Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10567149March 5, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON 127 NORTH TOWARD LANSING MICHIGAN AT 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE LOST CONTROL CAUSING THE CAR TO GO NO FASTER THAN 15 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHERS. I HAVE REPLACED THE GAS PEDDLE SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, NEXT I WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CODES CAN BE RESET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARY IF YOU PURCHASE A $300 DOLLAR CODE READER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BEARINGS TWICE. ON 2/16/2014 I HIT A POT HOLE AND KNOCKED A BOLT LOOSE THAT HOLDS THE CARS FRAME TOGETHER SO AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AT LEAST I'M HOPING ITS LOOSE AND NOT BROKE. THE CAR SHAKES TERRIBLY DUE TO THE FRAME BOLT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567156March 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER SUGGESTED DETACHING THE WIRING IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57742. UPDATED 4/22/14*CN UPDATED 04/25/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567159March 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN MY DAUGHTER EXITED HER CAR SHE GRABBED HER BACKPACK FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. ONE OF THE STRAPS FROM THE BACKPACK HOOKED AROUND THE SHIFTER AND MOVED IT TO NEUTRAL. WE DID NOT KNOW THE SHIFTER DID NOT LOCK WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK.THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN. THE DOOR CAUGHT ONE OF OUR TREES IN OUR YARD PINNING IT AGAINST THE FRONT FENDER DAMAGING THE DOOR AND FRONT FENDER. SHE HAD HER KEY IN HER HAND SO THE IGNITION WAS NOT ON. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL OF THESE SHIFTERS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT GM IS IGNORING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567448March 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CHEVY COBALT 2010 LESS THAN 40,000 MILES . TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567441March 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN A KID FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT HIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT. I PROCEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GM. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMPLAINT PROCESS WITH GM: THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WITH THE TYPE OF FRONT END IMPACT, THEY WOULD NOT EXPECT THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I ARGUED THAT THE OTHER CARS DID WITH A SIDE IMPACT, MINE SHOULD HAVE WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT. I DO HAVE PICTURES THAT TELL THE STORY VERY CLEARLY. I ALSO WENT THROUGH 6 - 8 WEEKS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TRY AND COPE WITH THE PAIN. I STILL HAVE PAIN 3.5 YEARS AFTER THE CRASH. UPDATED 04/07/14 UPDATED 07/22/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10567474March 5, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. UPDATED 04/14/14 MA UPDATED 04/18/14 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10567485March 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, MY WIFE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ON THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED BUT THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568386March 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND IT WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 2, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL OF 2014 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD RECUR AND RESULT IN A FATAL CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. RK UPDATED 04/22/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. UPDATED 04/24/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566915March 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I WAS CLIPPED BY A DIESEL TRUCK ON MY DRIVERS LEFT REAR. I SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE IN FRONT OF DIESEL AND WENT STRAIGHT TOWARDS CENTER DIVIDER, UPON OBSERVING A VEHICLE IN THE SAME LANE MY VEHICLE WAS HEAD TOWARDS. BOTH VEHICLES MADE CONTACT HITTING ME ON MY DRIVERS FRONT PANEL AND THE COBALT HITTING STRAIGHT INTO CENTER DIVIDER NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEM TWICE IN 2013 THE KEY WOULD BREAK OFF IN THE IGNITION AND WERE NOT FITTING CORRECTLY CAUSING REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10566977March 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER DOOR IS JAMMED, IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. HAPPENED BEFORE AND THEN OPENED AFTER AWHILE AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE HAD THE DOOR FIXED AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND IS NOW JAMMED AGAIN. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, I HAVE TO GO INTO THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY SPEAKERS IN ALL DOORS WILL NOT WORK ALONG WITH THE RADIO SCREEN WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WORKED ON A FEW DOORS BUT WILL NOT WORK ON ANY NOW. I'VE SEEN AND HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS I'M HAVING THAT OTHER COBALT OWNERS HAVE/HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566989March 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND HER MOTHER WERE DRIVING ON A STREET IN THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. THIS STREET DOES HAVE A MILD TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY. IT IS A TWO LANE ROAD THAT FOR THE MOST PART GOES THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING CITY. THE SPEED LIMIT PREDOMINATELY IS 35 MPH. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO THE SOUTH IN WHICH THE ROADWAY PROCEEDS DOWN A SHORT, MILD DOWNGRADE IN TO A NATURAL WASH OR STREAM BED AND THEN BACK UP AN UPGRADE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND THE NEIGHBORING CITY. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL WHEN SUDDENLY SHE LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE SUCH AS THE GAUGES AND THE CAR STEREO CEASED TO WORK.DUE TO THE STEERING LOCKING UP AND MY WIFE BEING UNABLE AT THE TIME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, SHE DRIFTED IN THE OPPOSITE LANE, BOUNCED OFF A CURB ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DRIFTED BACK INTO THE APPROPRIATE LANE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY WIFE AND HER MOTHER, NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS IN OR APPROACHING THE OPPOSITE LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE KEY IGNITION WAS IN THE RUN POSITION. MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO SWITCH THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN PROCEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED UP LIKE NORMAL. MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER ORIGINAL DESTINATION WHICH WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY. SHE THEN NOTIFIED ME BY CELLPHONE IN WHICH WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567022March 4, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $942.00. THE STEERING COLUMN REMAINED LOCKED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEELS MUST REMAIN STRAIGHT AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE IGNITION TO BE ENGAGED. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE DEFECT AND REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS NOTIFIED HIM. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN REPAIR WHICH HE DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567024March 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DOOR LOCKS ARE ELECTRIC LOCKS AND THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN AND WHEN I AM DRIVING THEY TEND TO GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR THREE WEEKS. ALSO THE SOUND FOR MY SIGNAL AND SEAT BELT WARNING IS NOT CLICKING NOR CHIMING, THE LEFT SPEAKING WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE SOUND STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566780March 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566822March 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY LEG ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE KEYCHAIN 3 3/8 INCHES LONG (ONLY ONE KEY ON IT , THE IGNITION KEY) WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS IN A 35 MPH AREA, I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A LEFT TURN LANE, SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND STARTED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566840March 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON JULY 15, 2010 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED NEAR WARRENTON, OREGON. FOUR VEHICLES IN ALL WERE INVOLVED. I'M AM TOTALLY DISABLED. SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, MOST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. AM UNABLE TO WORK. PICTURES OF MY CHEVY COBALT STEERING WHEEL CLEARLY SHOWS THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THUS LEAVING ME WITH ONGOING PAIN. DISLOCATED MY RIGHT FOOT, SIX SURGERIES IN ALL. FRACTURED MY RIGHT WRIST, KEY WENT INTO MY RIGHT KNEE, BRUISED RIGHT BREAST AND TISSUE DAMAGE, BOTH KNEES AND ARMS WEAK, BRUISING FROM SEAT BELT AND DISFIGURED RIGHT FOOT, STOMACH, AND RIGHT HIP. SUFFER ALSO FROM PTSD, LONG AND SHORT TERM MEMORY, DEPRESSION, AGITATION, DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE, MIGRAINES, AND MORE. PICTURES CLEARLY SHOW THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEER WHEEL. HOW DO I SUE GM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10566846March 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON JULY 15, 2010 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER DRIVER. PICTURES OF MY CHEVY COBALT CLEARLY SHOW THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON THE RIDE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, MOST OF THE INJURIES ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. DISLOCATED AND SHATTERED RIGHT FOOT, RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE, CUT IN RIGHT KNEE, DISFIGURED STOMACH, NEED LEFT HIP REPLACED, ALSO HAVE DEPRESSION, PTSD, ANXIETY, LONG AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, CHRONIC PAIN, DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE, BOTH KNEES AND ARMS WEAK. TOTALLY DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK. HOW DO I SUE GM? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10566856March 3, 2014
STEERING
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A DRIVE AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. AFTERWARDS POWER STEERING APPEARED TO WORK NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566888March 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WAS HIT FROM A CAR GOING 70 MILES PER HR. THE SEAT BELTS THAT MORNING WERE NOT WORKING FOR THE DRIVER SIDE, ENABLING MY MOTHER TO HAVE SAFETY PROTECTION. WE HAVE EVIDENCE AND PICTURES OF THIS, SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BECAUSE WE WERE HIT AT SUCH A FAST SPEED, IT CAUSED OUR CAR TO SPIN AROUND IN CIRCLES AND RUN INTO A BUILDING. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN INTO THE DRIVER SEAT WITHOUT THE AIRBAGS PRESENCE TO KEEP ME IN PLACE. I AM DISGUSTED TO KNOW THERE WAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THIS IN 2004 YET THEY JUST NOW CHOOSE TO CALL A RECALL ON THESE SITUATIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10566895March 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 10/2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE 105 FWY GOING EASTBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I NO LONGER COULD ACCELERATE. EAST BOUND TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND CHP OFFICER HAD TO PARK BEHIND ME WITH HIS LIGHTS TO AVOID ME GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES, SINCE THERE WAS NO SAFETY LANE TO PULL OVER FOR BROKEN DOWN CARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ONE OTHER PLACE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO PENSKE CHEVROLET, 18605 S STUDEBAKER RD., CERRITOS, CA 90703 THE FOLLOWING DAY. IN SHORT, I TOOK MY CAR BACK 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TOWED THERE. THEY WOULD FIX ONE PART AND I WOULD LEAVE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND I WOULD RETURN. THEN THEY STATED IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE AND THEY WOULD "FIX IT". THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON ONCE AGAIN. THE LAST AND FINAL TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN THEY REPLACED YET ANOTHER CAR PART AND IN TOTAL I PAID $500.00 DOLLARS IN FEES, NOT TO MENTION TIME LOSS AT WORK AND GAS THEY USE TO DO "LONG TEST DRIVES". TO THIS DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON FROM THE DAY I LEFT PENSKE CHEVROLET. THE MANAGER THERE "[XXX]" IN SHORT STATED THAT THE CAR IS FIXED AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. HE ASSURED ME THE SECOND TO LAST VISIT THAT THIS WOULD BE FIXED AND IT NEVER WAS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT WORKING AS IT DID PRIOR 10/2013. IT CUTS AND DOES NOT ACCELERATES WHEN YOU INITIALLY STEP ON THE GAS. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCKS ARE ELECTRIC AND WHEN I DRIVE THEY POP UP AND DOWN ON THERE OWN. I ALSO WILL LEAVE MY CAR LOCKED AND WHEN I GET BACK THE CAR WILL BE UNLOCKED. THIS ALL BEGAN AFTER I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM PENSKE CHEVROLET OF CERRITOS. 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

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