Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10520178June 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. 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 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519928June 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOORS WON'T ALWAYS OPEN. HARD TO GET OPEN EVEN FROM THE INSIDE. WE DO NOT HAVE POWER LOCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519984June 15, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK,AFTER HAVING THE USED CAR FOR 3 MONTHS,WHEN I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH. THE FASTER I GO,THE LOUDER THIS PROBLEM GETS. I JUST PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES IN JUNE 2013,HAD THEM MOUNTED,BALANCED AND ALIGNED AND I STILL HAVE THIS SHAKING PROBLEM. WHEN I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM (WITH MY FUEL PUMP LEAKING) I NOTICED MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SHAKING (AROUND MAY 2013) ONLINE. I TOOK A TRIP TO MICHIGAN FOR A FUNERAL AND HAD TO GO BACK ROADS INSTEAD OF INTERSTATE DUE TO THIS SEVERE SHAKING. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SENT IN? WILL THIS BECOME A RECALL ISSUE AS WELL? PLEASE ADVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519769June 14, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A LOUD CHIME. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN EXTREMELY HOT AND HUMID TEMPERATURES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2010 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING), HOWEVER THE REMEDY DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,173.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519652June 13, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND AS THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519525June 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,082. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519459June 12, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE OWNED NOTHING BUT CHEVY CARS FOR 35 YEARS. I HAD 3 CAVALIERS THAT I CAN'T SAY ONE BAD WORD ABOUT. THIS COBALT STARTED CAUSING ME PROBLEMS IN 2012 AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE STEADILY. I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FOR A FEW WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WOULD FIX IT. IT COST OVER 800.00 AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO PUT THAT KIND OF MONEY INTO A VEHICLE. NOW MY STEREO SPEAKERS AND TURN SIGNAL BLINKER ARE SHUTTING OFF FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN COMING BACK FOR A FEW DAYS AND NO PATTERN ON HOW LONG IT STAYS OR GOES. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEREO AND TO MY SURPRISE I NOT ONLY FOUND A TON OF COMPLAINTS WORSE THAN MINE ABOUT THE STEREO (CARS 2005-2007- YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE GOT IT RIGHT AFTER 2 YEARS) BUT THERE WAS A RECALL IN NOV. 2012 FOR THE FUEL TANK MODULE (JUST 3 MONTHS AFTER MINE WENT UP). I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT OTHER THAN CONTACT GM BUT ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS REALLY HAS CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT CHEVY. I SEE NOW THIS FORM REQUIRES A PHONE NUMBER SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME ON THESE ISSUES AND CONVINCE ME THAT I WILL BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING A FORM TO PLACE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516190June 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516214June 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND PANEL LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING POWER STEERING. STEERING BECOMES REAL HARD MAKING TURNING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY AND THE UNEXPECTED FREQUENT OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM, MAKES THIS A SAFETY VIOLATION AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR EVEN A LIFE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON THIS AND I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VIN MODEL NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURRING ON 2010 MODELS AND THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2010 COBALTS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY ARE SOME 2010 MODELS COVERED WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT? I FEEL THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY ARE PICKING AND CHOOSING WHICH VEHICLES TO REPAIR. IF THERE IS A RECALL, THEN THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FIXED. THERE IS A RECALL AND T HE NHTSA SHOULD MAKE THEM REPAIR ALL 2010S NEEDING THIS REPAIR AND THE DEALER SHOULD NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO PICK AND CHOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516231June 11, 2013
STEERING
VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN A CHIME WAS HEARD, THE STEERING GOT STIFF, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FRONT LEFT (HEADLAMP) AREA OF THE VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH AN ON-COMING VEHICLE FRONT LEFT (HEADLAMP) AREA. THE CRASH CAUSED INJURY WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALING OUT THE VEHICLE. GM RECALL NUMBER N100023 APPLIES HOWEVER THIS RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED ON 12 AUGUST 2010 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 39,000 MILES. SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SIGNS WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE WAS NOT BROUGHT TO A REPAIR FACILITY SINCE IT WAS AT THAT TIME A ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN PURSUE TO HAVE SOMEONE PERFORM AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR TO SEE IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: WAS IN FACT THIS PART ACTUALLY CHANGED OUT BY THE GM DEALERSHIP, IF SO WAS THE CORRECT PART NUMBER USED, AND FINALLY AFTER THE PART (REGARDLESS OF PART NUMBER INSTALLED) IS DISCOVERED TO BE AT FAULT WHAT LEGAL RIGHTS DO I HAVE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10515990June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN CAR SHIFTER IS PLACED IN PARK, KEY WILL NOT MOVE PAST THE ACC POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AT ALL. KEY MUST BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516090June 10, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TWICE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,902.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516131June 10, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I CONSTANTLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 07 COBALT, EVERY TIME IT RAINS, OR IT'S WET OUT, THE ENGINE STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND GAS STARTS SPEWING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE CAUSING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO COME OUT, BUT WHEN IT DRIES UP, THE PROBLEM STOPS, ONLY TO RESTART AGAIN WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ALSO PRIVATE SHOPS, AND CALLED G.M CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE AS TO WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS FUEL RELATED, AND IM WORRIED IT COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME, AND MY FAMILY IF NOT RESOLVED. SOMEHOW, WATER IS GETTING INTO THE FUEL LINE MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW. IT EVEN HAPPENS WHEN I RUN THE A.C, WHEN THE MOISTURE FROM THE COMPRESSOR DRIPS DOWN. IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY TO FIND NO SOLUTION, ANY ADVICE, OR REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE TO FIX THIS WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED AND HELPFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516138June 10, 2013
STEERING
NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO TURN. MESSAGE APPEARED ON DIC. WOULD RESET AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING BUT PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 FEET. VEHICLE STORED A DTC C0475. CHEVROLET CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. AN EPS MOTOR WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS FAULT AT A COST OF $84. NO LABOR COST DUE TO PERFORMING OWN MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515898June 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD IT CHECKED AND SEVERAL CIRCUIT FAILURES ARE COMING UP. CAR DOESN'T SHUT OFF WHEN I PULL KEY OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515582June 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING THE CAR (2010 CHEVROLET COBALT), THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION OR TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE CAR IS A MANUAL, SO I HAD TO STALL IT OUT AND THEN UNHOOK THE BATTERY TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF. IT IS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS AT THE MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515704June 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515483June 6, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515516June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED CAR, SHIFTER WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR AND THE KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO OPEN THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE KEYS, BUT IT DID NOT REPAIR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THESE BREAK ALL THE TIME AND THAT CHEVY KEEPS THE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE SHIFTERS BREAK DUE TO THE METAL POST INSIDE BREAKING THE CHEAP PLASTIC CASING OF THE SHIFTER CONTROL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? MY SON WAS STUCK IN NY CITY AT L IN THE MORNING WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515163June 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN HER PARKED VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO A PORCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND ABRASION ON HER ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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