step up and do something about my case. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that he was crashed into from the rear and the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the contact was injured and required medical attention. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while traveling approximately 20 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front of the vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the air bag system was faulty and the vehicle was repaired. in addition, while entering the highway and attempting to make a right turn, the vehicle veered to the left and into oncoming traffic. as a result, a second vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle. no injuries were reported and no police report was filed. after restarting the engine, the vehicle operated as normal. also, the contact indicated that fuel was leaking from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed and repaired the failure. no information was available regarding the diagnosis. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet cobalt. while attempting to drive, the gear shifter seized without warning. the contact stated that the air bag and check engine warning lights illuminated randomly. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where the vehicle was repaired. the contact also stated that the vehicle began to overheat randomly. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000. updated 01/11/2017*ct *tr

I was driving my 2009 chevy cobalt within the posted speed limit when the power steering failed resulting in a fairly horrific crash, with the car coming to rest on the drivers side against some trees. i suffered a head injury and thank god my son was not hurt although we have both been suffering from headaches since the accident. were it not for the small trees lining the road the car would have continued to roll possibly killing us both since none of the airbags deployed. the car was totaled and i do not have access to the vin#. *tr

My car would chime for me to look at instrument panel to see that the "airbags needed to be serviced".it would give me this message every 15 mins. for the hour drive i was on the road. the next day i called the dealer & set up an appointment. that afternoon when they were done with my car i was told that the mechanic had already seen this a few times & knew exactly what it was. my print out from service reads "diagnostic code #b0012 stored in system test circuit, module shorting out under steering wheel , replaced sir coil & repair circuit.* my car is a 2009 chevrolet cobalt lt (just purchased 06/05/09) with 2600 miles. *tr

Air bags did not deploy in a 2009 chevrolet cobalt crash that caused $7,200 in damage and on star did not call or report the crash. when i asked why, i was told "because the "brains" of onstar was "knocked out" in the crash, that shut down the air bag system and other safety measures." fortunately, this crash did not cause any bodily harm to the person involved, but the whole front end of the car was pushed in, radiator was pushed back, with lots of other damage. the person in the car was fine, but if the engine would have been pushed in further in, it could have been in the lap or, even worse, the chest of the person driving. i do not have on star for it to be "disabled" in a crash because of where it is placed in the vehicle. this seriously needs to be examined and fixed before someone does really get hurt, if this had not happened already. *tr

My wife has an defribulator pacemaker. we need the air bag disengaged. we have been haggling with the dealer for almost 2 weeks. they are dragging their feet on this matter. the heart hospital says if the air bag came out and hit my wife, it could kill her. this is the third new vehicle i have bought from dobrinski's in okeene. i need something done. i do not have to buy chevy's. i might have to change dealers. thank you, rusty ferrell *tr