<P> On March 2, 2010, GM announced a recall of 1.3 million compact cars in North America, including the Chevrolet Cobalt, because of power steering problems . GM plans on fixing older models before fixing current models, as the car was replaced by the Chevrolet Cruze in late 2010 . The Pontiac G5 and its international variants were also affected, though GM had already ended production of the Pontiac brand by that point . The following recall is due to extreme heat causing damage to the plastic fuel pump lines . On September 28, 2012, GM announced a recall of 40,859 cars including the Chevrolet Cobalt from the 2007 - 09 model year because of a potential fuel leak . </P> <P> Faulty ignition switches in the Cobalts, which cut power to the car while in motion, were eventually linked to many crashes resulting in fatalities, starting with a teenager in 2005 who drove her new Cobalt into a tree . The switch continued to be used in the manufacture of the vehicles even after the problem was known to GM . On February 21, 2014, GM recalled over 700,000 Cobalts for issues traceable to the defective ignition switches . In May 2014 the NHTSA fined the company $35 million for failing to recall cars with faulty ignition switches for a decade, despite knowing there was a problem with the switches . Thirteen deaths were linked to the faulty switches during the time the company failed to recall the cars . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Engine </Th> <Th> Power </Th> <Th> Torque </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005--2006 </Td> <Td> 2.2 L Ecotec L61 I4 </Td> <Td> 145 hp (108 kW) </Td> <Td> 155 lb ft (210 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007--2008 </Td> <Td> 2.2 L Ecotec L61 I4 </Td> <Td> 148 hp (110 kW) </Td> <Td> 155 lb ft (210 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009--2010 </Td> <Td> 2.2 L Ecotec LAP I4 </Td> <Td> 155 hp (116 kW) </Td> <Td> 150 lb ft (203 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 2.4 L Ecotec LE5 I4 </Td> <Td> 171 hp (128 kW) </Td> <Td> 163 lb ft (221 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007--2008 </Td> <Td> 2.4 L Ecotec LE5 I4 </Td> <Td> 173 hp (129 kW) </Td> <Td> 163 lb ft (221 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005--2007 </Td> <Td> 2.0 L Ecotec LSJ S / C I4 </Td> <Td> 205 hp (153 kW) </Td> <Td> 200 lb ft (271 N m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008--2010 </Td> <Td> 2.0 L Ecotec LNF Turbo I4 </Td> <Td> 260 hp (194 kW) </Td> <Td> 260 lb ft (353 N m) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Engine </Th> <Th> Power </Th> <Th> Torque </Th> </Tr>

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