MY Cobalt was just added to the recall and I HAD an ignition problem!!

[Omaha Steve]

My car didn't stall. I was lucky. When my ignition went out (I know it was a year ago or three years ago because I know it was when I have having therapy after one of my shoulder surgeries) I couldn't turn the car off. The dealer was open. So it was a quick fix to replace it. Had I been stuck with a running car when it was closed I would have been pissed. I'll be adding my complaint to the growing list.

OS

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140328/DACQVJ682.html

AP IMPACT: Gov't safety agency missed Cobalt clues

Mar 28, 6:37 PM (ET)

By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN

DETROIT (AP) - For years, the U.S. government's auto safety watchdog sent form letters to worried owners of the Chevrolet Cobalt and other General Motors small cars, saying it didn't have enough information about problems with unexpected stalling to establish a trend or open an investigation.

The data tell a different story.

An Associated Press review of complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that over a nine-year period, 164 drivers reported that their 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalts stalled without warning. That was far more than any of the car's competitors from the same model years, except for the Toyota Corolla, which was recalled after a government investigation in 2010.

Stalling was one sign of the ignition switch failure that led GM last month to recall 1.6 million Cobalts and other compact cars, including the Saturn Ion, Pontiac G5 and Chevrolet HHR. Another 971,000 cars from model years 2008-2011 were recalled late Friday to find faulty replacement switches, bringing the total to about 2.6 million.

FULL story at link.