Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11352285August 31, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1005 E. MAIN ST, PARK HILLS, MO 63601, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352307August 31, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND/OR INOPERABLE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER TURNING, ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUOUS AND NOT ABLE TO DETECT REASONS, DEALERSHIP REJECTED REQUEST TO IDENTIFY CAUSE AND EFFECT OF ENGINE LIGHT, CAR MAKING POPING SOUNDS, IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOT ADDRESSED. THE ONLY KNOWN RECALL REPAIR AND OR RECORD OF REPAIR IS FOR FUEL LEAKAGE. ALL "IN MOTION" RELATED PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS COME OUT OF NO WHERE AND ONGOING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352341August 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, STARTED VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LINES STARTED POURING GASOLINE OUT. MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AND INSPECTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS COMING FROM JUST IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WHERE THE FUEL LINES AND EXHAUST SYSTEM BOTH GO UP AND AROUND THE REAR AXLE. LOOKED UP ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE REASON IS POOR DESIGN BECAUSE OF A HEAT SHIELD THAT WRAPS THE FUEL LINE TO PROTECT FROM THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST PIPES ALSO ACTS AS A SPONGE AS IT STORES MOISTURE AGAINST THE FUEL LINES CREATING A POINT OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352142August 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER PARKING IT AND GETTING OUT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND DROVE THE CAR A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME AFTER UPON LEAVING THE CAR SMELLED AGAIN A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I DECIDED TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. I QUIT DRIVING THE CAR AND LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THERE WERE. I CALLED A COUPLE CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND ASKED IF THEIR WAS A RECALL AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT IT TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND IF SO THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. KNOWING THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE I RENTED A CAR DOLLY AND BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AWAY. AFTER INSPECTION WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY BUT THE GAS LINES. WE HAD TO PAY $634 TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. REPAIR WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 2020.THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 88,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME PROBLEM NOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351887August 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAR NEAR REAR ON PASSENGER BACK SIDE NEAR GAS TANK...SEEMS TO BE SHOOTING OUT NEAR FUEL PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351641August 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL LEAK WHEN EVER THE CAR IS RUNNING. NOTICE THIS FIRST TIME WHEN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. IT DRIPS FROM THE FUEL TANK DOWN TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR END IN FRONT OF THE REAL DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. WHEN INQUIRED OVER THE INTERNET FOUND NUMEROUS SAME PROBLEM BEING CITED BY THE COBALT OWNERS. SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SEVERE CONSEQUNCE OF FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351538August 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH A BLACK PLASTIC PART HOLDING THE FUEL LINE IN PLACE IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH LEAKS, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT STARTS DRIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351239August 25, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE LEAKS ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINES NEAR POLYMER BLOCKS THAT HOLD THE LINES TO THE BODY. THE LEAKS ARE BENEATH AN INSULATION HEAT SHIELD NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2010 WITH ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S BEEN A GARAGE KEPT CAR. THE CORROSION IS JUST ON THE GAS LINES AND NOT SO MUCH ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350845August 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SHUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOORS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING CONSTANTLY UNTIL IT LOSES POWER AGAIN AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350925August 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL FROM A RUSTED OUT FUEL LINE LOCATED LEFT REAR ABOUT 12' IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351049August 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKS ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINES NEAR POLYMER BLOCKS THAT HOLD THE LINES TO THE BODY. THE LEAKS ARE BENEATH AN INSULATION HEAT SHIELD NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350194August 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP ON 7/28/2020 MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH STARTING WITHOUT HESITATION. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND QUICKLY REALIZED I WAS LOSING GAS. I ENDED UP LOSING MY TANK OF GAS AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY ENTIRE FUEL LINE REPLACED. I NOTICED THAT I WAS LEAKING SOMETHING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND COULD SEE THE TRAIL OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP IT WAS SEVERELY LEAKING GAS NEAR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350266August 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK, DRIVERS SIDE REAR. IN FRONT OF TIRE. NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GAS, LOOKED UNDER CAR AFTER I TURNED IT OFF. SAW GAS RUNNING DOWN ONTO PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350104August 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT TURN KEY OR SOME TIMES START OR GO INTO GEAR. IT IS ALWAYS HIT AND MISS. WITH THIS CAR CAR STILL HAS ONLY 40 SOME THOUSAND MILES ON ENGINE. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN IN DRIVE WAY OR ANY WHERE EVER PARKED. WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON DASH COMES ON ALL AT ONCE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM FROM 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349918August 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK FROM A POINT ROUGHLY A FOOT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLES LEFT/DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE LEAK TAKES THE FORM OF GAS DRIPPING FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED POINT WHILE THE CAR'S ENGINE IS ON. THE DRIP CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL MINS AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF BUT THEN STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349666August 16, 2020
STEERING
I WAS DRAVING MY CAR ON THE CITY AT 30 TO 35 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEICLE START ACTING WEIRD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ALARM WHEN ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH A LITTLE OF STRUGGLE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO CHECK THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO SEE IF SOMETING WAS WRONG BUT I COULDN'T SEE ANY VISUAL PROBLEM SO I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TORNED BACK ON AND STILL THE CAR KEEP GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM, LUCKILY I MANAGE TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME AT 5 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349700August 16, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE DETECTED AND GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE 21 AND ONE HALF INCHES FORWARD OF THE CENTER LINE OF DRIVER SIDE OR LEFT REAR TIRE.THIS CONDITION LEAVING PADDLE OF GASOLINE AND WAS FOUND WITH VEHICLE AT STATIONARY POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349582August 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 SUPERCHARGED COBALT HAS BEEN LEAKING GAS LIKE A PIG. IT IS COMING FROM THE EXPOSED PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP THAT HAS RUSTED THROUGH MY GAS LINE AND SLOWLY RUSTING THROUGH MY BRAKE LINE NOW AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW AS THERE IS DEFINATELY ROAD SALT THAT GOT BETWEEN THE PLASTIC CLIP AND GAS LINE EATING AWAY AT THE METALS AND RUSTING. THE GAS LINE IS RIGHT ABOVE MY HOT EXHAUST AND THE LINE AND REPAIR IS STUPID EXPENSIVE AND CONSIDERING ALL THE OTHER 3 FUEL RECALLS ON THIS CAR I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MY CAR BARELY HAS 100,XXX MILES AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH FIRE UNTIL I HAVE THE $900 I WAS QUOTED TO FIX THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349249August 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR RIGHT AFTER I PARKED MY CAR. AND DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING THROUGH THE GAS LINES VERY FAST. I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY CHEVY COBALT CARS ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM I HAVE. I AM SURPRISED IT HAS NOT BEEN CALLED FOR RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349115August 13, 2020
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING START TO GET STIFF. WHEN YOU STOP THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WANT TO TURN. ONCE YOU GET MOVING IT LOSSSENS UP A LITTLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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