Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10573947March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, WE HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE ABOVE-MENTIONED RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IMMEDIATELY WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT WERE TOLD THAT THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIME IN APRIL 2014. CONSIDERING THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT FAILED TO INFORM ITS CUSTOMERS, WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT SATISFIED WITH THE HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IN 2005, WE HAVE HAD TO MOVE FIVE TIMES DUE TO MILITARY ORDERS. ALL OF THOSE MOVES WERE ACROSS COUNTRY, FROM WEST COAST TO EAST COAST, BACK TO WEST COAST AND IN THE LAST MOVE FROM WEST COAST TO THE MIDWEST. CONSIDERING ALL THE MILES WE HAVE PUT ON THIS CAR, WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ITS IGNITION SWITCH/KEY, IT IS VERY WORRISOME, EVEN UPSETTING, TO HAVE BEEN LEFT IN DARK FOR SO LONG BY GM. ADDITIONALLY NOW, WE HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE SITUATION OF HAVING TO WAIT EVEN LONGER, DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE, WHICH POTENTIALLY PUTS US INTO CONTINUOUS DANGER. TRULY, AS A LONG-TIME CUSTOMER OF GM PRODUCTS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE WAY OF HOW ONE GETS TREATED; AND WE HAVE HAD THE STRONG DESIRE TO VOICE OUR DISSATISFACTION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573704March 20, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573809March 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
DECEMBER 29, 2011, I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE COBALT WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST CONTROL ON A SEMI-RESIDENTIAL A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-45 MP, DOWNHILL, I HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD (NARROW ROAD, CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, 2-WAY STREET). I THOUGHT, "I'M GOING TO DIE". THIS IMPACT MADE THE CAR CONTINUE ON, FASTER AND MORE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL/BUMPER OF THE COBALT AGAINST THE A PARKED TRUCK TO AVOID DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION OR ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR THEN FLIPPED OVER, AND THAT'S HOW THEY FOUND AND RECOVERED ME. I AWOKE HOURS LATER IN SHOCK TRAUMA AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER IN DC (WHERE I WORKED AT THE TIME), WITH THE CAR TOTALED AND JUST A SCRATCH ON MY HAND. I JUST HAD ACHES/PAINS, NO BROKEN BONES, BUT HAD TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF WORK. I HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE AS I WAS A CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE. CAR INSURANCE PAID OFF THE EXPENSE OF VEHICLE. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS KILLED NOR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK, PHOTOS BUT I STILL DON'T DRIVE, MAYBE JUST ONCE A WEEK. THE YEAR OF THE COBALT IS FROM 2009, BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, AS IT WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573846March 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573316March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL ITEMS ON GAUGE CLUSTER DIE AND COME BACK ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON ABS LIGHT COMES ON AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. I LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SOMETIME VEHICLE WONT START AND MY SECURITY LIGHT POPS ON. SOMETIMES NOTHING IN MY GAUGE CLUSTER WONT WORK AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL APPEAR WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR AS SOON AS I START MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573318March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I AM CONCERNED THAT CHEVY MIGHT HAVE FIXED MY 2008 IGNITION SWITCH WITH PARTS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN STOCK FOR YEARS, PERHAPS WITH SWITCHES THAT WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN PRIOR YEARS. I WORRY ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, PER MEDIA REPORTS, GM DID NOT CHANGE PART NUMBERS WHEN IT HID THE FIX ON PRIOR YEAR COBALTS. I NO LONGER OWN THE COBALT, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS IT NOW. I THINK WE WOULD HAVE NOTICED BY NOW IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. THE COBALT'S IGNITION WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY. I BROUGHT IT TO GM WHO FIXED IT. THE DATES ABOVE ARE GUESSES. YOUR INVESTIGATOR MIGHT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OTHER YEARS IF IT CAN'T TRACK PART NUMBERS USED TO FIX IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED FOR ANOTHER REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573359March 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MAY 28 2013. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FROM MAY 29 2013 TIL JULY 10,2013. SHE WAS ALONE IN THE CAR SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL WENT INTO A DITCH AND HIT A TREE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHE WAS IN A COMA WHEN SHE WAS FOUND. SHE HAS BRAIN INJURY, CRUSHED COLLARBONE, AND INJURY TO HER LEFT ARM . ALSO IT'S A MIRACLE THAT SHE IS ALIVE EVERYONE THAT TREATED HER IS AMAZED THAT SHE LIVED. SHE IS ALSO STILL HAVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS . A NERVE IN HER BRAIN IS DAMAGED THAT HAS CAUSED HER TO DEVELOP GASTROPARESIS. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS A LONG TIME AGO BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO FILE THIS TIL I SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THE CHEVY COBALT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING PLEASE KEEP HER IN MIND DURING THIS INVESTIGATION THANK YOU. *TR*DT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573384March 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT DISASSEMBLED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY TO FIND THAT THE PIN BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE PIN BACK IN POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573425March 19, 2014
ENGINE
MY KEYS CAN BE TAKEN OUT WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. ALSO THE SWITCH STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT TO GET IT TO TURN . I CALL GM AND WAS TOLD THAT 2008 COBALTS ARE NOT ON RECALL.THE KEY HAS CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING. GM CALL CENTER TOLD ME TO TAKE TO DEALER HAVE IT CHECKED I AM AFRAID THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT AND JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM ON THE 2008 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573439March 19, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573468March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I PURCHASED MY 2006 COBALT IN FEBRUARY OF 2007 WITH MILEAGE OF +/- 30000, WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING ASSIST REPLACED AND HAD TO PAY FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT CAUSED BY THE STEERING A) STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN BREAKING AND B) THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THE CAR NOW HAS 107000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS SAME SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AND IT BEING VIOLENT WHEN BREAKING. THE DEALERSHIP STATES GM IS AWARE BUT I STILL HAVE HAD TO REDO MY FRONT BRAKES TWICE (WHICH HELPS TEMPORARILY)..THE LAST TIME BEING IN JUNE OR AUGUST OF 2013. THE SHOP TELLS ME THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WAS THE FRONT ROTORS WERE STICKING AND THE GROUND THEM DOWN SMOOTH. THEN THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE ROTORS GROUND DOWN AGAIN AND HAVE A SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED. SO HERE I AM AGAIN 7 MONTHS LATER AND WILL HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN BECAUSE THE SHAKING HAS STARTED AGAIN AND IS BECOMING SO BAD IT WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE SHOP AGAIN AT MY COST FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT WILL NOT FIX. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE IGNITION PROBLEM BUT AM TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL BE INFORMED WHEN THEY ARE. THIS STEERING/BRAKING PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND I SOME TIMES FEAR THAT EITHER SOMETHING WILL BREAK INSIDE THE CAR OR I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WILL WREAK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY DISTANCE OR SPEED BECAUSE I FEAR IT WILL FAIL AND I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE 2007 AND PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573462March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573464March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS ABOUT 10:00AM IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I COULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION BEFORE MY COBALT BEGAN TO GIVE OUT ON ME. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO "ROLL" I WOULD SAY, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR PRESS THE BRAKES. BASICALLY THE CAR HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT ME KNOWING. I DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SINCE IT WAS ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. BUT ANYWAYS AS IT WAS ROLLING IT WAS PULLING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SINCE THAT'S HOW MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALREADY TURNED FROM ME MAKING A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOP AND I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL DRIFTING OFF INTO PEOPLES YARDS. THE CAR ROLLED INTO A BRICK MAILBOX. IT HIT PRETTY HARD. THE BRICK MAILBOX CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GROUND AND LUCKILY FELL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I SLUNG FORWARD ONE THE CAR HIT THE MAILBOX. I BLACKED OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A PANIC ATTACK WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO INTO AN ASTHMA ATTACK. I HAVE ASTHMA PRETTY BAD. THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS ALL SMASHED IN AND ALL THE FUELS HAD LEAKED OUT. BECAUSE I SLUNG FORWARD I HAD WHIPLASH, AND ALSO A KNOT ON MY HEAD AND A SWOLLEN BUSTED LIP. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE DUE TO THE PACK NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AND OF COURSE THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT, WHICH ALSO LEFT ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573491March 19, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO CRANK MY VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO TAKE OFF, BUT I HAD NO POWER NOTHING. TURNED MY KEY OVER TO RECRANK AND IT CRANK WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS TIME ALLOWING ME TO TAKE OFF AND DRIVE. NOW IF I HAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE ON POSITION IT SPUTTERS FOR ATLEAST 50 TO 60 SECS BEFORE CRANKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573537March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY.THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573563March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE LIMITED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573579March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,155.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573587March 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,649.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573584March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573599March 19, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN, IT COMES ON SUDDENLY AND GO BACK OUT AFTER ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR THAT REASON BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A LETTER YET. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS . I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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