Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10585325April 28, 2014
STEERING
MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS BUT IT ACTS LIKE IT IS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, IT IS A STRUGGLE TO TURN SOMETIMES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585148April 27, 2014
STEERING
TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN,POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING,MAKING IT HARD TO CONTINUE MAKING THE TURN. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583704April 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE DIED FOR NO REASON. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR WHEN UNAWARE THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND ARE UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT UNLESS THE BATTERY IS RECHARGED. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE IS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE YOU CANNOT OPEN THE TRUNK TO GET TO THE BATTERY? BEFORE RECALL IN 2010 MY KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE BATTERY WAS FINE AND I WOULD HAVE TO FORCEFULLY TRY TO GET THE KEY INTO THE START POSITION OR OFF POSITION AND PULL THE KEY OUT. PROBLEMS STILL REMAIN WITH THIS IGNITION PROBLEM? DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS HOW GM DESIGNED THE CAR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583371April 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER EACH TIME, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SWAY BAR, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 8/22/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582843April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RENTAL VEHICLE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582901April 15, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING POWER ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,634. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578725April 14, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2010 HE STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED, AND CORRECTED. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE KEY IGNITION THAT HAS BEEN IN THE MEDIA. THE CONSUMER SPENT $1200 FOR REPAIRS AND NOTIFIED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE SITUATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579706April 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. THE FUMES ARE BAD ENOUGH BY ITSELF BUT ITS ALSO A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED GM AND EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS CLEARLY STATED ONLINE FOR MY CAR GM WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579090April 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE KEY LOCKED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE KEY BUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AUTO UNTIL JUMP STARTING IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING APPEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS OFF. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN DRIVING MY AUTO TO THE DEALER, I NOTICED THE RPM REACHED 4500 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING TOOK SOME EFFORT WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579304April 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. CONTACTED GM ABOUT 2012 RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT. EXPLAINED TO GM THAT THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON THE COBALT SAID FUEL HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DO TO TOO MUCH POWER AT START UP. AND EXPLAINED TO GM THAT WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK. GMWAS VERY RUDE ALL THE SAID WAS TAKE OTHER KEYS OFF RING AND WOULD NOT FIX AT THE TIME THE IGNITION. AND WOULDN'T REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS WAS THREE MONTHS AGO BEFORE RECALLS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET THE IGNITION FIXED BUT DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK INTO WHY AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579308April 11, 2014
STEERING
IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK AT WORK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES ON TURNING THE KEY TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES AND I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE VARA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I TOLD THE LADY THAT WAS HELPING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO TO THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I TOLD HER THAT IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. SHE TOLD ME THEN I GUESS WHEN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING IT IN HOW IT IS. I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND SHE SAID NO. I THOUGHT THEN MAYBE THEN THERE ISN'T NOTHING WRONG. IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEN WHEN HE PARKED IT AT THE SERVICE CENTER THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE IT INSIDE THE SHOP AND IT GOT STUCK LIKE IT HAD DONE TO US BEFORE. THE SERVICE MEMBERS THEN WERE UNABLE TO TURN IT ON OR MOVE IT. THEY PUT ROLLS UNDER THE WHEELS AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT THERE. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP AFTER THREE DAYS THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MY HUSBAND AND ME NEVER ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AS LONG AS THEY FIXED. I STARTED THEN HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE RECALLS ON GENERAL MOTORS WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS ON COBALTS UP TO THE YEAR 2007 AND THE COMPLAINTS. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS IT WAS A 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLES WITH OTHER YEARS. IF THE SERVICE CENTER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLES AND RECALLS WHY DIDN'T THEY VOICE CONCERNS TO THEIR MANAGEMENT OR TO US. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE TREATMENT WE RECEIVED AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH EARLIER MODELS NOT JUST UP TO 2007 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578994April 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
HYDROPLANED ON FREEWAY. CAR SPUN AROUND TIL IT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL HITTING 3 SIDES OF THE CAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WAITING FOR CLAIMS ADJUSTER TO RULE IF ITS TO BE TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10577622April 5, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THE COBALTS UNTIL THE CAR KNOWS YOUR DRIVING HABITS. SAME OCCURRENCE IN THE 2007 COBALT. THE DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION AS TO DATE FOR THIS ISSUE STATING THAT IT HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ADJUST TO THE DRIVING HABITS. WE HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS AND PUT OVER 3000 MILES ON IT. CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. DEALER IS MADE AWARE OF THIS. INFORMED BY DEALER, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577341April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING OVER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE GOT PULLED OVER FOR A FRONT HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. FOUND OUT ITS THE SAME HEADLIGHT I REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO AND THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH THIS CARS LIGHTS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. ITS EITHER THE FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE OR REAR LIGHT BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACE AND I CAN NOT PLUG IN A CAR CHARGE FOR MY PHONE CAUSE OF A BURNING SMELL THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE CAR. I HAD THIS INVESTIGATED BY THREE PEOPLE WHO SERVICE CARS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576781April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT WAS OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE GEAR SHIFTER HOUSING BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNAL AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM FRACTURED UPON ENGAGING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576388April 1, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY COBALT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE GAS STATION I COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVING POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE TO TRY AND HAVE HIM HELP ME REMOVE THE KEY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AS WELL. I THEN CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALER LOCATED ON SW 152 ST IN MIAMI, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD;D BRING IN THE VEHICLE BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO FIX. ON THE WAY THERE, MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I THEN PULLED OVER AND TRIED AGAIN TO ATTEMPT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE CAR REACHED 300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND SOON AFTER SHUT OFF, LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN HIALEAH, FL WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I THEN CALLED GM AND EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM, I THEN WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN TOWED THERE AS I WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET IS NOW HASSLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT TOUCH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A REBUILT TITLE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPLAINED THAT HAD MY CAR BEEN ABLE TO BE CUT OFF THEN IT WOULD NOT HAVE OVERHEATED TO IT'S MAXIMUM AND I WOULD STILL HAVE A VEHICLE. I AM VERY UPSET AS I WAS UNAWARE OF THE KEY IGNITION RECALL AND I AM NOW LEFT CARLESS WHICH IS MY LIVIHOOD FOR MY KIDS AND FAMILY AS WELL AS I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO A RECALL I HAD NOT CLUE ABOUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576116April 1, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION HAS MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576009March 31, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GM BEFCAUSE OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE WEEKS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT.I WAS CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK WHEN I LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10575673March 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN USING BRAKES ON ICE ROADS THE BACK BRAKES COME ON FIRST,,AND YOU SPIN IN A CIRCLE..NOT GOOD!!!!!! THE RADIO GOES OFF AND ON WHEN IT WANTS..THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575535March 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF AND I HAD NO POWER TO STEER THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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