Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10576721April 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE KIT HAD MELTED AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,837 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,867.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576767April 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576781April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT WAS OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE GEAR SHIFTER HOUSING BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM FRACTURED UPON ENGAGING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576910April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED SIGNAL FOR A FEW MINUTES. SUDDENLY, A UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO STUDENT HIT MY CAR FROM THE REAR AT FULL FORCE. HE WAS TEXTING AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR HE WAS STILL TEXTING. HE ADMITTED IT WAS HIS FAULT BECAUSE HE WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE ROAD AND WAS TEXTING ON HIS PHONE. I CALLED THE POLICE AND OBTAINED A POLICE REPORT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. MY MOM AND I WERE JOLTED FORWARD AT FULL FORCE WITH BACK AND NECK TRAUMA. MY CAR STALLED ON IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. LUCKILY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR AND I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO NOT BLOCK THE BUSY STREET. I COMPLAINED THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK BUT I WAS IGNORED. ALSO, THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TURNED OFF THE CAR WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10576904April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO MOVE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, A POLE, AND THEN A MAILBOX. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, LEGS AND BRUISES TO THE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10576924April 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576967April 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
MY COBALT, WHICH IS NOW TOTALED, WAS IN A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT AND THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR COLLIDED INTO THE REAR END OF PICKUP TRUCK AND THEN WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR SMASHED INTO THE CONCRETE GUARDRAIL. AT SOME POINT DURING THE CRASH, THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED, MY FIANC WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON AND HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE BUSY HIGHWAY BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE HIT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10576997April 2, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. TURNS BACK ON AGAIN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. NO PATTERN OR EXPLANATION TO WHEN IT GOES OFF. HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONTINUALLY SINCE INITIAL DATE BUT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576168April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576184April 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000(STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,870.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576202April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576217April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS AND ATTEMPTS TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP & GM WITH THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS, BOTH CONCLUDED THAT VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT RECALL. OWNER (55 YEAR OLD) REPEATED CONTACT DUE TO CONCERNS OF MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL WITH EXISTING COBALT RECALLS. FAMILY WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT 10:00 AM ON 3/2/2013. GEAR SHIFT AND STEERING SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCKED WHILE NAVIGATING A CORNER ON LOCAL HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CROSSED CENTERLINE, LAUNCHING OVER A SNOW BANK AND CONTINUING AIR-BORN FOR 30 TO 40 YARDS. ONLY 1 OF THE 2 AIR BAGS FULLY DEPLOYED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND SEVERAL ONGOING INJURIES WITH THREE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE. (29 YEAR OLD, 55 YEAR OLD, AND 79 YEAR OLD) NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR GM EVER ACKNOWLEDGED VEHICLE DEFECTS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD REMOVED THE DASH COVER, CONSOLE COVER, AND STEERING COLUMN COVER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ON SCENE AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. DAMAGE EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10576232April 1, 2014
STEERING
MY ENTIRE COLUMN SHAKES AND MAKES A DRAGGING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576265April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE FRAME WAS LOOSE AND THE PADDING WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONTS DRIVERS SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE AIR BAG SENSOR, VEHICLE STALLING AND FAILURE WITH THE KEY NOT TURNING IN THE IGNITION CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID APRIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576308April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, THE RADIO STAYED ON, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. UPDATED 08/19/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576293April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I HAD IT CHANGED. I HAVE POWER BUT IT STILL WILL NOT START. I DOESN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO START IT. THERE IS NO HESITATION, JUST PURE SILENCE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'M JUST GLAD I DECIDED NOT TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576388April 1, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE GAS STATION I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVING POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE TO TRY AND HAVE HIM HELP ME REMOVE THE KEY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AS WELL. I THEN CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER LOCATED ON SW 152 ST IN MIAMI, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD;D BRING IN THE VEHICLE BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO FIX. ON THE WAY THERE, MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND TRIED AGAIN TO ATTEMPT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE CAR REACHED 300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND SOON AFTER SHUT OFF, LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN HIALEAH, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I THEN CALLED GM AND EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM, I THEN WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED THERE AS I WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET IS NOW HASSLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT TOUCH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A REBUILT TITLE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THAT HAD MY CAR BEEN ABLE TO BE CUT OFF THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE OVERHEATED TO IT'S MAXIMUM AND I WOULD STILL HAVE A VEHICLE. I AM VERY UPSET AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE KEY IGNITION RECALL AND I AM NOW LEFT CARLESS WHICH IS MY LIVIHOOD FOR MY KIDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A RECALL I HAD NOT CLUE ABOUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576444April 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLING THE WHEELS. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE SIDE WAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576426April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,586.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576462April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AS IM DRIVING FROM A FAST RATE OF SPEED AND I SLOW DOWN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLES AS IM PARKING OR ALMOST RUNNING INTO A HOUSE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Cobalt