Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10496580February 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMAPIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495961January 31, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON SERVICE IMMEDIATELY MAY NOT BE PROTECTED IN ACCIDENT KEPT COMING ON HAD TO TAKE TO TECH CODEBOO13/0012 CLOCKSPRING IT SCARY FOR A CAR THATS FIVE YEARS OLD . TO FIND OUT ITS IN STEERING AREA. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493380January 18, 2013
SUSPENSION
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILS . THERE IS SO MUCH PLAY WHEN BRAKING CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE IT DIDN'T START TILL CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493118January 15, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAD A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHICH PERSISTED ALTHOUGH I COULD FIND NO TRACE OF LEAKAGE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUMP HAD A CRACKED SUPPLY PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING WHEN THE CURRENT WAS APPLIED, BEING THAT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, I WAS COMPELLED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $961.42 WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER AS MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT NOT REPLACING THE FILTER WOULD IMPEDE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NEW PUMP MODULE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I INQUIRED OF CHEVROLET AS TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM WAS INVOLVED IN ANY ONGOING RECALL AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT IT WAS NOT. IN NOVEMBER, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOW INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL (12190) [NHTSA# 12V459] FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN MY CORRESPONDENCE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER (POWER CHEVROLET / MESA, AZ) AT WHICH TIME THE MODULE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND APPROVED. I SUBMITTED MY DOCUMENTATION FOR, AND REQUESTED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. IN EARLY JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $700.00. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY AS TO WHY I DID NOT RECEIVE FULL REIMBURSEMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY HAD "OVER CHARGED" ME FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND, HAD I TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER INITIALLY, IT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE TO NOT REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER!! IN THE CORRESPONDENCE I RECEIVED FROM CHEVROLET INFORMING ME OF THIS SAFETY RECALL IT IS STATED IN TWO PLACES THAT THIS SITUATION WOULD BE RECTIFIED "AT NO COST" TO ME. AFTER MANY AMBIGUOUS PHONE CALLS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE $700.00 WAS A "FINAL DECISION". WHAT CAN BE DONE TO INFORM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THEY CANNOT EXPECT FULL REIMBURSEMENT, OTHER THAN EXPRESSING MY DISSATISFACTION ON MY SOCIAL NETWORK? REF: CHEVY CASE#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492290January 11, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAD UNRAVELED AND THE BUCKLE WAS SECURED BY ONLY A QUARTER OF MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491867January 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490223December 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,767.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490266December 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR BEGAN SMELLING STRONGLY OF GAS AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO START. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE ARE RECALLS DUE TO FUEL LEAKS IN MY STATE FOR THE 2007 AND 2009 COBALT, HOWEVER, FOR MY 2008 MODEL THE RECALL IS ONLY IN ARIZONA. MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490281December 27, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE CAR. THEY WENT SO BAD THE CAR SWERVED AND CLANKED AND CHATTERED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE CAR??? THIS IS A JOKE. I SEE ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. WHY NO RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489371December 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE. SAW ON TV THAT THE COBALT HAD A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE FILL NECK. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ($690), GM PAID FOR THE PART BEING RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489383December 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488697December 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,429.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488710December 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000...UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486427November 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THEY SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINE CRACKED. THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY WAS ONE PIECE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) DID NOT INCLUDE LOUISIANA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483835November 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A GASOLINE FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483304November 4, 2012
TIRES
DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70 MILES PER HOUR. REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING CAR TO VEER OFF THE ROAD INTO GRASSY AREA. PROCEEDED APPROX. 75 FEET BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. CAR HAD OVER 1200.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER, TAIL LIGHT AND REAR DOOR FROM TIRE BEATING UP AGAINST CAR. THE WHOLE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482988October 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAD STARTING ISSUES, ONCE TOOK TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS WERE BURNED AND HAD POSSIBILITY OF IGNITING DURING DRIVING. CHEVY RECALLED MANY CARS(COBALTS) WITH THE SAME ISSUES FROM 2007 TO 2009, WHEN WE CALLED CHEVY ABOUT OUR VEHICLE, THEY SAID OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THAT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482146October 24, 2012
STEERING
GM IS NOT FIXING THE WHOLE POWER STEERING ISSUE IN THEIR COBALTS. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, ON 10/10/12 AND THREE DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS EXITING I95 IN WILMINGTON, DE AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE EXIT RAMP TO US 202. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY. LOOKING AROUND IN THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY OTHERS THAT WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, SAME AS MY DEALER TOLD ME. BUT ALL GM IS DOING IS FIXING THE CHEAPEST PART. I HAVE TRIED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GET NOWHERE. THEY SAY THEY FIXED MY POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND GET ALL DEFENSIVE WHEN I TELL THEM THAT IT STILL HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 200-250 MILES. LOCAL TRIPS ARE FINE EXCEPT THAT THE STEERING LOOSES FEEL AND SHAKES AND FEELS BUMPY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD I FEEL YOU GUYS SHOULD TEST SOME COBALTS ON A GOOD 300 MILE TRIP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I'LL EVEN LEND MINE TO YOU IF YOU WANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482004October 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE WHILE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 120,000 MILES, THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480989October 18, 2012
AIR BAGS
ON TUESDAY MORNING I WENT TO PICK UP MY MAIL AND I NOTICE SOMETHING HANGING FROM MY CAR CEILING INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A LOOK, IT LOOK LIKE MY AIRBAG FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM FRONT ALL THE WAY BACK ARE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT NOR ANYONE ATTEMPT TO STEEL THE CAR. I'M 70 YEARS OLD IMAGINE IF THIS THING DEPLOYED WHILE I'M DRIVING, FOR SURE THERE WILL BE SOMEONE DEAD. I CONTACTED GMC TO HELP ME OUT SO FAR THEY KEEP SAYING THEY WILL SEND AN INSPECTOR TO TAKE A LOOK BUT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. SO I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SAFETY ISSUES AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND I DO NEED A CAR WHAT THEN? I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDING ME. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, IF IT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR SURE THERE WILL BE A FIDELITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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