Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10576489April 1, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER COMPLETING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,083.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576513April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S RED LINED AND I HAD NO POWER. I HAD TO COAST INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MIN, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMED FINE. THEN I STARTED TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. THE NEXT PROBLEM CAME WHEN I WOULD HIT THE BRAKES. IF SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR WOULD IDLE REALLY ROUGH AND SHUT OFF. THAT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. I CALLED THE LOCAL KOONS DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THESE PROBLEMS WERE COMMON AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW BCM. SO, I PURCHASED A NEW BCM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BCM WAS "PLUG AND PLAY". BASICALLY, IT WAS A FEW CLIPS, A FEW BOLTS AND THAT I COULD INSTALL IT MYSELF, SO I DID. IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK AND THE GUY THAT ANSWERED THE PHONE TOLD ME TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND WAIT 15 MINUTES, THEN HOOK IT BACK UP. NOT ONLY DID IT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY THE ANTI-THEFT LOCKED MY RADIO. WHEN I CALLED BACK THE THIRD TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THEM RESET IT FOR 300$. BEING AS THOUGHT I JUST SPENT 300$ ON THE BCM I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I BOUGHT THE COBALT BECAUSE IT WAS A CHEVY AND A SMALL RELIABLE CAR. I WAS ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT SO THE PRICE WAS RIGHT. SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS COME OUT, I CALLED THE KOONS DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT A REFUND ON THE BCM BECAUSE THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HELP ME. NOW, I HAVE A DEATH TRAP, IM OUT THE MONEY FOR THE BCM, AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW CAR. THANKS FOR STICKING IT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS GM! I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576529April 1, 2014
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SOMETIMES THEN FOR NO REASON WILL CUT OFF AND STOP WORKING. IN THE LAST 8 DAYS WHEN I START UP THE CAR TO DRIVE AND GET ON THE ROAD, SEVERE SHAKING OF THE CAR LIKE A FLAT TIRE OR THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE FIRST TIME I CALLED ON STAR FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG? IT STOPPED BOTH TIMES AFTER ABOUT 8 MIN OF DRIVING. IT WAS SCARY. WHEN I PARK THE CAR THE DIAL HANDS ON THE DASH THE TAC. AND THE SPEED DIAL JUMP LIKE A SHORTAGE IN IT. NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH ME AND THE CAR SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO VIDALIA GA FOR REPAIR. THEY GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND SAID IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO PUSH THE INFO BUTTON AND RESTART THE CAR. I AM SCARED OF MY CAR. HELP ME PLEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576522April 1, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE RUNNING. I'VE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN I TRY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT TOTALLY OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. THE DOOR LOCKS ARE CONSTANTLY RUNNING UP AND DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. MANY TIMES I'VE COME BACK TO THE CAR THINKING IT WAS LOCKED TO FIND IT UNLOCKED ITSELF. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS CREATED A PROBLEM WITH BRAND NEW BATTERIES. I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576547April 1, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
ON 9/13/2012 MY NIECE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN HER CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THERE WERE NO BRAKE MARKS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECTED WITH SUCH A VIOLENT COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10576578April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
IT WAS A SINGLE CAR CRASH WHICH HAPPENED AT NIGHT DURING A RAIN SHOWER. THEIR WERE NO WITNESSES, BUT THE CAR CROSSED THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND RAN INTO THE BACK END OF A LOWBOY TRAILER ( A TRAILER USED TO TRANSPORT HEAVY EQUIPMENT ) THE TWO 19 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN THE CAR WERE KILLED. NOTHING ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT MADE SENSE UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE WITH THE COBALT. THEIR ARE MANY REASONS THAT THE IGNITION COULD BE THE ROOT OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND IF IT CAN BE DETERMINED THAT THIS IS IN FACT TRUE I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS THAT SEES THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISION TO PUT PROFIT OVER SAFETY ARE PUNISHED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
2
#10576114April 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED THE CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT HAPPENS OFTEN. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE SITTING THERE PUMPING THE BRAKES WHEN YOU ARE NOT AND HAVE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576116April 1, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION HAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576147April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY TIMES OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,478.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575601March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AIR BAGS
LETTER FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING PROBLEMS THEIR SON EXPERIENCED WITH HIS 2006 CHEVY COBALT; CONSIDERS IT TO BE A LEMON, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, LEAVING HIM WITHOUT STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE DARTED TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC, WHERE HE CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE LEFT CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR POST AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, THE CONSUMERS RESIDENCE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY, AND AGAIN STEERING CAPABILITIES WERE LOST. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START, AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEIR TESTING COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 6 MORE TIMES, RESULTING IN A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS BLAMED ON THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY MOUNTAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THERE WAS NO STEERING ABILITY. HIS SON WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND HE STEERED THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH DAMAGING THE RADIATOR, THE ENGINE PAN AND THE FRONT BUMPER COVER. THE LAST ACCIDENT TOTALED THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575774March 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I DRIVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN I PARKED AT A FRIENDS APARTMENT COMPLEX I APPLIED MY E-BRAKE ON A SLIGHT HILL AND THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AT ALL. I HAD TO RE PARK MY VEHICLE ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE AND THEN PLACE IT IN FIRST GEAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I DECIDED TO TEST SOMETHING. SO I PARKED MY CAR ON A FLAT SURFACE AND ENGAGED THE E-BRAKE. THE LEVER WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED ALL THE WAY UP WITH VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY VEHICLE FORWARD WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN BEGAN TO APPLY THE E-BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN FIRST GEAR EVERY TIME I PARK. THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, ABOUT ON 01/05/2014 I EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR ISSUE. I NOTICED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY E-BRAKE LEVER ALL THE WAS UP WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN PARKED MY CAR WITH IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE E-BRAKE ENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR FORWARD WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE CABLE GET STRETCHED OUT VERY EASILY AND THAT ONE OF THE TWO BRAKE CABLES IS OFTEN MORE STRETCHED THAN THE OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575776March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE STILL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED REGARDING THE IGNITION RECALL. UPDATED 08/05/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575794March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM UPON STARTING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575784March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE INTERNAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE AND THE TRUNK KEY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575841March 31, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575832March 31, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000( AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,753.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575943March 31, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 27 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALES IN THE MOTOR WERE BENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575944March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APP. 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, SWERVING, HITTING A BUMP OR HAVING AN ACCIDENT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE WARNING PANEL ON THE DASH WHICH STATED...SERVICE AIRBAG AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.....I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OR THIS INCIDENT.....ALSO VERY THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS AIRBAG......AGES 11 YEARS AND 16 MONTHS!!!!!!!! MY PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED....JUST SOME SORENESS OF HIS FACE AND EAR. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHERE GM WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION BY GM AND MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. DURING THE 30 DAYS THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR I WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHO KEPT ME UP TO DATE ON REPAIRS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS WERE ALSO CHECKED. I REPEATEDLY DID ASK IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL AT THIS TIME SINCE THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10575934March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT HEADING WEST ON BELL RD. AND 43RD AVE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THEN OUT OF NO WHERE I WAS HIT ALMOST HEAD ON BY A 1993 BUICK CAUSING ME HEAD TO HIT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND NO AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED TO PREVENT MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE GLASS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10576009March 31, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GM BEFCAUSE OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE WEEKS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT.I WAS CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK WHEN I LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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