Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#11003568July 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE TRUNK OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE BACK SEAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES FROM THE FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS BUCKLED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LATER BY A FAMILY MEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN MAY OF 2014 BY LEVIS CHEVROLET IN SLIDELL, LOUISIANA FOR AN ELECTRICAL REPAIR ON THE IGNITION, WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994180June 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993985June 8, 2017
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WAS UNSTABLE AND WOBBLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS WERE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992742June 1, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS ONCE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, CHECKED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT FIND A LEAK. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM TRENARY CHEVROLET IN UNION, MISSOURI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP GASKET WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS NOT AFFORDABLE, SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991586May 25, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK AROUND THE FUEL PUMP. POSSIBLY FROM FAULTY MANUFACTURING OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985462May 12, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. I NOTICED THAT IT OFTEN OCCURRED WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE INDICATOR OFTEN INDICATED THAT NO ONE WAS SITTING THERE. THEN AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THIS OCCURRING, THE LIGHT AIRBAG REMAINED ON AT ALL TIMES AND THE INDICATOR STATED THAT NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PRESENCE SENSOR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1,000. SO OBVIOUSLY I TOLD THEM THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ON TWO DIFFERENT COBALT FORUMS, THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND ON VARIOUS OTHER WEB SITES THAT I ACCESSED THROUGH GOOGLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF CHEVROLET. I AM OBVIOUSLY GOING TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN I GET THE MONEY EVEN WITH OUT A RECALL, BUT I THING THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND I AM WILLING TO LET WHOM EVER USE/LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AS A STARTING POINT. NHTSA OR CHEVROLET PLEASE CONTACT ME SO WE CAN GET THIS PROCESS STARTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. IM NOT SURE ON THE MILEAGE WHEN THIS PROBLEM ORIGINATED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS AROUND 80,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984713May 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OVERHEAT BACK IN 2014 TOOK IN TO DEALER IN RICHMOND CA. AGAIN CAR OVERHEATING TOLD FINE BY DEALER. SUMMER HAD TO RUN HEATER FOR CAR TO COOL DOWN WHEN DRIVING. EVEN AFTER I PUT ANTIFREEZE IN& FLUIDS FINE. WOULD NOT PASS SMOG FOR 2016 TAGS, HAS 85,000 MILES.P03000 RANDOM MULTIPLE CYLINDERS MISFIRED DETECTED. WAS THEN TOLD NEED A NEW ENGINE FOR 2009 CAR! JUST ABOUT PAID OFF! REPLACED GEAR SHIFT 2YEARS AGO! CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING ALL FLUIDS GOOD AND BATTERY GOOD! ALSO WHEN DRIVING CAR SEAT BELT PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD LITE UP W/NO ONE IN THE SEAT! CALLED CHEVY TOLD MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH TO ANY OF THE RECALLS ON CHEVY VEHICLES DEAL WITH IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983455May 4, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE LOW FUEL SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD 50 MILES TO GO UNTIL THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT HAD SOMEONE COME TO HER LOCATION TO REPLACE THE ECM/TRANS FUSE, WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS PER CASE NUMBER: 8-2926645326. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970774April 5, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING STARTED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
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
#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
#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
#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
#10957230February 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE CAR. CAN SOMETIMES SMELL IT INSIDE CAR. CAR IS A LITTLE SLOW TO START. THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, AND ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME VINS, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957122February 26, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS SMELT NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR. A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IS VISIBLE WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND AFTER IT IS SHUT OFF. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CONTACTING MULTIPLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IT'S WAS EVIDENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE FUEL RECALL ADMINISTERED BY CHEVROLET. HOWEVER THE LEAK IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF THE VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954880February 15, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED FUEL LINE THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946977January 23, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YOU CAN SMELL GAS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS HARD TO START WITH INDICATIONS OF A WEAK FUEL PUMP. WHILE THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOUTHWESTERN STATES GM DOES NOT APPLY THE RECALL TO OTHER STATES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHARGES 110$ JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 08/07/2017*JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944957January 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE OF MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT STALLED AND DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE CAR HAD BEEN FULLY FUNCTIONING THE ENTIRE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP GONE OUT, BUT IT HAD ALSO BURNED ALMOST ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES SURROUNDING THE PUMP. THE ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THIS REPAIR ARE A REAL BURDEN CONSIDERING HOW MUCH OF THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT AT ONE POINT, PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, THIS EQUIPMENT WAS RECALLED AND I AM STILL RESEARCHING WHETHER OR NOT THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933977December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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