Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10693928March 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN STUCK SHUT. PREVIOUSLY, RESTARTING THE BATTERY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT NOW THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE MECHANICAL. IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WITH A FRACTURED SPINE BECAUSE CHEVROLET AND GMC CANNOT ENGINEER A DOOR PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693442March 11, 2015
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
STARTING ON SUNDAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AS WELL. I PULLED OVER, STOPPED COMPLETELY, AND TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND TOOK THE BACK ROADS HOME. AFTER TURNING THE CAR BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY WERE GONE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ON A DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I RETURNED HOME. I HAD THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693461March 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
"SERVICE ESC" DASH WARNING CAME ON. BOTH "TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC" DASH LIGHTS WERE LIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693470March 11, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693575March 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF UNLESS I UNPLUG MY BATTERY, AND MY SIGNAL LIGHT WON'T GO OFF THE CHAVY DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT UNLESS I PAY THEM $200 ,FIRST. ITS BEEN ABOUT 30 DAYS NOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672098March 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTER RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION AND SHE HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO RELEASE IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693321March 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,694.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692977March 9, 2015
STEERING
I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET SAFETY SWITCH (RECALL) PUT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN THE PART COMES IN. JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET COLORADO 80110. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM AS THE WEEKS WENT BY. I WENT IN WITH SAFETY RECALL LETTER AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME. THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE PART. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692791March 8, 2015
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.... HAD IT CHECKED BY FIRESTONE... THEY TOLD ME THE 2ND CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING PER THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE.. SHOULD BE 130 PSI AND ONLY REGISTERING 90 PSI....THEN WHILE STOPPED LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS "SERVICE TRACTION" LIGHT COMES ON.....ASKING $2300 TO REPAIR.... WHY WOULD ONE OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS GO BAD.....COMPLAINED TO GM AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A CERTIFIED GM DEALER TO LOOK AT IT SO I TOOK IT TO GM ALSO FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY ARE SAYING MISFIRE IN 2ND CYLINDER WHICH IS WHAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE SAYS- PER THE PAPERWORK GIVEN ME THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE REPAIR IS GOING TO ENTAIL OR HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM..... PER INTERNET COMPLAINTS THIS S A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN COBALTS.... IS IT BECAUSE NO ONE GOT HURT OR DIED THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL? THE CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS 68800 MILES ON IT.....AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 1000 MILES AGO... VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNBELIEVABLE! PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692702March 7, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT AND THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT COMING ON WAS BECAUSE MY THROTTLE BODY SENSOR HAD GONE OUT. AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON MY GAS PEDDLE WAS TOUCHY. I COULD BARELY PUSH IT AND IT WOULD TAKE OFF VERY FAST, THEN I COULD PUSH IT AND IT WOULD TAKE OFF VERY SLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692319March 5, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER STEERING SHAFT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,555.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692365March 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGAR SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE NECK AND THE BACK WHICH BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT METIONED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGARS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10692077March 4, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 10V073000 (STEERING), THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692186March 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF MY TRIP HOME THE CAR DASH KEPT FLASHING A POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT GETTING DIM. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GETTING REALLY TIGHT, THE CAR ALMOST STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE DIALS FLUCTUATED. THE CAR ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I BECAME AFRAID THAT I WOULD NOT MAKE IT HOME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED TWICE AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD BOTH RECALL REPAIRS DONE I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691970March 3, 2015
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT THE TC LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING LOCKS ALSO WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF TWO OR THREE TIMES THE CAR WILL BE OK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE TACK GAUGES GOES CRAZY WHILE IN PARK PUTTING IT IN GEAR THERE IS A CLICKING IN THE GEAR SHIFTER I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER I BROUGHT THE CAR AT AND THE TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SEND ME ON MY WAY I HAVE HAD IT THREE TIMES IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ITS SAD YOU PAY ALOT OF MONEY FOR A CAR AND THEY ACT LIKE THERE DON'T CARE. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION WITCH RECALL I FEEL THAT GM NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691728March 3, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED ONE AND A HALF YEAR AGO; HOWEVER THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,404.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669024February 26, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689958February 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT FIXED. I INITIALLY REPORTED BACK IN JANUARY 2014 OF RECURRING PROBLEM OF LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALREADY FIXED SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. HERE IT IS A YEAR LATER AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLICKERING BACK AND FORTH GOING HAYWIRE AND THERE WAS A WEIRD TICKING NOISE IN THE AREA NEAR THE GEARSHIFT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW COIL PACK, IT WAS REPLACED AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT SHAKES AT RED LIGHTS AND OCCASIONALLY CUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE WHICH IT DOES BUT VERY SLOWLY, AND THEN IT JUST TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! ALSO MY CAR CAN SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE BRAKE OR THE BUTTON IN THE GEARSHIFT. I CAN JUST SIMPLY PUSH THE GEARSHIFT BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT BEING IN THE CAR. WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY KNEECAP BUMPED MY KEYS AND MY CAR TURNED OFF. THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL OF THE POWER STEERING BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE FAULTY AS WELL. OR IT COULD BE THE FAULTY WIRING ALTOGETHER IN THE SYSTEM. THESE CHEVY COBALTS NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE STREETS AND OWNERS REIMBURSED FOR THE CAR PLUS ALL OF THE TROUBLE AND NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ON GMS BEHALF. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING BEING FIXED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME RESULTS AS MYSELF. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE OR ANOTHER LAWSUIT PRESENTED BEFORE THERE'S ANOTHER RECALL TO HAVE THESE CARS REMOVED PERMANENTLY OFF THE ROADS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689985February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
[XXX]. WAS FRONT PASSENGER IN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT DRIVEN BY HIS COUSIN [XXX]. ON APRIL 19TH, 2009. [XXX] LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SEVERELY WRECKED THE VEHICLE. [XXX] WAS STUCK UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHEN EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED. [XXX] WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND SUFFERED LIFE TIME INJURIES. [XXX] AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SUFFER MORE EXTENSIVE INJURIES THAN HE WOULD HAVE IF THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. [XXX]. LATER FOUND OUT THAT GM HAD KNOWN OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE 2005-2006 CHEVROLET COBALT VEHICLES BUT NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL AFTER [XXX] WAS SEVERELY INJURED ON APRIL 19TH, 2009. [XXX] SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK, BROKEN BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT, HIS RIGHT HIP WAS KNOCKED OUT OF JOINT, ALSO SEVERE BACK AND SPINE PAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10689512February 20, 2015
STRUCTURE
I AM USING MY PARTNER'S GRANDPARENT'S 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS TO GET BACK AND FOR TO WORK. THIS MORNING I GOT UP AS USUAL, AND WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP. I STARTED MY CAR, MIND YOU I KEEP THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN BECAUSE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS, AND STARTED THE CAR. DOORS LOCKED AS PER USUAL. HOWEVER, UPON HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK, PASSENGER SIDE DID. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND CLOSED THE DOOR, I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, I HAVE TO WORK. ANYWAY, I HAD TO CLIMB IN THROUGH EITHER THE OPEN WINDOW OR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED REEDER CHEVROLET IN KNOXVILLE AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX POTENTIALLY ONE OF TWO PARTS IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULDN'T HAVE MINDED IF I HADN'T DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO ONE HAS DONE A RECALL ON THIS OR DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALERS HALF THE TIME SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY DID A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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