Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11131770September 26, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILURE AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT WHEN TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131803September 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. BOLTS AND STRAPS HOLDING FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED AND DEALER HAD TO REMOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131559September 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL IS AWFUL AN GAS LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE TANK! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP! MANY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130941September 24, 2018
STEERING
MY CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING AND I REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131001September 24, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
MARKESHIA WAS DRIVING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE SWERVED INTO A POLE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A STRAY DOG. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HER 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS DID NOT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT SHE WENT IN AMBULANCE TO TX. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE HER DAUGHTER WAS RUSHED TO TRAUMA UNIT FOR IMMEDIATE SURGERY. HER DAUGHTER HAS A PERMANENT BRAIN INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11130824September 23, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL AFTER DRIVING CAR. THIS IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE, BUT ONLY IN HOT CLIMATES! SO WHAT IF OUR CAR BLOWS UP IN OUR GARAGE DUE TO GAS FUMES. THE GAS FUME VOLUME IS HIGH, AND I FEEL UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130857September 23, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED USED 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT LT COUPE VEHICLE SMELLS IF GASOLINE BUT VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. VISIBLE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND THE GASOLINE DEPLETES QUICKLY. NEED REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. GM NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. I HAVE CHILDREN AS I'M SURE MANY OF US DO, I'M NOT WILLING TO RISK THEIR LIVES BECAUSE GM HASN'T INCLUDED ENOUGH VEHICLES IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130758September 22, 2018
STEERING
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND REDUCED POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE AND THE NEXT YOU START IT UP ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON AND THE GAUGES START JUMPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130182September 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM PLASTIC FUEL LINE UNDER CAR. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN TEXAS BY MY AUNT AND I UNDERSTAND MANY CARS OF THE SAME TYPE HAVE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHILE I JUST NOTICED THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FIRE TO MY CAR AS OF NOW RELATED TO THIS I AM VERY CONCERNED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130204September 18, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY AROUND, BUT THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129902September 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH WON'T TURN ON AND SOMETIMES WON'T TURN OFF ITS VERY LOOSE ONCE YOU DO GET IT ON AND NOW WON'T TURN OVER AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129687September 15, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IF MY TANK IS QUITE FULL IT LEAKS GAS TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE, I HAVE A SMALL PUDDLE WHERE EVER IT SITS. I FIRST NOTICED A STRONG ODOR THAN COUPLE DAYS LATER A PUDDLE OF GAS IT PROBABLY DOES IT ALSO WHILE DRIVING TO.. DONT HAVE CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129688September 15, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE A SMALL PUDDLE LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR ON DRIVERS SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129552September 14, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED WHEN THE DRIVER PARKED THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FRACTURED. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,652.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129085September 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED AND FUEL IS DRIPPING ALONG THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128647September 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED GAS EMITTING FROM VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, NEXT DAY STRONG SMELL IN VEHICLE, UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP AND LINES FROM THE FUEL PUMP. TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKED AND DISINTERGRATED,(CITED "NORTHERN CAR"). HAVING NO RECALL EFFECT. PAY 850.00 PLUS OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128754September 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2009 CHEVY COBALT LS SEDAN AND I ONLY HAD IT SINCE MID AUGUST 2018 AND ALL WAS FINE WHEN I PURCHASED. NOW I HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL AREA AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND THEN PARKED . I CALLED THE GM HOTLINE THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND ONLINE AND THEY SAID THAT ITS AN OUT OF POCKET PROBLEM AND THAT MY VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES FOR FREE OF CHARGE. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED,FIXED IN ONE STATE FREE OF CHARGE BY GM AND NOT FIXED AT ALL IN ANOTHER. A FUEL PROBLEM OR A LEAK OF ANT KIND SHOULD BE A CONCERN FOR GM AND IS A MAJOR ISSUE.I'M LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA BUT MY VIN SAYS I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL OFFERED ELSEWHERE,SO SHOULD I HAVE TO FOOT A REPAIR BILL FOR AN ISSUE THAT GM MOST DEFINITELY KNOWS ABOUT. I'M CONFUSED, THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS BEING DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL FOR THE OTHER AREAS YET I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THIS RECALL IS NOT IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES NOT JUST SOME OF THEM AND FREE OF CHARGE .I RELAYED INFO TO A GM REP ON 9/10 /18 IN THE EVENING AND ALL SHE COULD DO WAS APOLIGIZE AND THEN TELL ME THAT IT DEPENDED ON WHICH MANUFACTURING PLANT MADE THE VEHICLE. WHAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH IT STUMPS ME I TOLD HER THAT IS SHODDY AND SUB STANDARD WORK SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT GENERAL MOTORS EXPENSE NOT HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $1000 OR SO SITTING AROUND TO SHELL OUT. ALL I SEEM TO BE GETTING IS THE RUN AROUND. A PROBLEM LIKE THIS SHOULD BE OF GRAVE CONCERN TO GENERAL MOTORS AND NOT GIVEN SO SOME OWNERS AND NOT OTHERS. I'M SURE IF IT WAS THEIR VEHICLE IT WOULD BE PROMPTLY RECALLED AND REPAIRED. PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE. THIS JUST ISN'T GOOD BUSINESS GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128792September 11, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128477September 10, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SEIZED, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128336September 9, 2018
STEERING
THE STEERING GIVES OUT ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEN IT DOES WORK AS WELL AS POPPING AND RATTLING NOISES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, HARD TO STEER, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AS A RESULT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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