Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10761908September 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY STRONG GAS ODOR IN CABIN AND SURROUNDING VEHICLE. PARKED VEHICLE. NEXT DAY STRONG FUEL ODOR SURROUNDING VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION FOUND GAS LEAKING ON GROUND UNDER FUEL TANK. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED BOTH PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORTS ON FUEL PUMP CRACKED. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. ($467). RESEARCH FOUND 2 RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM 10/29/2009 AND 9/19/2012 NEITHER OF WHICH COVERED VEHICLES IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE 2012 RECALL DID EXPAND INTO NC AND SURROUNDING STATES BUT FOR 2006 MODEL VEHICLES NOT 2007. NHTSA # 12V459000 (09) AND # 09V419000 (12) IT IS MY CONTENTION GM SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL STATES IN THESE RECALLS OR HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT PLAN IN EFFECT IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN AREAS NOT COVERED. TWO SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM CLEARLY INDICATES GM WAS AWARE OF THE CRACKING PORTS ON THE FUEL PUMP. (I WOULD APPRECIATE A REIMBURSEMENT) IN A SEPARATE, YET VERY CLOSELY RELATED ISSUE, I NOW HAVE A LETTER DATED AUGUST 2015 ABOUT A CRACKED FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE. VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD TANK REMOVAL PROCEDURES (REPLACE FUEL PUMP JULY) ARE "ESPECIALLY AT RISK" FOR THIS CONDITION. SE LIGHT IS BACK ON, SLIGHT HINT OF GAS FUMES, AND ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY AFTER REFUELING. I NOW HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS GAS TANK ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761959September 7, 2015
STEERING
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT MY DRIVEWAY TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. MY STREET CURVES, AND AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY A CAR WAS COMING AROUND THE CURVE AND I JUST MISSED HITTING IT. THE DRIVER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO STOP AND GOT MY CAR BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. HE TOLD ME TO LOOK ON THE DASHBOARD, AND I SAW THE 'POWER STEERING' LIGHT LIT. I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP BY THIS INCIDENT AND CALLED MY DEALER, LOU BACHRODT CHEVROLET IN POMPANO BEACH. THIS WAS A SUNDAY AND THE SERVICE DEPT. WAS CLOSED. I SPOKE WITH A SALESMAN, ALEX, WHO LEFT A MESSAGE FOR JEREMY IN THE SERVICE DEPT. I SPOKE WITH JEREMY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I TOLD HIM MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. JEREMY SAID IT'S BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM CALLED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. HE CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE JEREMY SAID THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HE SAID IT'S A MOTOR PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPAIRED. I AM NOT PAYING FOR YET ANOTHER CHEVY PROBLEM. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED LAST YEAR. THIS CAR IS MY TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL ALL COBALTS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THAT DAY I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761960September 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE TIMES (NOT ONLY TODAY) MY VEHICLE DID NOT LET ME OPEN THE DOORS, THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAD TOO MUCH GIVE AND DID NOT ALLOW MY PASSENGER TO OPEN THEIR (PASSENGER) DOOR. I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE CAR AND TRY TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH DID NOT WORK, EITHER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TRYING I BANGED MY FIST NEXT TO THE LOCK, WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO OPEN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY, BUT IF THERE WERE, IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE THE CAR IS HAVING IS STEREO PROBLEMS AND SPEAKER MALFUNCTION. MY FRONT SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SPEAKER) IS THE ONE WARNING CHIMES COME OUT OF, INCLUDING THE BLINKER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION. IT IS NOT DANGEROUS PER SE, BUT A BLINKER LEFT ON UNKNOWINGLY COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THE ISSUES ONLINE, ESPECIALLY THE LATTER IS VERY COMMON FOR COBALT OWNERS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR MY OWN MONEY, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY IS A MALFUNCTION BY THE PARTS/FLAW IN DESIGN TO GET GM CUSTOMERS TO PAY PREMIUMS FOR FIXING PARTS THAT SHOULD NOT GO WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761170September 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761122September 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED UNLESS LIFTED OR PUSHED HEAVILY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760789September 1, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760869September 1, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE LEFT THE YARD AND GOT A QUARTER MILE SOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT WHACKY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST THE POWER STEERING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BACK IN 2012 AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM SO WORRIED I'M GOING TO GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO STEER. THANK GOD MY FIANC WAS WITH ME SO HE COULD DRIVE US BACK TO THE HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760246August 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE THE ODOR WAS STRONG. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,263.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760279August 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 -20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,356.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760120August 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING WHERE THE LINES CONNECT TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT IS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS TO SATURATE THE TOP OF THE TANK AND RUN DOWN THE REAR OF THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760015August 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE INNER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE AIR BAGS WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760018August 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A HILL ON A RAILROAD TRACK, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD, A BRUISE ON THE HAIRLINE, AND WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10759733August 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING T/C LIGHT CAME ON POWERSTEERING LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULDN'T GO PASS 35 AND DOOR LOCKS KEPT ON LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHILE DRIVING. GM IS SAYING THERE'S NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN PARKED CAR CAME OUT LATER CAR WOULDN'T START BUT THEN NEXT DAY IT STARTED BUT SAME LIGHTS WENT ON BUT THEN CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN,EVEN THOUGH WE REPLACED BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759415August 26, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759194August 25, 2015
SEAT BELTS
ON THE COBALT COUPE THERE IS A SEAT BELT GUIDE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT SEAT HEADREST ASSEMBLIES. FOR A TALLER DRIVER THAT SITS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN A REARWARD POSITION, WHEN LEANING FORWARD THE SEAT BELT CAN BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN THE GUIDE'S OPENING DUE TO THE SLOT BEING ALONG THE HORIZONTAL (SIDE) EDGE OF THE GUIDE. WHEN LEANING FORWARD THIS CAUSES THE BELT TO GET CAUGHT, THEN IF THE DRIVER LEANS BACK INTO THE SEAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCHES OF SLACK IN THE UPPER SEAT BELT AND IT WILL NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER NEEDS TO CONSTANTLY MANUALLY FREE AND RE-SEAT THE BELT INSIDE THE GUIDE LOOP OR LEAVE IT OUTSIDE THE GUIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758926August 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTED FROM THE REAR OUTER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758964August 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758984August 24, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750314August 21, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS DAMAGED AN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749649August 19, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERYTIME WE DRIVE OUR COBALT WE HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS WITH IT BEING HARD TO START WE THEN STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GAS ODOR ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF THE CAR. I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES AND OF COURSE MY STATE (MICHIGAN) IS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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