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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006065992 | Incident Date: May, 20 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MARGATE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: COBALT | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1AM18B467 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 12 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Two of my friends and i went to brunch on sunday, 5-21-06. i had purchased the vehicle on 5-13-06. it is a cobalt ss. we parked the car in the parking lot. i could not remove the key from the ignition. since i had another key, i turned the motor off and locked the door. when we came back about an hour later, i opened the door and was able to remove the key. the dealer states: "they inspected shifter and lock cylinder per bulletin 06-07-30-004b and was unable to verify the complaint..." then i started the car with my foot on the brake and put it in reverse. the car lunged backwards, i put it in neutral and then park, then put the hand brake on, but nothing would stop it until it hit a tree brace in the parking lot. the dealer stated, "unable to duplicate but reprogrammed the pcm with updated calibrations j6354..." of course, they would not repair the damage to my 7-day old car. i am lucky there were no people walking in the parking lot at the time!! i obtained 3 appraisals to repair the damages, the lowest being $790.91. i believe gm is responsible for this. it definitely was a safety hazard and i'm afraid it will happen again. thank you. *jb |
