Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11412977April 20, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. NEED TO REPLACE TOTAL LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413001April 20, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. BOB HOOK CHEVROLET (4144 BARDSTOWN RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40218, (866)935-6819) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN TOOL SEARCH PROVIDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408493April 16, 2021
STEERING
THERE'S A WHINING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND A WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GOING DOWN A HILL IT MAKES A SHUTTER CLINKING SOUND TOO FROM THE STEERING. ALSO AT TIMES IT WILL GET TIGHT FOR NO REASON. THEIR IS ALSO PLAY LIKE IN THE STEERING. I CAN MOVE BACK AND FORTH AND YOU'LL HEAR CLUNK/CLINK NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407561April 12, 2021
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY UNABLE TO STEER. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR 2007 COBALTS WITH POWER STEERING ISSUES, BUT SOMEHOW MY VIN ISNT INCLUDED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406653April 6, 2021
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. DURING THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER HAWK CHEVROLET LOCATED 2001 W JEFFERSON ST, JOLIET, IL 60435 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405658March 30, 2021
STEERING
STEERING IS STIFF. GETTING HARD TO TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405671March 30, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK DRIVER SIDE REAR OF VEHICLE. CAUSED BY HEAT SLEEVES PUT OVER THE LINE BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSING WATER TO GET TRAPPED INSIDE ROTTING OUT THE FUEL LINE. I WAS LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN CAR WAS AT 210 OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED UP AT 1200 DEGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405263March 28, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE AT A STOP I SMELL FUEL REALLY STRONG AND ONLY WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE IT LEAKS ON TOP OF GAS TANK WHERE THE RETURN LINE CRACKED RUNNING DOWN THE BACK OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE EXHAUST I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR MANY OTHER COBALT'S BUT NOT MY VIN WITH THIS SAME ISSUE! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHAT IF SOMEBODY WAS TO SMOKE BY THE CAR OR THEY THREW A CIGARETTE OUT OF THERE CAR AND I CAUGHT ON FIRE ????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405035March 26, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, HE STARTED TO SMELL A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404439March 23, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL LINE LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404140March 21, 2021
STEERING
LOSE ALL POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403728March 18, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKS UNDER REAR DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE, NOT FAR FROM THE TANK (1-3FT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403193March 16, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DOSE NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403136March 15, 2021
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE UNKNOWN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FEATURE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAYWAY CHEVROLET (5719 BROADWAY ST, PEARLAND, TX 77581) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403139March 15, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE20011 COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER OPENED FROM: JULY 5, 2020'PRESENT FUEL LEAK EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED. I OWN 2 COBALTS (2007 LT AND 2009 SS) AND BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP WANTS $700 TO FIX AN ISSUE CAUSED BY OEM DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403143March 15, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE20011 COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER OPENED FROM: JULY 5, 2020'PRESENT FUEL LEAK AS DESCRIBED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402795March 13, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK BY LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. HEAT SHIELD SEEMS TO CAPTURE MOISTURE AND HAS RUSTED LINE BY CLIP. RESULTS IN FUEL LEAK BY EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402515March 11, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
FUEL IS LEAKING NEAR LEFT REAR TIRE -STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKLING NOISE WHEN TURNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400216March 10, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAKING BY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SPRAYING FUEL ON EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400264March 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITH NO RECENT CHANGES TO THE CAR, IT WON'T START, THEFT LOCK SYMBOL IS ON. TRIED THE SPARE KEY. TRIED THEFT LOCK RELEARN 10 MINUTE AND 30 MINUTE PROCEDURE. DISCONNECTED AND RE-CONNECTED NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. NONE OF THE STEPS WORKED. THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KEEP FAMILIES STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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