Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#11269794October 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUT OF MY VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AND ENGINE IS OFF/ON AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE SMELL HAS MADE MY CHILDREN NAUTIOUS AND GIVEN US HEADACHES. AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'M SEEING VERY SIMILAR CASES WITH THE COBALTS OF OTHER YEARS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT MINE IS NOT. I BELEIVE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2009 COBALTS ASWELL AS THE SATURN IONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266456October 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
#12192B EXCESSIVE GAS LEAK FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE WHILE CAR IS TURNED ON. I SEE THEIR IS A SPECIAL DOCUMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266424October 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE A LEAK ON MY FUEL LINE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.. FUEL IS DRIPPING ON THE GROUND. THIS IS A HUGE FIRE HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257143September 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DEALERE WOULDNT GIVE ME MY PLATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256572September 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE OWN A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION KEY, IN THE IGNITION OF THE VEHICLE, IT FAILS TO START. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT PORTER'S CHEVROLET, 414 E CLEVELAND AVE. NEWARK, DE 19711. 302 453 6800 SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255855September 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. MAUER CHEVROLET (1055 50TH ST E, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55077, (651) 212-2980) CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ALSO COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254354September 10, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED GAS WHILE RUNNING, DRIVING, & AFTER TURNED OFF, HAS FUEL LEAK. FUEL LINE ERODED WHERE THEY INSULATED THE METAL LINE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253591September 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AFTER CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE. AFTER CAR WAS DRIVEN 7 MILES AND ENGINE TURNED OFF, LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THE NEXT DAY, SAME PROCESS REPEATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252320August 29, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL LINE. THE SPOT IS BY THE BACK SIDE DRIVER REAR WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243667August 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMMING ON IT STARTED ONCE IT HIT 90 THOUSAND MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241150August 1, 2019
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. IN ADDITION, THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE SEAT BELT CAME OFF THE SEAT AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HAND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JERRY'S CHEVROLET (1940 E JOPPA RD, BALTIMORE, MD 21234) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED AND THE REPAIRS HAD TO BE PAID BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234671July 24, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2008. THE POWER WINDOWS BECAME NON OPERABLE, RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING, DOOR LOCKS DON'T UNLOCK VIA POWER SWITCH, AC/ HEAT ISSUES (DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY), AND WIRE HARNESSES NEAR SEAT BELT COLUMN (WHERE BELT MEETS FLOOR) BECAME SEVERED FROM SEAT BELT COLUMN MOVEMENT.... THIS CAUSED AIR BAGS TO STOP FUNCTIONING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228702July 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR IS LEAKING FUEL, IT FIRST CAME TO NOTICE WHEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS SO STRONG I WAS AFRAID TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR OR START THE CAR FOR FEAR OF A SPARK STARTING A FIRE AND BURNING MY HOUSE DOWN! THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING. I AM SHOCKED THAT SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT IS MADE OF MATERIALS THAT COULD EVER BE COMPROMISED DURING ORDINARY USE, ESPECIALLY WHEN LEAKING GASOLINE IS SUCH AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I OPENED A CASE WITH CHEVROLET, #[XXX], BUT WAS TOLD FUEL LINES ARE CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221494June 20, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK LEAK AFTER A SHORT DRIVING TRIP. I SAW AN NHTSA CASE OR COMPLAINT # 12V45900 THAT OTHERS WITH SIMILAR GM VEHICLES (COBALT, ION, G5) HAD SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID NO OPEN RECALLS. ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAI NO OPEN RECALLS AND SAID IT WAS A CUSTOMER REPAIR ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220716June 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BATTERY OF THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN NEW ONES FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER, HAVE THE BATTERY INSTALLED IN THE TRUNK FROM THE FACTORY. THERE'S A BRITTLE PLASTIC TUBE THAT VENTS THE TOXIC FUMES GENERATED BY AN OPERATING BATTERY TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IF THIS TUBE IS DAMAGED/BROKEN, IT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE TRUNK, AND SEEP INTO THE CABIN. THE FUMES CORRODE YOUR LUNGS, WHICH IN SOME CASES, SUCH AS MINE, LEADS TO HYPOXIA, MEANING THAT THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE IS DIZZY & CONFUSED. THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE OWNERS/OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLES WITH THIS DESIGN, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY ENDANGER UNSUSPECTING PEDESTRIANS/MOTORISTS DUE TO THE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE BECOMING INCAPACITATED, OR THEY MAY SIMPLY BLACK OUT AT THE WHEEL DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. THE FUMES ARE ALLOWED TO BUILD UP IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR IF THE WINDOWS ARE LEFT UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON RECIRCULATE. THE FUMES ARE ODORLESS MEANING THAT YOU CAN GO ABOUT OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT NOTICING THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM, NOT THAT IT WOULD MATTER SINCE THE FUMES CORRODE THE NERVE IN YOUR NOSE THAT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE A SENSE OF SMELL. THE SYMPTOMS ARE FLU LIKE, WHICH MAY LEAD A VICTIM TO IGNORE THEIR SYMPTOMS. IN MY PARTICULAR INSTANCE, THE FUMES THAT WERE ENTERING THE CABIN OF MY CAR WAS SULFURIC ACID. THIS DESIGN FLAW COULD EASILY LEAD TO DEATH, IF NOT FROM THE HIGHLY TOXIC, CARCINOGENIC FUMES THAT ARE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, THEN THE CONFUSION/DIZZINESS THAT THE FUMES LEAD TO, WHICH NOT ONLY ENDANGERS THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT UNSUSPECTING PEDESTRIANS/MOTORISTS WHO MAY BE IN THE PATH OF A VEHICLE WITH AN OPERATOR WHO HAS BLACKED OUT, OR IS SIMPLY CONFUSED/DIZZY DUE TO A LACK OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. THE PART NUMBER OF THE TUBE FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR IS 15247277. TRUNK BATTERIES SHOULD BE OUTLAWED UNLESS AFTERMARKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219725June 13, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. TIM LALLY CHEVROLET (24999 MILES RD, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH 44128, (440) 359-8781) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219596June 12, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,087.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210072May 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED FUEL LINE LEAKING GAS. DRIVER SIDE BY BETWEEN DOORS. I SMELLED GAS WHEN I GET IN IT AND START IT UP. JUST STARTED TOOK IT TO GARAGE THEY SHOWED ME THE RUSTED LINE AND SAID THEY NEED REPLACE. CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193259April 1, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. I DROVE HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192733March 31, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY COBALT HAS A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS LEAK AT THE BACK OF THE TANK WHERE THE FILLER HOSE ATTACHES TO THE TANK. A FUEL PUDDLE IS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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