Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10944479January 12, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGES GO CRAZY, THE GAS ACCELERATION AND SPEED GAUGES SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK AND IF THE DO THEY GO UP AND DOWN. ALL THE LIGHTS I MY DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AS WELL. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR BUT IT IS NOT CONSTANT. IT WILL SOMETIMES HAPPEN TWO WEEKS IN A ROW, BUT SOMETIMES AFTER TWO WEEKS. THE GAS TANK IS ALSO LEAKING AND THE LEFT SPEAKER GOES OUT SOMETIMES. ONCE IN A WHILE MY KEYS WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944054January 10, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WOULD HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944007January 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK AREA RECALL 12V459000 GM RECALL BULLETIN NO 09226A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934482December 10, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. IN 2013 MY CAR WENT CRAZY. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. RPM'S WERE GOING UP AND DOWN, FULL TANK OF GAS SAID IT WAS EMPTY, GEAR SHIFTER WAS CLICKING, AND THE CAR WAS JERKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE 2 RECALLS, DURING THE SAME TIME MY GARAGE SMELLED STRONG LIKE GAS. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE. NOW IN DECEMBER 2016 THE CAR IS GOING HAYWIRE AGAIN.POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS START FLIPPING OUT AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NOW DRIVES THE CAR AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE CONSIDERING SHE IS UNABLE TO STEER AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS GO OUT. THIS MUST BE TREATED AS A RECALL! I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL FIXES THE PROBLEM? I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR AND BOUGHT IT IN 2007 WITH 12 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933929December 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10933984December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,886. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933993December 8, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933704December 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT FOR AN INSPECTION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAD A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK, MODULATOR, VAPOR LINE, AND FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONLY THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929886December 5, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES BEFORE RELEASING INDEPENDENTLY. ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER LOCKED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929988December 5, 2016
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER GM RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER: 14115B (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 01/25/18*LJ UPDATED 7/13/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927465November 22, 2016
STEERING
MY WIFE'S VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING A FEW TIMES. ONE OF THOSE TIMES THE POWER STEERING FAILED WAS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER TIME THE POWER STEERING WOULDN'T ENGAGE AFTER THE CAR HAD SAT OVERNIGHT IN THE RAIN. ANOTHER TIME MY WIFE TRIED TO LEAVE WORK AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON THE CHEVY COBALT. GM CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE RECALL ON MY WIFE'S CAR HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE IS CONTINUING TO OCCUR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924666November 7, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,454.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924051November 3, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR/MODULATOR AND STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918781October 25, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT, DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME AND DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY MAJOR ROADS. I THOUGHT MY POWER STEERING WAS LOW ON FLUID , I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC. WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918013October 22, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
SEE ATTACHMENT.....HAVE INVOICES FOR 3 TIMES CAR AT DEALERS INCLUDING ORIGINAL RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917722October 21, 2016
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WAS MAKING SOME SORT OF NOISY SOUND THEN IT WAS NOT EASY TO CONTROL. I HAD TO PARK THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915135October 10, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR WHEN I STOP, THE CAR HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. IT IS GETTING WORSE EACH DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914486October 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES HAD TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,686.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911094October 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNSURE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT A MODULE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910266September 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTICED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Cobalt