Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10342971July 13, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. I RECEIVED A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY 2010 STATING THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER STATING WERE AND WHEN TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR CHECK UP. IT IS JULY 2010 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER HERE IN SALINAS CA, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT FOR THAT LETTER AND MY CAR COULD NOT BE CHECKED UNTIL THEN. PLEASE HELP OUT IT IS VERY SCARY AND I'M VERY CONCERNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342990July 13, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342607July 12, 2010
STRUCTURE
CHROME COVER ON 2008 CHEVY COBALT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOUND FOUR OTHER INCIDENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10342658July 12, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 06 COBALT RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING . IN OCTOBER OF 09 I STARTED CALLING GM OVER MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT . MY CAR IS UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THEN AND STILL IS WITH JUST 50,000 MILES. I CALLED GM RESEARCHED ,AND SIGNED THE PETITION FOR THE RECALL AND GOT NOWHERE BUT LIES FROM THEM. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THEY COULD FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BEFORE THE RECALL THAT THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT WENT INTO AFFECT. THEY TOLD ME TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH COST 100 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET WHICH I DID. STILL NO RESULT, NOW WE HAVE A RECALL 2 MONTHS AFTER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR. THE THING THAT TROUBLES ME NOW IS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER LIE BEING TOLD BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAYS THAT THERE IS 2 THINGS THAT SHOULD BE FIXED NOT JUST ONE, THE CHEAPEST ONE, THE RECALL IS ONLY GOING TO FIX THE MOTOR . THE COLUMN IS ALSO SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE MOTOR WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ALTOGETHER IT IS JUST A BANDAID SORT OF THING. THIS IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT GM REQUIRED BEFORE THE RECALL. THIS IS ABOUT A $1500 PROBLEM .WHY ARE THEY NOT GOING TO FIX ALL OF IT LIKE THEY SAID IT REQUIRED BEFORE RECALL. IT GOES OUT WHEN YOU GET TO 10 OR 15 MPH AND STAYS OUT UNTIL CAR IS SHUT OFF. THEY ARE LYING ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHO ONLY DRIVES 10MPH IMPOSSIBLE! I HAVE BEEN GETTING ON THE RAMPS ON HIGHWAYS IN A CURVE AND IT WOULD GO OUT ,VERY DANGEROUS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR STEERED STRAIGHT, NOT TO MENTION TRYING TO PARK OR BACK UP IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS ON HITTING OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOU. I DRIVE IN FEAR EVERY DAY WITH A NEW CAR, I HAVE GOT NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS NOW FROM THIS. I HAVE A LIST OF FRONT END WEAR & TEAR DAMAGE FROM THIS BEING OUT FOR 10 MONTHS NOW . I HAVE A 87 YR FATHER WHO WAS A GM WORKER ,WHO I TAKE TO APPTS IN THIS CAR, WHICH WE BOTH FEAR EVERYTIME WE ARE IN IT. GM NEEDS TO FIX BOTH PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342712July 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T SAY WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342730July 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LAND AND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR UNTIL THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342766July 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT WAS PARTIALLY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342771July 12, 2010
STEERING
IT STARTED OUT OF NO WHERE A WARNING OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS APPEARED AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS FIXED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT HAPPENS AROUND EVERY 20-30 MIN. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT TIMES IM NOT ABLE TO FINISH A TURN AND I GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342427July 10, 2010
STEERING
BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARE BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEEDS REPLACED AND GM WITH NOT DO ANYTHING BUT TOLD ME SORRY FOR THE EXPERIENCE. IN THE WINTER IN DEC, 2009 MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVING FUNNY THE STEERING WAS ACT WEIRD HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH THEN IT STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TRY TO KEEP THE WHEEL START BUT IT WAS HARD I HIT A GIANT POT HOLE MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE UNDER THE CAR. I FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL THAT MY PASSENGER RIM IS BENT, MAYBE WHEEL BEARING IS DAMAGED ALSO ALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD NEED REPLACED. GOT THE STEERING RECALL FIXED AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TALK TO 3 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX THESE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING ON SEVERAL 2005 COBALT AND UP THAT THIS A VERY ON GOING PROBLEM EVEN WITH COBALT WITH LESS MILES THEN MINE AND I DO NOT EVEN HAVE 50,000 YET. I WOULD SAY IT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT EACH CAR OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342193July 9, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE WILL HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341979July 8, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED BEING TRAVELED AND CONTINUED WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BUSHING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341525July 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PULLED THE PADS THERE WHERE CHUNKS OF METAL THAT APPEARED TO BE ROTOR MATERIAL EMBEDDED IN THE PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341400July 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNDER NORMAL DAILY DRIVING CONDITIONS (MAJORITY IS COMMUTING), MY REAR ROTORS AND BRAKR PADS WERE REPLACED AT 21,259KM, QUOTE FROM SERVICE ORDER FROM MY DEALERSHIP, "REAR BRAKES AT SQUEALERS, CONFIRMED SQUEAL NOISE FROM REAR. FOUND REAR BRAKE PADS AT SQUEALERS. BOTH ROTORS BADLYSCORED. MACHINED ROTORS LR19.0MM AND RR19.10MM REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS". THEN AT 42,465KM BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AS I COULD SMELL BURNING BRAKES FROM THE REAR END AFTER ONLY 20 MIN OF DAILY AVERAGE DRIVING . FOLLOWING IS A QUOTE FROM MY DEALERSHIP WORK ORDER, "CAUSE: SEIZED/BINDS/STICKS. FOUND REAR BRAKES @ 2MM REMAINING ON REAR INBOARD PAD. CHECKED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC SYS. CHECKED FOR ABS CODES. CHECKED FOR BULLETINS ON REAR BRAKES. CHECKED E BRAKE NO PROBLEMS FOUND. REMOVED REAR CALIPERS AND FOUND CALIPERS STICKY. NEED TO BE REPLACED BOTH REAR CALIPERS STICKY. NEED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS. INNER PADS 2MM OUTBOARD 6MM AND ROTORS UNDR MIN. REPLACED BOTH REAR CALIPERS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. BLED BRAKE SYSTEM". THEN MY DEALERSHIP FOLLOWED WITH "THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME GM WILL REPLACE REAR BRAKES". AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED IF THE REAR BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FRO THE APPLICATION AND ARE BEING WORN OUT AND DAMAGING BRAKE PARTS EVERY 20,000KM OR SO THEN A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH REPLACEMENTS OF AN ADEQUATE BREAKING COMPONENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341325July 3, 2010
STEERING
PLEASE READ THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH COMPLAINT #103413322. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR VEERED OFF THE CONCRETE AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I FIXED THE DRIVER'S REAR DAMAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AT A COST OF $553.45 TO AVOID ANOTHER INSURANCE RATE HIKE. THE ACCIDENT MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE COMPLAINT NUMBER RAISED MY INSURANCE $64.00 PER MONTH AND I DID NOT WANT IT RAISED AGAIN OR CANCELLED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT BECAUSE IF ONE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A SPEED OF UNDER 10 MPH. THE STEERING IS NOT CONTROLLABLE. I MENTIONED THIS TO ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL WHERE I OBTAINED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE TOLD EITHER BY GM OR THE RNTERPRISE CORP. THAT THE CARS DID NOT NEED TO BE FIXED AND COULD BE RENTED AS IS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341322July 3, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, TIRES, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CHEVY COBALT 2009. TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT CARS. BOTH RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE. DON'T KNOW WHAT CATEGORY TO PUT THE COMPLAINT IN. STEERING? BRAKING? OR SOMETHING ELSE? THIS MODEL HANDLES TERRIBLY ON WET PAVEMENT. DOESN'T BRAKE WELL ON WET PAVEMENT, AND TIRES SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. INCIDENT 1. CHANGING LANES ON I270 MD. GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. AND SLOWED DOWN TO MOVE ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT. GOING FROM A LESS USED WETTER LANE TO LANE TO THE RIGHT, WHICH WASN'T QUITE AS WET. CAR SPUN OUT TWICE AND HIT THE JERSEY WALL TWICE. THEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, THANK GOD. STATE POLICE WERE ON THE SHOULDER FOR TRAFFIC GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION ACROSS FROM ME BUT DID NOT COME TO THE CAR. INCIDENT 2. RENTED ANOTHER OF THE SAME MODEL. WHENEVER THE STREET WAS WET, THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL. SEEMED TO BE VERY SHORT PERIODS OF NOT BRAKING. WHEN SLOWLY STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE WHEELS SPUN AND THEN TOOK HOLD. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ANOTHER SITUATION FOR SPINNING OUT. ENTERPRISE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. INSURANCE COMPANY RAISED MY RATES FROM $103 TO $167 PER MONTH! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341072July 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30-35 MPH, AND BRAKING HARD (LOCKING UP THE TIRES), THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHICH RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE CAR HANDLED. WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON ICY ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP THE TIRES. THE CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD (GOOD). I LET OFF THE BREAKS, AT WHICH POINT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER- COULD NOT RECREATE, THE SECOND TIME I DEMONSTRATED IT FOR THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE IT ON ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER OF 2009-2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341281July 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 COBALT'S STEERING WAS RECALLED, SINCE THAT I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT POWER STEERING UNITS PUT ON MY CAR WITHIN TWO WEEKS. NOW MY THIRD POWER STEERING UNIT HAS GONE BAD AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP ORDERS A NEW ONE WHICH WILL TAKE FOUR DAYS. IF I DO DRIVE IT I COULD RISK A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340950July 1, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN OR DRIVE OVER A POT HOLE THERE WAS A CONSTANT KNOCKING NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS AS IF THE WHEELS WERE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRED THE BUSHINGS TO BE REPLACED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,328.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340730June 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN# [XXX] . FUEL LEAK COMING FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE. EXISTING RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, THAT GM SAYS DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. CAR IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WAS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, AND NEW MEXICO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340802June 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD NOT GO IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PAY $397 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO CLOSED THE CASE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 50000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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