Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10332549May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
POWER DOOR LOCKS AND REMOTE WILL NOT WORK REPLACE BATTERY STILL NOT WORKING, CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH BECAUSE CAR JUMPS AND STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE ME HIT A GIANT POT HOLE AND CAUSE DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR AND I THINK IT BENT BY RIM ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND FOUR ABOUT A YEAR OR MORE DRIVERS HEADLIGHT LIGHT IS PULL OF MOISTURE AND HAS A BAD GLARE IN IT. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332408May 26, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOWER A-ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ALSO UPPER STRUT MOUNTS ARE ALSO BAD AND NEED REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332097May 25, 2010
STEERING
I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE WHEEL OF MY CHEVY COBALT 2005 WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AND I COULD NOT TURN AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN. THERE WAS A BLINKING SIGN THAT STATED POWER STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE DAYS NOW AND I HAVE VISITED A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD US THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT HAS CAUSED ME MANY PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN DANGER AND IT CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331396May 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS 10225 MILES ON IT. IT WOULD NOT PASS THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRONT END CONTROLLER ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THERE MUST BE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH LIKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330748May 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY WANDERED INTO THE OPPOSING LANE. THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON FATAL CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10330058May 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. GM DID REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, BUT I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE POWER STEERING BACK. THE SERVICE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE THAT HAS GONE BAD AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OR THE WARRANTY. IT IS CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO JUMP AND SPUTTER. WHEN THIS OCCURS I LOOSE ALL MY SAFETY GAUGES LIKE MY SPEEDOMETER, GAS, ETC. THE VEHICLE EVEN CUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. WHAT DO I DO NOW? OH YEAH, I EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THAT EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329887May 11, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING. THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT BUT SHE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PROGRESS FOR THE STEERING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,364.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329902May 11, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329999May 11, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING , YOU CAN PULL OVER STOP AND RESTART ENGINE THEN THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK FOR A WHILE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BUT SO FAR NOTHING HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328497May 3, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FULL OF WATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328514May 3, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328639May 3, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
MARCH 26, 2010- 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED. CAR BECAME HARD TO STEER. CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN TO FAIRWAY MOTORS IN HAZLETON. POWER STEERING WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. APRIL 1ST, 2010- CAR STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED. CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL, IT WAS STUCK IN PLACE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ARMEN CHEVROLET IN ARDMORE. THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS FIXED. APRIL 23RD, 2010- ONCE AGAIN THE CAR STARTED BEEPING. "POWER STEERING" WARNING APPEARED AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT ON US 30 IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO ARMEN CHEVROLET AGAIN. ARMEN CHEVROLET CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. DIAGNOSTICS ARE NEGATIVE, NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT IN THE CARS MEMORY, 130 MILE TEST SO FAR HAS NOT REPLICATED THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST FOR CHEVROLET, NICK CHRISTENSEN,WHO CLAIMED TO BE KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH ARMEN CHEVROLET, STATED TO ME TODAY (MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010) THAT THE DEALER HAD DRIVEN MY CAR 240 MILES, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND NICK ADVISED ME TO GO PICK UP MY CAR. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IN FACT, THEY HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE CAR 130 MILES, FOUND A FAULTY SHIFTER (WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO THE CAR STALLING OUT, BUT STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE I TAKE THE CAR), AND THAT THEY STILL NEED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY REACH 240 MILES. NICK ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE DEALER HAS DRIVEN THE CAR 240 MILES, IF ARMEN CHEVROLET CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FURTHER AND THAT I BASICALLY HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES WITH THE CAR STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME) AND I SHOULD HAVE IT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328203April 30, 2010
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT SEDAN GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER ONCE OR TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY OVER 2 GRAND TO GET IT FIXED. WITH THE RECALL OUT I DON'T KNOW IF MINE IS COVERED OR NOT I CAN PROVIDE THE VIN AND OTHER INFO. PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THAT SUMMER HAD NO STEERING WHAT SO EVER. IT HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS NOW IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 80 DEGREES. AND ALSO ONE OF THE BULBS IN THE HIGH MOUNT THIRD BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AFTER BEING REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE TO SEE IF IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BULB. FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE GONE THREW MORE TURN SIGNAL BULBS TO COUNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327119April 23, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER AND CONTACTED HER LOCAL DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO LOCATE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR ALSO BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THERE WERE NO FAILURES TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325863April 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE AHD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325029April 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PRIOR REPAIR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325020April 12, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE, AND THEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE BUSHINGS AT THE COST OF $1322. A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (COMPONENT: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR THE PRIOR REPAIR RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,909.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324016April 6, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE THEN NOTICED THE FAILURE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,485.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324060April 6, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324078April 6, 2010
STEERING
IN OCTOBER 2008 WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WAS ONLY 41 ,223 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO PAY $773.81 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MARCH 3, 2010 AFTER HAVING ACCUMULATED 62,522 MILES DRIVEN ON MY VEHICLE. I WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN. THEN I BECAME AWARE (WHILE WATCHING THE NEWS THAT NIGHT ) THAT A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTORS FOR 2005 CHEVY COBALTS WAS ISSUED. I CONTACTED GM CHEVROLET BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TO WAIT TO RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER ON MY VEHICLE. I INFORMED GM CHEVROLET OF MY PREVIOUS STEERING PROBLEM IN 2008, BUT WAS OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED. I WAS MADE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR A RECALL LETTER. IN MY CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WHICH HAS A RECALL IS UNFAIR, CONSIDERING I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM STEERING IN 2008, BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER YESTERDAY, AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED TODAY, BUT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST MONTH, BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ORIGINAL REPAIR THAT WAS DONE ON 10/30/2008, EVEN THOUGH ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IN 2008 THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMNS WHICH WAS THE NORM, BUT NOW THE ARE CORRECTING THE STEERING PROBLEMS BY REPLACING THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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