Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10579277April 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE APPEARS ON STATUS BAR OF DASHBOARD. REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP BY REPLACING THROTTLE CONTROL BODY. OCCURRED TWICE MORE OVER NEXT 3 DAYS, REPAIRED AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SAYING FIRST THROTTLE CONTROL BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. OCCURRED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. OCCURRED AGAIN 1 DAY LATER. NEED TO TAKE IN FOR MORE SERVICE. BASIC INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET COBALTS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579304April 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. CONTACTED GM ABOUT 2012 RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT. EXPLAINED TO GM THAT THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON THE COBALT SAID FUEL HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DO TO TOO MUCH POWER AT START UP. AND EXPLAINED TO GM THAT WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK. GMWAS VERY RUDE ALL THE SAID WAS TAKE OTHER KEYS OFF RING AND WOULD NOT FIX AT THE TIME THE IGNITION. AND WOULDN'T REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS THREE MONTHS AGO BEFORE RECALLS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED BUT DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK INTO WHY AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579308April 11, 2014
STEERING
IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK AT WORK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES ON TURNING THE KEY TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES AND I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE VARA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I TOLD THE LADY THAT WAS HELPING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO TO THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I TOLD HER THAT IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. SHE TOLD ME THEN I GUESS WHEN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING IT IN HOW IT IS. I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND SHE SAID NO. I THOUGHT THEN MAYBE THEN THERE ISN'T NOTHING WRONG. IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEN WHEN HE PARKED IT AT THE SERVICE CENTER THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE IT INSIDE THE SHOP AND IT GOT STUCK LIKE IT HAD DONE TO US BEFORE. THE SERVICE MEMBERS THEN WERE UNABLE TO TURN IT ON OR MOVE IT. THEY PUT ROLLS UNDER THE WHEELS AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT THERE. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP AFTER THREE DAYS THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MY HUSBAND AND ME NEVER ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AS LONG AS THEY FIXED. I STARTED THEN HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE RECALLS ON GENERAL MOTORS WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS ON COBALTS UP TO THE YEAR 2007 AND THE COMPLAINTS. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS IT WAS A 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLES WITH OTHER YEARS. IF THE SERVICE CENTER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLES AND RECALLS WHY DIDN'T THEY VOICE CONCERNS TO THEIR MANAGEMENT OR TO US. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE TREATMENT WE RECEIVED AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH EARLIER MODELS NOT JUST UP TO 2007 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578807April 10, 2014
TIRES, WHEELS, STEERING
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE EARLY ONE MORNING. THERE WAS NO RAIN OR BAD ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRAYS GOD HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC AT ALL. ONE MINUTE EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND WITHIN A SPLIT SECOND THERE WAS A LOUD THUD BELOW OUR FEET. MY GIRLFRIEND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE THROWN ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND SLAMMED INTO THE GUARD CABLES WHICH AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GUARD CABLES CATAPULTED US BACK ACROSS THE INTERSTATE WERE WE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. THE FIRST QUESTION OUT OF THE ARKANSAS STATE TROOPERS AND THE LOCAL COUNTY OFFICERS MOUTHS TO US WAS,"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WHOLE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL?". THE TROOPER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT A "BLOWOUT" DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TRASH ON THE ROAD OR OFF THE ROAD THE ROAD THEY WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH A BLOW OUT. THAT'S WHEN WE TOLD HIM THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NOT 9 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE WHEELS AND TIRES AND BEEN ROTATED, THE OIL CHANGED AND AN INSPECTION COMPLETED ON THE CAR AND THEY TRIED TO SAY EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. WELL NOW JUST AS A PASSENGER I HAVE 2 FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN MY BACK, CANT SLEEP, HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL AND I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHICH WAY TO TURN TO GET THE HELP I NEED. FRIENDS PLEASE BE CAREFUL DRIVING THESE CARS. PLEASE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A CHEVROLET MALFUNCTION OR DEFECTIVE PART. NOW WHAT DO I DO? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10578709April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS:RIM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIMS BENT EASILY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ONES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578891April 10, 2014
STEERING
WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A NURSING HOME MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE CARS STEERING WENT AND IT WAS PULLING ME ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND ALMOST CRASHED IN PARKING LOT I HAD TO GAIN CONTROL N FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GO BACK STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578932April 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING AT A INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILE WAS 43,127 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,963.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578994April 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
HYDROPLANED ON FREEWAY. CAR SPUN AROUND TIL IT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL HITTING 3 SIDES OF THE CAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAITING FOR CLAIMS ADJUSTER TO RULE IF ITS TO BE TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10579021April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS NOT CONSISTENTLY WORKING ANY MORE. IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS UPON DEMAND. THE LEVER HAS TO BE PUSHED ON OR JIGGLED THE THEN LIGHTS OPERATE. IT SOMETIMES TURNS ON THE TURN SIGNALS AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETE AT THE LEVER AUTOMATICALLY MOVES BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE TWO MAIN DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BOTH OBSERVED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579041April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS NOT BUILT RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURES KNEW FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE CHEVY COBALT 2006 WOULD HAVE A LEAKING GASOLINE SYSTEM, AND THEY KEPT THIS FAULTY DEFECT TO THEMSELVES FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE CUSTOMER. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE LEAKING GAS FOR A FEW YEARS UNIT THE CRACK WAS LARGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO SMELL IT, WHILE NOT DRIVING, THE IGNITION SWITCH; WITH THE KEY IN IT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK HAS STARTED THE CAR ENGINE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WONT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY MORE THAN 9 TIMES. THE CAR TURNED OFF ON ME GOING IN REVERSE, COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKE AND STEERING POWER TO MOVE OUT OF THE POLE . WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY I HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY REACT; PUTTING MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND PRAYING TO GOD A CAR DOESN'T HIT ME, WHILE WITH THE LEFT HAD SIDE IS QUICKLY WAVING AT THE VEHICLES COMING FROM BEHIND TO STOP. PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IM TIRED OF BEING EXPOSED TO THE DANGERS OF THIS M DEFECTED LIFE THREATENING VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578431April 9, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT YES IS INVOLVED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. JUST PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION I AM SURE HELPS A BIT. BUT I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE IGNITION POSITION WHEN I STOP AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND A FEW TIMES THE KEY HAS SLIPPED A LITTLE NOT ENOUGH TO BOUNCE IT INTO THE OFF POSITION. BUT ENOUGH THAT IF I DID NOT PUSH IT BACK INTO POSITION AND I HIT A BUMP IT WOULD HAVE. HOWEVER IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IN THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL. I HAVE FOR MONTHS OFF AND ON HAD A WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN IT DOES THIS THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WHINE WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND STEERING GOT HARDER. WHEN I HIT THE HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STARTED TO DING AT ME. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER COBALT OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE. AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2006 OWNERS AND EVEN MORE FOR 2005 HAVING THE ISSUE. THAT IS WHEN I FOUND THEY WERE RECALLING CARS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY 2010 COBALT'S WHICH THEY HAD RECALLED IN 2010 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. BUT THE REST OF US ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 COBALT'S FRONT END. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER TIE RODS AND THE BEARING WERE BAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. I AGAIN HIT THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS WHERE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I FOUND AGAIN HUNDREDS OF 2006 COBALT OWNERS WHERE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. AND MANY OF THEM STATED THAT THEY CONTACTED CHEVY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEREFORE CHEVY WAS NOT GOING TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM IT WAS OUR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578457April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN ERROR WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED BEFORE THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO POWER STEERING, OR BRAKES. UPDATED 08/27/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578449April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY ELECTRICAL ISSUE: I HAVE HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED SO MANY TIMES BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND THE REASON WHY MY CAR RPM KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN. THAN IT CAME DOWN TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. POWER STEERING: WHILE I AM DRIVING MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT THEREFORE IT IS CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I COULD BE DRIVING AND OR TURNING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST COMPLETELY GOES OUT CAUSING ME NOT CONTROL THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2010 BUT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE NOW THAT IT'S 2014...IT IS NOT WORTH HAVING DEATH ON THEIR HANDS I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING IS UP TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578479April 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 ( AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578518April 9, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53, 000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578576April 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ANDHIT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR SHUT OFF... SHE DID WHAT THE RECALL WAS TOLD TO DO AND HAD JUST THE KEY IN THE IGNITION... LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE CAR TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS NOT GOING TOO FAST THE SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK AS WELL.. ALSO BEFORE WE KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL HER IGNITION WAS MESSING UP BY NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF WHILE IN PARK AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT... WE HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AND TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR TO GET THE KEY LOOSE... SO NOW WE ARE DOWN A CAR, I PAID THE CAR IN FULL AND ITS NOW NOT DRIVABLE... ?? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578589April 9, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CHIMING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA WHEN SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED THE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578637April 9, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578640April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR SIMPLY STALLED ON I 376 AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR WON'T START UNLESS IGNITION KEY IS "JIGGLED". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578779April 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN HWY.KNEE BUMPED KEYS IN IGNITION AND THE CAR SHUT OFF THANK THE LORD SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN CAR BACK ON . MY CONCERN IS WE JUST PURCHASED THE CAR NOT LONG AGO AND WILL I BE CONTACT ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS VERY REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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