Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10604248June 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO, BECAUSE THE TUMBLER BROKE INSIDE THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605114June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605126June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605205June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. JCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605221June 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V419000 AND 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605433June 23, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,350.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604666June 20, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELLED GAS AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER CAR. SMALL FIRE STARTED AND PUT IT OUT. TOOK CAR IN. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FIXED BUT NEVER RIGHT. NOW THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BEING FIXED BUT ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH ARE LIGHTED UP DUE TO THIS. NO TURN SIGNALS. CAR IS NOT RIGHT. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10604681June 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V047000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604727June 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACTS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS FOR PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED IN THE DEFECT THAT COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604811June 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY, IT FAILED TO COME OUT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604851June 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND THE REAR WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW FAILED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, FALLING AND DAMAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598223June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL ARE UNAVAILABLE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598208June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT TELLING HIM, IT WOULD BE A FEW MORE WEEKS. *JB THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/24/14. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599054June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ATTENTION GENERAL MOTORS, I RECEIVED THE MANY LETTERS YOUR COMPANY SENT UPDATING THE STATUS OF THE RECALL ON MY CAR. I APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THE SITUATION. I TOOK MY CAR TO DAVIS CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TX TO CASH IN THE RECALL VOUCHER ON 5/6/14. ON 6/5/2014 I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS READY. I WAS NOT GIVEN A RECEIPT. PAGE 10, MAY, 2014, BULLETIN NO: 14113B WAS LEFT IN MY CARE. I WAS GIVEN A DIFFERENT STYLE OF KEY, KEY RING, AND THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS TO USE PRIOR TO REPAIRS. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, IT SAYS TO MAKE SURE ANY DRIVER KNOWS ABOUT THE (SAME) DANGERS OF THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL LETTERS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK BECAUSE IT KEEPS STOPPING TO THE DEGREE THAT I DID NOT DRIVE IT UNLESS I NECESSARY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE THE THROTTLE FROM SITTING UP TOO LONG. THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT RECEIVING PAPERWORK. I RECEIVED PAPER WORK THAT READS THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS GIVEN AN AGENT WILL WHO I ASKED IF THEY PUT IN THE PART THAT WAS BEING BUILT FOR THE CAR AND HE SAID YES. ALSO, HE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE EVEN BEFORE THE REPAIRS. HOW IS THE CAR CONSIDERED REPAIRED WHEN IT HAS THE SAME LIMITATIONS AS IN THE RECALL LETTERS? THIS REMEDY DOES NOT SHOW ANY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS FEELING OF TRUST, SAFETY, OR COMFORT IN YOUR PRODUCT. FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO USE A RELATIVES CAR WITHOUT THE OWNER KNOWING IT. IT WOULD BE THE MOST FATAL EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT IT THROUGH THAT PERSONS DEATH BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW (OR UNDERSTAND) THE TERMS OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER A SAFE ENOUGH RESULT. GM THIS TELLS CONSUMERS THAT YOU DO NOT CARE. I AM ASKING THAT YOU LOOK AT MY CASE. I AM TRYING NOT TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597190June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH AND STALLING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING OUT AND RUNNING ON REDUCED POWER IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM HIMSELF, BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AT RESOLVING THE ISSUE. HE THEN WENT TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED MULTIPLE CODES WERE DISPLAYING, AND THEY SPENT QUITE SOME TIME, IN FIXING THE ISSUE. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK FOR A WHILE, AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER WERE THE MAIN PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO STALL. THE STALLING CONTINUED TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597181June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PARTS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599116June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONCE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE DRIVER SIDE, AND ON ONE OCCASION THE PASSENGER SIDE, DOOR(S) WOULD UNLOCK, BUT NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED. THE DOOR WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE LOCKED, AND THEN UNLOCKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, SOMETIMES TAKING TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES, TO BE OPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599150June 18, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH WHEN MY SCREEN SAID ENGINE POWER DOWN AND IT AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND EVENTUALLY SAID DISABLED ENGINE AND I LOST ALL POWER. I HAD MY CAR TESTED AND IT IS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I BELIEVE FOR A 2010 THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD AND WHEN MY ENGINE POWERED DOWN AND DISABLED MY ENGINE GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND EARLIER COBALT MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599157June 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604325June 18, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO IGNITION ISSUES AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2015*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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