Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10566098February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566167February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE IN THE PAST 4-5 WEEKS. IT HAPPENS ON ROUGH ROAD. ENGINE DIES AND CAR SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. RECALL HAS BEEN NOTED ON MEDIA AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FOR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THESE INCIDENTS WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF ACTUALLY HAPPENED BEFORE I SEEN THE RECALL ON THE NEWS. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET TO REPORT ISSUE I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO WAIT FOR RECALL LETTER BEFORE I COULD GET THE REPAIR DONE. I FEEL THAT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR ACTUALLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL APRIL FOR RECALL LETTER. I WAS TOLD RECALL LETTERS WOULD NOT GO OUT UNTIL APRIL 2014. THIS SAME PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY COBALT LAST YEAR ON 3-4 OCCASIONS DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN ROADS ARE MORE ROUGH. GM'S NUMBER FOR INITIAL RECALL IS 13454 AND 14063 FOR THE EXPANSION RECALL. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. NEED THIS CAR FOR WORK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566128February 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF CAR. THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND HIT THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10565726February 25, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH MY POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THEN SUDDENLY IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER MY WHEEL. AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I DECIDED TO CALL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO ASK IF MY PARTICULAR CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED AND HE SAID THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT 2010 WAS NOT RECALLED. AS OF 02/22/14 ITS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND START IT AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565763February 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND MY IGNITION WAS LOCKED. WORKED AN HOUR TRYING TO DO BE ABLE TO TURN KEY OVER. THIS HAS BEEN JUST OUT OF NOWHERE POPPED UP ONE DAY. HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I SHUT OFF CAR AND PULL KEYS OUT OF IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565840February 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN PARKING CAR I WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE KEY FROM MY IGNITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565894February 25, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STEERING TIGHTEN UP. CHECK UNDER HOOD FOR POWER STEERING STICK CHECK INFO CENTER INDICATED PWR STEERING PULLED OVER LET A MECHANIC CHK N GOOGLE ISSUE N FOUGHT THT IT WAS A RECALL CALLED CLASSIC CHEVROLET GAVE MY VIN SAID NO RECALLS CLKED GE MOTOR CORPORATE OFFICE WHO THEN GAVE ME CHEVROLET CSRV NBR SPW REP WHO CHK AND SAID STILL NO RECALL WAS FOUND REP THEN SUGGEST TO HAVE VEHICLE PLACE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE UNDER MY PWRTRAIN I HAD RDSIDE ASSIST STILL HAVE TO ME HOWEVER SHE SAID DEPENDING ON THE RESULT FRM DIAGNOSTIC I MY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. WELL SERVICE REP CLL TOLD ME IT WAS POWER STEERING MODULE IS OUT. ITS ELECTRIC PWERSTEERING IT COST $ 362. TO BE FIX. NO CHOICE CAR WAS PICKED UP AT A STRANDED LOCATION WITH THE COVERED ROADSIDE ASSISTANT. RECEIVED MY CAR BCK ON DAY 2 YET I STILL PAID OUT OF POCKET THT CLEARLY IDENTIFY AS A RECLL N ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH OR WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HVE BEEN CHARGED AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE HANDLE PROMPTLY. 2010 CHEVY COBALT CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565659February 24, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565684February 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565707February 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS. EACH TIME I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT SPUTTERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THEN DIED. I KEPT TRYING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND ON ONE TRY THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AND STAYED RUNNING. THE RPM GAUGE REMAINED AT ZERO EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD INITIALLY PULLED OVER. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE RPM GAUGE STARTED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565382February 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I WAS PROMPTED BY THE RECENT RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565391February 22, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS MY SECOND E-MAIL TO YOU ABOUT MY TIMING CHAIN BREAKING AND DESTROYING MY ENGINE WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE ($5,100) BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM RESENDING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RECALL ON COBALTS IGNITION SWITCHES THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND DID NOTHING. THE TIMING CHAINS ON THESE MODELS (COBALTS) HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR YEARS ACCORDING TO 3 MECHANICS I SPOKE TO WHOM ALL SAID THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS AGO JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCHES THEY IGNORED UP TO NOW. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO HERD FROM 5 OTHER COBALT OWNERS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME.( NOT A COINCIDENCE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565414February 22, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING CAR, HEARD A CLICKING NOISE, SMELLED SMOKE AND CAR BUSTED INTO FLAMES. STILL WAITING FOR INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT CAR. WAS A TOTAL LOSS, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565316February 21, 2014
STEERING
PULLED INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. MADE IT HOME A TURNED CAR OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE WE STARTED THE CAR WE MADE IT TO THE DEALER WITH NO INCIDENT. CHEVY IS NOW TELLING US WE NEED A NEW POWER STEERING MOTOR $392 AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE COBALT WHICH I FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE TONS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS SITE AND IN NEWS REPORTS ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GOOGLE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565356February 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR HAS NOW DONE THIS TWO OTHER TIMES CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE HEARD ABOUT RECALL ON NEWS HOWEVER CHEVY DEALER TOLD US RECALL HAS NOT BEEN STARTED BY GM SHAME ON THEM THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAR IS NOW PARKED CANT RISK IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565099February 20, 2014
STEERING
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE HARD TO TURN AND VEHICLE JERKED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING BELL BEEPED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO ALSO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. LI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565109February 20, 2014
STEERING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. MH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564903February 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AT RANDOM WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564945February 19, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564997February 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATE 25 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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