Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#11400264March 10, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITH NO RECENT CHANGES TO THE CAR, IT WON'T START, THEFT LOCK SYMBOL IS ON. TRIED THE SPARE KEY. TRIED THEFT LOCK RELEARN 10 MINUTE AND 30 MINUTE PROCEDURE. DISCONNECTED AND RE-CONNECTED NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL. NONE OF THE STEPS WORKED. THIS ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO KEEP FAMILIES STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398951March 3, 2021
STEERING
MY CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING TO HEAT UP AND I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK I SAW ON THE MENU SCREEN IT SAID POWER STEERING SO WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IT WAS VERY STIFF I HAD ALSO HEARD A RATTLE IN MY STEERING WHEEL A COUPLE WEEKS PREVIOUS TO THIS HAPPENING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398242February 28, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE WAS RUSTING OUT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. I HAD SOMEONE PATCH UP THE LINES AND JUST RECENTLY HAD THEM REPLACED ALTOGETHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397785February 24, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT BY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE THE FUEL JUST POURS OUT WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395514February 10, 2021
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE COMES ON WITH WARNING LIGHT MOSTLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS RANDOM AND DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. HAPPENS WHEN JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WHEN IN MOTION AND TURNING. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394974February 6, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAK BY DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394414February 3, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF FUEL OUTSIDE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID CAR HAD A FUEL LINE LEAK AND THEY NEEDED REPLACING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390473January 28, 2021
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,780.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389527January 23, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES HAVE CORRODED CAUSING A HAZARDOUS GAS LEAK BY THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION RECOGNIZED A GAS DRIP BY THE THE CORRODED FUEL LINES AND GAS TRAVELING DOWN THE LINES FROM THE LEAK. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THIS BEFORE A FIRE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. HAD I HAD A DISABILITY WITH NO SENSE OF SMELL OR COVID19 AND NO SENSE OF SMELL THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED POSSIBLY CAUSING A FATAL HAZARD SHOULD THE CAR HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. MY GARAGE COULD HAVE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. STAINLESS STEEL SHOULD NOT RUST AND THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388729January 18, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK,. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM CAR, WILL NO LONGER START. BAD FUEL PUMP,BAD FUEL LINES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387639January 12, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
KEPT SEEING PUDDLES UNDERNEATH CAR NEAR DRIVER REAR TIRE, WENT TO GET OIL CHANGE AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE LEAKS IN MY FUEL LINE. MECHANIC SHOWED ME AND IT WAS NOT A SMALL LEAK. HE SAID THAT IT IS A TOTAL RISK TO DRIVE AND CAN CATCH FIRE EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386887January 6, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIRST TIME PLASTIC FUEL LINE CRACKED AT FUEL PUMP AND WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED. NOW THERE IS A FUEL LINE THAT HAS CORRODED. IT IS COSTING $1030 AT THE CHEVY DEALER TO FIX THIS LINE. FUEL IS LEAKING BEHIND THE DRIVER DOOR IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. WHEN LIFTED FUEL APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM ABOVE FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385993January 1, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL IN VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385500December 29, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO START ISSUE. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR GOOD. WONT START AFTER IT'S BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF IT WON'T START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE IT WON'T START WHEN I COME OUT OF STORE ST SHOP AGAIN. NEW STARTER PUT IN AND WON'T START. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385155December 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAKING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. PROBABLY CORROSION RELATED. NOTICEABLE ODOR WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384995December 26, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FOUND BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE RESULTING IN A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE FLOOR. THIS LEAK WAS FOUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS WELL AS WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384406December 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MUFFLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11382834December 10, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESUMING DRIVING AND AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARAMUS CHEVROLET, INC. (194 NEW JERSEY 17, PARAMUS, NJ 07652, (201)261-7100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377589December 2, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME I SMELLED GAS AND FOUND THE GAS LINE LEAKING FROM A BRACKET HOLDING THE GAS LINES WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO (2018), COST $100 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED. NOW THERE IS ANOTHER GAS LEAK FARTHER BACK NEAR THE GAS TANK COMING FROM ANOTHER BRACKET. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE GIVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH GAS LINE LEAKS. I DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST EVERY DAY, IT RARELY SITS FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS IN A ROW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376946November 29, 2020
STEERING
I COULD HEAR A LITTLE SOMETHING MOVING AROUND UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE AGE. THEN FRONT WHEELS WHERE SHAKING JUST A BIT. THIS SHAKING PROCEEDED RAPIDLY AS IF I NEED AN ALIGNMENT OR TIRE BALANCING. THEN MY STEERING WENT OUT!!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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