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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

crash · 639040 · 2007-09-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1) WHEN PARKING MY COBALT, 3 OF EVERY 5 TIMES MY KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO DO THINGS LIKE--APPLY THE BRAKE OFF-AND-ON REPEATEDLY, SHIFT IN-AND-OUT OF PARK REPEATEDLY, AND SOMETIMES EVEN ROCK THE CAR BACK-AND-FORTH WITH MY BODY UNTIL IT "CLICKS" INTO PLACE AND I CAN TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WORK LATE SHIFT AT THE HOSPITAL. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE STUCK IN THE DARK--IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT--NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. 2)PERIODICALLY, WHEN I START UP MY COBALT, THE CLOCK ON MY DASHBOARD WILL START BACK AT "12:00". IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO KEEP RESETTING MY CLOCK. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? 3) AS I DRIVE MY COBALT, THE BACK WINDOWS SLOWLY ROLL THEMSELVES DOWN. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REACH BACK AND ROLL THEM UP. THEY DO NOT ROLL THEMSELVES DOWN ALL THE WAY, BUT THEY CRACK THEMSELVES ENOUGH TO HEAR THE AIR COMING IN. 4) SINCE I BOUGHT MY COBALT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS POINTING DOWNWARD TOO MUCH. I HAVE BROUGHT THEM IN TO BE ADJUSTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THEY ARE STILL NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY, AND--AT TIMES-- I HAVE TO SQUAT DOWN IN MY SEAT AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE "UNDER" MY HEADLIGHTS, SO I DO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A WRECK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM LATE IN '06 INVOLVING A DEER ON THE HIGHWAY BECUASE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN TIME. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10203282
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