Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10970115April 3, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING LOST POWER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970362April 3, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED AND COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969730March 31, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IGNITION LOCK - CAR GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T RELEASE. LOCKS ON DOOR MOVE UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN AND EVENTUALLY RUN BATTERY DOWN GEAR SHIFT TRIES TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN AND CLICKS FREQUENTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969478March 30, 2017
STEERING
WHEN LEAVING MY ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE, I'VE HAD 3 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS OF THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING SIGNAL AND LOSS OF POWER TO STEER WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN THE WHEEL VERY HARD. I DO KNOW IF I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, IT WILL RESUME NORMALLY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN DURING DRIVING AS OF YET. NOT SURE IF MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THE RECALL LIST SINCE THE CAR IS ALMOST 0 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969096March 28, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968658March 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND FRIED. I SAW THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2009 COBALT'S IN SEVERAL STATES BUT CHEVY SAID THAT MY CAR DIDN'T FALL UNDER THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968154March 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STATIONARY, THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968177March 23, 2017
AIR BAGS, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: MY AIR BAG SIGN PROBABLY IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY HAD APPEARED, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. I HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 31ST AND THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM NOT POSITIVE IF THIS IS A PART OF THE RECALL SITUATION, BUT IT HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE, I JUST TURNED MY CAR ON ONE DAY AND IT STOPPED WORKING. ALSO IN THE ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT BETWEEN THE RANGE OF 35-40 MPH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10967486March 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AND HIS COUSIN IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AT 78 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHICH RESULTED WITH LACERATION ON THE ANTERIOR RIGHT SIDE, THERE WERE BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FEMUR AND LEFT KNEE. THERE WAS AN AORTIC LACERATION AND MULTIPLE BILATERAL LUNG LACERATIONS AND CARDIAC CONTUSIONS, AUTOPSY ALSO REVELED FIRST TO FORTH DEGREE FIRMS BURNS WITH CHARRING ON APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE BODY SURFACE AREA, THERE WERE THERMAL FRACTURES TO THE SKULL AND BOTH THE HANDS. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10967174March 20, 2017
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STEERING WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE POWER STEERING ALSO RANDOMLY SHORTED OUT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY PROGRESSED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET APPROVED WHAT THE DEALER MENTIONED WOULD BE AN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 06/08/17 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967290March 20, 2017
STEERING
MY SON BOUGHT A USED 2007 CHEVY COLBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT SOME TIME WHILE HE IS DRIVING, MOSTLY IN REVERSE FOR EXAMPLE: REVERSING OUT OF THAT PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL CAN BE VERY HARD TO TURN. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, BUT I DON'T SEE A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY NOW AND THEN SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR TWO MONTHS AGO. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN 3-19-17. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN RIGHT NOW UNTIL HE GETS HIS PERMANENT LICENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966728March 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPED WORKING, MY CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT PAST FIRST GEAR. MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING UNCONTROLLABLY BY THEMSELVES. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDER TO TURN. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CHOSE A SAFER ROUTE TO RETURN HOME. I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS ALWAYS WITH MY WHEREVER I GO. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME MAKE YEAR AND MODEL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966452March 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS DAMAGED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN APRIL OF 2010 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966526March 17, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO THE DEALERS REFUSAL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966154March 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HILL AND TOTALING AND CAR SEVERELY INJURING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10965944March 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
VEHICLE LOSING POWER, SPEEDOMETER FLAT, TACHOMETER WORKING, WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY; DISPLAYING: POWER STEERING = CAR HAS STEERING WHEEL PLAY; CAR DOES NOT DRIVE OVER 30 MPH AND REVVING HIGH. THE CAR REGAINS POWER AND LOSES POWER AND REGAINS INTERMITTENTLY. CHEVY COBALT 2005
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965751March 13, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL RESET AFTER BEING STARTED AGAIN AND THEN WILL FAIL AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER RUNNING. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN IT WILL STOP WORKING. POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE SITTING STILL, DRIVING, OR TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959904March 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM USED CAR DEALER ON MAR 9, 2017. DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE HAND AS THE DEALER SAID BATTERY WAS LOW. NEXT DAY RETURNED AND SIGNED PAPER WORK, THINKING HE HAS REPLACED BATTERY SO DID NOT TEST DRIVE CAR AGAIN. WE STOPPED ON WAY HOME GOT SOME GAS IN VEHICLE, DRIVING AROUND 10-15 MINS I BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG GAS, SO STRONG IT WAS BURNING MY EYES AND GIVING ME A HEADACHE. NEXT MORNING LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR TO DISCOVER THERE IS FUEL LEAK KNOWN ISSUES. REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OR LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE NOW., AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. F
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959840March 9, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959883March 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BACK GAS SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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