General Motors announced last month that it is recalling 1.6 million compact cars worldwide to fix faulty ignition switches. (The Associated Press) DETROIT — For years, the U.S. government's auto ...

General Motors said last week that it was recalling more than 700,000 vehicles because of a problem with the ignition switch. GM said six people had been killed in accidents. But CBS News has learned ...

Q: I have a 2006 Chevy Cobalt LS, 2.2-liter engine with a manual transmission. It has 186,000 miles and is a very good commuting vehicle. Recently it was idling rough and I read that cleaning the ...

Long before the Chevrolet Cobalt became known for having a faulty ignition defect, it was already seen as a lemon. In more than 120 instances, General Motors was forced under state laws to buy back ...

The hate mail poured in after my last romp with a supercharged Cobalt SS, so I begged Chevy to send another example our way in hopes of testing it over a weekend. Chevy came through, and I got my ...