2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AGGRESSIVELY TO REMOVE THE KEY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT TURNING OFF ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE AND ISSUED A NEW KEY. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. MY CAR STALLED AND I SPENT OUT WITH NO CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR STALL OUT ON ME AND SPEND OUT OF CONTROL SUCH AS THIS ONE. MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER AND FENDER WAS CRUSHED. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE GM RECALL UNTIL PRESENT AND HAD GM DISCLOSED THE RECALL INFORMATION BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (PAID IN FULL) WITH MY CASH, HARD EARNED MONEY I WOULD HAVE NEVER DRIVEN TO MONROE MICHIGAN TO GET SUCH A VEHICLE AS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER. GENERAL MOTORS HAD NO RIGHT TO WITHHOLD THIS INFORMATION AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN CONCLUSION, I THINK GM OWES ME A REFUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER ARE IN THE VEHICLE OR IF NO ONE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE CODES HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO REMOVE THE KEY MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA *TR

I FIRST STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN I FILLED MY CAR UP AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE . I LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE OF HOW STRONG THE SMELL WAS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE IT WAS A ONE TIME THING LIKE I HAD SPILLED SOME GAS ON THE CAR WHEN I FILLED UP. I AGAIN NOTICED THE SAME THING TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I FILLED UP. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE CAR. I CAN EVEN SMELL GAS ORDER IN A OPEN AIR PARKING LOT WHEN I WALK BY MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER I BOUGHT IF FROM BECAUSE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN CSC-10051936-8902 WHERE THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL OR FUEL VAPORS. FUEL VAPORS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. SO SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION I TOOK IF IN TO GET LOOKED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE TO MY VEHICLE BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I TOLD THEM THAT THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO AIR OUT MY GARAGE BEFORE I STARTED MY CAR BECAUSE I'M WORRIED OUT IT. THE DEALER SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED IF IT WAS CRACKED AGAIN! I DON'T SEE WHY IT'S MY FAULT THAT THE PART THAT THEY REPLACED MAY STILL BE DEFECTIVE AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. THE GUY REALLY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. I JUST SPOKE TO GM ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD YES THAT I WOULD HAV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN IN A CIRCLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN INTO THE RETAINING WALL. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE WITH MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA. UPDATED 07/08/2014 *JS *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FROM COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND IT HAD NUMEROUS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD AFFECT DRIVE-ABILITY DURING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT GAINESVILLE CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA WHICH COST ME OVER 900 DOLLARS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST, ALSO I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL AND YET TO NO AVAIL THE CAR SMELLED OF FUEL AND HAD SPARKS FROM THE WIRING. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND YET THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR BACK FROM ME, THEY MADE ME PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND AS WELL DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. I AM UPSET TO LEARN THAT ONLY NOW THE NHTSA AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I WANT COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY CHEVROLET AND BY COX CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA. *TR

MY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER THE FULL TURN HAS BEEN MADE. THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE IT'S BEING DRIVEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH OR 20 MPH. ALSO THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR, THAT WAS RECALLED AND HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE STEERING STILL MALFUNCTIONS. MY CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL THE SUMMER OF 2012, AFTER THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED MONTHS LATER BECAUSE THE CAR CONTINUED TO LEAK GASOLINE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I AM SURPRISED AND FORTUNATE THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES WHILE OPERATING THIS DEATH TRAP. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. RG *TR

NOISY BROKEN STABILIZER LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING BROKEN. QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A WISE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE OF AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR

TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND IT WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 2, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL OF 2014 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RECUR AND RESULT IN A FATAL CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. RK UPDATED 04/22/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 04/24/14

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS CLIPPED BY A DIESEL TRUCK ON MY DRIVERS LEFT REAR. I SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE IN FRONT OF DIESEL AND WENT STRAIGHT TOWARDS CENTER DIVIDER, UPON OBSERVING A VEHICLE IN THE SAME LANE MY VEHICLE WAS HEAD TOWARDS. BOTH VEHICLES MADE CONTACT HITTING ME ON MY DRIVERS FRONT PANEL AND THE COBALT HITTING STRAIGHT INTO CENTER DIVIDER NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEM TWICE IN 2013 THE KEY WOULD BREAK OFF IN THE IGNITION AND WERE NOT FITTING CORRECTLY CAUSING REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY DOOR LOCKS ARE ELECTRIC LOCKS AND THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN I AM DRIVING THEY TEND TO GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR THREE WEEKS. ALSO THE SOUND FOR MY SIGNAL AND SEAT BELT WARNING IS NOT CLICKING NOR CHIMING, THE LEFT SPEAKING WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE SOUND STOPPED. *TR

ON JULY 15, 2010 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED NEAR WARRENTON, OREGON. FOUR VEHICLES IN ALL WERE INVOLVED. I'M AM TOTALLY DISABLED. SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, MOST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. AM UNABLE TO WORK. PICTURES OF MY CHEVY COBALT STEERING WHEEL CLEARLY SHOWS THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THUS LEAVING ME WITH ONGOING PAIN. DISLOCATED MY RIGHT FOOT, SIX SURGERIES IN ALL. FRACTURED MY RIGHT WRIST, KEY WENT INTO MY RIGHT KNEE, BRUISED RIGHT BREAST AND TISSUE DAMAGE, BOTH KNEES AND ARMS WEAK, BRUISING FROM SEAT BELT AND DISFIGURED RIGHT FOOT, STOMACH, AND RIGHT HIP. SUFFER ALSO FROM PTSD, LONG AND SHORT TERM MEMORY, DEPRESSION, AGITATION, DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE, MIGRAINES, AND MORE. PICTURES CLEARLY SHOW THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEER WHEEL. HOW DO I SUE GM. *TR

ON JULY 15, 2010 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER DRIVER. PICTURES OF MY CHEVY COBALT CLEARLY SHOW THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON THE RIDE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, MOST OF THE INJURIES ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. DISLOCATED AND SHATTERED RIGHT FOOT, RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE, CUT IN RIGHT KNEE, DISFIGURED STOMACH, NEED LEFT HIP REPLACED, ALSO HAVE DEPRESSION, PTSD, ANXIETY, LONG AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, CHRONIC PAIN, DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE, BOTH KNEES AND ARMS WEAK. TOTALLY DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK. HOW DO I SUE GM? *TR

THE ENGINE TURNED OFF ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CORNER, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS FAST AS I COULD, BUT THE CAR WENT UP AND OVER THE CURB, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK, AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WENT DOWN OFF THE STEEP EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK'S FAR SIDE INTO THE MUD. THE PART OF THE CAR BODY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT TIRES WAS ALMOST TOUCHING (WAY LESS THAN 1 INCH ABOVE) THE EDGE OF THE TOP / EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. I COULDN'T REVERSE BACK UP AND OVER THE SIDEWALK EDGE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, AND PULLED THE CAR STRAIGHT BACK AND UP/OVER THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK AND ONTO THE ROAD. SOME SORT OF DUST COVER THING FROM UP INSIDE THE PASSENGER-SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD BEEN TORN LOOSE DURING THE CRASH OFF THE SIDEWALK EDGE AND WAS STILL LAYING IN THE MUD. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME, THE STEERING / SUSPENSION (I CANNOT TELL WHICH) MADE A CREAKING AND GRINDING SORT OF NOISE WHEN TURNING, AND I COULD TELL FROM THE EXTENSIVE BOUNCING AT EVEN LITTLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAD BEEN DAMAGED. *TR

MY DAUGHTERS CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE SEEMS INTERESTED BECAUSE SHE MADE IT OUT ALIVE. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH FINDING OUT WHO IS AT FAULT. I AM REQUESTING SOME ANSWERS. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, MY 2007 COBALT LOST POWER STEERING. A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE. I'VE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE RECALL FOR THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING REBUILD IN 2010, YET THE COMPONENT HAS FAILED AGAIN! GM WANTS ME TO PAY FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I WILL PAY FOR A TOW, BUT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING HAS AGAIN FAILED. IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FIND AN ERROR CODE INDICATING THAT THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD NOT CHARGE ME AT ALL. FURTHERMORE, THEY SHOULD REPLACE - NOT REBUILD - THIS FAULTY, ILL CONCEIVED DEVICE THAT HAS SUCH POOR DESIGN. *TR

THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS ON THESE VEHICLES RIGHT NOW, EVERYTIME I CALL TO SEE IF MINE IS RECALLED FOR IGNITION TROUBLE THEY SAY NO. I WANT MINE REPLACED, AT GM'S EXPENSE. WE JUST HAD THE BLINKER SWITCH REPLACED AND THERE ARE TIMES THE IGNITION SEEMS STUCK. HOW CAN WE KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL WHEN WE PURCHASED USED? *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH OVER A PATCH OF ICE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND IT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND THEN LANDED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, BRUISES TO KIDNEY, RIBS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY INCLUDING MINOR HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,621. RK UPDATE 4/7/14 VA UPDATED 04/11/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

WHEN PARKING CAR I WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE KEY FROM MY IGNITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO PARK. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS. EACH TIME I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT SPUTTERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DIED. I KEPT TRYING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND ON ONE TRY THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. THE RPM GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD INITIALLY PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND E-MAIL TO YOU ABOUT MY TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND DESTROYING MY ENGINE WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE ($5,100) BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM RESENDING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL ON COBALTS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND DID NOTHING. THE TIMING CHAINS ON THESE MODELS (COBALTS) HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR YEARS ACCORDING TO 3 MECHANICS I SPOKE TO WHOM ALL SAID THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS AGO JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCHES THEY IGNORED UP TO NOW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO HERD FROM 5 OTHER COBALT OWNERS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME.( NOT A COINCIDENCE). *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR, HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, SMELLED SMOKE AND CAR BUSTED INTO FLAMES. STILL WAITING FOR INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT CAR. WAS A TOTAL LOSS, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOING 55 MPG, WEATHER CLEAR, ROAD CLEAR, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND NO POWER TO CAR WHAT SO EVER, CAR DID COMPLETE U-TURN ON FREEWAY AND HIT SIDE CURBING ON FREEWAY WHICH CAUSED TIRE AND RIM DAMAGE. LIGHTS CAME ON DASH AND CAR WAS NOT ON WHEN IT CRASHED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO RALLY CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS AND I TOLD THEM THAT CAR JUST QUIT RESPONDING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF CAR. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG, MY INSURANCE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND I HAD TO PAY DEDUCTIBLE FOR REPAIRS, AN INVESTIGATOR CAME OUT TO CHECK MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH CAR, BUT CODES HAD BEEN ERASED FROM RALLY CHEVROLET. *TR

HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY REMAIN ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I TRY TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON OR OFF. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE HIGH BEAMS AND TRY TO TURN THEM OFF, THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME BACK ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, TAPPING ON THE FUSE BOX, SWITCHING IN AND OUT OF GEARS AND TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF REPETITIVELY, EVERYTHING GENERALLY WILL START WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN AFTER 15 OR 20 MINUTES. THIS HAS CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE SEVERAL TIMES AND I CAN NO LONGER WALK AWAY FROM MY CAR WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF. MECHANICS THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I NOTED THAT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE OUTSIDE OF MY WORKPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A TURN. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. I TOOK IT TO MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE COST. I TOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4,500. THAT IS WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVE HERD HORROR STORIES FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME STRESS WITH GM. I ALSO LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. IT COST ME $250. TO RELEASE MY CAR TO TOW IT TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NO REPAIRS. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND THEY OFFERED NO HELP AT ALL. THE TIMING CHAIN IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE PART AND GM KNOWS IT!!! *TR

THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER SOMETIMES. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND RATTLES. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRICAL STEERING ASSIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BARELY AVOIDED CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

I AM WRITING BECAUSE I DID GET THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE OF THE POWER STEERING , THE MOTOR KIT WAS FIXED ON 8/12/10.I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS ON 10/24/2009 FOR A NOISE BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND FUEL/OIL LEAKING. THEY SAID IT WAS MY STRUTS, AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PAID $500.31 FOR THAT REPAIR ALL RECEIPTS AND INVOICES ON HAND. ON 4/25/2011 I TOOK MY CAR TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS ONLY TO FIND THAT I NEEDED 2 LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS(7) LABOR FOR SUSPENSION SERVICE. MY TOTAL COST WAS $339.12. I JUST PULLED UP RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND I NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WHERE SAYING THERE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO AND THE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR POWER STEERING SUSPENSION. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN A FAULTY POWER STEERING IS A COMPONENT OF A LARGER THE LARGER SUSPENSION AND IF LEFT UNFIXED IT COULD LEAD TO OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS. IF THIS IS TRUE WHY ARE WE NOT GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THESE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS? I SAW WHERE THEY MAY HAVE RECALLED THE WHOLE SUSPENSION, SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT I CAN GET THESE REPAIRS REIMBURSED? *TR

DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED MESSAGE: "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON". TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT CLOCKSPRING WAS BAD. REPLACED CLOCKSPRING, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT WIRING WAS BAD. REPAIRED WIRING, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD THAT RF AIRBAG SENSOR WAS BAD. AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR NEARLY 2 MONTHS NOW. *TR

GOING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE FRONT STRUTS SOUND LIKE THEY BOTTOM OUT. TOOK TO A CERTIFIED MACH. AND STRUTS WERE LEAKS OIL AND GAS. REPLACED THEM COST 559.00 . I AM HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK SHOCKS I THINK WHEN YOU GO OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BOTTOM IS FALLING OUT. CAN NOT AFFORD TO GO BACK TO MACH. NOW . NO WARRANT LEFT BUT CAN NOT GET A HOLD OF ANY ONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR WILL NOT HONOR THERE PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY WENT UNDER A NEW OWNER. I NEED TO KNOW WHOM I CAN CONTACT. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 43,450 ON MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONCE THE FUEL TANK BECAME HALF FULL, THE FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FILL HOSE FITTING THAT WAS WELDED/SEALED TO THE PLASTIC GAS TANK SEPARATED CAUSING SPILLAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A 30% DISCOUNT WAS NEGOTIATED ON A NEW GAS TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,010. ..UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY, THE KEY GOT STUCK. I HAD TO PLAY WITH IT FOR IT TO FINALLY TURN. I TOOK IT TO A CAR LOCKSMITH AND HAD ANOTHER KEY MADE FOR THE CAR WHICH COST ME $100.00. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 I BEGIN TO ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN. I HAVE TO JIGGLE AND PLAY WITH IT FOR THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN AND THE CAR TURN ON. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE POSTED VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALTS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY CLEARLY QUALIFY AS A RECALL ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/25/13*CN THE EMERGENCY LEVER WOULD NOT HOLD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN PLACE. A PIECE IN THE LEVER WOULD NOT LET CABLES HOLD TENSION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE STEERING WHEEL COIL HAD TO REPLACED, TO RECTIFY THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM.

CAR WAS HESITANT TO START; AFTER GETTING THE CAR STARTED, SMELLED FUEL STRONGLY. SAW FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. THERE IS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR MY STATE, BUT THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN NEW YORK SO THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I CAN SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AS THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING CRACKED AND IT WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I TOOK IT TO OUR NEAREST GM DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT FOR THIS CAR. I AM SCARED THE CAR IS GOING TO START ON FIRE BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. OR WORSE YET GET CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING! *TR

CAR SMELLED OF GAS SO I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A GAS LEAK. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. AS I TYPED IN GAS LEAK IN CAR OF 2007 COBALT HOW MUCH TO FIX, A PAGE CAME UP ON ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST AND THEN A IT ALSO AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWER ON THE WEBSITE. ONE OF THE QUESTION WAS THE SAME EXACT QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK SO I OPENED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEAK ISSUE. I THEN CALLED THE CHEVEY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY WAS NO GAS LEAKEAGE RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THE ISSUE I HAD WITH MY CAR AND HE WANTED TO TRANSFERE ME TO THE DEALER. I TOLD HIM I SPOKE WITH HIM ALREADY AND HE SAID IT WOULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM 80-1400 DOLLARS DEPENDING ON WAS THE ISSUE. I SAID ONLINE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEAK ISSUE AND SINCE I BROUGHT MY CAR USED I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS BROUGHT IN THE STATES THAT HAD THE RECALL. HE ASKED ME FOR A RECALL NUMBER WHICH AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE. I THEN WENT BACK ON LINE TO DO MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT DID HAVE A RECALL AND IT SAID THE CHEVY WOULD FIX THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 09V149000 AND THE RECALL NUMBER IS 090226. HOW DO I GET THEM TO FIX MY CAR WITHOUT A CHARGE SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON FUEL PUMP MODULE OR REINBURST ME FOR THE 550 I HAD TO PAY A MECHANIC TO FIX THE GAS LEAK. I DID CALL THEM FIRST, EXPLAINED AND LET THEM KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GAS LEA

AFTER BEING SICK FROM THE CHEVY COBALT (HEADACHES AND VOMITING) DUE TO THE STRONG FUEL SMELL, I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AT THE TIME I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS BACK, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ADVANCED AUTO PARTS. ALL 3 SAID THE SAME THING, I HAD A LEAK DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD TO JUST TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY'D REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT AND A CHEVY ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND ACTED ENCOUNTERING A RUDE AND CONDESCENDING EMPLOYEE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY CAR WHICH HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? I LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP, BUT CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

STARTED TO SMELL GAS FROM MY CAR. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. LOOKED UP RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP AFTER FRIEND TOLD ME OF LETTER RECEIVED FOR HER CAR. I AM FROM MISSOURI BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR CARS SOLD IN OTHER STATES. HAD SAME ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP THAT WAS ON RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS THOUGH MY FRIEND, ALSO FROM MISSOURI, WITH NEWER MODEL DID. *TR

THE FUEL MODULE RETURN FUEL LINE AS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL NUMBERED 12V459000 HAD BROKEN OFF THE MODULE AND LEAKED FUEL AT THE SOME POINT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA. I LIVE IN BELLEVILLE, IL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I HAVE 89000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 2009 CHEVY COBALTS BUT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR 2007 MODELS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH 2007 MODELS AND THE COST IS $425 TO GET IT FIXED. BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT, I HAVE TO PRESS A LITTLE BUTTON IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB

WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT LIT UP, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, AND POWER STEERING WARNING BRIEFLY FLASHED. RESTARTING THE CAR TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT AND CAR DROVE FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; AGAIN RESTARTING THE CAR SOLVED THE ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A WEEK AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. A MONTH LATER, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, WHILE BRAKING. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE GAUGES STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHUT OFF. RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT CLEAR THE WARNING, AND CAR JERKED WITH CHANGES IN TACHOMETER. RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW HOURS LATER CLEARED THE WARNING. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING, AND THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NOR DID THE COMPUTER READ AN ERROR OCCURRING. THE ERROR RECURRED MOMENTS AFTER LEAVING, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT LIGHTS WERE ALSO TURNING ON AND OFF. RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES CLEARED THE WARNING, BUT INFORMATION DISPLAY NO LONGER TURNS ON PROPERLY. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500 MILES. *JS

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT TWICE ON THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY SINCE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT PROMPTLY BUT EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS NOT CLICKING OFF, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS POURING GAS OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY WHAT A DEALER WOULD CHARGE. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT FIXED I GOT RECALL IN THE MAIL FOR THE FAULTY GAS TANK. I ALSO HAD A WHEEL BEARING THAT WENT OUT BUT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

EDITED PARTIAL NEWS ENTRY FROM THE DEADLY ACCIDENT: SOUTH IDAHO CRASH KILLS TWO, INCLUDING NAMPA WOMAN; IPT (IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE) NEWSROOM; GOODING COUNTY--A NAMPA WOMAN DIED AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT IN GOODING COUNTY FRIDAY (12-21-12), ACCORDING TO IDAHO STATE POLICE. A BURLEY MAN ALSO DIED IN THE TWO-VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH TOOK PLACE AROUND 6:45 P.M. ON INTERSTATE 84 ABOUT 35 MILES OUTSIDE MOUNTAIN HOME. THREE OTHERS FROM BURLEY WERE INJURED. YOUNG WOMAN, 22, OF NAMPA, WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE INTERSTATE IN A CHEVROLET COBALT. AUTHORITIES AREN'T SURE WHY SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN AND OVERTURNED. HER VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES OF TRAVEL, COLLIDING WITH A NISSAN MAXIMA DRIVEN BY 23- YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN OF BURLEY. YOUNG MAN DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. YOUNG WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A BOISE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THREE PASSENGERS RELATED TO YOUNG MAN, ALL OF BURLEY...WERE TAKEN BY AIR AMBULANCE TO A BOISE HOSPITAL. ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. [SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.IDAHOPRESS.COM/NEWS/S-IDAHO-CRASH-KILLS-TWO-INCLUDING-NAMPA-WOMAN/ART- - ICLE_7E5CE650-4C9A-11E2-8D7F-001A4BCF887A.HTML] BECAUSE THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY, THE IDAHO STATE POLICE SPECULATED THAT THE YOUNG WOMAN WAS PERHAPS SOMEHOW "INATTENTIVE" IN HER DRIVING. BUT THE FACT SHE WAS NOT ON HER CELL PHONE OR OTHERWISE ENGAGED WITH ANY OTHER KNOWN DISTRACTION AND THE FACT THAT HER WRIST WAS SNAPPED BACK RESULTING IN A SERIOUS CO