Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10984800May 11, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 08 COBALT STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS AND NOW IT IS DRIPPING FUEL RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE BACK TIRE. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE CLIP WHERE THEY HOSES CONNECT. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SEARCHING ABOUT THE FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE LEFT SIDE REAR TIRE. A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T CONSIDERED A RECALL IF ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHO SITS BACK THERE AND IT SMELLS OF GAS TERRIBLE. AFTER READING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN I DONT LIKE TO EVEN DRIVE IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984764May 10, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984519May 9, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS FAILED CONSTANTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983726May 5, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,226.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983546May 4, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND SHOOK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND OF PLASTIC BREAKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE AXLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, FRONT MOUNTS, REAR SHOCKS, AND REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS HIMSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSED THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE STUB AXLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,507.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980909April 26, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,330.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980919April 26, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980383April 25, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A WET SPOT UNDER THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THE ODOR APPROXIMATELY SIX OTHER TIMES, BUT WAS NOT SURE OF ITS ORIGIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978734April 17, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972384April 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK LIKE NORMAL ON A STREET THAT GOES 30 MILES PER HOUR AND MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS GOING ON AND OFF IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY INFORMATION DASHBROAD ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING IT ALSO BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL AS THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES IT I CHECKED THE WEBSITE NHSTA USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL SO CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR ALL CHEVY COBALT 2008 AND ALL OF THE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING SO I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN SO I GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVY COBALT AND THE THEY CAN'T HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971091April 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION, A FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969096March 28, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967486March 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AND HIS COUSIN IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AT 78 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHICH RESULTED WITH LACERATION ON THE ANTERIOR RIGHT SIDE, THERE WERE BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURE, FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FEMUR AND LEFT KNEE. THERE WAS AN AORTIC LACERATION AND MULTIPLE BILATERAL LUNG LACERATIONS AND CARDIAC CONTUSIONS, AUTOPSY ALSO REVELED FIRST TO FORTH DEGREE FIRMS BURNS WITH CHARRING ON APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE BODY SURFACE AREA, THERE WERE THERMAL FRACTURES TO THE SKULL AND BOTH THE HANDS. THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10959904March 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM USED CAR DEALER ON MAR 9, 2017. DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE HAND AS THE DEALER SAID BATTERY WAS LOW. NEXT DAY RETURNED AND SIGNED PAPER WORK, THINKING HE HAS REPLACED BATTERY SO DID NOT TEST DRIVE CAR AGAIN. WE STOPPED ON WAY HOME GOT SOME GAS IN VEHICLE, DRIVING AROUND 10-15 MINS I BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG GAS, SO STRONG IT WAS BURNING MY EYES AND GIVING ME A HEADACHE. NEXT MORNING LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR TO DISCOVER THERE IS FUEL LEAK KNOWN ISSUES. REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OR LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE NOW., AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. F
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957525February 28, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK FELL OFF THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BACKING OUT OVER CRUSTY SNOW.... ... GAS TANK BRACKET BROKE........ BRACKET HAD RUSTED AWAY ....GAS TANK WAS DRAGGED ON DRIVEWAY 10 FEET W/O LEAKING IF I WAS GOING 65 MILES HOUR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DESASTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957170February 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, GAS LEAKING OUT. MANY OTHER PEOPLE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO WITH THE CHEVY COBALT AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BY NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955102February 16, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED DESPITE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954096February 12, 2017
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS 1 OWNER VEHICLE AS A SAFE, DEPENDABLE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME GETTING HOME. NOW IT IS FINE, COMES AND GOES APPARENTLY. NOTHING OBVIOUS APPEARS TO BE WRONG WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT. MANY OTHER CONCERNS OF SAME PROBLEM EVIDENT ONLINE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953870February 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946489January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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