2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Seats Problems

“The activating switch for the passenger-side air bag failed around 78,000 miles. This seat switch activates the passenger airbag safety system when an occupant sits down in the front passenger seat. I was told at the time we had the ignition switch recall repair done to the car that the only way to replace the broken seat switch was to replace the passenger seat cover. To do this requires an initial outlay of $150.00 dollars for the part( the switch is woven into the seat fabric)plus labor to install(price unknown)at the dealership. …”

“My wife an I were stopped at middlebrook pike traffic light waiting for the oncoming traffic to pass on western avenue in knoxville,tennessee so that we could make a right turn. We were rear ended by another vehicle who failed to stop. My seat belt did not restrain me ,I was bouncing back and forth several times(I remember going back and forth around 3 to 4 times before it knocked me out). The seat belt just did not hold me ! At that time I weighed about 250 to 260lbs. I was paralyzed from the waist down for about 9 days at the university of tennessee hospital in knoxville on the neuro floor. …”