Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10294245December 2, 2009
STEERING
YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN OUR 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I HAD TO PULL WITH EVERYTHING I HAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE ON THE ROAD I WAS TURNING ONTO. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING, I DON'T THINK THE ENDING WOULD HAVE BEEN AS PLEASANT IF MY WIFE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, AND MY WIFE JUST REMINDED ME THAT WE HAD THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX GM'S POOR ENGINEERING MISTAKE. THANK YOU *TR
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#10294107December 1, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT PURCHASED IN 2006. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING ALARM WOULD SOUND,THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN STEERING WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT. THE DEALER MADE NUMEROUS REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT DISCLOSE HOW THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT WAS 90,000.
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#10294124December 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IN THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WAS ON MY MESSAGE DISPLAY. MY CAR THEN BEGAN TO BUCK EVERYTIME IT WAS TO SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER AND WHEN WOULD SLOW DOWN TO STOP IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. 2 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DROVE IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER AND KEPT THE CAR RUNNING AND HAD A MECHANIC DRIVE THE CAR TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP TODAY 12/1/09. *TR
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#10294148December 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY COBALT FOR OUR SON WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. WHILE PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AND THE 3 POINT TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR (AND THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM) BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RUN BY COMPUTER AND IT COULD OVERHEAT WHICH COULD HAPPEN WHEN PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I DO NOT FIND THIS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION SINCE MY SON IS A FIRST TIME DRIVER AND HAS NOT EVEN TAKEN HIS DRIVING TEST YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. *TR
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0
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#10293964November 30, 2009
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT HAS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING BAD AND REPLACED THE BUSHING HOWEVER IT DID NOT FIX THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING IS LOOSE AND FEELS LIKE PART OF THE STEERING MAY BREAK AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE RACK AND PINION THAT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS AT FAULT AND HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING DANGEROUS STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP GM UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLES LIVES ARE ON THE LINE THAT DRIVE THESE CARS. I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO SAVE LIVES AND TAKE CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. THANK YOU *TR
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#10293969November 30, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO TN FROM FLORIDA ON I95 IN SC WHEN THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT. I PULLED OFF AT EXIT 60 TO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID (THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM) TURNS OUT THE COBALT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING! ANYWAY, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AS I COULDN'T JUST SIT AT THE EXIT FOREVER (IT WAS VERY LATE AT NITE). POWER STEERING WORKED FINE! BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER I GOT BACK ON I-95! SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED AND IT WORKED! BACK ON INTERSTATE, IT GOES OUT AGAIN! SO THIS WENT ON AND IS STILL THE CASE (IT IS NOW MONDAY AND I MADE IT BACK TO FLORIDA AFTER A VERY LONG DRIVE DUE TO NOT HAVING POWER STEERING AND NO CHOICE BUT TO COME HOME.) CALLED DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY CORPORATE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND ARE NOT SURE THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS AND POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST AND TAKEN CARE OF BY CHEVY AND NOT THE CONSUMER! ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. CHEVY SHOULD NOT BE PLACING SO MANY UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
#10293972November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.
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#10294039November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL PUMP MODULAR FAILURE RECENTLY AND I GOT QUOTED 1100 FOR THE REPAIR AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. I NOTICED YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AND OUR VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND REGISTERED IN ARIZONA (I AM MILITARY) IN 2006. WE CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY NOW TELL US THAT OUR VIN DOES NOT FIT THE DESCRIPTION AND THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE PART AND PART OF THE LABOR WITH OUR TOTAL BEING BETWEEN $400-$500 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE RECALL STATES. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE PAYING FOR A PART I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR. *TR
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#10294033November 30, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT; HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER CHEVROLET COBALT OWNERS. *TR
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#10294056November 30, 2009
STEERING
THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT CREATING SOME SERIOUS SITUATIONS. THE STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
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#10293894November 29, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT COUPE AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAVE NO POWER STEERING, HOW AM ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID COLLISIONS, OBJECTS IN THE ROAD, DEER, ETC.? *TR
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0
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0
#10293912November 29, 2009
STEERING
EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT, BEFORE I CAN GET ROLLING GOOD, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS MAKES TURNS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS BUT ARE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $1,000 OUT OF POCKET TO GET THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THIS IS CRAZY!!! THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY, THE CAR IS DANGEROUS AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE. *TR
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#10293925November 29, 2009
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT CAR HAS JUST 40K MILES. THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO SHOW "POWER STEERING" WARNING. AND THEN THE STEERING POWER IS LOST. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINS ON SUCH PROBLEM FOR CHEVY COBALT. *TR
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0
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#10293785November 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT POWER STEERING JUST DIE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS CAR? I WAS DRIVING ON A CURVED ROAD WHEN THE POWER STEERING SIGNAL CAME ON AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TOO FAST TO CONTROL THE CAR. I COULD HAD BEEN REAR ENDED... *TR
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#10293796November 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHEVY COBALT 2006'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED TO GET THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY WAS UNPLUGGED TO RESET COMPUTER CHIP FOR POWER STEERING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF, THE NEEDLES FOR THE FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY JUMPS AND THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE CONTINUING NOT TO HAVE POWER STEERING. *TR
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#10293797November 28, 2009
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS MAKING A U TURN THE FIRST TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS OR SOMETHING SO I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR,IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE MAYBE 20 MIN. AND THEN IT WENT OUT ON ME AGAIN GOING AROUND A CORNER THEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY POWER STEERING THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS COMPLETELY ELECTRONIC .IT COMES AND GOES AS IT PLEASES NOW!!!!! (THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT !!!!!!!!!!!! ) *TR
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0
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#10293699November 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT
WE ARE BUYING A USED 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS & THE KEY HAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM WITH OTHERS & THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE NO WARRANTY NOW & STILL OWE TOO MUCH ON THE CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS? EVERY SINGLE WEB SITE WE WERE ON PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A ROTTEN DEAL. . EVERY WEBSITE HAS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. THERE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.----THIS WAS A MESSAGE SENT TO CHEVROLET OF WHICH THEY REPLIED: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I HAVE PROCESSED THE INFORMATION ON YOUR VEHICLE AND AFTER THOROUGHLY RESEARCHING ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME; I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALL ASSOCIATED TO YOUR VEHICLE. RECALLS ARE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SPECIFIC SO NOT ALL VEHICLES OF A MODEL YEAR ARE AFFECTED. I EMAILED BACK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE & NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10293652November 26, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 CHEVY COBALT: ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10293653November 26, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2007 CHEVY COBALT: ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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0
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#10293659November 26, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE. ITS 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT AND I AM HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR
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