Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| SB-08-09-41-002C | 02/01/2009 | 10029924 | General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (sir) indicator/lamp on with dtc(s) b0012, b0013, b0016, b0016, b0019, b0020, b0022, b0023, b0026, b0033, b0040, b0042 or b0044 set. this may be caused by a loose, | 07/20/2009 | |
| 4011 | 12/13/2007 | 4011F | 10020881 | Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07. *nj | 01/25/2007 |
| 3356 | 10013542 | Sir light on with codes b0012 and b0013. including the 2005 pontiac pursuit. *tt | 04/21/2005 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/29/2012 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/29/2012 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 09/21/2011 | 17500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 04/16/2011 | 153000 | ||
| 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 relised 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 barrer 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. | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Air bag malfunction light stays on all the time. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| Air bag light is on continuously and now the power steering light goes on and you loose steering as you are driving. the air bag light was fixed 1 time by dealer and now it is on again and they say they will not fix it because it has been tampered with but they are the only one's to work on it i have my repair invoice. the power steering light just started coming on and now you loose steering as soon as it goes on. it almost caused an accident the first time it happened because i was going around a curve and a car was coming the other way and i lost my steering. luckily i didn't hit the other car but i think this is a major safety hazard. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2008 | 53000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the contact stated that the front driver and passenger seat belt retractors were locked. he also stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument control panel. he refused to have the dealer inspect the vehicle because they wanted to charge him $100. the vehicle has not been repaired. he called the manufacturer and they referred him back to the dealer. the failure mileage was 53,000. updated 5/19/08 *cn updated 05/19/08 | |||
| 02/12/2007 | 49900 | 1 | 05/15/2005 |
| After driving for 30 minutes at a speed of 55-60 mph on the interstate, i was on the off ramp merging from one interstate to another, when the cars ahead of me starting slowing down. i applied a sudden pressure to the brakes to slow down also; however, the brake pedal went soft and then it seemed like the brakes locked, but did not slow down. the car made a sudden jolt to the right bringing me into the on coming traffic in the next lane. this resulted in a collision with another car. resulting in a total loss to the cobalt. the air bags did not deploy eventhough the front end of the car was destroyed. *nm | |||
| 09/11/2005 | 220 | 2 | 09/11/2005 |
| My cobalt has been in repair the center at 2 different dealerships for a total of 17 visits. the air conditioner leaks excessively into the passenger floorboard. my headlight indicator comes on repeatedly, my temperature controls do not always work, my emergency brake light comes when the brake is not on, most recently my gauges have been quitting as i am driving and my left blinker has stopped working. my car has been in a shop for a total of over 60 days since i bought it in sept. 2005. i have contacted gm/chevrolet in an attempt to settle these problems and they will not assist me. my warranty will expire in less than 8000 miles. gm/chevrolet - manufacturer and dealerships- will not assist me. i am very unsatisfied with my purchase, gm delivered a defective car and they will not stand by their reputation. *jb | |||
| 10/17/2006 | 2 | 12/18/2005 | |
| I got in an accident on october 17, 2006 and my air bags did not go off. i had a frontal impact and nothing came out. result was that i hit my head at the connecting part of the windshield and roof of my car. *nm | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 17645 | 3 | 05/31/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the ignition switch would not turn, the airbag light illuminated and the turn signal failed. the dealership repaired the problems but they reoccurred. the manufacturer was alerted. | |||
| 02/10/2006 | 2 | 03/25/2005 | |
| On feb. 10,2006 my little brother was on his way home in my 2005 cobalt it was raining he went around a curve an lost control of the vehicle. he hit a total of 3 trees the car was total. the air bags didn't not deploy an the seat belt didn't catch, bc of this my little brother lost his life. he was 5'11 an weighed about 350 lbs an came up out of his seat and hit the top of the car were the metal meets the windshield. nothing has been done. my family called chevy to report it they said they would call us back in 24 to 48 hrs that was almost 3 wks ago an haven't heard anything. *nm | |||
| 02/07/2006 | 6 | 06/21/2005 | |
| The 2005 chevy cobalt we purchased for my daughter has a violent vibration that is intermittent. the vibration usually happens on long trips, when the car is at highway speeds of over 65 mph for 45 minutes or longer with the cruise control on. then when coming up on slower traffic, you touch the brakes to disengage the cruise control, a violent vibration proceeds. if you apply more brakes the vibration gets worse. this vibration requires the driver to maintain both hands on the wheel to control the car. this vibration will last from a few minutes to 15 miles. usually when the vibration stops the cruise control will not work for a minute of 30 minutes and up to 3 days. we have take the car to the dealerships 5 times. 2 dealerships in or around tampa florida and the dealer we purchased it from in jonesboro georgia. each time they dirve the car a few miles at highway speeds over 60 mph and declare nothing is wrong. as we stated above and to the dealerships, it takes a minimum of 45 minutes or longer at speeds over 65 mph for this vibration to happen, and sometimes it will not happen. we have started the lemon law process in georgia and have asked for a replacement car or purchase back by gm. we are awaiting there actions. since the manufacturer's last attempt to fix the car, in which my daughter drove 2 hours and the vibration started as they were existing the express way to the dealership, she over heard the service manager acknowleged the problem is in the brakes' they contacted the gm rep in atalanta area, and decided to do nothing to fixe the car. now yesterday, when my daughter was about to slow down on the connector in atlanta, due to slower traffic, the brake pedal went soft and then hard as a brick causing the car not to stop and hitting the pickup truck in front of her. the air bags did not deploy and she now has a mild concusion. she had to miss work yesterday and today. what can be done to force gm to fix this brake problem or replace the car?*jb | |||
| 08/27/2005 | 10000 | 1 | 04/28/2005 |
| Dt: 2005 chevrolet cobalt. the consumer stated while sliding through a red light another vehicle hit consumer's on the driver's side rear. the vehicle then hit a pole, spun around, and hit another pole. the vehicle almost flipped over. it went up on two wheels and came back down. there was front and rear end damage. the vehicle was totaled. upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, and the passenger's seat belt came off. the vehicle has not been inspected yet to determine why this happened on august 27, 2005. a police report was taken. the passewnger sustained injuries, hit chest and arm on the dash,board and she was bruised. *ak | |||
| 05/10/2005 | 2100 | 1 | 03/17/2005 |
| Dt: consumer bought a 2005 chevrolet, cobalt; had an accident which totaled the car out. the air bags did not deploy. *tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 70000 | ||
| My daughter was driving her 2005 chevy cobalt, when a person coming from the opposite side failed to yiled 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 daugher could have been seriously injured | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| I'm making a complaint about the 2005-2009 chevy cobalt power steering. i drive a 2005 chevy cobalt ls and last april 2009, i noticed my power steering going out. i was in the middle of no where in new york state with a 2 year old in the car with me. since then it has gone out completely with about a 2 min window that i do have it after i start the car. i had contacted gm through email, had a diagnosis ran on it and reported it back to them, when only to be told that they could not help me with it. i don't have the money to repair it knowing that i need a new steering column to fix it. so i do not have any power steering and on top of that the sensor for the air bags comes on too. these two problems have been very scary for me and my 2 year old daughter. *tr | |||
| 09/25/2007 | 21000 | 2 | 06/10/2005 |
| On the date listed, my wife was driving at app. 40mph. at which point she ran into the rear of another vehicle that was stopped. upon impact the seat belt failed to keep her in the driver seat. there was also no airbag deployment. upon impact she flew upwards and forward, hitting her face on the visor. she went to the hospital where they did scans and found no bleeding on the brain, however she was injured in the face to which she still has a bump on the bridge of her nose and still gets headaches. also, shortly after the accident she had two black eyes and a concussion. the vehicle was repaired, but there was no indication that anything was done with the airbag system or the seat belt, by the auto body shop. we contacted gm a day or two after the accident. they sent an engineer out to gather readings from the car a few weeks later. it wasn't until this week that we heard something back from gm. they said there was nothing for them to do and they left it at that. we are still driving the same car and are very weary of what could happen if we are involved in another accident. i think there needs to be a recall done and the manufacture held liable for the equipment failure. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 35000 | 1 | 10/06/2005 |
| Notice of recall,repairs made by dealership. crash into tree, approx. speed 60 mph. three passengers, not wearing seat belts,extreme front end damage. air bags did not deploy. driver seriously injured. front passenger killed. rear passenger killed. investigation pending.....*nm | |||
| 08/24/2006 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 mph on a clear dry highway in heavy traffic, all traffic stopped abruptly, causing the front end to impact the right rear of the vehicle in front. then the vehicle spun off the road to the left impacting head on with the guardrail. the frontal air bags failed to deploy on either impact. a police report was taken. the rental car company was notified and the contact was taken to the hospital. | |||
| 02/07/2006 | 10819 | 1 | 06/21/2005 |
| 1) months prior to the accident at high way speed (65 to 75 mph) after several hour (from 1 to 4) with the cruise control engaged, when disengaging the cruise control, the car would vibrate violently. gm claims they can not duplicate the problem. 2) brakes failed - applied brakes in traffic, pedal was soft and then went hard like the power brakes was not working, but the car did not slow down, causing the impact in the rear of a pick-up truck. 3) according to the air bag report the car was traveling over 30 mph, but the air bags did not deploy on the frontal crash. *jb | |||