Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11079726March 16, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED 3 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW MESSED UP. MY CAR WON'T START AND I NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079803March 16, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK, IT WOULDN'T START AND WOULD STILL ROLL WHEN IN PARK. WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CABLE CLIP OR INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT A RECALL AND SAID IT WAS CLOSED DUE TO A DEALERS INSPECTION IN 2012. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT IN TO GET FIXED AND IT APPEARS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RECALLED PART. GM STILL REFUSES TO COVER IT. I AM ENCLOSING BELOW MY EMAIL TO GM BELOW WITH ATTACHMENTS AND LINKS. ANY HELP WITH THIS IS APPRECIATED [XXX] TO:[email protected] CC:[XXX] MAR 16 AT 10:54 AM THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN ON MARCH 14TH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND OFFER THE INVOICE OF WHAT THEY FOUND AND FIXED FOR YOUR REVIEW. THEY SAID THE CLIP WAS FULLY ENGAGED BUT THE CABLE WAS STILL SLIPPING. I ASKED THAT THEY GIVE ME THE OLD PART BACK FOR MY INSPECTION. I ALSO OFFER A VIDEO OF MY REVIEW OF THE CABLE, PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW. THE THIRD ATTACHMENT IS THE 1ST PAGE OF THE INVOICE MY RECEIPT OF PAYMENT. HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/1RRTBJHVTPIPNH3LZTHGBUIWJ-AUX190O/VIEW?USP=DRIVESDK I AM ASKING THAT GM REIMBURSE ME THE COST OF 210.24 DOLLARS FOR THE TRANSMISSION CABLE REPLACEMENT. IT IS APPARENT FROM THE INSPECTION FROM THE TECHNICIAN AND MY OWN INSPECTION THAT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE CLIP NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. DON'T KNOW WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN 2012 DURING THEIR INSPECTION, BUT REGARDLESS IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE GM DESIGN/PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED. I ASSURE YOU I AM NOT TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR FREE HERE, I JUST WANT BUSINESSES TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THEM, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL DO. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR TIME IN THIS MANNER AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079823March 16, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079603March 15, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079659March 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE, STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DOORS CONSTANTLY LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRAWL IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDOW. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET AT 304-624-6304 (1858 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV 26301) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V014000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079678March 15, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXITED AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. WEBB CHEVROLET PLAINFIELD (16140 S LINCOLN HWY, PLAINFIELD, IL 60586) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079710March 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
NO FORWARD DRIVE,HIGH OR LOW GEAR,BUT REVERSE WAS WORKING. DRIVING AT 45 MPH FORWARD GEAR JUST WENT OUT AND I HAD TO TURN INTO A BUISNESS. WOULD NOT MOVE IN FORWARD, BUT WOULD GO IN REVERSE. HAD CAR TOWED TO HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078849March 13, 2018
STEERING
WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE & DRIVING CAR AND MAKING TURNS ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING STICKS AND MAKES IT HARD TO TURN - SOMETIMES HAVING TO USE BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE TURN. THE STICKING IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078869March 13, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPMS INCREASED AND MOVED ERRATICALLY. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTIN BUICK GMC (9896 N MICHIGAN RD, CARMEL, IN 46032, (317) 872-9896) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED ED MARTIN NISSAN AT (317) 359-9231 (802 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL ED MARTIN BUICK GMC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A STEERING REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-2091634468. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,792.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078379March 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECALL !! MY CAR VIN # DOESN'T HAVE ANY RECALLS BUT MY CAR FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL FUEL LEAKAGE AROUND WHERE THE HOSE HOOKS UP AND ALSO MY FUEL GAGE DOESN'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078386March 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM FUEL TANK TO ENGINE HAVE RUSTED OUT AND BEGAN TO LEAK DOWN ONTO THE EXAUST, THIS IS 1 OF 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLE WE OWN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON WITHIN A MONTH LEAK BEGAN WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078388March 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER (SUNRISE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 4605 S HOUSTON LEVEE RD, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017) WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078389March 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM FUEL TANK TO ENGINE HAVE RUSTED OUT AND BEGAN TO LEAK DOWN ONTO THE EXAUST, THIS IS 1 OF 2 OF THE SAME VEHICLE WE OWN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON WITHIN A MONTH LEAK BEGAN WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078345March 9, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DASH MESSAGE SAYS POWERSTEERING AND SPEEDOMOTER STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078235March 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL LINES NEAR DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. LEAKS WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED, BUT STOPS AFTER A FEW HOURS OF BEING SHUT OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076686March 7, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED FELDMAN CHEVROLET OF NEW HUDSON AT (248) 939-5399 (30400 LYON CENTER DRIVE E, NEW HUDSON, MI 48165) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 186,600. *TT THE CONSUMER STATING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STEERING WILL LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076220March 5, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,738.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076215March 5, 2018
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT AND ONLY HAS 54400 MILEAGE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN 2010, WAS REPLACED AND HAS ALREADY QUIT WORKING. SEEMS THAT THESE MOTORS ARE NOT VERY DURABLE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS AS THEY CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME EVEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076282March 5, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK IN LINES - LINES RUST THROUGH - LINES LOCATED BETWEEN REAR WHEEL AND DRIVERS SEAT. I SEE MANY OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY A FUEL LEAK WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. MANY STAINS LEFT ON THE DRIVEWAY AND IN THE GARAGE. DEALER WANTS $1200 TO REPAIR. THIS IS ONLY A 10 YEAR OLD CAR. I HAVE MANY CARS WHERE THE FUEL LINES HAVE NOT RUSTED. NO COLLISION DAMAGE. THIS APPEARED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CAUSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076381March 5, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF SPARTANBURG (1051 ASHEVILLE HWY, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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