Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10291688November 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ONE DAY MY WIFE WALKED PAST THE CAR & SMELLED GAS. I TRACKED DOWN THE SMELL TO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. I REMOVED THE GAS TANK TO FIND THE FUEL SUPPLY PORT LEAKING GAS. I HAVE YET TO TAKE CARE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291763November 10, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING IS GOING IN AND OUT. MY CAR IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. I WENT ON THE COMPUTER AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT BECAUSE A TON OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT DID WRECK OR CAUSE INJURY TO ANYONE. I AM DOING THIS COMPLAINT IN ORDER FOR THIS NOT TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND MAYBE GM WILL DO A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291781November 10, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291428November 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE ROLLS FOR/AFT WHEN "PARKED"... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291474November 9, 2009
STEERING
STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY IF IT IS STOPPED RECRANKED IT WILL RESET. ON GOING PROBLEM FOR MYSELF AND LOTS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS. I HAVE SEARCHED MANY ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS WRONG. TWO WEBSITES ARE FIXYA.COM AND CHEVY COBALT FORUM, PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE IS DEATH OR INJURIES INVOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291477November 9, 2009
STEERING
ITS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING, BUT OCCURS ANYTIME CAR IS TURN ON, POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS ON, AND CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ALMOST LIKE STEERING LOCKS UP. HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291476November 9, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY STEERING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291480November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF GAS TANK ON 2006 CHEVY COBALT. DRIPPING GAS & LEAVING LINE OF GASOLINE WHEN CAR MOVES. LEAKING WHERE FUEL LINE FROM FUEL FILTER CONNECTS TO FUEL PUMP(SENDING UNIT) WHICH IS ON TOP OF GAS TANK. DRIPPING ABOUT SIX INCHES FROM EXHAUST PIPE. INTERNET SEARCH DISCOVERED OTHER POST WITH SIMILAR LEAKAGE. HOSES ARE FORMED/PRESSED ON CONNECTION. TO REPLACE HOSES & FIX LEAK REQUIRES REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP WITH THE HOSES ALREADY ATTACHED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291559November 9, 2009
STEERING
2005 CHEVY COBALT LS 2 DOOR POWER STEERING ISSUES!!!! WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? SOMEONE COULD DIE.... POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291593November 9, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
POWERSTEERING FAILURE ON MY COBALT. I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LOCKS ON ME AND I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE CAR. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE SAME YEAR AND IT HAPPENS TO HER TOO. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT IS ABOUT 2000.00 TO REPLACE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291398November 8, 2009
STEERING
HI I DRIVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES. RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DISPLAY READING "POWER STEERING." SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I WAS TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AND ALMOST RAN OVER SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS. I PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER CHECKING THE FUSE BOX AND SEEING NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM I STARTED MY CAR AND THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THINKING THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN INTERMITTENT GLITCH I DROVE BACK HOME AND SURE ENOUGH, 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE MESSAGE RE-APPEARED AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A CONSISTENT ISSUE AMONG THE MAJORITY OF COBALT OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF I'VE EVER SEEN ONE. HOW MANY CLOSE CALLS IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM? OR IS IT ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE A FEW DEATHS FOR SOMEONE TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND REALIZE THERE'S A SERIOUS ISSUE AT HAND? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291395November 8, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WELL ENOUGH TO STEER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291415November 8, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291294November 7, 2009
STEERING
2007 CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS CAR. SHE WAS IN COLORADO WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE THANK GOD SHE WASN'T IN A SNOW STORM, SHE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. PLEASE LET THERE BE A RECALL AND GET THESE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291326November 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE ISSUE ON BRAND NEW 2008-2010 COBALT SS THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE OVERLY HARD TO THE ROTOR, CAUSING HEAVY SCOURING AND WARPING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND MANY GM DEALERS ARE NOT REPAIRING THE ITEM UNDER WARRANTY, THIS ITEM NEEDS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291333November 7, 2009
STEERING
THERES A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 COBALT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING. I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN AND MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ISSUE GOES AWAY TO RETURN AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291336November 7, 2009
STEERING
2007 CHEVY COBALT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291349November 7, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWERING STEERING PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291206November 6, 2009
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT 2007. WHILE DRIVING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WITHOUT WARNING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AT SAME TIME "POWER STEERING" NOTICE APPEARS ON DRIVER INFORMATION READOUT. CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER UNDER 30 MPH. VERY TIGHT AND DANGEROUS OVER 30MPH WONT MAINTAIN LANE ON BEND OR CORNER. CAUSES EXTREMELY HIGH PUBLIC SAFETY CONDITIONS. CAR CAN BE RESET BY TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING CAR, PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER LAST FEW DAYS AND MANY TIMES OVER LAST FEW MONTHS , HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONE TIME IN CORNER CAUSE DRIVER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291281November 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS/TC WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES ON IT MY REAR BRAKES HAVE BECOME COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE WITH UNUSUAL WEAR PROPERTIES TO THE INSIDE PAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, AND THIS TIME THE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKING THE CAR PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN AND LOCK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE DESPITE HAVING ABS ANYTIME IT RAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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