im a gm technitian in indiana and today we were told about a new recall on cobalts, hhr, saturn ion, pontiac g5, and some equinoxs and torrents. apparently the ignition switch has a weak spring in it and people who have a lot of weight on their keychain are wearing the ignition switch out, causing it to turn back and shut the car off. thus, locking up the steering wheel. apparently there have been over 300 wrecks and 13 deaths because of it. today i got a saturn ion in for the exact same reason, the girl that drove the car read today about all these accidents happening and got scared of the car and brought it in before anything happened. i went to get the new "updated" ignition switch from parts and gm hasnt even released it yet. it wont be avaliable to dealers til the middle of april. and according to the gm recall policy if the driver brings the car in becasue they are "scared to drive it" they get a free rental car until its fixed. so the girl that came in today is getting a free rental til the middle of april! unfortunately this is not the first time things like this have happened. just a few months ago we were dealing with the new 14 silverados that were potentially catching fire due to overfueling and the converters getting so hot they caught plastic around them on fire. my advise, dont buy a new chevy.
in the meantime, job security!