Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11307299February 5, 2020
STEERING
DRIVE MY CAR WAS PARKING IT AND SUDDENLY STEERING WENT OUT AND CODE CAME UP READING POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302945January 30, 2020
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS RANDOMLY POPPING UP ON THE DASH! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11303064January 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2010 COBALT IS LEAKING FUEL BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT ON GROUND. MECHANIC SAID FUEL LINE IS RUSTED AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS CAR MANY TIMES. NO WARNING FROM THE IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM. CAR STILL RUNS, BUT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO START. SEEM DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302612January 28, 2020
STEERING
STARTED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY DENTIST'S OFFICE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND LIGHT WENT OFF AND STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. DROVE TO INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,100. NOTICED A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND DROVE TO JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER THE RECALL BUT THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2010 ALREADY BY A DEALERSHIP AND WAS THEREFORE CLOSED. RETURNED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. I MISSED A DAY OF WORK AND THE PART WILL NOT COME IN FOR THREE DAYS, SO I WILL HAVE TO BORROW A CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK THIS WEEK. WILL COST ABOUT $1100 TO REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302088January 26, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STORE I WENT TO GET IN IT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IT WOULD NOT LET ME TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN RECALLED IN MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301516January 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT WHEN MY LOCKS STARTED LOCKING/UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN REPEATEDLY. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVATES.. MY DASH FLASHES SERVICE TRACTION /POWER STEERING. SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299850January 21, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *LD *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300663January 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL LINE FAILED AND WAS LEAKING OUT FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELCO CHEVROLET DEALER, (15110 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011, (636) 232-0007) WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS ORDERED FOR THE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: 9-5748420141. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300791January 21, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SUDDENLY THE STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299578January 15, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 10 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, STATED THAT AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THE RACK AND PINON WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RACK AND PINON. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299227January 14, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS ON THE FOREARM AND TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WIRING HARNESS DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH CAUSED THE HORN AND SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE INOPERABLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, CASE NUMBER: XXX. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A $2500 COMPENSATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *DL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11298629January 11, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
09 COBALT HAS FUEL LEAK WITH PUDDLE OF GAS IN FRONT OF DRIVER REAR TIRE. THIS IS A PROBLEM NOTED BY MANY OWNERS OF THIS CAR. 09 COBALTS PURCHASED IN ABOUT 6 STATES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS THIS RECALL PROBLEM WOULD APPLY TO ALL MODELS NO MATTER WHERE PURCHASED. I'M ASSUMING THE CAR PURCHASED IN AZ WAS MADE THE SAME WAY AS ONE PURCHASED IN PA. I NOTICED THE LEAK WHEN CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298320January 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS A GAS LEAK. THE TWO FUEL LINES CONNECTED TO IT ARE RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298174January 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
IN NOV 2019. THE AIRBAG SYMBOL STARTED COMMING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ,IT IS ON WHILE STATIONARY,GOES OUT. THEN IT COMES ON WHEN IN MOTION ,ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS,ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297965January 8, 2020
AIR BAGS
WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON THERE IS A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG. BUT IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND ON IT IS GONE. IT COULD BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM OR SOMETHING REALLY WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297548January 7, 2020
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
THE CAR SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES A GOOD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OUT LOW-SPEED A HIGH-SPEED MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO LEAVE ON THE ROAD AND MAKE YOU SWEAR IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT'S HORRIBLE AND GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297713January 7, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME FIRM WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. DAVIDSON CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC OF ROME 5871 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440, (315)371-4152, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SECOND FREE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,956.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292347December 31, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, MY CAN HAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING & I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING MY VEHICLE., THE STEERING WHEEL IGNITION SYSTEM 'IS THE PROBLEM' MY VEHICLE DOES NOT START ANYMORE AT ALL !! PLEASE SCHEDUAL AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NEAREST DEALER THAT CAN REPAIR THE RECALLED PARTS? NEAR 95838 SACRAMENTO, CA. I BELIEVE THAT MY LIFE HAS BEEN ENDANGERED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE RECALLED PARTS !! " YES" I AM VERY UPSET" !! MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING ON BOTH CITY & FREEWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292082December 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND JK CHEVROLET (1451 S HWY 69, NEDERLAND, TX 77627) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291429December 27, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INCREASINGLY THE VEHICLE IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE LIGHTING IS NOT CONSISTENT AND THE SMALLEST ADDITION OF EXTRA FEATURES REQUIRING POWER (EX: USING ONE OR MORE WINDOW CONTROLS, HEATER AND OR DEFOGGER, LIGHTING IN DASH AT FULL CAPACITY, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, RADIO AND BASS, ETC) WILL CAUSE THE POWER OF EXISTING DEVICES TO FLUTTER OR SURGE FOR EXAMPLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM OUT WHEN TURNING THE WINDOWS DOWN OR THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE EVEN MORE ALMOST AS THOUGH IT IS OVERPOWERING AND WANTING TO SHUT DOWN OR QUIT. ALSO THE RPMS WILL FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HICCUPING OR BOUNCING DOWN AND UP MORE THAN USUAL AND AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS AT TIMES SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING TO RED LINE EVEN IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. THIS IS ALSO A BIT OF THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE BUT IT IS THE OPPOSITE WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS IT HESITATES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT GLITCHES OR JOLTS AND GAINS POWER VERY SLOWLY AND HAS A HARD TIME ACCELERATING AND GAINING SPEED (SEEMS GUTLESS?) . AND AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHENEVER PARKED ITS RUMBLES AND SHAKES ALL TOGETHER LET ALONE IF YOU ARE USING THE RADIO OR HEAT ETC IT'S LOUD ENOUGH TO HAVE TO GET THE PEOPLE IN VEHICLE TO ALMOST YELL WHEN TALKING OVER IT OR IF YOU ARE IN A DRIVE THROUGH THE PERSON CAN'T HEAR YOU AND EITHER HAVE TO STUT OFF THE ENGINE OR SPEAK TO THEM IN PERSON AT THE NEXT WINDOW. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP IT ALMOST SEEMS THE ENGINE WILL BE FASTER THAN THE BODY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT (I KNOW SOUNDS CRAZY BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT ANY OTHER WAY) . I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WILL BE FUEL AND OR ELECTRICITY RELATED OR BOTH. ITS ALSO RANDOMLY SHOWING A FEW DIFFERENT CODES AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY GO AWAY ALL TO DO WITH FUEL PRESSURE OR SYSTER OR EVAP TYPE THING. WITHOUT CLEARING THEM THEY RESOLVE THEMSELVES WITHOUT ANY WORK OR ANYTHING WITCH ALSO SEEMS VERY ODDTO ME. THANKYOU IN ADVANCE FOR READING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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