Manny-SS-

Or 20lbs of keys

Dipped_Cobalt

im rollin in a rental. gm footing the bill...thats their problem. not mine. i aint risking my family or myself.

Dan_G

There are really only a couple of options:

1) If you are worried, get a loaner car from the dealer and they will fix it within about 30 days.

2) If you are not worried, put your name on the list, the dealer will order the part and call you when it gets in. Could take a few months - but you are not worried so you don't care.

Some people try to "invent" a 3rd option ... don't take the loaner car and then complain it's taking too long. But there really is no third option.

Everybody gets a turn in the barrel. It's GM's turn right now. They messed up - the key switches have problems (some more than others) what can you say other than select option 1 or option 2.

Also keep in mind other companies have problems. Remember Toyota had to recall the Prius since they were having runaway cars ... I seem to recall some sort of floor mat issue that blocked pedals and people losing control of the cars - might have been software as well. Isn't the Prius a flagship kind of car for Toyota? So even the mighty Japanese get caught up with recalls and design flaws. I think a few other companies had problems (like every single car manufacturer that ever existed or will ever exist). Everybody gets a turn in the barrel ... sorry, it's just part of life.

turbocharged717

i finally got a letter a few days ago. i'm not overly worried about it. i may get it done i may not. i don't have a ton of crap on my keys either.

Dan_G

I'm not overly worried either. I know the risk is not zero but it's low with nothing on the key ring. Neither of my cars has ever shut off. I don't think they will. I crashed my Redline .... and it was still running afterwards ... and there were other keys on the key ring.

I do know some folks have cars that have the nasty habit of shutting off - on more than one occasion. I'd be getting a loaner car if that was the case.

umrdyldo

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I see that GM is now saying that key based ignition is going to go away.

serega12

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What do you mean? push button start? Either way it won't affect our cobalts, correct?

EmperorJJ1

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doubt it. that would be cool though push button start for all cobalts. that would be expesive as **** to retrofit especially considering aftermarket alarms, tunes ect

ECaulk

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They wont put a push to start in the cobalts, that would require additional sensor modifications to the ECU which given the different ECU's between models extremely difficult for something novel in terms for a non production car.

umrdyldo

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I wasn't talking about our calls. More about all future GM cars. Too many key failures.

EmperorJJ1

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im sure that was a feature that was coming anyway. the recall may have just made it more likely to hit all cars instead of just the higher end ones

bmartz1991

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Push to start. Uh huh you know what it is.

MrZim4

My car was at the dealer for 28 days and I've had it back for about a week now. I just got a call from them saying that they forgot to replace the cylinder. What the ****.

EmperorJJ1

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so basiclly they had it for 28 days then returned it without doing any work

MrZim4

No much more than that, they made me new keys! That makes it okay, right?

cobalt714

i finally got my car back after 36 days in a rental took way too long

Chevrolet Cust Svc

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to share our GM video regarding the testing of the single ignition key use in the vehicle, and the tests gone through using a Cobalt. Feel free to watch it and head over to gmignitionupdate.com for more information. Have a great weekend everyone, and don't forget to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns!


Patsy G
Chevrolet Customer Care

redcobalt07

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Great solution GM

andrewcarr1993

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They both didn't use a SS with the better suspension and I can only wish our handbrake and shifter looked like that stock.

andrewcarr1993

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Finally got my letter last night.

turbocharged717

just got a second letter today. as far as "push to start" they can all keep that ****. that means anybody can start your **** and take it. F- that

Dyn0mitemat

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So I get 2 new keys if I take mine in?

double clutch

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Yea you get 2

Dyn0mitemat

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Might have to do it then. I know this LNF has the factory ignition so I'm not worried about it shutting off, but I do only have one key...