Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11066005January 31, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066025January 31, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A LEAK AND THE WHOLE FUEL LIE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED PER THE MECHANIC THAT I TOOK IT TO. THE VEHICLE LEAKS GAS CLOSE TO WHERE THE TANK IS NO MATTER IT BE MOVING OR STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066053January 31, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065623January 29, 2018
STEERING
WHILE I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SAFETY LOCK FEATURE COMES ON MY DASH BOARD SHOWING LOCKED AND THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND ALL THE OTHER FEATURES GO CRAZY ON THE PANEL, SUCH AS THE GAS, TEMP, AIR, ECT... I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND MORE AND MORE AS TIME GOES ON AND IT'S SCAREY BECAUSE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. I HAVE HAD RELATED RECALL WORK DONE IT BUT IT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND NOW NO ONE WANTS TO DEAL WITH IT. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED HISTORY . MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 92000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 59644 WHEN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. MAYBE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INSTEAD????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064911January 25, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064740January 24, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064117January 22, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL EFFORT NEEDING TO BE APPLIED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063949January 21, 2018
STEERING
MY SON AND I WENT TO A LOCAL FAST FOOD RESTAURANT TO PICK UP DINNER, WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY IT SEEMS TO BE FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063591January 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR THEN ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND HAS NO POWER. NO VISUAL LEAKS OF GASOLINE ANYWHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063651January 18, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
THE AIR BAG DEPLEYED CAUSING ME TO WREAK AND I BROKE 4 RIB AND MY STERUM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
7
Deaths:
0
#11063210January 17, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE EPS. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063398January 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHT ISSUE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, ISSUE EFFECTS HIGH AND LOW BEAM, LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENT FAILURES. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RELATIONSHIP TO MOVEMENT OR BUMPS IN ROADWAY. PIGTAIL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HOT AND SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING OVERHEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063012January 16, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,458.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063044January 16, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SMITHS CHEVROLET IN HAMMOND, INDIANA DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063137January 16, 2018
STEERING
'TAMARA RECALL' THE EPS IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN MAKING TURNS AND WHEN PARKING IT STOPS WORKING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE A COWORKER THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS REPORTS BY CONSUMERS THAT HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH GM. MY CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND I WANT TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WON'T COST THEM THEIR LIVES DUE TO NEGLEGENCE BY GM! I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD MATTER HOW OR WHEN IT OCCURS! IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD THINK VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063163January 16, 2018
STEERING
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062148January 11, 2018
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL FOR MY CHEVY COBALT 2005 AND IT WAS STATIONARY IN OUR PARKWAY AND WE CAN BARELY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062005January 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
RECALL NO. N100023 - I WAS DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS ALMOST AT A STOP. THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. A LITTLE LATER IT TURNED BACK ON. RECALL NO. 09041 - WHEN I SHIFT THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND THAT IS MADE INSIDE WHERE THE SHIFTER IS, AND THEN ALL OF MY SUDDEN MY CAR JERKS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION. IT JERKS TO THE POINT I AM PHYSICALLY MOVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062052January 10, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. VERY UNSAFE. COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061342January 9, 2018
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IT MAY GO OFF BUT IT COMES BACK ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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