Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10578349April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 21, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXACT DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE THE RECALL SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS SPEWING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAL, FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN IGNITION RECALL BUT NOT THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/17/17*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577562April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENTLY, MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND IN THE MESSAGE CENTER ON MY DASH BOARD, THE MESSAGE "SERVICE AIR BAG" IS SEEN. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES UP TO 5 TIMES IN A 20 MILE DRIVE. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED, AND AT ANY SPEED. ROAD CONDITIONS ALSO DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT AS IT HAPPENS IN SNOW, RAIN, DRY, BUMPY OR SMOOTH ROADS. I HAVE PHYSICALLY CALLED GM TO REPORT THIS AS WELL. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO BE CHECKED AS I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY A "BAD CONNECTION" WHICH IS SCARY. BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY WON'T GO OFF WHEN I NEED THEM, OR BAD CONNECTION AS IN THEY CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577358April 4, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ENGINE POWER REDUCED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577437April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 - 30 MPH WHEN WITH OUT WARNING MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT BEGAN TO SPIN IN THE MOST VIOLENT SPIN I HAVE EVER BEEN IN A VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING ME THE REAR OF THE CAR THEN SLID AROUND AND SLAMMED MY CAR INTO A POST OR CHAIN LINK FENCE HITTING IT HARD.THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS CREASED DOWN THE WHOLE SIDE, THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS ALL RIPPED UP AND THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND BROKEN. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED MY HAND WAS TWISTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR WAS SPINNING AND THE FORCE OF THE CAR HITTING SPRAINED MY BACK. NO AIR BAGS WERE SET OFF AND I WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER BY AMBULANCE. I HAVE BEGUN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. MY KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ACCS POSITION AND I CAN NOT MOVE IT EITHER WAY. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE SOMETIMES HOURS BEFORE IT WILL UNLOCK. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10577270April 3, 2014
STEERING
LOST POWER IN STEERING IT WAS REPLACED 13 MONTHS PRIOR FOR A RECALL. BEFORE THAT STEERING LOCKED UP ON US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577033April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE LOST POST WITHOUT AN APPARENT CAUSE. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I REMOVED MY KEY AND WAITED FOR AROUND TEN MINUTES. I WAS THEN ABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. I APPROACHED A LOCAL DEALER WITH THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME A LIKELY CAUSE. IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN BOTH SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, EACH TIME WITH OUT ANY PRECURSOR EVENT OR WARNING. IT IS TRULY FRIGHTENING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577047April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UPON STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE STEERING MALFUNCTION PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576689April 2, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT SEVERAL TIMES OVER A FEW WEEKS. IT WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING AND MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE TO STEER HARD. IF SHE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR IT WOULD FIX IT. WE HAD HER TAKE IT IN WHICH THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND CHARGED US $239.00 TO FIX THIS. THEY SAID IT SHOWED IT HAD BEEN FIXED ONCE BEFORE IN THE PAST. I SEE THIS HAS A RECALL NOW FOR THE EXACT THING THAT WAS WRONG WITH HER CAR AND I FEEL I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED CORRECTLY AND REIMBURSED FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576232April 1, 2014
STEERING
MY ENTIRE COLUMN SHAKES AND MAKES A DRAGGING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576293April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I HAD IT CHANGED. I HAVE POWER BUT IT STILL WILL NOT START. I DOESN'T MAKE ANY SOUNDS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO START IT. THERE IS NO HESITATION, JUST PURE SILENCE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'M JUST GLAD I DECIDED NOT TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575774March 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I DRIVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN I PARKED AT A FRIENDS APARTMENT COMPLEX I APPLIED MY E-BRAKE ON A SLIGHT HILL AND THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AT ALL. I HAD TO RE PARK MY VEHICLE ON A COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE AND THEN PLACE IT IN FIRST GEAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I DECIDED TO TEST SOMETHING. SO I PARKED MY CAR ON A FLAT SURFACE AND ENGAGED THE E-BRAKE. THE LEVER WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED ALL THE WAY UP WITH VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY VEHICLE FORWARD WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN BEGAN TO APPLY THE E-BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN FIRST GEAR EVERY TIME I PARK. THEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, ABOUT ON 01/05/2014 I EXPERIENCED THE SIMILAR ISSUE. I NOTICED THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY E-BRAKE LEVER ALL THE WAS UP WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. I THEN PARKED MY CAR WITH IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE E-BRAKE ENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR FORWARD WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE CABLE GET STRETCHED OUT VERY EASILY AND THAT ONE OF THE TWO BRAKE CABLES IS OFTEN MORE STRETCHED THAN THE OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575944March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT APP. 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, SWERVING, HITTING A BUMP OR HAVING AN ACCIDENT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE WARNING PANEL ON THE DASH WHICH STATED...SERVICE AIRBAG AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.....I WAS THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OR THIS INCIDENT.....ALSO VERY THANKFUL THAT I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS AIRBAG......AGES 11 YEARS AND 16 MONTHS!!!!!!!! MY PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED....JUST SOME SORENESS OF HIS FACE AND EAR. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING WHERE GM WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION BY GM AND MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. DURING THE 30 DAYS THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR I WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH A GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. WHO KEPT ME UP TO DATE ON REPAIRS AND ASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS WERE ALSO CHECKED. I REPEATEDLY DID ASK IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL AT THIS TIME SINCE THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573809March 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
DECEMBER 29, 2011, I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN THE COBALT WHEN MY CAR'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST CONTROL ON A SEMI-RESIDENTIAL A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-45 MP, DOWNHILL, I HIT A PARKED CAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD (NARROW ROAD, CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, 2-WAY STREET). I THOUGHT, "I'M GOING TO DIE". THIS IMPACT MADE THE CAR CONTINUE ON, FASTER AND MORE OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL/BUMPER OF THE COBALT AGAINST THE A PARKED TRUCK TO AVOID DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION OR ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NO AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. THE CAR THEN FLIPPED OVER, AND THAT'S HOW THEY FOUND AND RECOVERED ME. I AWOKE HOURS LATER IN SHOCK TRAUMA AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER IN DC (WHERE I WORKED AT THE TIME), WITH THE CAR TOTALED AND JUST A SCRATCH ON MY HAND. I JUST HAD ACHES/PAINS, NO BROKEN BONES, BUT HAD TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF WORK. I HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE AS I WAS A CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE. CAR INSURANCE PAID OFF THE EXPENSE OF VEHICLE. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS KILLED NOR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK, PHOTOS BUT I STILL DON'T DRIVE, MAYBE JUST ONCE A WEEK. THE YEAR OF THE COBALT IS FROM 2009, BUT I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, AS IT WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10573537March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY.THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573626March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SHUT MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT OFF AFTER I RETURNED HOME. UPON RE-ENTRY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY IN PARK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. LOCKSMITH IS COMING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION KEY, IN THE HOPES IT WILL FIX. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS SINCE THE 2005-2007 MODELS OF MY CAR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS (PER GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 13454). IT DID NOT DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING, EXCEPT FOR ONCE A WEEK OR SO AGO WHEN I HIT A SPEEDBUMP AND HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID WORK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573509March 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE I ALWAYS LOOK TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE I SHOULD STOP. AS I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PULL UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND WENT INTO MY SON'S TOOL BOX AND IF IT WASN'T THERE WOULD OF GONE THROUGH THE DINING ROOM WALL OUT THE OTHER SIDE. AS IT WAS THE TOOL BOX WENT INTO THE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT ON GO AS FULL SPEED, THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WERE SKID MARKS ON THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF SMOKE FROM THE TIRES THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR WAS GOING. I HAD TROUBLE SHUTTING OFF THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569468March 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PUT MY COBALT IN PARK AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. I ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A NEW CAR. AND THE DEALER SAID THE SWITCH WAS ELECTRONIC. THE SWITCH WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP RETRIEVE MY MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT ON 2009 COBALTS. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET WAS STILL USING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. I WILL NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE WITH LATER MODEL COBALTS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FIXED AS A RECALL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN MY COBALT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569070March 13, 2014
WHEELS, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO TURN INTO MY PARKING LOT I STARTED TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT WHEN I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DROVE OVER THE CURB OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX CAUSING MY WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR $1300.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THAT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568619March 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE SAME HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568144March 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A GRASSY FIELD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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