Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10781399October 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE LEAKING. FUEL/GAS ODOR CAN BE DETECTED AROUND VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780002October 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STRONG GAS ODOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR AFTER DRIVING AND INSIDE MY CAR WHILE DRIVING.NO HUGE LEAK BUT THE ODOR IS MAKING ME SICK :( I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL BUT I LIVE IN MARYLAND....CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. I HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS AND HAVING TO PAY TO FIX THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY HARD. ESPECIALLY WHEN LOTS OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE MARYLAND A PART OF THIS RECALL BETTER YET ALL STATES.....SINCE THESE CARS ARE IN ALL STATES THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780098October 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779537October 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR NOT REASON, I HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO START MY CAR ABOUT 5 TIMES AND PUT IT IN ALL THE GEARS BEFORE IT WILL ALLOW ME TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776393September 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED HEAVILY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL VALVE AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ALSO SENT THE CONTACT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE BEING MORE THAN 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767533September 22, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,210.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767575September 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. APPARENTLY THERE ARE TWO FUEL LINES WRAPPED IN AN ENCASEMENT WITH A VENT TUBE. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAZARD WAS DISCOVERED. IT IS ONLY A 2007, BUT THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT MADE WELL AT ALL. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THAT ENCASEMENT WITH THE VENT THEY RUST QUICKLY. IT CAUSED A VERY STRONG ODOR, AND GAS WAS VISIBLY LEAKING OUT OF THE BACK END OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER HAD HEADACHES EVERY TIME AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BARELY STARTING AS WELL. AFTER PUTTING THE KEY IN AND TURNING IT, IT WOULD TAKE AWHILE BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTED. THE DRIVER TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED THINKING IT WAS THE CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE SPECIAL SERVICE PROBLEM THAT HAD JUST BEEN ISSUED IN AUGUST 2015. THAT WOULD HAVE MEANT IT WOULD BE FIXED WITH NO CHARGE TO THE DRIVER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NEITHER RELATED TO THAT ISSUE NOR TO ANOTHER SPECIAL SERVICE ISSUE DEALING WITH LEAKING GAS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALREADY GOTTEN FIXED IN APRIL 2014. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS INSTEAD RELATED TO THE FUEL LINES RUSTING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND THAT IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $659.38 TO GET IT FIXED. THE DRIVER EVENTUALLY GOT IT FIXED SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR $250 LESS. IN THE MEANTIME THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO GET HEADACHES AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR. THE DRIVER KNOWS OF OTHER CHEVY COBALTS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IMMEDIATELY AND PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED ON THESE NEW 2007 CARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766373September 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ NO ONE COULD TELL THE CONSUMER WHY ONLY CARS SOLD OR REGISTERED IN AZ,CA,FL,NV, OR TX ARE ONLY RECALLED. CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS PURCHASED IN MO...UPDATED 03/19/18*JB, 05/15/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765331September 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 16 YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING IN A CUL-DE-SAC WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE CURVE HIS STEERING FAILED AND HE HIT A LIGHT POLE. HE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP ON HIM. HE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY COMPLETED. THEN WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM? MY SON IS SUFFERING FROM WHIPLASH AND IS GOING TO CHIROPRACTOR VISITS TWICE WEEKLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10764849September 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN JUNE 2015, WE SMELLED FUEL UNDER CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO OUR MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $531.85. IN AUGUST OF 2015, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET THAT INDICATED OUR COBALT MAY HAVE A CRACKED FUEL TANK INLET CONTROL VALVE. THE LETTER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS WHAT WE DETECTED. THE LETTER INDICATED WE COULD BE REIMBURSED IF WE SUBMITTED THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS IF WE ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I SUBMITTED ALL DOCUMENTS TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764191September 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
SINCE DECEMBER 2014, MY CAR STARTED FLASHING THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT AIRBAG IS COILED AND TO REPLACE IS $1,600.00. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME (NO MORE FLASHING). I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ON CHEVROLET CARS AND AIRBAG PROBLEMS. NOW THE RECALL FOR IT IS OUT BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP TO KNOW TO GET MY AIRBAG PROBLEM FIXED THROUGH THE RECALL. I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU, [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
#10763982September 15, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN A WARNING SIGNAL WENT OFF ON MY CAR, A MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND MY CARS ACCELERATION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. I COULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THAT I WAS LUCKILY CLOSE TO, AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN PARK, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BUILDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY PARKING SPOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR MINUTE, ONLY TO TURN IT BACK ON AND HAVE IT ACT COMPLETELY NORMAL. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, AND SEVERAL THINGS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. MY CAR CANNOT GO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES WITHOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME. I HAVE READ THE CHEVY FORUMS AND COMPLAINS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE, IN MY POSITION WHO CANNOT AFFORD NEW CARS, WHO BOUGHT CHEVY'S BC OF THE AMERICAN NAME TO ONLY BE SCREWED BY THE CORPORATION. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS I HAVE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK IN ORDER TO LIVE, WHILE THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. SOMEONE. NEEDS TO MAKE CHEVY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR TERRIBLE CARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763741September 14, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS USING CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THIS ABRUPT SLOWING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I ALONG WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAD NO WARNING OF SUCH A SUDDEN REDUCTION OF SPEED. A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO A SAFE HIGHWAY SPEED, AND IT NO LONGER EXHIBITED THE POWER NECESSARY TO CLIMB A HILL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY OR ON A MOUNTAIN PASS IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR DEADLY. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THIS HOWEVER DIDN'T RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND THE CONDITION STILL RANDOMLY HAPPENS. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761908September 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY STRONG GAS ODOR IN CABIN AND SURROUNDING VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE. NEXT DAY STRONG FUEL ODOR SURROUNDING VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION FOUND GAS LEAKING ON GROUND UNDER FUEL TANK. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED BOTH PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORTS ON FUEL PUMP CRACKED. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. ($467). RESEARCH FOUND 2 RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM 10/29/2009 AND 9/19/2012 NEITHER OF WHICH COVERED VEHICLES IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE 2012 RECALL DID EXPAND INTO NC AND SURROUNDING STATES BUT FOR 2006 MODEL VEHICLES NOT 2007. NHTSA # 12V459000 (09) AND # 09V419000 (12) IT IS MY CONTENTION GM SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL STATES IN THESE RECALLS OR HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT PLAN IN EFFECT IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN AREAS NOT COVERED. TWO SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM CLEARLY INDICATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE CRACKING PORTS ON THE FUEL PUMP. (I WOULD APPRECIATE A REIMBURSEMENT) IN A SEPARATE, YET VERY CLOSELY RELATED ISSUE, I NOW HAVE A LETTER DATED AUGUST 2015 ABOUT A CRACKED FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD TANK REMOVAL PROCEDURES (REPLACE FUEL PUMP JULY) ARE "ESPECIALLY AT RISK" FOR THIS CONDITION. SE LIGHT IS BACK ON, SLIGHT HINT OF GAS FUMES, AND ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AFTER REFUELING. I NOW HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS GAS TANK ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761959September 7, 2015
STEERING
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY DRIVEWAY TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. MY STREET CURVES, AND AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY A CAR WAS COMING AROUND THE CURVE AND I JUST MISSED HITTING IT. THE DRIVER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO STOP AND GOT MY CAR BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. HE TOLD ME TO LOOK ON THE DASHBOARD, AND I SAW THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT LIT. I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP BY THIS INCIDENT AND CALLED MY DEALER, LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET IN POMPANO BEACH. THIS WAS A SUNDAY AND THE SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED. I SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN, ALEX, WHO LEFT A MESSAGE FOR JEREMY IN THE SERVICE DEPT. I SPOKE WITH JEREMY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I TOLD HIM MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. JEREMY SAID IT'S BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. HE CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE JEREMY SAID THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HE SAID IT'S A MOTOR PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED. I AM NOT PAYING FOR YET ANOTHER CHEVY PROBLEM. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. THIS CAR IS MY TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL ALL COBALTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THAT DAY I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761170September 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758984August 24, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749897August 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749096August 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE CABIN FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747797August 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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