Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10301781January 21, 2010
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE WITHIN A WEEK TO 3 TIMES A DAY. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK ON ANY SERVICE RECALLS AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION. SINCE THE ISSUE WAS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS, I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WAS AT 39,000. THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS 3 YRS, 36,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300300January 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46412.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300345January 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID FOR THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58075.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300374January 19, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME A 250LB MALE TO TURN OR CONTROL IT EVEN JUMPS AROUND ON ITS OWN, IN MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE HAPPENING TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE FROM POST ON THE INTERNET. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF ALL DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS CHEVROLET ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AS WELL AS THE VEHICLES AROUND THEM. IF IT HASN'T YET IT WILL COST LIVES IF THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. MY WIFE ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WHEN SHE HIT THE DITCH AT 35MPH, WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT (DITCH) INSTEAD OF TO THE LEFT (SEMI). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300035January 17, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LTZ , FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE HAD BEEN NOTICING VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. ALSO WHEN BRAKING THE STEERING WOULD SHAKE. DURING THAT TIME WE GOT A LETTER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SIDE AIRBAGS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SOLD IT AS IF IT HAD SIDE AIRBAGS,BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.ON OUR WAY UP THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING JUST AS WE STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE . WE HAD NOT GONE VERY FAR WHEN OUR COBALT BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND WE THEN WENT INTO TWO 360S AND BEGAN TO ROLL ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WE ROLLED 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CAR RESTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10300048January 17, 2010
STEERING
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING A 2007 CHEVY COBALT WITH ONLY 49000 MILES ON IT. TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. TO FIX IT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHICH REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300091January 17, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300005January 16, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SEAT BELTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT
WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT - I BEGAN HEARING RATTLING NOISES FROM MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND OR REPAIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE - TO THIS DAY I CAN STILL HEAR RATTLING NOISES AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING-SUSPENSION. THE MECHANICS HAVE NOW TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND SUGGESTED I TRY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND RECEIVED NO HELP IN SETTLING THIS ISSUE. IF CHEVY WOULD OF HAD THEIR RETURN POLICY WHEN I PURCHASED - I WOULD OF GLADLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE - I MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A LEMON. I DON'T EVEN LIKE MY DAUGHTER TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF HER SAFETY. I FEAR I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL FALL APART. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299931January 15, 2010
STEERING
BOUGHT 2007 CHEVY COBALT USED FROM A LOCAL CAR DEALER LAST MARCH, WENT ON A FAMILY TRIP TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND WHILE GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. STOPPED AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND MY FATHER TRIES TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. HE CANT FIND THE POWER STEERING PUMP/FLUID BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ELECTRONIC. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGH OUT THE TRIP BUT AS WE GOT BACK THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO STOP, THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, IT HAS MADE DRIVING AN ANNOYING TASK AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO MULTIPLE COLLISIONS DURING THE FAILURE. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED ME PHYSICAL PAIN IN BOTH MY WRIST AND ELBOW WHILE TRYING TO TURN MY CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS DUE TO LACK OF FINANCE AND MY RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC SAID IT COSTS AROUND $4000 TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299943January 15, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WENT TO TAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I WENT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE OTHER LANE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE STEERING WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET ME BACK HOME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299704January 14, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT GOES OUT CONSTANTLY. ITS ON WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR, BUT THEN GOES OFF AFTER A MILE OR SO OF DRIVING. POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS CHANGED TWICE, AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE OLD WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299795January 14, 2010
STEERING
WE BOUGHT A NEW 2007 COBALT AND NOW AT 43,000 MILES ONLY 7,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT YOU CAN SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND IT FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH OTHER COBALTS WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX IT SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299574January 13, 2010
STEERING
IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTH UNTIL ABOUT ROUGHLY A YEAR THEN JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL ITS RECALLED. YOU CAN'T STEER IT, YOU NEED TO RESTART YOUR CAR AND HOPE IT GOES AWAY. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN THE ENGINE OR THE CAR IS WARM IT GOES OUT. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS TO COMMUTE FROM HOME BY GOING ON HIGHWAYS AND BUSY STREETS THIS ISN'T SAFE! PARENTS BUY THESE CARS FOR THEIR TEENAGERS. EVERYONE WHO OWN THIS CAR HAS THIS ISSUE AND WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. MANY LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AND LIVE(S) ARE TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR ENOUGH PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN. PLEASE RECALL IT AND GET IT SOLVED. BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE(S). PLEASE HELP EVERYONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299587January 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWERSTEERING WENT OUT MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299638January 13, 2010
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A U-TURN THE STEERING TURNS BY ITSELF TO THE STEERING LOCK ABOUT 1/2 TURN BEFORE HITTING THE STOP. IT HAPPENS BOTH DIRECTIONS BUT NOT WHEN DOING THIS IN REVERSE GEAR. IT BECOMES HARD TO CORRECT UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ABOUT 1 TURN BACK TOWARDS CENTER. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING PAST CENTER AND THAT IS WHY IT IS HARD TO CORRECT. IT IS IN THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299494January 12, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT LS AND IN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT ON IT AND I WAS DIVING AND IT MAKE ME HAVE A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298893January 10, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT PERIODICALLY FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298699January 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON 2007 COBALT 2 DOOR COUPE. GOES OUT DAILY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298714January 8, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS AN ELECTRONIC ASSIST AND THEIR HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEIR IS NO NOTICE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND NO SET OF DUPLICATING CONDITIONS WHICH INITIATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE CHEVROLET DESIGN FLAW. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT SERIES OF VEHICLES AND SAW MANY INTERNET RELATED SITES ONE OF WHICH DIRECTED ME HERE. I BELIEVE CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION UNTIL PROMPTED BY A MAJOR LAWSUIT FROM A DEATH OR THE INTERVENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT. AT THE COST FOR A REPLACEMENT IT WILL BE A BUYING DECISION FOR MOST CONSUMERS AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE INTERMITTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298721January 8, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS A VIBRATION. HE NOTICED NO DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE JANUARY 2009. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF UPDATED 02/05/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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