Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10628658August 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
CAR HAS A HARD YANK AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING OFF. KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF CAR SINCE DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR AND GEAR SHIFTER. LIGHTS ON INTERIOR OF CAR DASHBOARD GOES ON AND OFF. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING TODAY AND THE TSM WAS REPLACED AS WELL, AS THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER CAME ON AT ANYTIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN AND HEATED UP. ONLY HAPPENED WHEN LONG TRIP OVER 50 MILES, NOW SINCE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED ON CALL BACK. PROBLEMS HAS WORSENED LIGHTS ON AND OFF, TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT WHEN DRIVING SHORT TRIPS AS WELL AS A CONSTANT VIBRATION. KNOCKING COMING FROM GAS TANK SIDE OF CAR WAS MAINLY DURING COOLER WEATHER NOW HAPPENED WHEN DAY WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE I THINK AND HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS AND EVEN DEATHS. DO NOT THINK IT WAS KEYS IGNITION. I SERIOUSLY THINK IS IN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PROBLEM SHOULD OF BEEN FIXED WHEN 1ST REPORTED, BUT THEY ONLY RESET THE TRANS COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628673August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE A PERSON IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628502August 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628613August 26, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOORS LATCHES AND THE DOORS OPENERS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. FOR EXAMPLE: THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CATCH, THEREFORE YOU HAVE TO TAKE AND MANUALLY PUSH THE LATCH BACK UNTIL IT CLICKS AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO TAKE AN PULL THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AS PUSHING THE LATCH BACK TO CLOSE THE DOOR. ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE CAR ARE LIKE THAT. SECOND, THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE OPENING THE DOOR AS IF IT IS STUCK OR SOMETHING. THE COLOR OF THE CAR IS RED AND THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED, IT WAS REPLACED WITH A PLASTIC SILVER HANDLE. THE HANDLE HAS SINCE THAN BROKE AGAIN AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. THIS CAR AND DISFUNCTIONAL PARTS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627702August 23, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CRACK ON MY FUEL TANK CRACK CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT AND FUMES TO ENTER MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627386August 22, 2014
STEERING
CAR'S POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS IS MY 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S CAR. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH SPEED OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A $1200.00 REPAIR. EVEN THOUGH A RECALL WAS MADE ON THIS MODEL, IT APPARENTLY AFFECTED ONLY MODELS BUILT AT CERTAIN FACTORIES. GM SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625689August 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626008August 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
IN MY WORDS AND EXPERIENCE THAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY OF 03/13/2013, APPX 4:30 PM ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, LIKE ANY OTHER DAY OVER CROWDED TRAFFIC HOUR , STOP AND GO, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER IN MY VEHICLE. TWICE IT STARTED LOOSING POWER THEN THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC I STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER BACK INTO NORMAL POSITION CAUSING ME TO GO OVER A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND OFF A CLIFF, AT THAT POINT I DO NOT THINK THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, I LITERALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END OF MY LIFE, GOING THROUGH TREES ,HITTING ROCKS. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT TO WAIT TO DIE. THEN THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING REAL HARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND COME TO A STOP. I JUST REMEMBER WANTING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I COULD. I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE I COULDN'T SEE THE ROADWAY I WAS SO FAR DOWN. I HEARD PEOPLE YELLING IF I WAS OK. I THEN REMEMBERED I NEEDED MY PURSE AND MY PHONE TO GET HELP SO I CRAWLED BACK INTO THE CAR I FOUND MY PURSE BUT NO PHONE OR KEYS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED BY CHP RECOVERY. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T FEEL I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT SINCE THE ACCIDENT MY BACK AND MY BALANCE ARE NOT THE SAME AS THEY USE TO. I'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY MEMORY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626111August 18, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626208August 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT, I DO NOT WANT TO COMPLAIN, HOWEVER, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WARRANTY. I NEEDED TO REPLACE MULTIPLE KEYS AND DOOR HANDLES. RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS FAILED AND IS SITTING. I FIND THIS IRONIC SINCE MY WARRANTY RECENTLY RAN OUT. THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED AND BENT THE VALVES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS REPAIR AND IS VERY COSTLY. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECK REGULARLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I NEARLY WRECKED MY CAR, AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. I RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR WAS RECALLED BEFORE FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE ISSUES RECENTLY, I HAD NOTICED AN IGNITION AND STEERING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NOW I CANT EVEN MOVE THE CAR TO GET THE RECALL ISSUE RESOLVED. THIS VEHICLE WAS MY FIRST CAR, THE CAR IS NEARLY NEW AND WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. ESPECIALLY SO CLOSE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND WITH NO WARNING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT COBALTS HAD ZERO TOLERANCE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNEW OF THESE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE FAITH THAT GM WILL HELP TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THANKS SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622260August 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SPIN AROUND MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT, ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF, THE KEY BECAME LODGED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622367August 14, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURNED OFF FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621929August 13, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,936.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621996August 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. MAILOUT CUSTOMER REQUEST 11/05/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619606August 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST, SINCE APRIL 2014, DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. FOR OVER A MONTH, THE KEY HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621811August 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) AND 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621838August 12, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ALONG, GETTING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP ONTO A MAIN HWY, I REACHED OVER TO TURN MY DEFROSTER OFF, WHEN THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL BUT NEVER GOT TOTAL CONTROL ALTHOUGH I DID GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR JERKED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT MOVING-IT WAS LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT. I THEN HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HWY AND THEN CAME ACROSS TO THE SOUTH SIDE HITTING THE CONCRETE BRIDGE RAILING. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN CORRECTED BUT THE IGNITION LOCKED UP ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10621432August 11, 2014
STEERING
IN 2012, MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR A POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN NEBRASKA WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE WORK BUT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I COULD GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN / RACK AND PINION. WHEN THE IGNITION RECALL CAME OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK'S CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC. THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AND I WAITED FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED. I ASSUMED THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EVER HANDLED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, GM STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD FIXED THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND THAT BETWEEN THE CURRENT POWER STEERING RECALL AND THE ONE FROM 2012, THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION THAT THIS CAR'S STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT EVER PROPERLY FIXED. GM ASKED THAT I COME PICK MY CAR UP AND IS REFUSING TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND THAT I WAITED TOO LONG (I WASN'T WAITING ON ANYTHING - I HAD BEEN EXPECTING GM TO HONOR THE RECALL AT SOME POINT IN TIME. I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I AM A YOUNG WOMAN AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620686August 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD TRAP A DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620768August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8/6/14 I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT IN IT TO GO TO LUNCH IT WOULDN'T START I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW LEGEND BATTERY FROM NAPA ON 2/13/14 GOT IT JUMPED DROVE IT TO NAPA THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER ONE THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING THE WHOLE CAR LOST POWER AND CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. MY LOCKS ON THE DOORS ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN, MY SPEAKERS ON THE DOORS ARE GOING IN AND OUT. MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET THEY TELL ME IT TAKES 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART GETS IN. I AM FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW PAID FOR AND I'M HAVING ALL KINDS OF ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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