Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#11338440July 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL BEGAN LINES LEAKING AT 170,000 MILES. DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO SALT COLLECTING AT INSULATION WRAPS AND CORRODING FUEL LINES. ESTIMATED $750 TO REPAIR AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331997July 1, 2020
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME FIRM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331365June 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK IS LEAKING, LIKELY BECAUSE THE GAS TANK IS CRACKED. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE, EVEN AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325002May 18, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE IF A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 199,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320514April 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. GRAFF BUICK GMC CADILLAC MT. PLEASANT (116 N MISSION ST, MT PLEASANT, MI 48858) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320216April 4, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED ! VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319060March 23, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316310March 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND I NOTICED NEXT MORNING TRYING TO START MY CAR, THE SMELL OF GAS WAS EVERYWHERE. LOOKING UNDER MY CAR, DRIVER SIDE BY REAR WHEEL I SEE GAS WAS LEAKING RAPIDLY FROM THE FUEL LINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309824February 18, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING MCCALL CHEVROLET LOCATED AT (17800 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77090) DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309189February 14, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307408February 6, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MASSIVE FUEL LEAK IN ORIGINAL FUEL LINES. DUE TO HEAT TAPE INSULATION WRAPPED AROUND THE FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL FILTER. THE INSULATION IS THERE BECAUSE THE FUEL LINES RUN ALONG THE EXHAUST PIPE. DUE TO THE INSULATION WATER, ICE, SALT, AND SAND ARE TRAPPED INSIDE AND CORRODED THE LINES. UPON LOOKING INTO COBALT SPECIFIC FORUMS, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307299February 5, 2020
STEERING
DRIVE MY CAR WAS PARKING IT AND SUDDENLY STEERING WENT OUT AND CODE CAME UP READING POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301516January 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, ABOUT TO TURN RIGHT WHEN MY LOCKS STARTED LOCKING/UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN REPEATEDLY. MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVATES.. MY DASH FLASHES SERVICE TRACTION /POWER STEERING. SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299850January 21, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *LD *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300663January 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUEL LINE FAILED AND WAS LEAKING OUT FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELCO CHEVROLET DEALER, (15110 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011, (636) 232-0007) WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS ORDERED FOR THE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER: 9-5748420141. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291493December 27, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND SEIZED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289969December 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION,THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CASEY CHEVROLET (11700 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606, (757) 320-1476) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD COMPUTER FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE OF $800 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287521December 6, 2019
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS A GAINING SMELL OF FUEL HAS BEEN SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THERE IS A "PEEING" OF GAS OUT OF MY CAR FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK. IT DOES NOT LEAK AS BAD WHILE IN PARK. AFTER SOME INITIAL DIAGNOSING, THERE IS A FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MANY CHEVY COBALTS, BUT NOT MINE. BELOW IS THE RECALL INFORMATION: RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 RECALL DATE 09/19/2012 COMPONENT FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP SUMMARY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND PONTIAC TORRENT VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, OR TEXAS; MODEL YEAR 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARIZONA; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, OKLAHOMA, OR TEXAS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. CONSEQUENCE FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BEGAN ON ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS AT 1-800-521-7300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286659December 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT REGISTERING WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX AUTO GROUP CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK GMC (150 ROBERT DANN DR, PAINTED POST, NY 14870, (607) 937-5431) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT REGISTERING AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT THE RETRACTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280418November 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR DO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND OFF. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 AND NEWER COBALTS. TYPICALLY CARS HAD A PHYSICAL RELAY TO CONTROL THE HEADLIGHTS. IN THESE CARS THE RELAY CIRCUIT IS BUILT IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX. THE BOX IS NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND MOISTURE GETS INTO THE BOX, CAUSING A FAILURE ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS CAR FIRST STARTED DOING THIS BACK IN 2009 WHEN MY DAUGHTER HAD IT. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS STILL BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER. THE WORK AROUND THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A LONG TIME WAS TO MANUALLY TURN THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF USING THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. TODAY, THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. ALSO, TURNING THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF MANUALLY HAS STOPPED BEING EFFECTIVE. WE ARE NOW FEARFUL, WILL THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, AND OFF COURSE WILL WE BE STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY WHEN PARKING THE CAR. THE SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT A $200 PART PLUS A FEW LABOR HOURS. THEN YOU HAVE TO RIG UP A SOLUTION TO MAKE THE DEFECTIVE BOX SEAL, SUCH AS ADDING WEATHERSTRIPPING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR GM TO FIX AT NO COST TO CUSTOMER. [XXX] *PM 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

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