Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10263906April 1, 2009
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES
BRAKES DONE TWICE IN A YEAR STRUTS GOING BAD AND FAN MOTOR SQUEAKING GAS TANK SENSOR REPLACED NEED NEW TIRES. FIRST TIME BRAKES WERE SANDED DOWN THEN PUT BACK ON. SECOND TIME THEY WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262937March 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUE WITH TORQUE CONVERTER STAYING LOCKED UP WELL UNDER 40 MPH RANGE WHEN IS SHOULD BE ENGAGED. THIS CAUSE LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE AND LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATOR IS LIGHTLY PUSHED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260839March 5, 2009
SUSPENSION
NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (ON LABOR DAY 2006), I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THERE'S A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS KNOCKING ON THE TRUNK. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN MY CAR HEAR THIS NOISE AND ASK ME WHAT IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260714March 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2007 COBALT AUG 13, 2007; 1 YEAR LATER AND TILL DATE HAD TO BRING CAR IN FOR ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE CAR. I HAVE BROKEN DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IN MY CAR, HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR RENTAL CAR'S AND MISS TIME FROM WORK. DEALERSHIP AND GM DOES NOT FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260024February 26, 2009
STEERING
AFTER 1 MONTH OF USE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST BEGAN GIVING OUT ON RANDOM INTERVALS AND CONTINUES TO DO SO TO THIS DAY. THE FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR AT PREDICTABLE INTERVALS, SOMETIMES TAKING A FEW MINUTES FOLLOWING THE START OF DRIVING, UP TO A HALF HOUR. THIS HAS ALMOST LEAD TO MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO STEERING GOING OUT DURING A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259594February 22, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE LITTLE SCREEN, THEN WITH NO WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. THIS WAS ON A WEEKEND SO I COULD NOT GET TO A DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND IT WORKED FINE. WHEN I DROVE IT AROUND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN YET BUT HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR COBALTS AND EVEN THOUGH THEY TAKE IT TO GET FIXED IT KEEPS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259535February 21, 2009
STEERING
IN JULY 2008 MY 2007 COBALT STARTING MAKING THUNKING AND CLUNKING NOISES WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. THE LOCAL GM DEALER FOUND A WARN SWAY BAR LINK AND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, BOTH OF WHICH THEY REPLACED. IN JANUARY 2009 THE SAME NOISE STARTED AGAIN WHEN I WOULD GO OVER BUMPS. THIS PRIMARILY WOULD HAPPEN AT LOWER SPEEDS (20-45 MPH). I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOOSE SWAY BAR LINK AND REPLACED IT. NOW, IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE SAME NOISE IS OCCURING GOING OVER BUMPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE CAR AND HE FOUND THE BACK BUSHINGS OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARM ARE BAD AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT IS LEAKING. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. I PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM ON MONDAY 2/23/09 TO HAVE THESE ISSUED HOPEFULLY RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259241February 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE'S CLUTCH FAILED AT 16,793 MI. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO BLAME DRIVER. REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY ON 05/01/08. @34089 CLUTCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPAIR. *TR WWW.TOPIX.COM REVEALS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE COBALT AND DEALERSHIPS ARE BLAMING CONSUMERS TO AVOID PAYING FOR REPAIR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259083February 17, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A MAN IN A FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK RAN A STOP LIGHT. I BRAKED TO MISS HIM AND TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I ENDED UP HITTING HIM ON HIS TRUCK BEDSIDE RIGHT BEHIND HIS TIRE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF - BUT AFTER THE CRASH A SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10258865February 16, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE AIRBAG ICON CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE AIRBAG UNIT NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF 900.00. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE CAR IT JUST FAILED. THE CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258328February 11, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IT REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,516.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258123February 9, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS POPPING UP AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER I TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON IT RESETS FOR A TOTAL OF 1 MIN THEN IT DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257651February 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YESTERDAY I FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GAS AND I SMELLED THE GASOLINE. I CHECKED OUT MY CAR AND I FOUND OUT THAT MY GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS THE GAS TANK TO THE RUBBER HOSE THAT LEADS TO THE METAL PIPE THAT YOU INSERT GAS FROM. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES AFTER FILLING UP COMPLETELY. IT APPEARS THAT THE WELD PROCESS THAT SEALS THE CONNECTOR TO THE GAS TANK WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND STARTED TO CRACK. TODAY I HAD TO REPLACE MY GAS TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I DON'T BELIEVE I AM GOING TO BE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY I THINK ITS A PROBLEM CHEVROLET HAS HAD FOR AWHILE. I ALSO HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THE NEW VERSION OF THE TRIAL BLAZERS HAD A RECALL ON THEIR GASOLINE TANKS FOR LEAKING PROBLEMS TOO. MY PURPOSE FOR MY COMPLAINT IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE AND NOTIFY CHEVROLET OF THE PROBLEM SO THEY CAN FIX IT. YES I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257329February 3, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE REMAINED MOVING FORWARD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEERING BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER IF THE FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,728 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254269January 8, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE MUST HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY WITH BOTH HANDS TO PREVENT FROM DRIVING INTO THE NEXT LANE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE RETRIEVED A PARTIAL CARFAX HISTORY REPORT AND IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NINE REPORTS. BECAUSE SHE DID NOT PURCHASE THE FULL REPORT, SHE IS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURES LISTED IN THE REPORTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253208December 30, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS ON 2007 CHEVY COBALT RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO TO FIX, CHEVY DEALERS WANT $2000.00 TO REPLACE AS NOW I FIND OVER 275 PEOPLE ON A "HOW TO REPAIR IT" WEBSITE HAVING SAME PROBLEM & WONDERING WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE RECALLED, AFTER SO MANY DEATHS? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10252275December 19, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE AS IF THE WHEEL WERE LOW OF STEERING FLUID. THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL HARDENS AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETELY TURN THE WHEEL AND MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OVER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE WORSENS AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE OR KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FAILURE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250745December 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO UPSHIFT. THE GEAR WOULD REMAIN IN THE DOWNSHIFT POSITION. WHEN A TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRAILER NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS NEEDED. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,048 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,449. UPDATED 12/22/08 *LJ. UPDATED 12/22/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249658November 24, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2007 2 DR CHEVY COBALT = - 40,000 MILES ( HIGHWAY ) AT 37,000 MILES I HAD THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAIL, AT 39,000 I HAD THE RIGHT ONE FAIL I HAD THE LEFT CONTROL ARM REPLACED AND I AM HAVING THE RIGHT ONE REPLACED TODAY BY MY BROTHER -IN-LAW OUT OF A TRANS SHOP IN ALLEN PARK DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO ISSUES ( SERVICE BULL ) WITH THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY ( I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON BOTH FAILURES, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE ). BEING IN THE INDUSTRY, I HAVE CONTACTED PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND VERIFY THAT THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE BUSHING IN THE PROTOTYPE PHASE AND EARLY PRODUCTION BUSHING SHOULD NOT JUST COME OUT OF THERE CASING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249527November 21, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
ON NOVEMBER 13TH I FELT SOMETHING WRONG WHEN DRIVING HOME. I STOPPED AT SAM'S CLUB AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. THEY STATED IT WAS AT 40-42. THE ATTENDANT LET THE AIR OUT TO 29. HE SAID THE TIRES LOOKED OK AND SUGGESTED HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKING. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY HOME, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, PULLED OVER AND KICKED EACH TIRE FOR DAMAGE (IT WAS DARK). THERE WAS AIR IN ALL TIRES SO I DECIDED TO GO THE LAST 5 MILES HOME. IMMEDIATELY DRIVING A FEW FEET I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I CALLED A TOW AND THE OPERATOR SAID THE TREAD SEPARATED. WE HAD THE CAR DROPPED OFF AT GARRETT MOTORS. THE NEXT MORNING WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. LATER THEY CALLED SAYING IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS UNDERINFLATED AND THAT WAS WHY IT BECAME SEPARATED. WE TOLD THEM WE HAD PROOF THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE CORRECT LEVEL 20 MINUTES BEFORE, AND THAT THE TIRE FELT IT HAD AIR (GARRETT CLAIMED IT WAS 10PSI-VISUAL OBSERVATION DID NOT SHOW THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR). GARRETT REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CITING IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ALL OTHER TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. GARRETT REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY OF THE TIRES OR FIX THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE CAR DUE TO THE TIRE TREAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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