In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a situation like this, please notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-222-1020, or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777 (English) or
1-800-263-7854 (French), or write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, CA1-163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Chevrolet Cobalt Owners Manual. Delayed Locking
If your vehicle has power locks, it will have the
delayed locking feature.
This feature will delay the actual locking of the doors
for up to five seconds when the power door lock switch
or remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock
the vehicle.
If any door is open when locking the vehicl ...