AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS AND ATTEMPTS TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP & GM WITH THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, BOTH CONCLUDED THAT VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL. OWNER (55 YEAR OLD) REPEATED CONTACT DUE TO CONCERNS OF MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL WITH EXISTING COBALT RECALLS. FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10:00 AM ON 3/2/2013. GEAR SHIFT AND STEERING SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCKED WHILE NAVIGATING A CORNER ON LOCAL HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CROSSED CENTERLINE, LAUNCHING OVER A SNOW BANK AND CONTINUING AIR-BORN FOR 30 TO 40 YARDS. ONLY 1 OF THE 2 AIR BAGS FULLY DEPLOYED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND SEVERAL ONGOING INJURIES WITH THREE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. (29 YEAR OLD, 55 YEAR OLD, AND 79 YEAR OLD) NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR GM EVER ACKNOWLEDGED VEHICLE DEFECTS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD REMOVED THE DASH COVER, CONSOLE COVER, AND STEERING COLUMN COVER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ON SCENE AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. DAMAGE EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR