Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10910688September 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS.(60 TO 70MPH) THE SECOND, WAS IN CITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE THIRD WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A 5 MINUTE IDLE. THE FOURTH WAS WHEN MY LAST MECHANIC WAS TEST DRIVING IT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE'D FIXED IT. DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, ENGINE COOLING FANS STOP OPERATING, TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN; RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION SELF DESTRUCTING. ENGINE MANAGEMENT, OTHER THAN THE COOLING FANS, SEEMS TO BE UNAFFECTED. I'VE REPLACED 4 TCM'S SO FAR; AS ALL MECHANICS SAY THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK, THEN THE SAME PROBLEM MANIFEST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH QUITE A FEW GM VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909902September 27, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910102September 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, GEAR SHIFT STARTS CLICKING, STALLING OUT DURING DRIVING AT SPEED. I HAVE RAN OFF ROAD SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE TO USE BOTH HANDS TO TURN A CURVE BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909355September 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,693.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907364September 17, 2016
STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY DISPLEASURE WITH HOW GENERAL MOTORS PERFORMED THEIR RECALL ON CHEVY COBALT VEHICLES. MY 2005 COBALT WAS PURCHASED BY DOBLES CHEVROLET (NOW QUIRK CHEVROLET OF MANCHESTER) BACK IN 2005. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED IN MAY OF 2014. ON THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014, MY CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LOSING POWER STEERING AND THRUSTING VIOLENTLY. IT COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC AT CARK'S CAR CARE DIAGNOSED THIS AS AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE AND CALLED QUIRK CHEVROLET OF MANCHESTER ABOUT AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED ON THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN SERVICE WHOM CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ONCE BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD SO SOON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BAD SO SOON, THAT THE SERVICE WOULD BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE. UPON HEARING THIS I CALLED IN TO SCHEDULE AND WAS THAT THEY'D LOOK AT IT BUT IT WOULD NOT BE FREE BECAUSE THE RECALL IS ONE-AND-DONE. DURING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, MARY BARRA SPOKE ABOUT HOW SAFETY WAS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO GM. I HEARD SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT SAFETY AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE; BUT ALL I'VE EXPERIENCE IS NEAR DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. FOR 9 YEARS I OWNED THE GEAR AND EXPERIENCED NO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES; HOWEVER, ONLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE RECALL THAT 'NEW' PART COULD'VE LEAD TO A LETHAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT GM INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MARY BARRA HERSELF, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904920September 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
GM REPLACED IGNITION PARTS AND SHIFTER MECHANISM AS PER RECALL. SHORTLY AFTER ISSUES BEGAN WITH STEERING LOCKING UP, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. MY TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS A BODY OR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COSTING WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE APPEAR TO BE 100S OF 1000S OF THE SAME ISSUE AS PER SEARCH ENGINES. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. IF GM WILL NOT BACK UP ITS PRODUCT IT WILL BE THE LAST GM IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WILL TRADE IN ON A TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903473September 3, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT, LOSE OF POWER STEERING ON DASH BOARD NO RECALLS WHEN THERE SHOULD BE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899082August 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL LINE AT CLAMP, UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF BACK TIRE. WORSE UPON START AND STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898124August 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKS FUEL. VEHICLE SMELL OF GAS. CAN CAUSE A FIRE. WHEN SEATING STILL FUEL WILL LEAK ON THE GROUND WHEN CAR IS RUNNING OR WHEN STARTING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896550August 17, 2016
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING AND A YELLOW PADLOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 10/04/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896101August 15, 2016
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL POWER AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,089.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895879August 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893338August 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ONTO A 45 MPH ROAD MY VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC, STARTED HESITATING WHILE SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT WOULD SHIFT BUT NOT LIKE NORMAL. BROUGHT IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RAN TO BE INFORMED IT IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH TCM. CODE U0101 AND ALSO U2100. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. SO FIRST THINGS FIRST REPLACED THE TCM WITH A NEW ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893260August 4, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING FUEL ON DRIVER SIDE UNDER BACK SEAT. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892553August 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES LEAVING FUEL PUMP AT GAS TANK. STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR. LEAVES WET SPOT ON GROUND UNDER CAR NEAR PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL ABOUT 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER WHILE PARKED. HARD STARTING. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED ON A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887854July 22, 2016
STEERING
WE HAVE NOTICED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, THIS IS INTERMITTENT. OUR DAUGHTER NOW DRIVES THIS CAR AND WE ARE SCARED THAT IT IS GOING TO GO OUT WHEN SHE IS IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882677July 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CARS PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CAR STAYS LOCKED EVEN USING THE KEY FOB, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR KEY. I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OVER THE CONSOLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED WHAT I WOULD DO IF THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY CAR OR IN IT. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876346June 24, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,967.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875232June 20, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CHEVY COBALT JUST STALLED IN TRAFFIC AT A DANGEROUS RATE OF SPEED ON STREET APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE SCREEN IN CAR SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED THEN SAID ENGINE DISABLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872841June 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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