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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 58,047 miles
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I tried to open the driver's side door, from the outside, and the handle broke off. I am not a person of unusually great strength. The car is less than ten years old. The winter conditions on January 10, 2011 in the great northwest were nowhere near as cold as other parts of the country. This door handle should not have failed due to the age of the car, the weather, or my opening the door in the usual manner. The outside door handle of the 2007 Cobalt needs to be made stronger. This is a safety hazard that needs to be addressed before a life is lost. Should a person need medical assistance and another door handle fails, a death could occur.
- Gold Bar, WA, USA
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that she hears a knocking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The noise is usually louder when the temperature is below 50 degrees. The contact stated that it sounds as if someone is inside the trunk. The dealer stated that the failure cannot be repaired and referenced the contact to service bulletin # 1890375. The current mileage is 4,577 and failure mileage was 500.
- Temecula, CA, USA
- Raven, VA, USA