NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — ENGINE
I HAD BECOME AWARE OF THE RECALL, JUST THE WEEK PRIOR AND WAS PLANNING ON MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, ONCE THE PARTS (3-4 WEEKS OUT FROM WHAT I WAS EXPLAINED) ARRIVED. I WAS ALSO EXPLAINED VIA THE DEALER AND WHAT I READ ON LINE THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE SO LONG AS THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE KEY. SO I REQUESTED MY DAUGHTER TO ONLY USE THE KEY WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON IT, WHEN USING MY CAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON HER. BEFORE SHE HAD TIME TO REACT SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS FORTUNATELY NOT INJURED, MAINLY BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN AND HAD IT BEEN A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS AND I DROVE IT QUITE A BIT AND LET MY DAUGHTER DO SO AS WELL. I AM ANGRY THAT GM HAS ALLOWED MY DAUGHTER AND I TO BE AT RISK FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND EVEN AS I AM WRITING THIS (2 WEEKS LATER) THE ONLY ANSWERS I HAVE REALLY BEEN GIVEN FROM GM ARE ANSWERS I HAVE HAD TO CALL AND PRESS THEM ON, WHICH FOR THE MOST PART IS ALMOST NO INFORMATION AT ALL. I AM SURE THEY ARE BEING INUNDATED WITH COMPLAINTS AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE MEDIA, CONGRESS, NHTSA, BUT I CANNOT FEEL ANY EMPATHY OR SYMPATHY FOR THAT MATTER, WHEN THEY HAVE HAD YEARS TO DEAL WITH THIS AND SIMPLY SWEPT THIS UNDER THE RUG. HARSH AND SWIFT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PUNISH THEM AND SET AN EXAMPLE TO ALL OTHERS.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation