Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10320170March 16, 2010
STEERING
DECEMBER 21,2008 CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A ONE CAR CRASH, WHERE HER AND HER CAR WERE THRU TO THE STREET BELOW ON 6-35 AND HIGH DR. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE SHE WAS THROWN OUT THE CAR BUT WAS SAVED ENOUGH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT SO LUCKY IT LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS SCATTER IN MANY PIECES. THERE WAS PHYSICAL NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WOULD HAVE BY PASSED THE OPENING AND LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW GOING IT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THERE WAS A REENACTMENT DONE BUT THE FINDING WERE IN CONCLUSIVE ON HOW SHE DIED. SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON HER 2008 COBALT AND THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. HER OLDER SISTER WANT TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING FOR RECALL RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH AND DID NOT FIND ANY AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT NOW THIS NATIONAL RECALLS FOR THE TOYOTA THEN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL DONE WITH GM RECENTLY OPENED OUR EYES THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT OF FAULTY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVE AND THE CONCLUSION THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN NONE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10320174March 16, 2010
STEERING
05 CHEVY COBALT (EPS) POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING YOU CAN DIVE THE CAR MAYBE A MILE AND THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING . YOU CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WILL DO THE SAME THING IN A MILE OR SO HAS STARTED DOING IT JUST DRIVING STRAIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320173March 16, 2010
STEERING
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 20 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE REPAIR PARTS WERE AT A COST OF $300.00. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320220March 16, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
2009 COBALT SS WITH DISC REAR BRAKES. MILEAGE 16588. THE REAR BRAKES ARE GETTING EXTREMELY SCORED (LOOK LIKE A RECORD WITH GROVES) AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE IS DRAGGING. I NOTICED THIS STARTED 2 DAYS AGO WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. THE REAR OF THE CAR SQUATTED DOWN, TO ME INDICATE THE BRAKE WAS HUNG UP. THEN I HEARD A "TWANG" SOUND FOLLOWED BY A POP. IT SOUND LIKE A BRING THAT WAS HUNG UP FINALLY LET LOOSE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT AT SPEED LESS THAN 10 MPH YOU GET A NOTICEABLE SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE REAR BRAKES. IT SOUND SIMILAR TO WHEN YOU TURN ROTORS ON A BRAKE LATHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320269March 16, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WHEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION; AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT THAT TIME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WITHOUT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320297March 16, 2010
STEERING
I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT, AND IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 20 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 4-5 DAYS. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319645March 15, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS OFTEN. WE LOOKED TO SEE IF THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND FOUND OUT NOTHING TO FILL. IT IS ALL ELECTRIC POWERED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. YOUNG DAUGHTER DRIVING CAR TO WORK AND COLLEGE. VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. TOOK IT TO DEALER HAD THE STEERING MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT A COST OF 377.00. THE CAR HAS ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319693March 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR DEVELOPED ODOR OF FUEL. CAR BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER ODOR APPEARED, FUEL LEAK WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, PROGRESSED TO LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND FREQUENCY BECAME CONSISTENT WITH A FUEL LEAK. TOOK CAR TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED FUEL PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MECHANIC REPLACED WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY--COST $ 553.58,MILEAGE AT 88583-- RECEIVED RECALL ON FUEL ASSEMBLY THREE MONTHS LATER--CURRENT MILEAGE 98,347. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319838March 15, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF OF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLABLY AND ROLLED OVER INTO THE BUSHES. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT USAGE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LUNGS, AND RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE STEERING A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10319844March 15, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN THE BEGINNING OF 2009. I WAS DRIVING MY COBALT DOWN A STEEP HILL GOING APPROXIMATELY 15-20MPH AND OUT OF THE BLUE MY DRIVER MESSAGE CENTER FLASHED THE WORDS 'POWER STEERING', A CHIME SOUNDED AND MY VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING ABILITY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT AGAIN HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT ALL. ONCE I STOPPED, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN (IT STRUGGLED) AND IT DID THE SAME THING, FLASHED 'POWER STEERING' ON THE MESSAGE CENTER, A CHIME SOUNDED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS (MARCH 13, 2010 AND MARCH 14, 2010. THIS TIME I WAS COMING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE CAR AGAIN FLASHED 'POWER STEERING' IN THE MESSAGE CENTER, A CHIME SOUNDED AND I AGAIN LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY ON THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED BUT THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT HAS REMAINED LIT EVER SINCE. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH CHEVY COBALTS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319899March 15, 2010
STEERING
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES GAS TANK REPLACED SENSORS REPLACED, CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS LOCKING UP, CDS GET STUCK, VEHICLE VIBRATION ISSUES NEVER FIXED AND A ROTATING NOISE ALONG WITH ROAD NOISE NEVER FIXED. CURRENT WOULD BE THE POWER STEERING WHICH WORKS FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS GIVING ME ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, THEN A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STIFF AND IS REALLY HARD TO TURN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND A DEALER BOTH HAVE DENIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY HARD TO PARK REVERSING INTO A PARKING IS IMPOSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319992March 15, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 COBALT ON MARCH 7TH 2010 WHEN THE WHEEL BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE WORDS POWER STEERING WERE SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319494March 14, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY COBALT SINCE NEW. CAR HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD A FEW PROBLEMS SOME THAT DEALER TOOK CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY. I STARTED NOTICING A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PS FRONT OF THE CAR ON 12/09. I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR BUSHING WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO MOVE FORWARD/BACKWARD CAUSING THE NOISE. I REPLACED BOTH PS & DS BUSHINGS WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ON A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED CARS WITH WELL OVER 200,000 MILES ON THEM AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319603March 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD ONLY 2000 MILES ON MY 09 COBALT AND REAR BRAKES STARTED TO SCORE FROM INNER BRAKE PADS. DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T FIX DUE TO BULLETIN GM SENT OUT NOT TO REPLACE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS ON OWN. CAR WOULD HAVE GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR BEFORE REPLACING BRAKE PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319379March 13, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR IS A 2005 COBALT CHEVROLET. TWICE IN 3 MONTHS A HEAR A CHIME AND THE STEERING GOES FROM AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL AND PUTS ME IN HARMS WAY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SCARED ME TODAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON I95 WHILE RAINING. THE STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD TO MANUALLY CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND ALMOST CRASHED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEY SAID IT IS A PROBLEM AND A RECALL NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO ME SOON. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CRASH AND CHEVY SAID IT MAY BE A WHILE BEFORE I GET MY RECALL NOTICE AND THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319425March 13, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED IT CAUSED DIFFICULTY DRIVING THE CAR WHERE YOU COULD BARELY DRIVE. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319462March 13, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT WITHIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN A FAIRLY HORRIFIC CRASH, WITH THE CAR COMING TO REST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AGAINST SOME TREES. I SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY AND THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT HURT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BOTH BEEN SUFFERING FROM HEADACHES SINCE THE ACCIDENT. WERE IT NOT FOR THE SMALL TREES LINING THE ROAD THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO ROLL POSSIBLY KILLING US BOTH SINCE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIN#. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10319473March 13, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS TURNING ON A CURB. I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I WAS GOING 50 MPH. I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TURNED THE CAR AND ONCE I RESTARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY 2 DEALER THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. AND, THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE POWER STEER MOTOR REPLACED MOST LIKELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319111March 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING DOWN UNUSUALLY FAST, PARTICULARLY ON THE INSIDE SURFACE WHERE IT IS HARD TO SEE. BRAKE ROTORS ARE GROOVING SEVERELY. DEALER HAS RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND SANDED THE PADS ONCE ALREADY LESS THAN 4000 MILES AGO, AND NOW THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY, FAILING BRAKES IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318619March 12, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STEERING AND FRONT END PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. THE COIL PACK AND MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE THE KEY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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