Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10498507February 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON 02/16/2013 WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED ATTENTION WAS BROUGHT TO A SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE GAS LEAKING OUT OF MY GAS TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO CHEVY BECAUSE I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498266February 15, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498024February 13, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER DEALER INSTALLED A MODULE KIT AT A COST OF $ 745.12. 04/10/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497812February 11, 2013
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, MY POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON ME DIC. IT KEPT FLASHING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUTTING OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTING IT, THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE. UPON STARTING IT IN THE MORNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES FIXED IT, LATER THAT DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN IN TOWN AS I WAS MAKING A TURN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS IN GENERAL AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496872February 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,944.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496919February 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF FUEL WENT TO GET IT CHECKED AND IT IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496679February 7, 2013
STEERING
STARTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON DIGITAL PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496726February 7, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496760February 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND RELAY WERE ALSO REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496802February 7, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE I NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMITTING FROM THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ME $750.00. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN AND BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN FLORIDA WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE # 09V419000. I WAS NEVER ISSUED A NOTICE BY GM ABOUT THIS RECALL . THE ONLY WAY I DID FIND OUT ABOUT IT WAS THAT MY SISTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND SHE RECEIVED ONE. SHE ALSO LIVES IN AND BOUGHT HER CAR IN FLORIDA. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE SENT ME A NOTICE AND ALSO THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS I HAD TO INCUR ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496580February 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PLASTIC COMPONENT ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMAPIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496594February 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY LEAK - THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL ISSUE IN SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING ARKANSAS, BUT NOT MISSOURI OR KANSAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496635February 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496641February 6, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,033.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496653February 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497021February 5, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM, THE FUEL PUMP HAD NO PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. A MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496484February 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND SINCE THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE GOES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT IT IS BEING STEERED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO TURN AS IF THERE WAS NO WHEEL BASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496389February 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. I CAN UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH NO ISSUES, BUT THE DOOR ITSELF WILL NOT OPEN. HAVE TO CLIMB IN AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496400February 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED. ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013, WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED, A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER NOTIFIED US THAT GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496138February 2, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AT MULTIPLE TIMES, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE LATCH. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MAINLY WHEN IT GETS VERY COLD OUTSIDE. WHEN I PULL THE LATCH IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT CATCHES ANYTHING INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM WILL GO ON FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, AND THEN SUDDENLY THE LATCH WILL BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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