Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10503468March 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503312March 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS MY WIFE AND I HAVE SMELLED GAS AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. TODAY WE NOW HAVE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA OF THE CAR. WE LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND SEE THAT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. WE CALL GM AND WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. OUR CAR IS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS THE RECALL BUT WE LIVE IN THE WRONG STATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503324March 17, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503006March 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR REPEATEDLY GO THROUGH TIMES OF FITS. THESE FITS INCLUDE LOSING POWER STEERING, POWER STEERING CHIME, TRACTION CONTROL CHIME, CLICKING BEHIND THE RADIO, SPINNING SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE FAILS, JERKING OR HICCUPPING AS ONE PERSON DESCRIBED IT, OCCASIONAL STALLING. MY CAR WILL DRIVE FINE FOR WEEKS, LIKES ITS NEW EVEN, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HAS A FIT AND THIS GOES ON FOR DAYS. THIS STARTED WHEN MY CAR WAS A YEAR OR TWO OLD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES. EARLY ON WHEN THE CAR WAS YOUNGER IT WOULD SEEM TO BE REPAIRED ONLY DO START THIS PROBLEM AGAIN A YEAR LATER. NOW THAT THE CAR IS OLDER AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE QUIT TAKING IT AS I DO NOT BELIEVE IT WILL HELP. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE RUDE TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502821March 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THE THROTTLE BODY BECOMES EXTREMELY 'GUNKED UP,' CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF IF THE RPMS DROP TOO FAST. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMING UP TO STOP LIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME (WHICH CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SPEED UP) IS WHEN I SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. I LET MY CAR SLOW DOWN BY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, SWITCH LANES, AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, I DON'T SPEED UP. WHY?? BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN I FIRST REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND LET THE RPMS DROP! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502691March 13, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS ALSO A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURES WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502583March 12, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING INTO A ROUNDABOUT AND AS I CAME OUT OF THE ROUNDABOUT I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO PULL AWAY FROM MY HAND. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I DROVE HOME AND GOT OUT MY BOOK TO SEE IF IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS ELECTRIC. IN BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED NEW CAR WITH ABOUT 30,000 MI. THE CAR NOW HAS A BIT OVER 75,000 MILES. TODAY I DROVE TO WORK AND BACK AND AGAIN I LOST THE POWER STEERING. THIS TIME I WAS EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN AND IT DID. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THESE CARS AND FOR MANY MODELS AND YEARS. I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502226March 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL WAS LEAKING AND THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. FURTHER IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. THE PART IS E3726M FP MODULE ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502250March 10, 2013
WHEELS
I HAD NOTICE TROUBLE NOT TOO LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JAN 2012 DUE THE CARS SHIMMY. I NOTICED THE TIRES GOING LOW & THOUGHT THAT WAS IT. THEN KEPT NOTICING THE TREAD WEARING AWAY MORE QUICKLY THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE TIRES LOOKED PRETTY NEW WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT WASN'T UNTIL MY FATHER TOLD ME I BETTER GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TREADS WERE ABOUT SHOT & THE TIRES WERE BULGING. I TOOK IT TO A VERY REPUTABLE TIRE BUSINESS WHERE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD PUT TIRES BACK ON THE RIMS AS 3 OF THEM WERE BENT TO HELL. THIS IS WHY THE TIRES WERE WEARING QUICKLY. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS & YOU DON'T NORMALLY SEE 3 RIMS BENT UP LIKE THAT & THEY HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE & I SHOULD GO BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED FROM PA TO OH WHERE I LIVE!!. I MADE AN APPT WITH THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE & THE MANAGER STATED HE CANNOT HELP ME SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY!!! DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!! I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY 3 NEW RIMS & TIRES!!! YOU CANNOT FIND USED ONE AS I'M SURE THEY ARE ALL SHOT TO HELL TOO!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET & AM FINDING THERE HAVE BEEN RIM BENDING PROBLEMS FOR YEARS ON THE CHEVY COBALT!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD & COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE STILL PUTTING THESE CHEAP BENDABLE RIMS ON THESE CARS!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! I BOUGHT A NEWER CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO BE DUMPING MONEY INTO IT ALL THE TIME!! I BOUGHT A $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T COVER MY PROBLEM EITHER!!! ALL 3 OF THESE TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BLOW AT ANY SECOND, BUT I'M ALMOST FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THESE NEW RIMS WHICH I FEEL ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502195March 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WARNING CHIMES FOR SEATBELT ,LOW FUEL, HEADLIGHTS, KEY IN IGNITION,TURN SIGNALS,ECT.. DO NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502210March 9, 2013
STEERING
PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE TURNING FELT STEERING WAS HARD AND NOT STRAIGHTENING OUT, TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IS VERY STIFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501944March 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A THREE POINT TURN AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL BUT THE STEERING FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501973March 7, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGES WOULD DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME IN NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 5/19/114*CN UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502034March 7, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. NIT EVEN 3 MONTHS LATER, A VERY LOUD. CLUNKY NOISE STARTED EVERY TIME I GO OVER A BUMP NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL. I'VE BEEN TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY SWAY BAR LINKS, AS WELL AS MY OUTER TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD. THEN ANOTHER SAID IT WAS MY BUSHINGS. I JUST WANT THE NOISE TO STOP AND WANT TO KNOW WHY IS THE CAR SOUND LIKE ITS FALLING APART? VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVROLET FOR. NOT THE BEST 1ST CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501413March 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501186March 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR EITHER FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DOORS APPEAR TO LOCK/UNLOCK FINE BUT HANDLE FEELS LIKE IT IS DISCONNECTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY COBALT OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT A QUICK FIX IS TO POUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR AROUND THE HANDLE AND THAT WHATEVER IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WILL POP BACK INTO PLACE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT ONE MIGHT BE TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CAR WITH NO QUICK MEANS OF EXIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501272March 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
IF THERE HAS BEEN THE SAME RECALL ON 2009 CHEVELOT COBALT, IT SHOULD BE FOR 2005! I CAN TELL YOU OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR CARS TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS ISSUE. TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501275March 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 COBALT? THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE! WHY DO YOU HAVE THE RECALL ONLY FOR 2009, IT SHOULD BE FOR 2005 AND ALL MODELS AFFECTED, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR! JUST PICKING ONE YEAR IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THIS NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP! PLEASE AND THANK YOU! "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501278March 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE 2005 COBALT? THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE! WHY DO YOU HAVE THE RECALL ONLY FOR 2009, IT SHOULD BE FOR 2005 AND ALL MODELS AFFECTED, REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR! JUST PICKING ONE YEAR IS NOT ACCURATE FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. THIS NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP! PLEASE AND THANK YOU! "TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT", AND FMVSS 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION". ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT CLIP MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED. IF THE CLIP IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVE COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO "PARK" AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN "PARK". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501307March 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN SHAKING (55MPH). GETTING OFF THE BELT LINE, TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND DIDN'T BRAKE. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED UP, AND I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART. CAR SHOOK BADLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SEEMED FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER, DRIVING INTO MY PARKING LOT (10MPH) THE CAR'S BRAKES LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON AND I BARELY GOT IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AT AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS, BRAKES, AND CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. CAR DROVE FINE. SIX WEEKS LATER, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH), SLOWED DOWN TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD, AND BRAKES WERE OUT. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WORN DOWN AGAIN, AS WELL AS CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AT THE TIME OF EACH INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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