Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10352670August 30, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2007 CHEVY COBALT, 20,000 MILES, FNT END CREAKING, GROANING/MOANING. FEELS VERY LOOSE/RIDES VERY HARD OVER THE SMALLEST DEFECT IN ROAD! COLE MUFFLER DIAGNOSED CAR BUSHINGS/CONTROL ARMS BOTH SIDES NEED REPLACE. SPOKE TO MANY OWNERS OF COBALT & SEARCHED ONLINE-SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AROUND THIS SAME MILEAGE WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE! BUSHINGS/CONTROL ARMS ON CARS W/LIMITED MILEAGE SHOULD BE A DEFECT OF THE MANUFACTURER! THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AFTER THE 3YR WARRANTY & IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 5YR WARRANTY! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I S/W PPL THAT HAD THE BUSHINGS REPLACED/AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE & THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED TOO! MOST OF THE TIME, I FEEL I DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES MY WHOLE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. WHEN I CHANGE LANES, IT FEELS LIKE I'M JUMPING TO THE NEXT LANE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES BC OF THIS FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM. MOST PPL ARE NOT AWARE HOW, WHERE, TO WHOM TO REPORT A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO. MOST PPL USE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR COMPLAINTS, OR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, THEREFORE, YOUR DATABASE IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THE NO. OF COMPLAINTS RE: THE COBALT FNT SUSPENSION. MOST PPL I TALKED TO HAVEN'T REPORTED IT, THEY JUST PD TO REPLACE IT BC IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. COSTLY REPAIRS! OVER $1000 OR MORE. WHEN ARE U GOING TO MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE COBALTS?? THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED CONTROL ARMS & BUSHINGS THESE ARE PUTTING CONSUMERS AT RISK FOR CRASH ALSO!!! THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE COBALT. THIS CARS ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE CARS THE RETAIL PRICE STARTS AT $16,000! MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT IS LIKELY MOST CONSUMERS CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE, AS IT WILL CONSIST OF CONTROL ARMS/BUSHINGS/TIRES/ALIGNMENT TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352612August 29, 2010
SUSPENSION
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FEELS A VERY BAD VIBRATION WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351703August 25, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351316August 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 07 CHEVROLET COBALT ON HIGHWAY IN NEVADA WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FILLING THE VEHICLE, ROLLED DOWN WINDOWS TO SEE AND PULLED OVER 2 LANES TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND JUST GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. TIRES POPPED THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350763August 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (VIN NUMBER [XXX]) WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000). THE DEALER I CONTACTED INDICATED THAT MY AUTO WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTIONS AS CARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SYMPTIONS ARE: (1) GAS SMALL (2) NOTICABLE REDUCTION IN FUEL MILEAGE (FROM 27 MPG TO 18 MPG) (3) DIFFICULT STARTING I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS WELL. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? 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
#10350361August 18, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH NANKANG MILESTAR BST RADIAL TIRES (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELTS WITHIN THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350458August 18, 2010
STEERING
WELL I BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT 2 WEEKS AGO. THEY DID THE RECALLS ON IT AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN I THEN DROVE THE CAR DOWN A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AT MY GIRL FRIENDS DADS HOUSE AND THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL APART. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY THEN BASICALLY DISASSEMBLED MY ENTIRE DASH AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. UNFORTUNATELY IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS THEY TIED PRACTICALLY ALL MY WIRING IN KNOTS AND TAPED IT ALL UP WITH ELECTRIC TAPE. THE STEERING STILL RATTLES AND THE PROBLEM IS BETTER BUT STILL EXIST. I DON'T THINK DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE SELLING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT. I MEAN I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A CAR IN GOOD CONDITION WITH 37,000 MILES AND I END UP WITH THE HUNK OF CRAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349587August 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. ON JULY 19, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, OUR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS (NOT RELATING TO THE GASOLINE ODOR), AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND LEAKING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD CATCH FIRE IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD EXPIRED TWO MONTHS PREVIOUS, AND WAS ON RECALL, BUT NOT IN THE STATE WE RESIDE IN. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, AND THE COST CAME OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349677August 16, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. CONTINUED DRIVING THOUGH VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN CHANGE LANES. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION, HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN PARKING MY VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND AT THAT POINT POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. NO WHERE IN THE VEHICLE MANUAL DID IT INDICATE I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART SHOULD I SUDDENLY LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INFORMED ME OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL OF WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS WELL AS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AGAIN, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349194August 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED, BACK FIRES AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348839August 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. WHEN SHE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE SHE FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348583August 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVY COBALT SMELL STRONG GAS SMELL. POOR STARTING. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON FUEL PUMPS BUT ONLY ISSUED IN CERTAIN STATES. CAR IS REGISTERED IN MISSOURI WHICH IS NOT ON LIST BUT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN GEORGIA WHICH IS ON LIST. VIN NUMBER FALLS WITHIN RANGE LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE ON DOCUMENT 2410373 LISTED ON THIS SITE BY GM DIRECTOR SCOTT LAWSON. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. NO HELP OR CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS ,MANY INCIDENTS OUT THERE LIKE THIS ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348282August 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES MAKE A LOUD EERIE SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE, NOT ALWAYS BUT USUALLY ON A COLD START, COLD MORNING, AFTER A CAR WASH, AFTER RAIN, OR PARKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348309August 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR THAT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348368August 9, 2010
STEERING
HI MY NAME IS [XXX]-I HAVE BOUGHT A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LT. AND IT HAS A PRETTY DANGEROUS FAILURE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME WHEN EVER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW SO I ALMOST CRASH, I WAS ABOUT TO TURN AND THAT'S WHEN EVER I REALIZE THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS TOTALLY GONE. IT WAS SO HARD THAT I HAD TO USED BOTH HANDS TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SIDE . NOW ITS HAPPENING EVERY 5 MINUTES, AND I NEED TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEM TURN IT ON. SO I CAN RESET THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS CARS. ITS NOT FAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAID MORE THAN $1500 FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT ITS HAPPENING. HOW CAN A 2007 CAR, HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE LIKE THIS.. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL CHEVY COBALTS. [XXX] 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
#10347604August 6, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CHEVY COBALT FRONT END RATTLING SUSPENSION NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346342July 30, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FUNCTION WAS SHAKY. SHE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V073000, STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, IN MAY 2010 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER NAME WOULD BE PUT ON A LIST AND WHEN THE PART ARRIVED THEY WOULD CALL HER. SHE CALLED THE DEALER ON JULY 29,2010 AND THEY STATED THAT HER NAME WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND THEY ONLY RECEIVE TWO REPLACEMENT PARTS A WEEK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346061July 29, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN EMAIL RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344756July 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND FUEL SPILL LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DROPPED AND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OHIO IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,600. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF UPDATED 10/27/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344145July 20, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MY WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND SWITCH CURVEY LANES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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