Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10982996May 2, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979086April 18, 2017
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10978965April 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
GO TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IN THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING FOR 30 TO 60 SECONDS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF THIS IS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971962April 11, 2017
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MY VEHICLE WAS FIRST AFFECTED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM MY DRIVEWAY. I WASN'T EXPECTING I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME AND TAKE TOO LONG TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR AWHILE AND THEN MY STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR WILL NEED REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET A POWER STEERING RECALL REPLACEMENT DONE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE IN 2010. MY MECHANIC AND MY OWN RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR AT LEAST NOT BE NEEDING REPLACED AGAIN SO SOON. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES PUT ON THIS CAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THIS JUST SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT IT WOULD NEED REPLACED AGAIN. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND POSES A RISK OF INJURY IF IT IS NOT FIXED. IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971969April 11, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWERSTEERING LOSS ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. MANY MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND GM WONT HELP!!! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WISH SOMEONE WOULD HELP US ALL WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971011April 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IM DRIVING AND ALL THE GAUGES GO WACKO SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ABS LIGHT LOW FUEL LIGHT TRACTION LIGHT. IT READS SERVICE TRACTION POWER STEERING LOW FUEL EVERY LIGHT YOU CAN THINK OF COMES ON AND THE CAR EVEN JERKS WHEN CHANGING INTO GEAR. AT TIMES THE STEERING EVEN HAS LOCKED UP ON ME, THANK GOD AT THOSE TIMES I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND NOT FREEWAY. AT TIMES IT WONT EVEN START ALL THE LIGHTS ARE JUST GOING BASURK. THEN THERES DAYS WHERE ITS NORMAL LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED. IM AFRAID ITS GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY AND IM GOING TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!! THE 2 RECALLS THAT MY VECHICLE HAD HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BUT THERE IS STILL ISSUES!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY RECALLED, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE IM HAVING AND FOUND OUT MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN DIED!!! OTHERS MAJOR ACCIDENTS, WHAT MORE HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE RECALLED? HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOSE THEIR LIVES?? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP!!! AND WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS WITH THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES GOING CRAZY IT HAPPENS AS IM DRIVING. I PRAY NOTHING HAPPENS TO MY 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT AN YEAR NOW OFF AND ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970458April 4, 2017
STEERING
HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970518April 4, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES AND LEGS. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIBS AND STOMACH AREA. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG, BACK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10969478March 30, 2017
STEERING
WHEN LEAVING MY ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE, I'VE HAD 3 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING SIGNAL AND LOSS OF POWER TO STEER WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN THE WHEEL VERY HARD. I DO KNOW IF I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, IT WILL RESUME NORMALLY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN DURING DRIVING AS OF YET. NOT SURE IF MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THE RECALL LIST SINCE THE CAR IS ALMOST 0 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968177March 23, 2017
AIR BAGS, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: MY AIR BAG SIGN PROBABLY IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY HAD APPEARED, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. I HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 31ST AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM NOT POSITIVE IF THIS IS A PART OF THE RECALL SITUATION, BUT IT HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE, I JUST TURNED MY CAR ON ONE DAY AND IT STOPPED WORKING. ALSO IN THE ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT BETWEEN THE RANGE OF 35-40 MPH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10967290March 20, 2017
STEERING
MY SON BOUGHT A USED 2007 CHEVY COLBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOME TIME WHILE HE IS DRIVING, MOSTLY IN REVERSE FOR EXAMPLE: REVERSING OUT OF THAT PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL CAN BE VERY HARD TO TURN. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, BUT I DON'T SEE A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY NOW AND THEN SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR TWO MONTHS AGO. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN 3-19-17. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN RIGHT NOW UNTIL HE GETS HIS PERMANENT LICENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966728March 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPED WORKING, MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING UNCONTROLLABLY BY THEMSELVES. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDER TO TURN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CHOSE A SAFER ROUTE TO RETURN HOME. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS ALWAYS WITH MY WHEREVER I GO. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME MAKE YEAR AND MODEL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966452March 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS DAMAGED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2010 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959514March 8, 2017
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL !!! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I CALLED GM THEY STATED THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACE JUNE 26,2012. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THAT REASON SO HOW HAS IT BEEN REPLACE. AND IF SO WHY I AM I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT AGAIN. THEN THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACE UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHICH MEANS THE DIDN'T PAY FOR IT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID. THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP. THE JUST STATED. I WAS A RECALL AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACE. I ASKED FOR A SIGNED DOCUMENT TO SHOW ME PROOF THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACE AND I NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING AS OF TODAY 3/8/2017. FROM THE LOOKS OF ALL THE ARTICLES ON LINE I WILL NOT BE GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE FROM GM. LIVES MATTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958479March 3, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR HAS A HORRIBLE GAS LEAKING SMELL. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP ME IT WILL COST 3000$ TO REPAIR THE CAR AND DEALER IS NOT ACCEPTING MY CAR FOR REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958526March 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE DID NO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956255February 22, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITHOUT EXPECTING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO STEER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST CAUSE ONE BECAUSE STEERING WAS HARD IT WHENT IN AND OUT WORK THEN DONT WORK. VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947607January 25, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947626January 25, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH A RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946625January 20, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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