Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10821744January 22, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME AND "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,478.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821255January 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SMELLED FUEL FUMES REAL BAD ONE MORNING SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ONCE THEY LIFTED IT UP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL TANK. SO THE NEXT MORNING, WHICH WAS MONDAY, I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP GILLMAN CHEVROLET IN SAN BENITO, TEXAS. BEFORE TAKING IT, I DECIDED TO CALL SO I CAN FIRST MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK. THE GENTLEMAN I SPOKE TO SAID "YES MA'AM THERE IS A RECALL AND WE CAN REPAIR IT". I SAID GREAT, LET ME TAKE IT IN. I LEFT IT THERE ALL DAY MONDAY AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE READY BY THE NEXT DAY ON TUESDAY. WELL COME TUESDAY AND I GET A CALL FROM THE THE SAME MAN TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FUEL PUMP, IT'S THE FUEL TANK. WHEN DID I SAY FUEL PUMP? I SAID FUEL TANK. SO NOWWWW IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST $700 TO FIX IT. I TOLD HIM HAD I KNOWN THAT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT MY CAR SITTING THERE FOR 2 DAYS! I COULD'VE TAKEN IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME! HE SAID THAT HE OVER LOOKED IT. WELL HOW IS THAT MY FAULT??! NOW TO DRIVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE WHICH IS DANGEROUS! DOES SOMETHING HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WANT TO HELP ME?? THIS IS NONSENSE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821045January 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PLASTIC COVER PANEL LOCATED BELOW THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REMOVED TO ACCESS THE KEY RELEASE BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820782January 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH MY CAR STILL STALLS AND THE POWER LOCKS GO UP AND WHILE DRIVING AND IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820791January 18, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHEN MY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND SAID "ENGN PWR REDUCED" IT IMMEDIATELY SLOWED FROM 70 MPH, TO 10 MPH AND WOULDN'T REV PAST 2000 RPM'S. THE SOURCE CANNOT BE FOUND AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED AND ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE ON THE INTERSTATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820710January 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOME TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, CAN NOT GO LONG DISTANCE ON TURN PIKE, CAR WILL STALL OUT. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, HAS A PROBLEM ALSO, BUT WILL NOT LET ME CLICK ON BOX ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820712January 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACTS LIKE IT JUST STALLED. ONCE RESTARTED, THE CAR RUNS FINE. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES BOTH WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND ALSO AFTER DRIVING LONG PERIODS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820741January 17, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ON IT. IT IS ALWAY GARAGE (ENCLOSED). DURING ITS 3000 MILES, IT HAS ONLY HAD ONE PASSENGER FOR ABOUT A 100 MILE TRIP. NO ONE HAS RIDEN IN THE BACKSEAT NOR HAS THE REAR SEAT BEEN USED FOR TRANSPORTING ITEMS. THE INTERIOR HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED (NOT NEEDED). IT IS A COLLECTOR CAR AND USED AS SUCH FOR OCCASIONAL TRIPS. LAST WEEK, THE SIR INSTRUMENT LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED (SERVICE AIRBAG) WHILE ON A TRIP TO EXERCISE THE CAR (CAR WAS STATIONARY AND THE SIR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS STARTED). SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN 09-09-40-003A ISSUED AUGUST 2010. WHEN SIR IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAGS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE. SEEMS GM HAS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND ITS WIRING BUNDLE. GM DEALER CHARGE ~$500 TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND ITS DEFECTIVE WIRING BUNDLE. THEY ALSO LOOSEN THE WIRE BUNDLE LEADING TO THE RETRACTOR TO GIVE IT MORE PLAY AND ALTER THE SEAT BELT SLEEVE TO ALLEVIATE BINDING OF THE WIRING BUNDLE. THIS PROBLEM IS GENERIC TO THE WHOLE COBALT LINE AND ITS PONTIAC COUSIN THE G%. SINCE THE FIX IS COSTLY, MOST FOLKS CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE AND DON'T REALIZE THE AIRBAGS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL. THIS PRESENTS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OWNERS AND PASSENGERS OF COBALT AUTOMOBILES. THIS SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE MANDATORY RECALL FOR GM!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819948January 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE RANDOMLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820106January 13, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A FUEL SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR, WHEN PARKED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE FOUND SAFETY BULLETIN #09226B. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER BEFORE REMOVING THE FUEL TANK TO CONFIRM THE PRODUCT SAFETY BULLETIN. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE I LIVE IN ILLINOIS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR WITH 97,048 MILES, BUT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES IN WARM STATES (TEXAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, AND NEVADA)THE FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED AND HE FOUND A SMALL LEAK ON THE FITTING AT TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND RETESTED FOR LEAKS. I PAID FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND THE WORK. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819665January 12, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,324.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819653January 12, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836173January 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CORROSION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND IMPAIRMENT OF FULL SYSTEM BRAKING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819335January 11, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819116January 9, 2016
SUSPENSION
WHEN BRAKING, THE TIRES BOUNCE CAUSING A SERIOUS VIBRATION WHICH MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT WHEN BRAKING HARD. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE OR LOSE SUSPENSION PARTS BUT I'M GUESSING IT'S EITHER BAD STRUTS OR CONTROL ARMS? I'M REPLACING THE PARTS TODAY AS A GUESS AND HOPE IT FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND SHE'S AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819166January 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATES B0081 71 CODE FOUND WHEN SCANNED AND PASSENGER PRESENCE CODE 23 SET. FOUND BULLETIN 09-06-40-003A COVERING THIS ISSUE. CHECKED WIRING, MODIFIED SLEEVE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT AND DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BY MODIFYING THE CONNECTOR SLEEVE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819001January 8, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818663January 7, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818437January 6, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818309January 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MADE LEFT TURN AND MY AIRBAG WENT OFF. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CLOCK SPRING SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY IN THE COIL AND DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG. GM HAS NOT CONTACTED ME OVER THIS MATTER AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR SINCE 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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