Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11355637September 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A GAS LEAK. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL L IU ST. THE LIST OF CONSUMERS AFFECTED IS A PRETTY LONG LIST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355688September 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAKING NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355682September 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES LEAKING BADLY ON FLOOR LOOKS LIKE A FIRE HAZARD!! I NOTICED A VERY STRONG ORDER OF GASOLINE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH CARS TO SEE IT DRIPPING AT A VERY FAST RATE I NOTICED IT AS I CAME BACK FROM A DRIVE ON FLAT SURFACE WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355306September 16, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER TEAM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 404 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD, SALISBURY NC 28147 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. INVALID VIN PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355459September 16, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,087.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355214September 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I FILLED UP TANK WITH GAS ,NOTICED GAS SMELL TWICE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ,STARTER SKIPPED A BEAT A COUPLE TIMES WHEN STARING EARLY IN THE MORNING,, DIDNT NOTICE GAS SMELL. CHARGED CAR FOR 6 HOURS ON CHARGER.NEXT MORNING I DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES AFTER SITTING FOR AN HOUR I WENT BACK TO CAR AND NOTICED PUDDLE OF LIQUID ,SMELLED LIQUID ,, IT WAS GAS , SEEN IT DRIPPING RAPIDLY IN BIG DROPS ,CALLED AAA GOT THERE HOUR LATER AND IT HAD STOPPED.DRIPPED BEHIND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE.HAD IT TOWED READ ALOT OF THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS AND OTHER VEHICLES SAME CIRCUMSTANCES BUT SOME NOT COVER BY A RECALL ,FUEL LINES AND PUMPS ETC..ALL THE CARS SHOULD BE FIXED WITH THIS PROBLEM.ANYTIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355030September 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR WHILE PARKED. I NOTICED A FEW DROPS OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE A HEAT SHIELD IS PRONE TO COLLECT SALT, DIRT, ETC. AT THE METAL LINE WHICH CAUSES CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354650September 13, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A LARGE FUEL LEAK AND CHEVY HAS A RECALL FOR 2008 TO 2010 VEHICLES WITH RUSTED FUEL LINES, AND MY 2007 SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE RUSTED FUEL LINES RECALL. I THINK GM SHOULD REEVALUATE THE YEARS THIS IS AFFECTING. MY CAR HAS UNDER THE MILEAGE IT SHOULD HAVE AND I HAVE KEPT MY VEHICLE UP TO DATE WITH ALL SERVICES! THE RECORDS ARE AT ROSEVILLE CHEVROLET IN ROSEVILLE, MN. THAT IS WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, AS WELL. THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING VERY BADLY. I'M IN HOPES THEY WILL RECTIFY THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354386September 11, 2020
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 10V073000(STEERING) WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JEFF JOHNSON CHEVROLET(2533 CARROLLTON PIKE, WOODLAWN, VA 24381) WHERE SHE DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF TO HAVE THE RECALLS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE STRAIGHT INTO DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER FIANC'S HOUSE. SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM OF THE ACCIDENT AND ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLANTED TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE STEERING WHEEL RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED ANOTHER DEALER,FLOW BUICK-GMC(1945 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT A SENIOR ADVISOR WOULD CONTACT HER ABOUT THE MATTER. THE SENIOR ADVISOR HAD CALLED HER BACK AND INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL WAS INACTIVE AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE INITIAL DEALER TO GET THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THE ADVISOR. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354087September 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALL LIGHT UP THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK AT TIMES AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS ITS A GUARANTEE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE EVAP SENSOR IS FAULTING BECAUSE WHEN I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. THE EVAP PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A POSSIBLE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY A LOCAL LICENSED MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354099September 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
CONSTANT POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ENGINE LIGHT MESSAGES. POWER STEERING LOSS CAUSING CAR TO BE UNDRIVEABLE. THIS HAPPENS DURING CAR START UP AND WHILE DRIVING BOTH ON THE ROAD AND FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353985September 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN JULY / AUGUST OF 2019 I WAS SMELLING GASOLINE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I EVENTUALLY NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE PARKED VEHICLE. AFTER CALLING MY STEPFATHER WHO IS A MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO CONFIRMED I HAD A CORRODED FUEL FEED LINE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND COMPLETED THE REPAIR FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354020September 9, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
2-3 WEEKS AGO I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE. FROM THE TIME I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. AT THE SAME TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT, SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT AND THEFT LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I GOT MY CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE AND WHEN I SHUT IT OFF IT WOULD NOT START BACK. I HOOKED IT UP TO THE OBD2 SCANNER AND THE CODES THAT CAME BACK WERE P1682( FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH) AND CODE U0101(TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353689September 8, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE BEHIND DRIVER DOOR AND IN FRONT OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE/AXEL - RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL NEAR EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353394September 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT WOULDN'T START. AS I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION IT LOCKED ITSELF IN AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE IT.I WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT THE CAR JUMP BUT I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO MOVE IT TO A POSITION TO GET A JUMP BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT IS ALSO LOCKED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THIS CAR AS IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353267September 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR 6 MONTHS NOW...RIGHT AFTER SHUTOFF IN DRIVEWAY.....DRIVING TO A PARK TODAY ABOUT 6 PM...ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED UP TO MY SIDE, AND SAID I WAS LEAKING GAS OR SOMETHING...WAS BEHIND ME AT STOP LIGHT ...GOT TO THE PARK AND STOPPED CAR..AUTISTIC CHILD IN BACK SEAT WITH LITTLE DOG VERY SCARED.......SENT HER ACROSS THE PARK TO A BENCH TO SIT.....LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND STRONG STEADY GAS DRIP IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL.. SEVERAL FUEL LINES THAT WERE SIDE BY SIDE...CLOSE TO MUFFLER...FUEL DEFINITELY DRIPPING FROM THEM......ROLLED CAR FOWARD AHEAD OF SPILL, AND HEADED HOME....LOOKED WHERE WE USUALLY PARK IN DRIVEWAY AND SAW AN 18 INCH ROUND GAS STAIN ON ASPHALT......NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE TODAY......USED CAR ON THE 3RD TO PICK UP FOOD......STAIN FROM SEPT 3RD... WAS A MECHANIC BACK IN THE 70`S AND 80`S....AND FIGURED SINCE THE TANK DIDN`T EMPTY.....THE LEAK MUST STOP AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, OR UNTIL FUEL PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM FALLS TO ZERO PSI.......I`VE HAD TONS OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, AND BIGGEST P O S I`VE EVER OWNED.......HAS 112K ON IT AND FEW MORE YEARS LEFT......MIGHT NOT GET STICKER THIS FALL.......THE CHEAP FRONT MUD FLAPS DON`T PROTECT THE CAR, AND THE ROCKER PANELS HAVE MAJOR CORROSION.......FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS DON`T LAST VERY LONG, AND HAD YEARS OF COMPUTER ISSUES AND OVERHEATING ON DISABILITY..2 METAL HIPS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY.....I`M GOING TO GET UNDER THIS TOMORROW , AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE A TEMP REPAIR, WITH SOME FUEL HOSE, AND A COUPLE CLAMPS......I`D PARK IT ON THE LAWN FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND TRY TO GET RIDES....BUT DAUGHTER`S MEDICAL APPTS KEEP ME DRIVING ALMOST DAILY..G M SHOULD PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE, AND TAKE THESE ALL BACK.....OLDER CARS HAVE EXHAUST ISSUES , AND A GAS LEAK VERY CLOSE BY, AND BOOM...I WOULD BET MANY MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND FIXED IT, NOT KNOWING IT`S A DESIGN ERROR....HELP... PLEASE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353058September 3, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A FUEL LEAK. A HALF A TANK OF GAS DRIPPED OUT IN LESS THAN 6 MILES OF DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352767September 2, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POOL OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF HIGHLAND LOCATED AT 3372 HIGHLAND RD, HIGHLAND, MI 48357, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352429September 1, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE CREATED A HOLE IN PISTON. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352584September 1, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTIME I GET NEAR MY CAR A SMALL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS TO BE TURNING TO MUCH GAS FOR A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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