Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10467897July 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT BEGAN LEAKING FUEL WHICH SENT STRONG VAPORS INTO THE CAR CAUSING ME TO NEARLY FAINT. AFTER RESEARCHING 2007 CHEVY COBALT RECALLS, I FOUND THAT IT WAS RECALLED IN 2009 FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAN CAUSE FIRES. WHEN I NOTIFIED TWO DIFFERENT TUCSON CHEVY DEALERSHIPS OF THIS DEFECT AND REQUESTED IT BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, BOTH TURNED ME AWAY SAYING MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. I EVEN TOOK IN FORMS PROVING THAT THE RECALLS FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT DID NOT STATE IT IS ONLY ON CERTAIN ONES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467916July 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AND START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. SPORADICALLY, THE CONTACT COULD NOT TURN THE KEY TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS A NEW SET OF KEYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE KEYS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION TO THE CONTACT AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467928July 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN JUNE 2010 I PURCHASED 2 COBALTS. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER, MY KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND I COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PART. 1 YEAR LATER, THE 2ND COBALT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. IN JULY OF 2012, IT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AGAIN. IN BARELY 2 YEARS OF OWNING THESES CARS, 3 INCIDENTS OF THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. COME TO FIND OUT, THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, YET THERE WAS NO RECALL. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE 2ND CAR TO FAIL AGAIN LIKE THE FIRST. I AM APPALLED TO SAY THE LEAST AT GM FOR THIS ISSUE. HOW CAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF YOUR CAR'S ENGINE NOT BE A RECALL? WOULD IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES? MY FAMILY HAS OWNED CHEVY CARS SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO PURCHASING ANOTHER CAR NEXT YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I FOUND OUT THERE WERE AC ISSUES IN THE CRUZE. WHERE I LIVE, THE SUMMER TEMPERATURE REACHES AN AVERAGE OF 115 DEGREES. DON'T THINK I WANT A FAULTY AC. I AM SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING TRADING MY CAR IN TO ANOTHER CAR COMPANY (NOT CHEVY) TO AVOID THIS EMBARRASSING MESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467935July 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,242 UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FUEL TUBES AT THE PUMP LEAKING AS WELL. UPDATED 08/30/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467687July 25, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 8/22/12 *CN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/23/12. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467259July 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V419000). I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHERE MY CAR WAS ISSUED AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO MY CAR DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THAT ALL CARS THAT FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467097July 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467095July 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466899July 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. AFTER GOING ON LINE I NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 2006 THROUGH THE 2008 MODEL YEAR COBALT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE EXHAUST PIPE PASSES BELOW THE FUEL TANK. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH THE 2007 RECALL AS I HAVE HEARD THERE IS ONE. WHAT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR SAFETY ON THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND THE BURDEN SHOULD BE ON THE MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES AND ALSO ALLOWING FUMES TO ESCAPE INTO THE AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466717July 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466247July 19, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STEERING PROBLEMS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ELECTRIC STEERING. WHEN SHE WENT TO THE DEALER WITH THE RECALL LETTER, SHE WAS INFORMED IT REALLY WASN'T A RECALL. NEVERTHELESS, THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS THEN INFORMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. SHE STATED THERE STEERING IS STILL AN ISSUE, WHERE IT WOULD BECOME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466358July 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465985July 17, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM EXHIBITED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND THE PASSENGER SIDE RIM EXHIBITED A CRACK ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RIM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465813July 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD SEPARATED AT THE SEAM AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 1,182.15.. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 7/30/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465906July 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR UPON ENTERING AND EXITING THE CAR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN. UPON INSPECTION & REVIEW OF RECALLS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #09275A ISSUED MARCH 2010 & A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #09226B ISSUED MAY 9, 2012. HOWEVER, THE STATE OF OWNERSHIP OR REGISTRATION DOES NOT FALL INTO THE LIST OF STATES INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE STATES LISTED ARE HOT, MORE SOUTHERN STATES THAN THE STATE OF MISSOURI WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED. HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE MIDWEST HAS SEEN MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE LAST 30-45 DAYS...TEMPS IN THE 100 PLUS RANGE. THE VIN ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. GM WAS NOTIFIED TO ASK IF THEY WOULD HONOR THE REPAIR BUT INDICATED THE BULLETINS ARE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT & IF THE CARE REGISTRATION OR OWNERSHIP DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE LIMITS SET, COVERAGE IS NOT PROVIDED. WOULDN'T GM RATHER COVER A MINOR REPAIR BILL THAN TO BE SUED FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN MY HOUSE BURNS DOWN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM?? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED IN THE RECALL DUE TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE WEATHER, AND MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE VIN #S LISTED AS WELL AS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL, THAT BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN A MORE SOUTHERN STATE, I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDED IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY. IF IT IS A PROBLEM DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL FINDINGS, IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT STATE I LIVE IN. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN NOT ONLY MY GOVERNMENT BUT GM FOR NOT HONORING THIS REPAIR ISSUE AND WOULD REQUEST A REVIEW. TECHNICIAN INDICATED NUMEROUS CARS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465512July 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE ADVISED HAVING A SLEEVE INSTALLED TO THE PLASTIC TUBES ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR OPTION WOULD ONLY SERVE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465172July 11, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PRIVATE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CRACKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465102July 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I SAW SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM THE CAR. LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. THE ENTIRE CAR, EXCEPT THE TRUNK WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO SAVING THE CAR. EVERYTHING WAS BURNED TO A CRISP. TODAY I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY FIRE. I DO KNOW IM NOT SATISFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465111July 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464648July 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. DISCONNECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS THE PLASTIC SENDING LINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, NOW NO FUEL LEAK OR FUEL SMELLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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