Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10596300June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
GM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE OR RESOLUTIONS ON THE IGNITION RECALL. I SUBMITTED MY SERVICE REQUEST IN APRIL UPON RECEIVING THE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. I AM STATIONED IN EUROPE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ANSWER TO WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED OR THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED LIMITS IN GERMANY. GM EUROPE TELLS ME TO CONTACT GM USA AND GM USA INFORMS TO CONTACT GM EUROPE. GM EUROPE HAS NOW INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP/AUTHORIZED SERVICE AGENT HERE WILL NOT LONGER SERVICE GM VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596309June 5, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596313June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596374June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS FAILED TO RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594063June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UN-DRIVEABLE SINCE FEB 13, 2014. THE KEY WOULD NOT GO INTO THE IGNITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593038June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CUTTING OFF TWICE . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, SHE WAS HIT BY AN 18-WHEELER. WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596442June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WE PURCHASED. THE ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO RENDER THE VEHICLE TOTALED. SHE WAS PULLING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND A CAR HIT HER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CORNER DOING ABOUT 50MPH, SINCE SHE WAS JUST PULLING OUT HER SPEED WASN'T MORE THEN 15-20MPH. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE COLLISION WAS ON THE FRONT CORNER AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BREAK THE MOTOR MOUNT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE SWITCH AND HAVING BULKY KEY CHAINS AND HOW JARRING COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS, THE DRIVERS OR THE PASSENGERS, DEPLOYED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596452June 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V17100 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595982June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 21 YEAR OLD SONS CAR IS ON THE RECALL 14V047 AND 14V171. I GOT A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS BACK THAT IT WAS ON RECALL AND OF COURSE IT IS ON THE NEWS. I GOT 2ND LETTER YESTERDAY. WHEN I CALLED LAKESIDE CHEVROLET IN ROCKWALL I WAS GIVEN A VM FOR THESE RECALLS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO 90 DAYS. MY CONCERN IS 2 YEARS AGO THIS WAS A RECALL. WE WENT TO JUPITER CHEVROLET IN GARLAND AND THEY SAID OH NO IGNITION IS FINE ITS HIS KEY. AT THAT TIME WAS A "POSSIBLE RECALL". THEY MADE HIM A NEW KEY AND CHARGED HIM $39.00. AT THAT TIME WHEN HE WENT IN YOU HAD TO SHAKE COLUMN AROUND TO GET KEY TO WORK. I AM NOW THINKING WITH ALL THE DEATHS SHOULDN'T THAT CAR BE RECALLED AND SHOULDN'T THEY BE HURRYING TO GET THEM FIXED INSTEAD OF WAITING 90 DAY. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595991June 4, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BOX DISCONNECTED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/30/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596013June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V04700, (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596040June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROLONGED DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596083June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AFTER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596180June 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10596193June 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT IT IS TAKING MONTHS UPON MONTHS TO COMPLETE A SIMPLE PARTS REPLACEMENT. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2014 OF THE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR MY CAR AND CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP FOR MY AREA THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO DO THE REPAIRS IN MARCH AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER IN APRIL AND CALLED THE SHOP AGAIN ON MAY 12, 2014 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS, SO I WAITED UNTIL JUNE 4, 2014 TO CHECK IN ON WHEN THEY COULD FIX THE SWITCH AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC IS GETTING THE RUN AROUND IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT THE GM COMPANY IS TRYING TO DELAY THIS SO THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE TIME HAS RUN OUT. THE PARTS MANUFACTURE HAS HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE MORE OR GET MORE PARTS THIS IS A STALL TACTIC AND I FEEL THAT I AM TAKING A RISK WITH MY LIFE EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595780June 3, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEAL ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. TURNS OUT THEY DON'T ORDER THE PART UNTIL YOU CALL. REGARDLESS I HAVE BEEN WAITING A MONTHAND THERE IS NO INDICATION WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES A DAY TO WORK ON HIGHWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS I AM A NERVOUS WRECK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I FEAR THE PART MIGHT FALL OUT WHILE I'M ON ONE OF THESE ROADWAYS AND I'LL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I AM FOLLOWING THEIR INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE KEY BUT I STILL DON'T FEEL SAFE. DON'T YOU THINK GM SHOULD BE GIVING US LOANER CARS TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST RECALL ON THIS CAR AND GM NEEDS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595786June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS LOOSE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE MAKING ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARTS AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TIME OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,500. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION KEY TO TURN ON AT ALMOST EVERY START UP. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/20/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595880June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595897June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595904June 3, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN BOTH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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