Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#11412977April 20, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE HAS RUSTED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. NEED TO REPLACE TOTAL LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405671March 30, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK DRIVER SIDE REAR OF VEHICLE. CAUSED BY HEAT SLEEVES PUT OVER THE LINE BY THE MANUFACTURER CAUSING WATER TO GET TRAPPED INSIDE ROTTING OUT THE FUEL LINE. I WAS LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN CAR WAS AT 210 OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED UP AT 1200 DEGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404439March 23, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL LINE LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399881March 9, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A FUEL LEAK.CORRODED FUEL LINE.03
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399312March 5, 2021
STEERING
POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT WAS SITTING STILL WHEN I CRANK IT AND I COULD BARELY TURN STEERING WHEEL. I COULD BE KILLED IF IT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT AND NEED TO BE RECALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395557February 10, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIRST THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, IGNITION AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT SHIFTING TO FIRST GEAR AND THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE TCM WAS GROUNDED TO THE CHASSIS, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395007February 6, 2021
STEERING
STEERING GETS STIFF ON AND OFF AFRAID IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP AND GET INTO ACCIDENT JUST PURCHASED FROM LOCAL USED CAR DEALER IN TOWN MID DECEMBER 2020 FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR GRANDDAUGHTERS 1ST CAR WITHIN FIRST 50 MILES TCM FAILED COULDNT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON GROUNDED WIRE AND HELPED WITH TRANSMISSION NOW POWER STEERING PROBLEM HARD STEERING ON AND OFF TRYING LEARN HOW TO PARALLEL PARK FOR HER DRIVERS TEST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394829February 5, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A FUEL LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE, IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. THIS LEAK IS FROM THE FUEL LINES AROUND THE HEAT SHIELD. IT APPEARS THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED. I TRIED TO GET A PRICE QUOTE ON PARTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY REQUIRED ME TO TAKE IN IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS, BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER $100 THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED AND FINALLY QUOTED ME ON THE REPAIR, OVER $1,000. NOT ONLY DO I FEEL THE PARTS WERE FAULTY, I FEEL LIKE I WAS SCAMMED OUT OF AN ADDITIONAL $100 TO CONFIRM WHAT I ALREADY KNEW. THE VEHICLE LEAKS WHEN STATIONARY, IF YOU TURN THE KEY OFF THE FUEL LINES WILL DRAIN ONTO THE GROUND UNTIL THE LINES EMPTY. STARTING THE VEHICLE TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE PUMP TO GET NEW FUEL TO THE ENGINE. WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON THE FUEL WILL CONTINUALLY DRIZZLE OUT. THE LEAK WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL A MECHANIC POINTED IT OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, BUT HAS NOW GROWN TO A BIG ISSUE. GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE LEAK TO THE EXHAUST I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR SOMEONE DRIVING IN THE SOUTH, IN THE SUMMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391187February 2, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP RECALL FIXED TWICE NOW ON MY CAR. LAST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF 2020, AND FINALLY IN JANUARY OF 2021 IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. NORMALLY I CAN DRIVE IT TO WHEREVER WITHOUT TOO MUCH ISSUE, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE YESTERDAY. I STARTED MY CAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, GOT IN TO LEAVE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT, AS IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, AND DID NOT GET FAR. IT JERKED AROUND VIOLENTLY, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER I LET IT SIT ALL DAY AND TRIED AGAIN, IT STILL WAS ACTING UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT EVEN START AFTER THAT TRY. I AM AT A LOSS AND AM FURIOUS AS THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AFTER BEING FIXED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11390126January 27, 2021
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY, I WAS DRIVING SLOW ON A BACK STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IT COULD HAD GONE VERY BAD. I FOUND NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375911November 23, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING, AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375349November 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373021November 4, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LAST OCTOBER 2020, WHEN ENTERING THE CAR, I SMELLED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE, AND THEN NOTICED UNDERNEATH, BADLY LEAKY FUEL LINES TOWARD THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. A LARGE POOL OF GASOLINE WAS ALSO NOTICED ON THE PAVEMENT. I AM INCLUDING A PHOTO OF THE CORRODED FUEL LINE AS FILE ATTACHMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366971October 29, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM GILL CHEVROLET (7830 COMMERCE DR, FLORENCE, KY 41042, (859) 371-7566) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING LISTED AS A FLOOD DAMAGED VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365750October 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GASOLINE LINE NEAR THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE RUSTED AND BEGAN TO SPILL GASOLINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365852October 22, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING UP HILL ON FREEWAY. GAS PETAL STUCK TO FLOOR INCREASING SPEED. COULD ONLY STOP BY PRESSING HARD( BRAKE PETAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN). TRIED TO DUPLICATE SCENARIO AGAIN BUT COULDN'T. TEMPERATURE WAS COLD <30F OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361936September 30, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE, THE PRIOR OWNER PUT BLACK TAPE OVER AIR BAG DEFECTIVE MESSAGE. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2014, IT STATES THE OWNER WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL INVOLVING THE IGNITION EFFECTING THE AIR BAGS. THE LISTING CODES NOT INDICATE WHETHER THE RECALL/ VEHICLE WAS EVER SERVICED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I TEND TO THINK IT WAS NEVER DONE. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DETERMINE, THE INCIDENT DESCRIBES THE CONSEQUENCE: IF THE KEY IS NOT IN THE RUN POSITION, THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. CURRENTLY ON MY DASH, THE CHECK AIRBAG IS DISPLAYED. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE APRIL 18, 2014 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER N/A POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 2,190,934 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 COMPONENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361525September 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A GAS SMELL FOR A FEW WEEKS AND WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING NEAR THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE LINES UP BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT WHEN HE CUT BACK THE HEAT SHIELD THAT WAS A RUSTED OUT HOLE CAUSING THE LEAK. BOTH THE FUEL AND THE RETURN LINE HAVE RUSTED AND ARE LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360663September 23, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT CONTACTED DAVID HOFFMAN AUTO MALL (198 BUFFALO RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14611; (585) 527-9500) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360824September 23, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I HAD RECALLS FIXED IN 2015. AND THEN SUDDENLY POWER STEERING TURNS ON AND OFF. NEVER BEFORE THEY TOUCHED IT WAS THERE AN ISSUE. IT HAPPENS HERE AND THERE AND STOPS. THIS YEAR IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND WON'T GO AWAY. MY POWER STEERING TURNS OFF IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING. DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND CAR STARTS CRANKING. GOES SUPER SLOW . I'M SCARED ITA GOING TO EXPLODE. I CAN'T DRIVE ON FREEWAY . AND NOW BESIDES THE LOCK ON SCREEN COMING ON MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW . NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. CAR SHOPS CAN'T HELP. WHEN I 1ST HAD THE ISSUE I CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE RECALL AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY FIXED THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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