Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet Cobalt owners have reported 5 problems related to car accelerates on its own (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Cobalt based on all problems reported for the Cobalt.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt

Failure Date: 03/27/2017

(ad missing dealer) tl the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning and crashed into a concrete guardrail three times. The air bags deployed partially. A police report was filed. The contact stated that she could not move and was taken to the emergency room to receive medical attention. The vehicle was not destroyed. The dealer was made aware of the crash. The manufacturer was made aware of the crash and performed a diagnostic test, which found no failure. The failure mileage was 134,000. The VIN was not available.

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2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Failure Date: 11/03/2015

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle slowed down, jerked and then accelerated rapidly on its own. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage 130,000. Ad.

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3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt

Failure Date: 06/26/2012

The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact was able to apply the brakes and slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was currently destroyed due to a crash, but the contact stated that the crash was not related to unintended acceleration. No one was injured during the crash. The failure mileage was 55,000.

4 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Failure Date: 02/18/2011

2005 chevy Cobalt sudden acceleration. My daughter's 2005 Cobalt has had two episodes in 30-days of her accelerator pedal dropping to the floor and the car racing out of control until she brakes hard, pulls over and shuts off the car. Today it accelerated to 96 mph and she was ticketed for speeding. The gm dealer says there is no recall. Toyota said the same thing until people started dieing. . .

5 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Failure Date: 08/11/2005

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling at a high rate of speed, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The driver was fatally injured. A police report was filed of the incident. The contact believed that the vehicle exhibited an unintended acceleration failure which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also indicated that the airbags did deploy upon impact. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 1,800. Updated 04/14/14 MA updated 04/18/14.


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