Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated after the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v171000 (electrical system). The dealer stated that the air bag module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 48,000.

Passenger air bag sensor works intermittently. Ignition shuts car off when hitting bumps as well as not turning off completely when parked. Front right wheel bearings continue to fail, replaced 3 times in 3 years.

I have had a problem with my 06 Cobalt back in early 07 it was under warranty at the 7 times I took it to the dealer for steering concerns. The dealership could not duplicate the hard steering problem or produce computer problem. I was very adament about this and also got new tires thinking that was the problem. It was not ! I was not aware of any serious problem with the power steering,and was a leary to drive my car (a gift from my mom) but had nothing else to drive. In March of this year on the 30th I was comming from a friends home and was on a side road I slowed to make a right turn and I could not get the car to go right,it was very hard to to turn,and I went through the light and hit a tree head on and the air bag did not diploy. I was told later I missed the sensor. The car was totaled and g. M. Wont do anything about this. I was told that even though the car sat for 2 months with a dead battery the computer does not loose data. (g. M. ) I know of several Cobalt oweners who have had the power assist replaced on more than one occasion and it still went out. The mechanics (a. S. E. )certified informed me it is not the power assist it is in the steering column,and should be replaced,but g. M. Wont do that it would cost to much money. It is nice to know that g. M. Would rather sacrifice the consumer rather than take care of them. I also understand the computer has a history of not recording properly when there is a problem. The rest of us who have had a crash with and without air bags need some kind of solution. G. M. Is sweeping this under the rug!!!! thank you for your time.

I own a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Well to begin, I initially had an issue with my shift column, which I researched and found out it was a common issue with this vehicle. It would cause my key to get stuck in the ignition. I took it to the delearship and they replace the whole column. Then a a couple of week later, my vehicle was accelerating really fun, I just blew it off for a moment, until I then tried to put my car in reverse one day, and it would not go anywhere. I took it to the delearship and they told me my transmission is slipping, at 86,000 miles. The dealearship has my car, and is trying to figure out if it's even worth fixing. Im also wondering if this problem could have been caught the intial time they fixed the vehicle, and figured it was my shifting column, because even with my transmission slipping, it also affected the shifting column. One other problem I have had with the vehicle is the air bag sensor, I have not got this fixed yet, because the dealearship wants to charge $99 just to see exactly what's causing my airbag sensor to not come on, when I have passengers with me.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail. The vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Gm could not explain why the air bags failed. A collision mechanic stated that the air bags should have deployed. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 50,000.