Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10525248July 16, 2013
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THE KEY ACTS JAMMED AND WONT TURN AND CANT BE PULLED OUT. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525027July 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
RECENTLY MY 2007 COBALT THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR ABOUT A YEAR STARTED TWITCHING OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. I STARTED THE CAR TO FIND THE GAUGES FLUTTERING, THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, IT FLASHED POWER STEERING AND LOW FUEL ( CAR HAS FULL TANK) AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE. I PULLED IT INTO TO DRIVE WHERE IT CLUNKED HARD AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SHIFTER AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND IT RESET THE COMPUTER WITH NO PROBLEMS THUS FAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OK FOR THE LAST DAY AND A HALF UNTIL TODAY WHEN VERY QUICKLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND WENT OFF.THE DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING BUT FLASHES ON RANDOMLY AS WELL AS THE RADIO BUTTONS DON'T WORK FROM TIME TO TIME. I NOTICED A LOT OF RECALLS AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLES VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND HAVE THEM FIXED, I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT RISK, ESPECIALLY IF THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525045July 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, IT HAS MADE OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT SO QUICK THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEY ARE BEING REPLACED (THREE SETS OF REAR BRAKES IN UNDER 50,000 MILES). THE REPLACEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE A "WEAR" ITEM. THIS VEHICLE IS THE FOUR-DOOR "SPORT" MODEL WITH THE REAR DISC BRAKES AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES WEAR VERY QUICK AND THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ADJUSTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE SPRINGS ON THE REAR CALIPERS THAT RELEASE THE PADS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS DISENGAGED ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO RELEASE THE PADS. EVEN WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS FULLY DISENGAGED, THE REAR PADS ARE CLAMPED DOWN ON THE ROTORS CAUSING HEAT, PREMATURE WEAR, AND MORE ROLLING RESISTANCE, LEADING TO DECREASED PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524565July 12, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE
HAVING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT, SHUTS OFF WHILE IN REVERSE AND STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEEDS. I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE FIRST INCIDENTS WERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH, BUT LATELY HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ON 7/9/13 (MILEAGE 95,755) IT CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SLOWLY. THAT SCARED ME. IT IS NOW POSTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHEN I CHATTED ONLINE WITH GM ON 7/10/2013, I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VIN DID NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVE RECALLS. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT MAY NOT BE MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE SAME! THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT HAZARDOUS MECHANICAL ISSUE! I WOULD HATE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS I AM IN THE ATLANTA AREA!. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524347July 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
I HAVE NOTICED SOME SMALL CLICKING NOISES FROM THE REAREND OF MY CAR, AND NOW THAT I'M LIVING IN CANADA, I'M REQUIRED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SAFETY TESTED, SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS SAFETY INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED REAR COIL SPRING. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BY THIS AND AFTER TALKING WITH THE SHOP OWNER IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET COBALTS. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS IN CANADA LET ALONE ANYWHERE ELSE, AND AFTER HEARING THIS REPORT AND READING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKE CHEVROLET MAKE THIS A RECALL SINCE IS NOT THAT BIG OF A JOB, BUT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524480July 11, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524203July 10, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524200July 10, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
LATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN DYING WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR GOING TO TAKE OFF. THIS IS REALLY SCARY WHEN I PULL OUT IN BUSY TRAFFIC! I WAS ALMOST T BONED ONE DAY BUT THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN TIME. THEN A NEW PROBLEM STARTED SOON AFTER... I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS 65 MPH WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH STARTED JUMPING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JUMP AND JERK. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ALERT GAUGE RANG THREE TIMES AND SAID POWER STEERING ON THE DASH BOARD, I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IN HOPES TO MAKE IT HOME WHICH WAS NOT FAR...WHEN I TOOK OFF MY CAR SHOOK AND JUMPED WHILE GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS A BRIDGE. I PULLED OVER YET AGAIN SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WHEN I TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME AND DROVE HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I LEFT MY CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523898July 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CARE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I NOTICE THAT THE GASOLINE RUNS OUT TOO FAST. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL PUMP. OR SOME KIND OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523935July 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REMEDIED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT STOP THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FROM MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523962July 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523985July 9, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523692July 8, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AROUND 2010 FOR STEERING AND FIXED. SINCE THEN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES, POWER BRAKES, AND STEERING FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER AND NUMEROUS OTHER SHOPS OVER THE YEARS FOR SAME PROBLEMS. CHEVY DEALER (KERRY CHEVROLET IN ALEXANDRIA KENTUCKY), WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT KEPT SAYING THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. EVEN AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS SPENT TO FIX, PROBLEMS EVENTUALLY CAME BACK ( ELECTRICAL FAILURE, GAUGES FLUTTERING, RADIO FLASHING, STEERING LOCK, POWER BRAKE FAILURE). THIS PAST WEEKEND, GAUGES STARTED FLUTTERING, STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND CAR WENT INTO A SPIN RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. CHEVROLET DEALER HAS ALWAYS PASSED ALL THESE THINGS OFF AS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO HAVE VEHICLE FIXED AGAIN AND DRIVE IT FEARING STEERING MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED. AT LEAST THIS POWER FAILURE HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND NO ONE IN THE OTHER LANE DURING SPIN. NEXT TIME MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE GIVE US ANY INFO ON WHAT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523741July 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 18, 2012 FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000(STEERING). MOST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523776July 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AS THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523544July 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH, WARNING CHIME SOUNDS REPEATEDLY, POWER DOOR LOCKS CYCLE AT RANDOM, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND JUMP AROUND, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, AND RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH. AT TIMES THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, THEN VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD - HAD A NEAR MISS INCIDENT WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT US. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT RANDOM INTERVALS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY AND TENDS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN ON HOT DAYS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN, DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523337July 5, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER IT I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME FUEL UNDER THE CAR. I'M THINKING ITS THE GAS TANK AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR LIKE THAT BECAUSE ANY SPARK CAN CAUSE A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523213July 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEAKERS DOESN'T WORK AND TURN BLINKER DOESN'T CHILL ..... IT CAN CAUSE A INCIDENT....THAT'S WHY I ONLY DRIVER THAT CAR..... AND THE GAS GAUGE IT STOP WORKING BELOW ONE 1/4 OR SOMETIMES AT ALL...THE TCM IT STOP WORKING AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT FROM FIRST... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523057July 3, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522771July 2, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FORM THE FUEL PUMP / TANK AREA. SOME OF THE VARIOUS MODELS & YEARS WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT THIS CAR. WHEN THE CAR BECAME HARD TO START, I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MYSELF AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND THE FUEL ODOR WENT AWAY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2011 TO ADDRESS AN UNRELATED RECALL. THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT STATED "THIS CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL". IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE DIDN'T PARK THE CAR INSIDE OF THE GARAGE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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