2006 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR MY CAR BACK IN 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. SO I THOUGHT. A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND LOCK UP BUT BE FINE WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THEN A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL I CAME VERY CLOSE TO WRECKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING RACK. I HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE IS AN AWFUL CRAZY AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROB. ONE LADY EVEN SAID HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD WRECKED OVER THIS PROBLEM. LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINED OF GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OVER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I ASKED MY DEALER SHOULDN'T THAT BE FIXED FOR RECALL SINCE IT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH MY POWER STEERING AND HE REPLIES WITH WE REPLACED IT BACK IN 2010. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT REPLACING THE POWER STEERING ONCE DOESN'T STOP THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN! IM 2 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THIS SCARES ME TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OVER IT. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I STARTED OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP SO IT SENT ME INTO A DITCH AND FIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND A PROVIDING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD A RECALL AND WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A SHORT TIME LATER WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. A YEAR AND 2 DAYS LATER, OR 20,000 MILES LATER, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT HIS SUPPLIER SELLS SO MANY MOTORS FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT THEY HAD 64 ON STOCK BECAUSE THEY SOLD AT LEAST 10 A WEEK. A WEEK LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND A SITE FOR MECHANICS WHERE THEY CAN PUT IN PROBLEMS AND TRY AND GET SOLUTIONS FROM OTHER MECHANICS THAT MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OVER 1,000 CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING THE CAR BACK TOGETHER THEY ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD AND THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL. WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A SHORT, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (AND YES, GM KNOWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD MECHANICS CALL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY) AND STILL NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL TO COMPLETELY OVERHALL THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COBALTS ON THE ROAD FROM WHEN WE WERE TOLD BY THE SALES PEOPLE THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE THAT ARE NOT SAFE AND NO ONE IS FIXING IT. THERE ARE KNOWN CASES FROM WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THE PROBLEM AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. HTTP://GETSATISFACTION.COM/GM/TOPICS/COBALT_POWER_STEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY RELEASE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

AS I WAS COMING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, I HEARD A DING AND "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR THEN STARTED TO JERK, AND CONTINUED WHEN I SPED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

2006 CHEVY COBALT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. *JB

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS HAS A TRANSMISSION/TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM AND WHEN IT DOES, MY CAR WITH SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE PROBLEM USED TO BE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE WITH HIGH RPMS BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. ANY TIME THE TC LIGHT COMES ON I CAN HEAR SOMETHING GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD AND THAT'S WHEN I KNOW I WILL HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO CHEVY, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM! GM NEEDS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM! *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LT HAS STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER DOOR SINCE 2 DAYS AGO. I HAD ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR TO EXIT AND I COULDN'T. THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD OPEN AND NOTHING CHANGED. I WAS LOCKED IN MY CAR FOR TEN MINUETS TRYING TO GET OUT UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR, THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO WHERE I COULDN'T GET IN AND HAD TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. RIGHT NOW MY DOOR IS WORKING NORMAL BUT AN HOUR AGO I COULDN'T GET IN AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THEIR CAR QUICKLY AND THIS IS HAPPENING, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO GET OUT. I AM NOT THE ONLY COBALT OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS RESOLVED BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR WITHOUT A WAY TO ESCAPE. *TT

MY CARS ENGINE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY, IT IDLES LOW WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I GIVE IT GAS IT IDLES HIGH AND THEN WHEN I STOP OR SLOW DOWN IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS SO SCARED TODAY. I WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL I FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I AM GLAD ME OR MY SON DIDN'T GET INTO A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IT DID THIS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT HAS NEVER SEEMED TO IDLE CORRECTLY. *TR

AT FIRST MY HEADLIGHT BULBS JUST KEPT BLOWING AND I HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM. EVENTUALLY, ONE SIDE WENT OUT AND WOULD ONLY COME BACK ON AFTER THE BULB SHIELD WAS ADJUSTED. THE BULB SHIELDS EVENTUALLY STOPPED HOLDING THE DEVICE TOGETHER AND MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER.I ALSO NOTICED A MELTED LIQUID RUNNING DOWN FROM THE BULBS THEMSELVES INSIDE THE SHIELDS. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WIRING HAD MELTED. I TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN MY CITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WIRE THAT HOOKS THE SYSTEM TO THE BATTERY INSIDE THE ENGINE. TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT EVEN WORKING AT THIS POINT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEAD LAMPS INSTEAD OF JUST THE ONE AFFECTED ONE BECAUSE IF I DIDNT IT WOULD JUST BURN OUT AGAIN. I WAS ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS WAY TOO MUCH FOR MY POCKETS. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THIS SAME VEHICLE FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUES WHICH I PAID FOR AND THEN WAS REIMBURSED 9 MONTHS LATER AFTER THE RECALL FINALLY WENT THROUGH AND THE FUEL PUMP ISSUES THAT HAD A RECALL AS WELL. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL INJECTOR AS WELL. I KNOW THAT THE 2005 MODEL HAD A RECALL ON HEAD LIGHTS AND I AM SURE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. *TR

SMELLED FUEL IN GARAGE WHERE CAR IS KEPT AND ALSO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP AND UPON PUTTING CAR ONTO THE LIFT, THEY SPOTTED FUEL DRIPPING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. UPON TAKING TANK OFF AND INSPECTING FUEL PUMP, THERE WAS A VERY VISIBLE CRACK ON THE MRA. THE PORT WAS CRACKED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THAT AREA. I HAVE KEPT THE FUEL PUMP. MY LOCAL SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP IN DECEMBER, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL LAST WEEK THAT MY MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE RECALL. GM DENIED MY RECALL REQUEST. STATED MY VIN # DIDN'T HAVE THIS SPECIFIC RECALL ATTACHED & SINCE MY CAR WASN'T REGISTERED IN AZ OR NV I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. I HAVE OLD FUEL PUMP AND PICTURES AND A SERVICE TICKET ALL UPON REQUEST. PLEASE REVIEW. THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE. *TR

FUEL PUMP NOT COVERED IN NEW YORK WHY? *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAD WHEEL BEARING ISSUES STARTING AT 40,000 MILES. AT 50,000 MILES MY FRONT END SUSPENSION (LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS), STRUTS, AND DOORS LOCKS STARTED ACTING UP. MY DOOR LOCKS WILL JAM AND I WILL BE TRAPPED IN MY CAR UNTIL THEY (DOOR LOCKS) DECIDE TO WORK AGAIN. FORTUNATELY FOR ME USUALLY ONLY ONE STOPS WORKING AT A TIME. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT JUST NEEDS GREASING; I HAVE TRIED EVERY GREASE UNDER THE SUN AND NONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO AT LEAST FIX THE DOORS!!!.THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $1,000 PER DOOR FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE HEARD OF SOME PEOPLES DOORS NEVER OPENING AGAIN AND THE DOOR HAVING TO BE CUT OFF TO BE REPAIRED. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY GET OUT OF THE CAR. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECALL THIS DOOR ISSUE ON THE COBALT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE ODOR WOULD ALSO EMIT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK MODULE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION AND THE FUEL TANK REMOVAL TO DETERMINE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,100.

DOOR WILL NOT SHUT, THAN DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, THAN DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. *TR

IT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AND EITHER WOULD NOT LET MY DOOR SHUT OR ONCE IT WAS SHUT IT WOULD NOT LET ME OUT. THE LOCKS STILL WORK BUT THE DOOR CONTINUOUSLY GETS STUCK SHUT OR WON'T SHUT AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOW TO RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A DIPSTICK FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SO THERE WAS NO WAY FOR HIM TO CHECK THE FLUID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FLIMSY AND HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED EVOQ 12/13/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT FROM THE IGNITION OR TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY BY ENGAGING THE RELEASE BUTTON LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO WORK AGAIN ONCE SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A FUEL ODOR AND THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL LINES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,236.

MY COBALT HAS A FUEL LEAK WHICH IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND BEING IGNORED BY GENERAL MOTORS EXCEPT IN CERTAIN STATES AND VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. CLEARLY THEY ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND ARE BEING ALOUD TO DO SO AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. SINCE WHEN IS A FUEL LEAK NOT A SAFETY HAZARD OR MAYBE YOU ARE WAITING FOR A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND A LOSS OF LIFE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE. WONDER WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING COBALTS, MAYBE BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT OF CHEAP DEFECTIVE PARTS. IT IS A REAL SHAME THAT THOSE WHO PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING TREATED LIKE THEY ARE WANTING SOMETHING FOR FREE THAT THEY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO. I GOT THE SAME OLD STORY FROM GM WHEN I CONTACTED THEM. THEY TRY TO ACT CONCERNED, BUT YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE TOLD WHAT TO SAY AND AREN'T GOING TO BE OF ANY HELP. *TR

I PULLED INFORMATION ON A RECALL #: 09V419000 ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION AND 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT . . . FOR THE FOLLOWING STATES AZ, NV, CA, FL, TX. MD SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE, FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM THAT AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

I EXPERIENCES FIRST A GAS ODOR IN MY VEHICLE THAT WAS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I THEN WAS ABLE TO SEE A VISIBLE GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THE CAP ON THE FUEL TANK HAS MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM AND I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ONLY IN SPECIFIC STATES. THEREFORE, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE WAS A FACTORY ISSUE INVOLVING THIS YEAR OF CHEVY COBALT. I WILL LIKELY BE PAYING AROUND $600 OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS IN ORDER TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. . UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/23/11.*JB

TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE HAS COLLECTED WATER. MY SPARE TIRE WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE IT WAS FROZEN TO THE BOTTOM OF MY TRUNK. THE WATER COLLECTED IS SO EXCESSIVE THAT ENOUGH OF IT WAS ABLE TO COVER MY SPAR TIRE AND FREEZE IT. WATER COMES UP THROUGH BOTH WHEEL WELLS AND DOES NOT DRAIN OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 12/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THERE WAS NO RELEASE BUTTON TO REMOVE IT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ON, OR LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED A TIMES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK AND THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. UPDATED 12/08/11 UPDATED 12/12/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. UPDATED 12/15/11

THE COLLISION WITH THIS VEHICLE INTO 2 TREES AT 45-50MPH FAILED TO DEPLOY THE 4 AIRBAGS. I FIRST HIT ONE TREE HEAD ON AFTER SKIDDING ON A ROAD AND LOSING CONTROL. THE SECONDARY COLLISION HAPPENED WITH THE 2ND TREE. *TR MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR AND I SUFFERED WHIPLASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INDICATED IN THE GLOBAL WARNING SYSTEM THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,300 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,093 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,094.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF HAVING IT SERVICED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING RECALL. POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS ALL THE TIME (ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT). SOMETIMES POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARS AND CAR STARTS JERKING AND IS HARD TO STEER). WHEN THAT HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS BUT OCCASSIONALLY IT DOESN'T. A COUPLE OF TIMES I HAVE WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED AND CHEVY AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME UNLESS I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIGANOSED AT MY EXPENSE (70- 200 AND SOMETHING DOLLARS), AND "IF" IT IS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING RECALL THEY MAY HELP ME WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WHEN THEIR SOLUTIION TO THEIR RECALL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. MY KEY HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

MY CAR IS PUTTING OUT FUEL EXHAUST FUMES IN MY VENTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONLY FIXED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT ITS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM LETTING OUT C02 GASES. THEY ARE SAYING THE FUEL PUMP AND EXHAUST SYSTEM IS ALL ONE MODULE. WHEN I DRIVE BEHIND THE WHEEL I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING ASLEEP. I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN IN THE FREEZING COLD. THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN [XXX] RETURNS AT THE WALKER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN FRANKLIN, TN. ALSO COMPLAINED AT THE FREELAND CHEVROLET AND THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS I HAD TO AVOID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I NOTICED ISSUES STARTING SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 08 WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ERRATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. MY HUSBAND FIXED THE ISSUE BY DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRIC LOCKS. THEN IN JANUARY OF 2011 THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE TURNING. WE STARTED IT UP AND GOT IT HOME. WE WENT THROUGH ALL KINDS OF THINGS FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. WE CHANGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND MANIFOLD GASKET.IT WAS RUNNING FINE FOR A WHILE BUT STILL AT IDLE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THEN ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY CAME OUT. THEN WE GOT THE CODES READ AT AUTO ZONE AND FOUND WE NEEDED A IGNITION COIL. SO WE REPLACED THAT. RAN GOOD BUT THE STALLING FEELING AT IDLE WAS STILL PRESENT. THEN THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND THE SHIFTER BUTTON WAS PUSHED IN AND THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE.I FOUND PEOPLE HAVE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES ONLINE AND FOUND THE RELEASE SWITCH. I USED THIS SWITCH AND THE SHIFTER IS BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE A LIMITED INCOME AND WE CANT AFFORD ALL OF THESE ISSUES, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ALL VERY COMMON WITH THESE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD TO BE CLEANED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/23/11*BF UPDATED 03/12/12

DRIVER WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT IN RUN FROM BEHIND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAR SPUN INTO THE WOODS HITTING SEVERAL TREES, AS WELL AS UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES . THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE BACK OF THE CAR EXPERIENCED DAMAGE FROM IMPACT, WITH ADDITIONAL FRONT FENDER IMPACT . DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY WAS INJURED WITH BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT, AND WAS EVALUATED AT HOSPITAL AND PLACED ON MEDICAL PROFILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WHEN I GOT HOME I SMELLED GAS WHEN I GOT OUT. SO I GOT UP UNDERNEATH AND SMELLED IT EVEN STRONGER. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM LOOK FOR A GAS LEAK. THERE IS A GAS LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE AROUND MY GAS TANK. THIS SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AROUND MY CAR WITH SUCH A PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE ISSUE AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO RECALL EVERYWHERE NOT JUST CERTAIN STATES. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND MY SON DOESN'T NEED TO BE SMELLING THAT EVERY DAY WHEN HE'S IN MY CAR. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT DO. THE CAR HAS A CLEAN TITLE AND I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING HARD TO CAUSE A LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

SMELLED GAS, FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *KB

THE PLASTIC LINE IN THE FUEL ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED. MY CARE SMELLS OF GAS AND IS DRIPPING GAS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ONLINE: OCTOBER 2009 -- GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA; AND MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5 AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA AND TEXAS. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOPS A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. A SPECIAL COVERAGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MODEL YEAR 2006 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND TEXAS AND MODEL YEAR 2007 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. 09V-419. *KB

A GEAR SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN IS CHEAPLY MADE AND WEARS OUT. THERE IS SLACK BETWEEN THE TEETH ON THE GEAR'S. IN RESULT AS YOU GO OVER SMALL BUMPS AND BIG THERE IS A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AS WELL AS THE CAR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SLACK IN THE GEAR TEETH THE TIRES SLIGHTLY WOBBLE AS DRIVING BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CONTROLLING THE TIRES FOR THE AMOUNT OF SLACK BETWEEN THE GAP IN THE GEAR TEETH. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF BEING A STEERING ISSUE, AND AS A RESULT, LOSS OF STEERING COULD BE POSSIBLE IF THE GEARS COMPLETELY STRIP OUT. IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, CONSIDERING ALMOST EVERYONE WHO OWNS A COBALT EXPERIENCES THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. CHEVY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE!!! *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME, AND NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS FROM PUTTING A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE EARLIER, BUT THE SMELL PERSISTED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WAS STRONGER OUTSIDE. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE PATH THAT THE GASOLINE HAS BEEN TRAVELING. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, FOR THE FEAR OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE, OR EXPLODING WHILE DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING WORKED ON, AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS, AND IT IS KNOWN ISSUE GM HAS HAD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, IT IS NOT JUST. I DREAD THE BILL THAT I AM ABOUT TO FACE, DUE TO A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. AND I AM CERTAIN THE FUMES OF GASOLINE ISN'T HEALTHY FOR MY TWO CHILDREN, A 6 MONTH AND A 2 YEAR OLD. *TR

IN THE FALL OF 2006, MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT, WAS CLUNKING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FLAWED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY 3YEAR 36,000-MILE WARRANTY. TODAY IS OCTOBER 5TH 2011 AND MY COBALT HAS ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM HEARING THAT SAME NOISE ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

MY WIFE AN I WERE STOPPED AT MIDDLEBROOK PIKE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO PASS ON WESTERN AVENUE IN KNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE SO THAT WE COULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME ,I WAS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES(I REMEMBER GOING BACK AND FORTH AROUND 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE IT KNOCKED ME OUT). THE SEAT BELT JUST DID NOT HOLD ME ! AT THAT TIME I WEIGHED ABOUT 250 TO 260LBS. I WAS PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN FOR ABOUT 9 DAYS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HOSPITAL IN KNOXVILLE ON THE NEURO FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN TO [XXX] REHABATION SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE FITTED ME FOR A POWER WHEEL CHAIR. IF THE SEATBELT WOULD HAVE WORKED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION THE HEAD REST IS BENT AND LOOSE WERE MY HEAD BOUNCED OFF OF IT SEVERALTIMES, AN THE SEAT ITSELF MOVES WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE STATIONARY(IT CAN GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD) WITHOUT WARNING.THE CAR DEALER SAID THEY WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CAR BUT THEY NEVER DID FIX THEM. THE CAR DEALER HAD PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT VEHICLES SIGN PAPERS THAT THEY HAD THEIR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION WHEN THEY DID NOT. THE DEALER WOULD GIVE THEM A TANK OF GAS FOR IT AN ALSO FOR ANY LETTER FROM GM ON RANKING THE LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE FAVORABLY ONLY. THIS DEALER KNEW OF SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX THEM UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY.MY WIFE CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE HAD ANY MORE P

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL MOMENTS AFTER IT WAS STARTED EVERY MORNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A FUEL ODOR. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING FUEL AT A VERY RAPID RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,197.