Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 40000 | ||
| The first occurrence was on 9/9/2011 at 7:30 am in the morning. the vehicle would not start. the second occurrence was on 9/9/10 at 5:00 p.m. the vehicle started and when arriving at designated location the vehicle would not stop in park. the engine continued to run, unable to take key out of ignition, the vehicle when put into other gears was able to drive. we attempted to get the engine to stop and get the key out of the ignition but we failed to do so for a lenghty period of time. the battery had to be disconnected with the engine running. this decision was made after no other alternatives could be made to shut off the vehicle. this was a dangerous situation and could have cause electrical burns or other issues while doing this. | |||
| 05/27/2011 | 58000 | ||
| I bought a 2009 chevy cobalt in dec. 2010 in feb. 2011 i went to turn my car on the battery had died at that time i tried to remove the key from the ignition an it was stuck. a personal mechanic came an pressed the release button under the steering column a month a later i go to get in my car an turn it on the key is in but the iginition won't turn over again the mechanic comes an releases it. now two days ago i get into my car turn it on an i stop at a store an go to turn off the car the key is turned completely back and won't budge so i had to pump gas with my car on anytime i went into a store had to leave my car running when i got home i called my mechanic i took the car to him an he said the key mechanism needs to be replaced he showed me a way to turn the vehicle on an off under the column but the key can not be removed from the ignition i called the dealership they want me to pay the 99 dollar diagnostic which i dont have being a single mother of two living check to check so i filed a complaint with gm all they could tell me was they would open a case an she will call me back in a week to see if i decided to get a diagnostic done on the car now when i have researched online about this issue there are other complaints of the same issue i believe they need to recall the issue i dont feel the car is safe to drive with my two kids in the car an being the key won't come out the ignition i cant lock my doors anyone can come an take whatever it is that they want. | |||