Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11291493December 27, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND SEIZED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290870December 23, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289918December 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,649.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289969December 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION,THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CASEY CHEVROLET (11700 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606, (757) 320-1476) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD COMPUTER FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE OF $800 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288971December 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL AROUND REAR OF CAR. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPAIR DESPITE A KNOWN ISSUE AND RECALL. PAID $1100. AT NON DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. LEAKING FUEL LINES ON TOP OF GAS TANK FROM IN TANK FUEL PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288774December 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED AND CAUSING FUEL TO DRIP BY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ONCE FUEL PUMP TURNS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287843December 9, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE RADIO FLICKERED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK TIRE SENSOR WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, BUT THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 4770 COVINGTON HWY, DECATUR, GA 30035, (404) 284-7630), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287959December 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STOP OR STEER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288057December 9, 2019
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM MY SISTERS HOUSE. I DIDNT CRASH INTO ANYTHING. THANK GOODNESS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP OF WHICH I FINANCED THE VEHICLE AND THE MAN SAID THERE THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. IVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PAY 2 CAR PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR & PUT $1,600 FOR A DOWN-PAYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287521December 6, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS A GAINING SMELL OF FUEL HAS BEEN SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THERE IS A "PEEING" OF GAS OUT OF MY CAR FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK. IT DOES NOT LEAK AS BAD WHILE IN PARK. AFTER SOME INITIAL DIAGNOSING, THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MANY CHEVY COBALTS, BUT NOT MINE. BELOW IS THE RECALL INFORMATION: RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 RECALL DATE 09/19/2012 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP SUMMARY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, OR TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, OKLAHOMA, OR TEXAS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. CONSEQUENCE FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BEGAN ON ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS AT 1-800-521-7300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287246December 5, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING ON HIWAY START TO SHAKING. LOOSING POWER AND SHUTTOFF. AND STEERING WHEEL HARD TO DRIVE OFTEN. DASH BOARD SHOWING ICONOS ALL TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286799December 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YESTERDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE HEADING OUT AND NOTICED A GOOD PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER MY CAR. I SMELLED THE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE ANTIFREEZE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND IT TO BE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. BEING ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN IN THE FACTORY JOINT, WHERE THE LINE IS LIKE WELDED TOGETHER DURING MANUFACTURING. I GOT HOME AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF RESULTS DESCRIBING MY VERY PROBLEM. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY DESCRIBE THE SAME SCENARIO, GOING OUT AFTER THE HARDEST FREEZE, WATER PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR WITH ANTIFREEZE IN IT AND TRIP TO SHOP, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE! AS THOUGH ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE WERE LIVING MY LIFE AT THAT MOMENT.I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE MINOR COMPARED TO THIS! IT IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO $300.00 TO FIX THIS VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM RIGHT HERE AT CHRISTMAS WITH 2 CHILDREN TO PROVIDE FOR. SEVERAL OF CUSTOMERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM DID SAY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THEIR PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN POOR MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART! I CAN ONLY HOPE I GET SO LUCKY. OR THAT THE NHTSA PICKS THIS UP AND PUTS A RECALL ON THIS VERY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286659December 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT REGISTERING WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC (150 ROBERT DANN DR, PAINTED POST, NY 14870, (607) 937-5431) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT REGISTERING AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THE RETRACTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283131December 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL ODOR AND SPOTTING ON GROUND NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ACTIVE LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283174December 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON MY CAR. THE SAME DAY THAT I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER PERSON WAS THERE WITH THE SAME CAR & THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I FEEL AS THO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A COINCIDENCE & PROBABLY SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM A FEW DAYS BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR BEFORE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282976November 30, 2019
ENGINE
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR..2010 CHEVY COBALT WITH 176,000 MILES TWO WEEKS AGO WITH ALL OF THE MONEY THAT I HAD. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD A DEALERS TAG, BUT HE WANTED TO MEET ME AT A STORE AND CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS PERFECT.DAY TWO IT STALLED & HAS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY STALL & WOULDN'T START TIL THE 3RD TRY. I TRIED, BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT THE SELLER. AUTOZONE SAID IT HAD 17 CODES, BUT COULD JUST BE THE C20? SENSOR. THEN LAST NIGHT IT WOULD START, ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 5 MPH,THEN STALL & I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME FROM A BUSY AREA, AND NOW IT WON'T TURN OVER OR START AT ALL. IM A GRANDMOTHER ON MY OWN WITH A PART TIME JOB AND HAVE NO MONEY LEFT FOR REPAIRS OR TO START ALL OVER. I'M HOPING THERE'S A RECALL THAT COULD HELP.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND THIS MAN AS THE TITLE HAD ANOTHER PERSONS NAME ON IT, NOT THAT IT WOULD DO ANY GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282868November 29, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *DL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281631November 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS AT A SEAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE REAR WHEEL. WHEN CAR STARTS LEAKS OUT FAST BUT EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280872November 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL LIGHTING FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DEPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. CLASSIC CHEVROLET OF LAKE CITY (6190 W BLUE RD, LAKE CITY, MI 49651, (888) 580-3758) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280520November 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAK IN MY FUEL LINE BY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. ONLY THIS SMALL PORTION OF LINE IS LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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