Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2006)

2,330 consumer complaints on file.

#10469315August 6, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE GAS LEAK AND WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND CERTAIN STATES. UPDATED 09/11/12
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469155August 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. I SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL # 090226. THE RECALL WAS A FEW YRS AGO BEFORE I OWED MY CAR, BUT I HAVE SMELLED FUEL AND NOW ITS LEAKING FUEL UNDERNETH MY CAR. WHEN I SEEN THE RECALL I WENT TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID BECAUSE MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT A FEW YRS AGO THAT THEY WONT HONOR THE RECALL. I DONT UNDERSTAND THAT.. JUST BECAUSE IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DOESNT MEAN THAT THE GAS LEAK ISNT BECAUSE OF THERE MISTAKE WHEN MAKING MY CAR!! IT FORSURE ISNT FROM AN ACCIDENT YRS BEFORE, THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE AFTER . IM NOT SURE IF THERES ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME OUT OR ANYWAY I CAN HAVE THEM HONOR THE RECALL AND FIX MY CAR LIKE IT SAYS THEY WILL FIX FREE OF CHARGE IN RECALL, BUT ITS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS WAY AND CAN CATCH ON FIRE, LIKE I SAID IT WAS THERE MISTAKE WHEN MAKING CAR, AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX IT. I CANT AFFORD TO.. I JUST THINK THEY FIND ANY EXCUSS THEY CAN TO GET OUT OF ADMITTING TO FAULT. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME LET ME KNOW. THANKS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469114August 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A SAFETY RECALL THAT REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP MODULE BUT CHEVY IS ONLY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS, MINE IS NOT INCLUDED AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF SMELLING GAS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND MY CAR IS BEGINNING TO LEAK FUEL. OBVIOUSLY THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THEN CHEVY IS WILLING TO RECOGNIZE AND I DON'T FEEL IT IS FAIR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHEN GM/CHEVROLET OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468937August 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE CHEVY COBALT IN OTHER STATES FOR THE FUEL PUMP. DUE TO HEAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL WHICH COULD CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION. WE LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA AND HAVE HAD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND OUR CARS FUEL PUMP CRACKED CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND GAS LEAKING AROUND AREA. BECAUSE WE DON'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT IT WAS RECALLED IN THEY WILL NOT FIX OUR CAR. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING THE ONES THEY RECALL THEY FIX WITH THE SAME PLASTIC THAT WILL CRACK AGAIN. SHOULDN'T A RECALL BE FOR ALL COBALTS IF ALL THE COBALTS ARE DOING THIS OR A WARNING LABEL THAT SAYS ONLY BUY THE CAR IF YOU LIVE IN A COLD OR COOL CLIMATE. I CAN'T SEE HOW CHEVY IS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS LET ALONE FIXING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468787August 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE PROMINENT BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING ROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTION, HE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM A MODULE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK AND LINES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468826August 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL MODULE, GAS IS LEAKING FROM THAT PART. THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND VIN# MATCH UP, I'VE BEEN TOLD BY ONE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WON'T BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT FROM A PARTICULAR STATE WHERE THE RECALL COVERS THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A WEEK OF TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FROM GM TO FIND OUT WHY THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THE PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT FROM OTHER STATES, (AZ, CA, FL) ARE JUST A FEW OF THE STATES THAT HAVE THE RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME DEFECTIVE PART, WHERE THE RECALL COVERS. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS WELL OVER $600.00 FOR A PROBLEM THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF BUT ARE SO FAR UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468205July 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AT THE TOP LINE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM,, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF UPDATED 08/13/12*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468316July 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468121July 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A CONSTANT, NONE ENDING SMELL IF GASOLINE INSIDE/OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE SMELL IS TERRIBLY STRONG. IT'S THE STRONGEST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468071July 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED SMELLING A GAS ODOR AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE THEN SAW GAS ON THE GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID IT WAS THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. IT WAS CRACKED. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. I DON'T LIVE IN THOSE STATES, I LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL ISN'T IN ALL STATES - A DEFECTIVE PART IS A DEFECTIVE PART NO MATTER WHAT STATE IT IS IN. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD OR AN EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467935July 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,242 UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FUEL TUBES AT THE PUMP LEAKING AS WELL. UPDATED 08/30/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467259July 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V419000). I LIVE IN MISSOURI WHERE MY CAR WAS ISSUED AND AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS TO MY CAR DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT IN THE AREA. I THINK THAT ALL CARS THAT FALL WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE RECALLED IN THE MIDWEST DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466358July 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465906July 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A NOTICEABLE GAS ODOR UPON ENTERING AND EXITING THE CAR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN. UPON INSPECTION & REVIEW OF RECALLS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #09275A ISSUED MARCH 2010 & A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL #09226B ISSUED MAY 9, 2012. HOWEVER, THE STATE OF OWNERSHIP OR REGISTRATION DOES NOT FALL INTO THE LIST OF STATES INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE STATES LISTED ARE HOT, MORE SOUTHERN STATES THAN THE STATE OF MISSOURI WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED. HOWEVER, MUCH OF THE MIDWEST HAS SEEN MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE LAST 30-45 DAYS...TEMPS IN THE 100 PLUS RANGE. THE VIN ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE. GM WAS NOTIFIED TO ASK IF THEY WOULD HONOR THE REPAIR BUT INDICATED THE BULLETINS ARE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT & IF THE CARE REGISTRATION OR OWNERSHIP DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE LIMITS SET, COVERAGE IS NOT PROVIDED. WOULDN'T GM RATHER COVER A MINOR REPAIR BILL THAN TO BE SUED FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN MY HOUSE BURNS DOWN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM?? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED IN THE RECALL DUE TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE WEATHER, AND MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE VIN #S LISTED AS WELL AS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL, THAT BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN A MORE SOUTHERN STATE, I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR A REPAIR THAT SHOULDN'T BE NEEDED IN THE FIRST PLACE IF THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY. IF IT IS A PROBLEM DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL FINDINGS, IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT STATE I LIVE IN. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN NOT ONLY MY GOVERNMENT BUT GM FOR NOT HONORING THIS REPAIR ISSUE AND WOULD REQUEST A REVIEW. TECHNICIAN INDICATED NUMEROUS CARS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465512July 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE ADVISED HAVING A SLEEVE INSTALLED TO THE PLASTIC TUBES ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR OPTION WOULD ONLY SERVE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465111July 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464656July 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,040 UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PORT WAS CRACKED ON THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 08/14/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464269July 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER SINCE SHE LIVED IN MISSOURI THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463965July 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY COUSINS UP FROM SCHOOL, I HAD THE WINDOWS UP WITH THE AIR ON, AS THEY WAS GETTING IN THE CAR I STARTED TO SMELL GAS, SO I PAID IT NO MIND DROP THEM OFF,BUT WHEN I MADE IT HOME I HAD A TRAIL OF GAS BEHIND ME AND NO GAS IN THE CAR ,I AM A SMOKER I THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T SMOKE THAT DAY.I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.THIS THE FIRST CHEVY I HAVE EVERY HAD,I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THAT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR,BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS AND GM IS FIXING THEM. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR BUT WISH THAT THEY CAN FIX IT,DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ,WHO TO TALK TO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463519June 29, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LATCHES WERE NOT SECURE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED AND THEY WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT EACH DOOR WOULD COST $185 AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ELECTRIC. THE CONSUMER'S CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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