Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10291281November 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS/TC WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES ON IT MY REAR BRAKES HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE WITH UNUSUAL WEAR PROPERTIES TO THE INSIDE PAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, AND THIS TIME THE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKING THE CAR PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN AND LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE DESPITE HAVING ABS ANYTIME IT RAINS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10291074November 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEEP GROOVE IN REAR BRAKES. THEY ARE DONE AT 17,000KM. *TR
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0
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#10290583November 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ROTORS ARE SCORED AND NEED REPLACED ON REAR AFTER ONLY 15K MILES. *TR
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0
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0
#10290068October 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERE GROOVING ON REAR BRAKE ROTORS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. INBOARD BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING FASTER THAN OUTBOARDS. ALSO A NOTICEABLE GRINDING NOISE UPON APPLYING BRAKES. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MANUFACTURER'S DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION AND NO REPAIR IS NEEDED. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS APPEAR TO BE WEARING NORMALLY. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 14,000 MILES AND REAR BRAKE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE BECOMING MORE SEVERE. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290030October 27, 2009
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE STEERING COMPONENT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 440. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WOULD BIND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A FEATURE DESIGNED TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRIC STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 11/24/09
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288938October 19, 2009
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING TOO FAST. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288632October 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ON VEHICLE BEGIN BY SQUEAKING REGULARLY. UPON INSPECTING THEM AT ROUGHLY 6000 MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR, THE INNER BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN WHILE THE OUTER PADS ARE NEARLY NEW (AS THEY SHOULD BE). ONE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS IS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SPRING IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE INNER PADS FROM RUBBING THE ROTORS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS DISENGAGED. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS BRAKE ISSUE AS IT WILL CONTINUE TO COST BUYERS HUNDREDS EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, WHEN ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS LIKELY A SPRING WITH A BETTER SPRING RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288710October 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, WHEELS
BRAKES SQUEAK HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND CONTINUE TO SQUEAL UNTIL CAR IS FULLY STOPPED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO A YEAR LATER BRAKES STILL SQUEAK NEARLY EVERYTIME I BRAKE. NEW BRAKE PADS ARE NEEDED!!!!!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287403October 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 COBALT SS. THE INNER REAR BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY GONE WHILE THE OUTER BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE OVER 80% LIFE LEFT ON IT. BROUGHT THE CAR TO RICK HENDRICK CHEVY AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE CAR HAS 23K MILES ON IT, JUST ABOUT ALL OF THAT IS HIGH WAY MILES. I DRIVE THE CAR NORMAL AND DO NO ABUSE IT. ALSO WANT TO STATE THAT THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVE OVER 50% LIFE LEFT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10287457October 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES. *TR
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No
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No
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#10286931October 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY CAR WOULD CHIME FOR ME TO LOOK AT INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE THAT THE "AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED".IT WOULD GIVE ME THIS MESSAGE EVERY 15 MINS. FOR THE HOUR DRIVE I WAS ON THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALER & SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THAT AFTERNOON WHEN THEY WERE DONE WITH MY CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC HAD ALREADY SEEN THIS A FEW TIMES & KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. MY PRINT OUT FROM SERVICE READS "DIAGNOSTIC CODE #B0012 STORED IN SYSTEM TEST CIRCUIT, MODULE SHORTING OUT UNDER STEERING WHEEL , REPLACED SIR COIL & REPAIR CIRCUIT.* MY CAR IS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT (JUST PURCHASED 06/05/09) WITH 2600 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286685October 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS, AND AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES GRINDING, AND MAKING NOISE. I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED AT 6,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE ALREADY REAL BAD. NOW AT 11,000 MILES HAD IT CHECKED OUT AGAIN AND THE INSIDE PAD IS COMPLETELY METAL TO METAL AND THE OUT SIDE PAD IS STILL LIKE NEW. I THINK THERE ARE STUCK CALIPERS AND MAKING ONLY THE ONE PAD DO ALL THE WORK. IT IS STARTING TO HAVE DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY AND GM STILL WONT WARRANTY IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286493October 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES. SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING PERSISTS...DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS...PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286259October 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS ON MY 2009 COBALT SS TURBO CHEW UP WAY TOO QUICKLY. THEY WORE OUT ON THE INSIDE WITH LESS THAN A YEAR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. THEY WEAR UNEVENLY WITH THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS IN THE REAR AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, WHICH ARE STILL THE THICKNESS OF NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285746September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY CAR HAS VERY LOW KMS JUST OVER 1000KMS AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE ALREADY NOISY AND THE ROTORS SCORED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10285750September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 COBALT SS REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BIG GROOVES IN THEM DEALER CUT THEM ONCE AND THEN THEY GOT ALL GROOVED AGAIN. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285829September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON THE SAME PROBLEM, SEE #10278491. EXCESSIVE SCORING OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AT 4600 MILES, AT MY COST. SUBSEQUENTLY, CHEVROLET ACTION CENTER SENT ME A LETTER FOR $100 CREDIT ON SERVICE. NOW AT 7500 MILES, THEY LOOK PRETTY BAD AGAIN. THE DEALER AGREED THIS TIME TO WARRANTY PADS & ROTORS, ONE TIME ONLY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT THE CALIPER PINS WERE NOT LUBRICATED AT THE FACTORY, CAUSING BINDING OF THE PADS ON THE ROTORS. OTHERS BELIEVE THERE IS A PAD/ROTOR INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285632September 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS. ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HERE SOME SCRATCHING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE I LOOKED AT MY BREAKS AND THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID BREAKS ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS AN WEARABLE ITEM AND BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO MY ROTORS THEY WERE TO DAMAGED TO CUT SO I BOUGHT NEW ONES WITH BREAK PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKED AS WELL I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM SO PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285321September 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNEVEN RAPID REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR AND SCORING OF ROTORS. THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH 2008 AND 2009 SS MODELS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285159September 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT FROM CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN SUGARLAND, TX ON JUNE 8, 2009. ON JUNE 10, 2009 THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL OFF AS A RESULT OF A RETAINER NOT BEING SECURED AT THE LORDSTOWN FACTORY. AT 8848 MILES, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS FIRST SERVICE WORK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THAT I HAD SECURED THE LOCKING NUT BUT ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT FURTHER. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OTHER RETAINERS MISSING FROM THE CLUTCHES MASTER CYLINDER. THE CAR HAD LEFT THE FACTORY IN AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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