Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#11376889November 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THIS LEAK IS WORSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THEY WOULD PAY TO REPAIR (AFTER I PAID THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373898November 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OBSERVED AN EXTENDED CRANKING TIME. DROVE TO MY DESTINATION DURING THE TRIP KEPT SMELLED HEAVY FUEL ODOR WHILE IT INTENSIFIED WHEN WAITING ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT. UPON PARKING THE CAR AT HOME IMMEDIATELY UPON EXIT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS COLLECTING BY THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM A CORRODED FUEL LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373688November 8, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL LINE IN THE REAR ON VEHICLE. CORROSION TO FUEL LINE. LEAKS BADLY WHEN RUNNING! LONG ENGINE CRANK AFTER SITTING A SHORT TIME. LEAVES PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER VEHICLE. FUEL SMELL ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372513November 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT NEAR LEFT REAR WHEEL WHERE LINES ARE SECURED BY A PLASTIC BLOCK. FUEL IS DRIPPING AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF IGNIGHTED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365943October 23, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT SON'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK LOCATED AT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN HIESTER CHEVROLET (3100 N MAIN ST, FUQUAY-VARINA, NC 27526, (919) 552-4944), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365845October 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I NOTICED A SMELL AND IT'S DRIPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365486October 20, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE VAPORS WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STOPPING ON A 2009 COBALT, DRIVERS'S SIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK THE COBALT TO EMPIRE CHEVROLET IN HUNTINGTON, NY. COMPLAINED AND SHOWED THEM THE NTSB COBALT FUEL LINE INVESTIGATION SHEET, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX THE COBALT UNDER A RECALL, NTSB INVESTIGATION OR SERVICE BULLETIN. TOOK THE COBALT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHO REPLACED TWO LEAKING FUEL LINES FOR $450.00, BILL INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT. THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE OVER THE YEARS. THIS IS A TOTAL JOKE ON GM'S PART AND COMPLETE FOOT DRAGGING BY THE NTSB FOR NOT MOVING SOONER. INVESTIGATING? - TRY DOING A WEB SEARCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364189October 13, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINE UNDER THE CAR HAS RUSTED AND CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT I AM LEAKING A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL OUT OF THE LINE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, I SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR STRUGGLED TO START SO I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS FOUND UNDER MY CAR WITH A STEADY DRIP OF FUEL CONTINUING TO DRIP FROM THE FUEL LINE IN FRONT OF MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360330September 21, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I FIRST STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR ON 9/15/20. I WAS SMELLING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM MY CAR. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME TROUBLE BEFORE. I SAW THE CAR LEAKING GASOLINE NEAR THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE. IT WAS LEAKING VERY QUICKLY. I LOOKED IT UP AND MANY PEOPLE MENTIONED A RECALL FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. THEY ALL SAID THEIR PARTICULAR CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I THINK MORE CARS ARE HAVING THAT PROBLEM THEN THE COMPANY REALIZES. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE THE CAR PARKED ON THE STREET OR TO EVEN DRIVE IT, AS IT ALWAYS LEAVES A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IN ITS WAKE. ALSO THE MUFFLER HAS STARTED BEING LOUD AT THE SAME TIME. I THE COMPLAINTS I READ BEING THE EXACT SAME, SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CORROSION IN THE GAS LINE STEMMING FROM THE BRACKETS HOLD THEM UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355682September 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES LEAKING BADLY ON FLOOR LOOKS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD!! I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ORDER OF GASOLINE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH CARS TO SEE IT DRIPPING AT A VERY FAST RATE I NOTICED IT AS I CAME BACK FROM A DRIVE ON FLAT SURFACE WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355214September 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I FILLED UP TANK WITH GAS ,NOTICED GAS SMELL TWICE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ,STARTER SKIPPED A BEAT A COUPLE TIMES WHEN STARING EARLY IN THE MORNING,, DIDNT NOTICE GAS SMELL. CHARGED CAR FOR 6 HOURS ON CHARGER.NEXT MORNING I DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR I WENT BACK TO CAR AND NOTICED PUDDLE OF LIQUID ,SMELLED LIQUID ,, IT WAS GAS , SEEN IT DRIPPING RAPIDLY IN BIG DROPS ,CALLED AAA GOT THERE HOUR LATER AND IT HAD STOPPED.DRIPPED BEHIND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE.HAD IT TOWED READ ALOT OF THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS AND OTHER VEHICLES SAME CIRCUMSTANCES BUT SOME NOT COVER BY A RECALL ,FUEL LINES AND PUMPS ETC..ALL THE CARS SHOULD BE FIXED WITH THIS PROBLEM.ANYTIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353689September 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE BEHIND DRIVER DOOR AND IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE/AXEL - RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL NEAR EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351641August 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL LEAK WHEN EVER THE CAR IS RUNNING. NOTICE THIS FIRST TIME WHEN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. IT DRIPS FROM THE FUEL TANK DOWN TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR END IN FRONT OF THE REAL DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. WHEN INQUIRED OVER THE INTERNET FOUND NUMEROUS SAME PROBLEM BEING CITED BY THE COBALT OWNERS. SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SEVERE CONSEQUNCE OF FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351239August 25, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE LEAKS ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINES NEAR POLYMER BLOCKS THAT HOLD THE LINES TO THE BODY. THE LEAKS ARE BENEATH AN INSULATION HEAT SHIELD NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2010 WITH ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S BEEN A GARAGE KEPT CAR. THE CORROSION IS JUST ON THE GAS LINES AND NOT SO MUCH ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351049August 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKS ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINES NEAR POLYMER BLOCKS THAT HOLD THE LINES TO THE BODY. THE LEAKS ARE BENEATH AN INSULATION HEAT SHIELD NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350194August 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP ON 7/28/2020 MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH STARTING WITHOUT HESITATION. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND QUICKLY REALIZED I WAS LOSING GAS. I ENDED UP LOSING MY TANK OF GAS AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE SHOP TO HAVE MY ENTIRE FUEL LINE REPLACED. I NOTICED THAT I WAS LEAKING SOMETHING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND COULD SEE THE TRAIL OF GAS ON THE PAVEMENT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP IT WAS SEVERELY LEAKING GAS NEAR THE REAR LEFT WHEEL WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348398August 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY COBALT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK. UP UNTIL I BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE, IT HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING. IT WOULD SOMETIMES FEEL AS THOUGH IT WOULD GET STUCK INTO A SLUMP, WHERE EVEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL COMPLETELY WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE UP TO AROUND 45-50MPH. THIS WOULD THEN EVENTUALLY GET UNSTUCK AFTER COMING TO A STOP, OR AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN STARTING TO OCCUR OVER THE PAST YEAR. ALSO WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION STARTED BECOMING RATHER JERKY. IT WAS NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION DURING THE ACCELERATION AND ROAD RATHER ROUGH DURING MY COMMUTES INTO TOWN. I HAD ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM WITH 2-3 CANS OF SEAFOAM TO NO AVAIL. HERE RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES STARTING. FOR THE PAST 2-3 WEEKS IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS TO START UP RATHER THAN INSTANTLY, AND THEN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK IT BEGAN NOT STARTING AT ALL UNTIL I TOGGLED THE KEY ON/OFF MULTIPLE TIMES TO PRIME THE FUEL. IT WOULD THEN USUALLY BE GOOD TO GO FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER DOWN THE STREET, AND THEY INFORMED ME THIS MORNING THAT IT IS A FUEL LEAK. THEY INDICATED THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE MORE INFORMATION FROM THE MECHANIC ON THE PRECISE LOCATION BESIDES THAT IT IS A 'FUEL LEAK' AND THEY INDICATED THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE MATTER, ONLY ACTIVE RECALLS. I REQUESTED THAT THEY PLEASE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENT THE ISSUE SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS OPEN INVESTIGATION AS NEEDED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP ACCORDINGLY TO FIND OUT FURTHER INFORMATION, OR YOU MAY CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION AS NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348421August 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK COMING FROM CORRODED FUEL LINES AT THE BEND LOCATED AT THE DRIVERSIDE REAR OF CAR. THE HEAT TAPE AROUD THE FUEL LINES HOLDS MOISTURE AND SALT WHICH CORRODED THE LINE. FUEL LEAK OCCURS RIGHT BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED HOW MUCH OF A FIRE HAZARD THIS WAS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXXED IMMEDIATELY. FUEL LINES SHOULD BE MADE OF STAINLESS TO PREVENT CORROSION AND POSSIBLE FIRE FROM OCCURING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343966August 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKY FUEL LINE - GAS PUDDLE VISIBLE NEAR LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL WHEN PARKED WITH STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN DRIVING CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343406August 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINES. THEY ARE CORRODED. WHEN I EXIT THE CAR, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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