Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10543356September 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING FAILED. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND I HAD TO USE ALL OF MY EFFORT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND PROCEEDED TO THE SHOULDER. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ALREADY IN PLACE, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT GOES BY THE VIN OF THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW I COULD EITHER GET MY VIN ADDED TO THIS LIST OR TO GET HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543043September 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER BEING SICK FROM THE CHEVY COBALT (HEADACHES AND VOMITING) DUE TO THE STRONG FUEL SMELL, I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULAR, AT THE TIME I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE STRONG FUEL SMELL WAS BACK, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO 2 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ADVANCED AUTO PARTS. ALL 3 SAID THE SAME THING, I HAD A LEAK DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD TO JUST TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY'D REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT AND A CHEVY ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND ACTED ENCOUNTERING A RUDE AND CONDESCENDING EMPLOYEE I WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY CAR WHICH HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? I LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP, BUT CHEVY ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543075September 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543189September 11, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE RECEIVED A LETTER (#12191), DATED MARCH 2013, REGARDING OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ADVISING US OF A SAFETY ISSUE WE SHOULD ADDRESS IF IT OCCURS. THE NOTICE STATED ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE CONDITION WAS "A NOTICEABLE FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR AFTER IT IS PARKED." IT STATED "FUEL VAPORS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE." MY DAUGHTER, WIFE AND I HAD STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE EVERY TIME MY DAUGHTER PARKED IN THE GARAGE. MY DAUGHTER IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND SHE OFTEN HAS OUR 2 YR OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR WITH HER. I DID AS THE LETTER INSTRUCTED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET IN FLORISSANT, MO ON 9/11/13. AFTER SPENDING CLOSE TO 3 HOURS WAITING FOR THE CAR, I WENT HOME AND STILL SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN I PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I LOOKED AT THE INVOICE TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY'D DONE, AND IT SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER, THE ADVISOR/TECHNICIAN STATED I "THINK" I SMELL GAS. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THERE ARE THREE OF US WHO "THINK" WE SMELL GAS. ALTHOUGH CHEVROLET SENT THE LETTER, APPARENTLY THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAPPENED TO ME, I CAN ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM? I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543195September 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFTER GETS STUCK. I HAVE TO GO UNDER MY HOOD AND PULL THE CORD IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542954September 10, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE WHEEL TIGHTENED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONUSMER WAS ADVISED IF THE STEERING COLUMN FAILS AGAIN IT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACED FOR ANOTHER FEE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542997September 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED TO SMELL GAS FROM MY CAR. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. LOOKED UP RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP AFTER FRIEND TOLD ME OF LETTER RECEIVED FOR HER CAR. I AM FROM MISSOURI BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR CARS SOLD IN OTHER STATES. HAD SAME ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP THAT WAS ON RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS THOUGH MY FRIEND, ALSO FROM MISSOURI, WITH NEWER MODEL DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542580September 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542590September 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542622September 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL MODULE RETURN FUEL LINE AS REFERENCED IN THE RECALL NUMBERED 12V459000 HAD BROKEN OFF THE MODULE AND LEAKED FUEL AT THE SOME POINT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN THE ST LOUIS METRO AREA. I LIVE IN BELLEVILLE, IL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542230September 6, 2013
STEERING
ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2013 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE POWER STEERING SHUTOFF. THERE WAS A CHIME AND THEN THE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED POWER STEERING. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I CONTACTED GM THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND PLACED A CONSUMER COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS BASICALLY "SORRY, BUT NOT OUR PROBLEM". ACCORDING TO THEM THE VIN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR MY VEHICLE. YET THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE CAUSING A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542322September 6, 2013
STEERING
MY MOTHER IS HANDICAPPED & WAS PULLING INTO HER DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I READ IN THE MANUAL & FIGURED OUT WHERE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FUSE WAS AT AND IT WAS BLOWN. I REPLACED IT THAT EVENING & BY LUNCH THE NEXT DAY ON THURS 9-5-13 IT HAD GONE BACK OUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN 2010. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!! AND THE DEALERSHIP CANT EVEN GET TO IT UNTIL THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK??? COULD IT STILL BE THE SAME RECALL ISSUE???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542158September 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,635.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542166September 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I HAVE 89000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON 2009 CHEVY COBALTS BUT THERE ISN'T ONE FOR 2007 MODELS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH 2007 MODELS AND THE COST IS $425 TO GET IT FIXED. BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT, I HAVE TO PRESS A LITTLE BUTTON IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542175September 5, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY CAR. EVERY TWO YEARS IT GETS REPLACED. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. GM HAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541866September 4, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 10V073000 (STEERING), THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,100. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOUR DAYS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541769September 4, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL USING EXTREME FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING WHEEL POWER ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538637September 3, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I DROVE MY CAR AROUND 7:15 AM UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 AM. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN I HEARD THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK. MY FLEX PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED. THIS ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED THE REPAIR MAN WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT AND HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538432September 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT LIT UP, TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, AND POWER STEERING WARNING BRIEFLY FLASHED. RESTARTING THE CAR TURNED OFF THE WARNING LIGHT AND CAR DROVE FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; AGAIN RESTARTING THE CAR SOLVED THE ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE A WEEK AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. A MONTH LATER, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, WHILE BRAKING. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE GAUGES STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHUT OFF. RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT CLEAR THE WARNING, AND CAR JERKED WITH CHANGES IN TACHOMETER. RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW HOURS LATER CLEARED THE WARNING. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING, AND THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED NOR DID THE COMPUTER READ AN ERROR OCCURRING. THE ERROR RECURRED MOMENTS AFTER LEAVING, AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FRONT LIGHTS WERE ALSO TURNING ON AND OFF. RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES CLEARED THE WARNING, BUT INFORMATION DISPLAY NO LONGER TURNS ON PROPERLY. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500 MILES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537681August 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. RETURNED BY USPS ON 10-22-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 10-31-2013 FAILED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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