Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10980316April 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4/14/17 VEHICLE SVC-IGNITION RECALL 14113 LOCK CYLINDER & KEY 13454 IGNITION SWITCH THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING WELL PRIOR TO THE RECALL SERVICE BUT NOW IT APPEARED THAT THE IGNITION WAS "STIFF' TO OPERATE FOLLOWING THE REPAIR & THE KEY SEEMED TO PERIODICALLY HANG UP WHEN INSERTED. THERE WAS A RANDOM HESITATION WHEN MAKING A U TURN-AS IF THE CAR BRIEFLY STALLED OUT- NO POWER, UPON TURNING THE WHEEL. EVE OF 4/21/17, AFTER BEING DRIVEN & PARKED ON A CITY STREET FOR ABOUT AN HR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ALTHOUGH THERE WAS FULL BATTERY POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SECURED & LEFT TO SIT. MORN OF 4/22/17 SVC CTR WAS NOTIFIED. VEHICLE STILL WOULDN'T START, BUT, UPON INSERTION OF THE KEY & INITIAL CRANK, THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN RANDOM CLICKS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, DOOR LOCKS ENGAGING, DASHBOARD PANEL FLASHING. UPON REMOVING THE KEY & REINSERTING IT, THE KEY APPEARED TO HAVE DEPROGRAMMED & THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. THE KEY WAS REMOVED & THE CAR SECURED. LATER, ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE IGNITION USING THE SECOND NEW KEY & WAS UNSUCCESSFUL-THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO OFF POSITION BUT LOCKED IN ACC MODE POSITION. LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED PER DEALER AUTH. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR NOTED THAT THE CAR BATTERY APPEARED TO HAVE DRAINED BY THEIR ARRIVAL, THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION & THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. 4/24/17 SERVICE FOUND CODES P0604 & P0606 CONTROL MODULE RAM FAILURE + INTERNAL CONTROLLER FAILURE- DEALER COURTESY PERFORMED REPROGRAMMING, THEFT RELEARN & CRANK VARIATION LEARN. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL AFTER REPROGRAMMING & WAS SET FOR CUSTOMER PICKUP. THE DEALER SVC CTR RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM IF IT REOCCURS. THERE APPEARS TO BE OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ECM FAILURE AFTER HAVING RECALL SVC. CONTACTED CHEVY CUST ASSIST CTR & INITIATED A CASE RECORD. CASE PENDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979635April 20, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979317April 19, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979086April 18, 2017
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10978965April 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
GO TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF IN THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING FOR 30 TO 60 SECONDS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF THIS IS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978734April 17, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978644April 15, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRE, LOCKS UNLOCK ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT, SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DRAINS BATTERY OVER NIGHT. I AM TERRIFIED. GMC WILL NOT CONTACT ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972384April 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK LIKE NORMAL ON A STREET THAT GOES 30 MILES PER HOUR AND MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS GOING ON AND OFF IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY INFORMATION DASHBROAD ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING IT ALSO BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL AS THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES IT I CHECKED THE WEBSITE NHSTA USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL SO CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR ALL CHEVY COBALT 2008 AND ALL OF THE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING SO I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN SO I GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVY COBALT AND THE THEY CAN'T HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971962April 11, 2017
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MY VEHICLE WAS FIRST AFFECTED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM MY DRIVEWAY. I WASN'T EXPECTING I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME AND TAKE TOO LONG TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR AWHILE AND THEN MY STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND MOTOR WILL NEED REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET A POWER STEERING RECALL REPLACEMENT DONE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE IN 2010. MY MECHANIC AND MY OWN RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THESE PARTS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR AT LEAST NOT BE NEEDING REPLACED AGAIN SO SOON. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES PUT ON THIS CAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THIS JUST SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT IT WOULD NEED REPLACED AGAIN. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER COBALT OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND POSES A RISK OF INJURY IF IT IS NOT FIXED. IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971969April 11, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWERSTEERING LOSS ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. MANY MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND GM WONT HELP!!! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WISH SOMEONE WOULD HELP US ALL WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971755April 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971091April 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, A FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971011April 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IM DRIVING AND ALL THE GAUGES GO WACKO SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ABS LIGHT LOW FUEL LIGHT TRACTION LIGHT. IT READS SERVICE TRACTION POWER STEERING LOW FUEL EVERY LIGHT YOU CAN THINK OF COMES ON AND THE CAR EVEN JERKS WHEN CHANGING INTO GEAR. AT TIMES THE STEERING EVEN HAS LOCKED UP ON ME, THANK GOD AT THOSE TIMES I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND NOT FREEWAY. AT TIMES IT WONT EVEN START ALL THE LIGHTS ARE JUST GOING BASURK. THEN THERES DAYS WHERE ITS NORMAL LIKE IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED. IM AFRAID ITS GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME ON THE FREEWAY AND IM GOING TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!! THE 2 RECALLS THAT MY VECHICLE HAD HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BUT THERE IS STILL ISSUES!! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY RECALLED, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE IM HAVING AND FOUND OUT MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN DIED!!! OTHERS MAJOR ACCIDENTS, WHAT MORE HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE RECALLED? HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOSE THEIR LIVES?? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP!!! AND WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS WITH THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES GOING CRAZY IT HAPPENS AS IM DRIVING. I PRAY NOTHING HAPPENS TO MY 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT AN YEAR NOW OFF AND ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970726April 5, 2017
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR IDLING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED WHILE IN PARK. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ELECTRICAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970774April 5, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING STARTED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970458April 4, 2017
STEERING
HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970518April 4, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES AND LEGS. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIBS AND STOMACH AREA. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG, BACK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10970536April 4, 2017
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SUPER HARD TO MAKE TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970538April 4, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,393.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970563April 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
WE HAD OUR BATTERY REPLACED IN OUR VEHICLE NOVEMBER 15, 2016. SINCE THAT TIME OUR "SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS COME ONE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC ON 3/3/2017 AND HE REPORTED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW MODULE THAT WOULD CORRECT THE SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT. WE DROVE OUR CAR HOME AND BEFORE WE EVEN GOT HOME THE SERVICE LIGHT HAD RETURNED. WE TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN AND SAID WE NEEDED A NEW SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK AS WE ARE WONDERING IF THAT WILL JUST REQUIRE ANOTHER ELECTRONIC FIX. DOES THIS EFFECT THE SEAT BELT WORKING CORRECTLY? IF SO, I THINK THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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