Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10572663March 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
WITH THE RECENT TALK OF THE GM RECALL LAWSUIT, I WANTED TO POST A COMPLAINT. IN FEB OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH, I CANNOT RECALL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT IN THAT GENERAL VICINITY IF NOT A LITTLE MORE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH THE CENTER CEMENT BARRIER. I HIT, SPUN AROUND, AND MOST LIKELY HIT THE WALL AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER HAD TO BE TREATED FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. MY INJURIES WERE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AS I HIT MY FACE AND NOSE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY KNEES UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL. I HAD BLACK EYES FOR WEEKS AND THEY THOUGHT I MAY HAVE POSSIBLY HAIRLINE FRACTURED MY NOSE. I HAD ON MY SAFETY BELT. MY PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HER SAFETY BELT ON, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND LIMBS. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY KNOWING I HIT SOMETHING AT THAT SPEED HEAD ON, AND ONCE AGAIN ON THE SIDE WITH NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10572545March 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. SINCE THE RECALL HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS I'M HAVING ANXIETY DRIVING THIS CAR. IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. I DRIVE THIRTY MILES TWICE A DAY TO AND FROM WORK ON ROADS WITH GRAND CANYON SIZE POT HOLES. I SEE EVERY DAY ON THE NEWS HOW MANY HAVE DIED FROM THIS IGNITION PROBLEM AND WE ARE SUPPOSE TO WAIT FOR PARTS AND WING IT ... I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS CAR AND JUST GET RID OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572558March 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I KNOW MY CAR IS INVOLVED WITH THE GM RECALL FOR THE IGNITION, AS I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 1-800 NUMBER. YET I HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. WHICH CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH. HOW DO I GET A LETTER? AND WHEN WILL I GET THIS LETTER. WHY IS GM NOT MOVING FASTER WITH THIS RECALL AND TRYING TO GET THE CARS FIXED, WHEN IT IS SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572592March 15, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE LOST POWER MOMENTARILY GOING UP HILL ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY. THEN THE ENGINE STARTED IT'S SELF AND KEPT MOVING. ON A HUMID 80 DEGREE DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572604March 15, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH JAMS; AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON; CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING; AIRCONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING; TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON; ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON; AND NOW HEATER IS BARELY WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569237March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE KEY FELL OUT. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A LIGHT POST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO REINSERT THE KEY AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THEY ACCUSED ME OF ABUSE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE KEY INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT BUT THIS DID NOT PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM SHUTTING OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569252March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I GOT THE CAR FROM AT HAWK CHEVROLET ABOUT MY CAR PROBLEMS A FEW TIMES, AND THEY DID TRY TO FIX IT, WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THEY FIXED THAT BUT THEN...AFTER THAT MULTIPLE OCCASION STARTED TO HAPPEN, MY CAR WOULD TURN OFF JUST BECAUSE.THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND I COULDN'T GET IT OUT. OR THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF WHEN I,M STOPPED AT THE LIGHT SOMETIMES........IT,S VERY STRESSFUL ENOUGH IN MY LIFE AND NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS IS VERY STRESSFUL...I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET A BRAND NEW CAR FROM GM....AND CALLED IT A DAY....BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY CHEVROLET COBALT NO MORE EVEN IF THEY FIX IT I WANT A REFUND TO PUT DOWN ON A NEW CAR NOW....AND DEALERS ARE NOT HONORING, THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE BY NOT GIVING OUT ANY LOANER CARS FOR PEOPLE LIKE GM SAID THEY WOULD..AND IT,S VERY SAD....BECAUSE IF PEOPLE FEEL UNSAFE IN RECALL CAR WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR...THEY ARE FULL OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569255March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT FAULTY THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569259March 14, 2014
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
4/22/13 APPROX 7:30 AM, APPROACHED RED-LIGHT, GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES. CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER! DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YR. AS SOON AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN,CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AND WAS GOING TO STALL OUT! (LIKE IF YOU WERE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. STEPPED ON THE GAS, AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIGHT TURN GREEN, TO TRY TO PREVENT THE STALL OUT, AND ABOUT 1/4 INTO INTERSECTION, ANOTHER CAR WAS RUNNING A CAUTION LIGHT, WHICH TURNED TO RED... MY CAR REGAINED POWER WITH A THRUST OF THE ENGINE, WHICH TOOK ME INTO THE PATH OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WHO HIT ME AT ABOUT 35 MPH, WHICH CAUSED US TO SPIN COMPLETELY AROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORT STATED I FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IN PART THAT IS TRUE, AS I FELT I HAD TO APPLY THE GAS TO THE CAR TO KEEP IT FROM "STALLING! HEAVY DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT END, HOOD, BUMPER AND SUPPORT BEAM BY ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. 5/9/2012, FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND; 9/16/10-LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST; 3/1/2010-RECALL 10V073000 POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT; 1022/2009-FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACEMENT. IN THE PASS THREE YRS I ADVISED EAST SYRACUSE CHEVY DEALER THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS,LIGHTED AREAS RADIO, ETC; GO IN AND OUT LIKE THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DOOR LEFT-OPEN, LIGHTS, LOW-FUEL, SINGLE LIGHTS CHIMES ALL DON'T WORK. DEALER ADVISED ME THERE IS A SHORT IN THE DASH SOMEWHERE CAUSING ALL THESE PROBLEMS,RADIO SPEAKERS ARE ALL CONNECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR WHICH WAS OVER $2,000. REMOTES DON'T WORK. I HAVE HAD MANY FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, I.E. SWAY BAR, STEERING COLUMN BUSHINGS; STRUTS;STEERING COMPONENTS, LINKAGE/CV DRIVE AXLE BOOTS, CONTROL ARMS; REPAIRS;11/30/11, 2/16/2011. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569279March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TRAVELED ACROSS BOTH LANES, CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THEN INTO AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE STALLING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAD FAILED HOWEVER, DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,744.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10569282March 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569294March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SOLENDER WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569311March 14, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING HOME WITH ONE OTHER PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME AT 35 MPH, THE CAR TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SHIFTED THE CAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTARTED IT, THEN SLIPPED IT BACK INTO DRIVE... I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED THEN WHEN I HAD ABSOLUTE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. IM JUST LUCKY I DIDN'T PANIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. I NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY COBALT AND VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. TO ME I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY IN THAT CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569317March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PROBABLY DID NOT TRIGGER THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569366March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DRIVER STEERED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER IT STOPPED, THE DRIVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569431March 14, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD JUST PICKED UP CHILD AT SCHOOL WHEN LIGHT AND CHIME ON PANEL DISPLAYED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569439March 14, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL LATER RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569462March 14, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE BLOWER FOR HEATING AND COOLING BEGAN TO WORK SPORADICALLY, THEN ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I REMOVED THE HVAC CONTROL RAND NOTICED THE ORANGE WIRE HAD OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTROL KNOB AND WIRING PLUG IN CONNECTOR TO FUSE TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569468March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PUT MY COBALT IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A NEW CAR. AND THE DEALER SAID THE SWITCH WAS ELECTRONIC. THE SWITCH WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP RETRIEVE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ON 2009 COBALTS. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET WAS STILL USING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. I WILL NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE WITH LATER MODEL COBALTS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED AS A RECALL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN MY COBALT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568967March 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND CONTUSIONS TO THE FACE AND HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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