Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10505447April 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN DRIVING THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTS UP WHILE BOTH THE MPH AND RPM NEEDLES JUMP AROUND. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE. LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY THANKFULLY NO ONE WERE IN THE 2 LANES THAT THE CAR VEERED INTO AT THE TIME. WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE SERVICE LANE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE.WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RECALL INFORMATION AND WE ARE NOT UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR WHATEVER REASON. SAME ISSUES AS ORIGINAL RECALL FITS IN YEARS RECALLED FOR...WHY NOT INCLUDE US? TOOK THE LIBERTY OF PAYING FOR BOTH THE EPS MOTOR AND MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. I AM CURRENTLY OUT $1,500.00 THIS IS NOT FAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505256April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. VEHICLE IS NOT LOCKED, WILL NOT OPEN. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505153March 31, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT I NOTICED AFTER TURNING A STREET CORNER THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND I HAD TO PHYSICALLY PULL BACK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EFFORT, THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AFTER TURNING A CORNER AT SLOW SPEED, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GM DEALER ON APRIL 1, 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504990March 29, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504827March 28, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH MANY CURVES. I WENT TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. AUDIBLE AND DASH LIGHT WENT ON AT THE SAME TIME AS POWER STEERING FAILED. DASH SAID "POWER STEERING". STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN (OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER "POWER STEERING"). I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STEER CAR BACK INTO LANE. I HAD TO DRIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER 26 MILES, BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ON THIS MOUNTAIN ROAD. ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING! AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN, WARNING LIGHT CLEARED AND POWER STEERING WAS OPERATIONAL AGAIN. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, I ALSO HAD INTERMITTENT AIR BAG FAILURE WARNINGS AND FALSE FLAT TIRE WARNINGS ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504878March 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504771March 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOTICED THAT THE CAR TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING, BUT THERE WAS NO TICKING SOUND INSIDE THE CAR. NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT SPEAKER WENT OFF AND ON. WHEN IT WORKED, THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND WOULD RETURN AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, BUT THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING. LEARNED THAT ALL AUDIO WARNING DEVICES IN THE CAR ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRONT SPEAKERS. IF A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT REMOVES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO AUDITORY SIGNAL TO THE DRIVER OF THIS DANGER, SAME IF THE CAR DOOR IS OPENED, ETC. CONTACTED GM LAST WEEK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS, WHICH I HAD DONE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING I WAS GIVEN THE INCORRECT INFORMATION FROM THEIR CONSUMER OFFICE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY THE ALMOST $200 BILL TO REPLACE THE SPEAKERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ALL AUDITORY WARNINGS COME THROUGH THE FRONT SPEAKERS OF THIS CAR. ALSO I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR A LEAKING GAS PUMP OR EVEN THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504506March 26, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT BEGAN LEAKING AUGUST, 2012. I CHECKED INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I CONSULTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD RECALL WAS ONLY EFFECTIVE FOR COBALT VEHICLES SOLD IN CERTAIN SOUTHERN STATES. SINCE I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, I HAD PUMP REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. I PHONED CHEVROLET NATIONAL REP IN DECEMBER, 2012, TO QUESTION WHY FUEL PUMP WAS ONLY BEING RECALLED IN 'HOT WEATHER' STATES WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE CONSISTENTLY IN THE 90'S IN THE CHICAGO AREA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET WAS LOOKING INTO THE MATTER AND WOULD LET ME KNOW THEIR DECISION BY THE END OF JANUARY, 2013. OF COURSE, I NEVER HEARD FROM NATIONAL CHEVY REP OR CHEVY DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT ISSUING A RECALL FOR ONLY CERTAIN STATES IS UNFAIR (DISCRIMINATORY?), ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PUMP PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY VEHICLE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. ALSO, IF THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO WARM TEMPERATURE (CLIMATE) SITUATIONS, I BELIEVE THE TEMPERATURES IN THE CHICAGO AREA IN THE SUMMER OF 2012 WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY MET THAT REQUIREMENT. AT MINIMUM, I AM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY @ $310.89. IDEALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACING THE PUMP, WHICH WAS $577.32. LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I'M NOTIFYING NHTSA OF THIS SITUATION BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WITH FUEL VISIBLY LEAKING FROM THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, THE CHANCE OF THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE FROM A SPARK OR IMPACT IS DANGEROUSLY ELEVATED. I BELIEVE A NATIONWIDE RECALL ON ALL 2007 CHEVROLET COBALTS IS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCE OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURRING FROM THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504463March 25, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON NORMAL OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION, EXCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504204March 22, 2013
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEB.2012 AND I HAVE HAD IT MAINTENANCED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER EACH AND EVERY TIME WERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO A 27 POINT INSPECTION WHILE CHANGING THE OIL HOWEVER THEY HAVE SEEM TO MISS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I AM EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR. I DRIVE MY CAR ONLY TO WORK TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY HOWEVER WITH THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND DIFFICULTIES IN DRIVING MY CAR I AM TERRIFIED OF HAVING A ACCIDENT AND HURTING MYSELF OR OTHERS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR DURING THESE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503901March 21, 2013
STEERING
THE STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME FAULTY, FORTUNATELY THIS OCCURRED ON LEAVING MY HOUSE AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT SPEED.. AS ONE DRIVES THE STEERING BEGINS TO PULL HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT AND ONE HAS TO FORCIBLY HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM LEAVING THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT THIS RELATED TO THE RACK AND PINION. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC MADE SOME INQUIRIES AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO A RECALL FOR FAULTY STEERING. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION, HE FOUND THAT THE ISSUE RELATED TO A SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAD BECOME FAULTY.SINCE A RECALL HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN AUGUST 2012, HE SUGGESTED I REFER THE MATTER BACK TO THE VENDOR WHO PERFORMED THE RECALL. THE VENDOR JIMMY GRAY OF SOUTHAVEN HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR A STEERING MOTOR REPLACEMENT AND THAT THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED. APPARENTLY ONE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE SENSOR FAILS. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE SUPPORTING JIMMY GRAY AND REFUSING TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE SENOR ALL ALONG CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE. THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO MY SON, I CANNOT LET HIM DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS AT PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503763March 20, 2013
SUSPENSION
SINCE THIS VEHICLE REACHED 60000MI I HAVE REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS TWICE. WHEN THESE BUSHINGS GO BAD THEY CAUSE STEERING ISSUES, BRAKING ISSUES AND HANDLING ISSUES. THESE BUSHINGS ARE POORLY ENGINEERED AND I THINK THAT ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS CONTROL ARM DESIGN SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY HHR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE BUSHINGS ARE MOUNTED HORIZONTALLY AND ARE SUPPOSED TO FLEX HORIZONTALLY WITH A VERTICAL BOLT THROUGH THEM. IMPOSSIBLE TO DO EFFICIENTLY. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED BY ANY NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT COULD BE STEMMED FROM THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504006March 20, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503822March 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR LATCHES WOULD ACTIVE NORMALLY BUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503841March 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, WHEELS
DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD WHEN I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ON COMING CAR THAT WAS IN MY LANE. THE STEERING SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND AS A RESULT I HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503568March 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503639March 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,154. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503680March 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. WHEN YOU DRIVE AT TIMES, THE CAR SPUTTERS AND DIES OUT AND RUNS ROUGH. IT OVERHEATS AND THEN THE MECHANIC CANT FIND THE PROBLEM OR ANYTHING WRONG BUT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. MY COUSIN BOUGHT A 2009 COBALT AND HER CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS OF DYING OUT. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE EVERYTHING BREAKS DOWN. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND ITS A MONEY PIT. A MECHANIC SAID MY FRAME IS BENT. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON AND ITS SQUEEZING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503684March 19, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHEN STARTED, ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. EVEN WHEN THE CAR RUNS FOR A FEW MINUTES TO WARM UP, STEERING WHEEL IS STILL RIGID AND STIFF. DEFINITELY NOT DRIVEABLE. GEARS SHIFT EXTREMELY ROUGH AND VIOLENTLY. UNSAFE IN ALL SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AT IDLE IT NEARLY STALLS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ALL THESE THINGS EXIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503470March 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR AND UNDER CAR CAN SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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