Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10744254July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG DISPLAYED ON DASH. PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF WHEN PASSENGERS ARE SEATED. BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE PUCHASE DATE. IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744315July 28, 2015
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS SINCE PURCHASE: BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS DUE TO BUSHING FAILURES; BOTH FRONT SHOCK AND STRUT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO SHOCK FAILURES/LEAKS; BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS DUE TO FAILED COMPONENTS; BOTH FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS DUE TO DRY-ROT; BOTH FRONT ROTORS DUE TO FAILED/WARPED COMPONENTS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE BRAKE CALIPERS; HARMONIC BALANCER DUE TO DEFECTIVE/WEAK COMPONENT; BOTH REAR SHOCKS DUE TO FAILURES/LEAKS. STILL NEED TO REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS DUE TO WEAKNESS, ALL WHEEL HUB BEARINGS DUE TO UNSTABLE DRIVING/STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING HIGH IDLE AND ERRATIC IDLING AFTER WARM-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744496July 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR BY EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WHILE PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743912July 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, STEERING
I WAS ON THE LODGE FREEWAY, HIGHWAY 10, HEADING EAST WHEN I LOSS CONTROL BY 7 ME RD, SKINNED OUT, HIT THE WALL ON THE REAR LEFT FENDER AND BUMPER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734786July 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734394July 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732869July 9, 2015
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHEVROLET EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SUNKEN IN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732435July 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732159July 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731844July 2, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY COBALT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MY PURCHASE IN 2012. I FINALLY FOUND A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL ARMS AND HAD THEM REPLACED, AND WITHIN THE YEAR WAS TOLD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY SUSPENSION IS GONE. THESE COMPLICATIONS SEEM LIKE REOCCURRING ISSUES WITH NOT ONLY COBALTS BUT MANY CHEVY VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731412July 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP 6/29/2015 RAN OUT OF GAS, AFTER 50 MILES, SMELT A LITTLE GAS PUT GAS IN AND IT POURED OUT FROM ABLVE THE FUEL TANK RIGHT ONTO EXHAUST. NO FIRE BUT WHAT A HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730256June 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE MAY PERHAPS BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ISSUE. .MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I NOW HAVE AN MY (SERVICE AIR BAG) LIGHT ALWAYS ON. I NO LONGER FEEL SAGE IN THIS CAR I ALSO HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH TI TODAY WITH MY POWER STEERING I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR RECENTLY SERVICED AND WAS NOT TOLD ANYTHING WHEN SERVICED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND NOTIFY ME AS SOON AS THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726537June 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,657.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726333June 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
WENT OVER POTHOLE AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND BOTH AIR BAGS INFLATED. ONE PASSENGER WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN FROM IMPACT OF AIR BAGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10725943June 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. MA 08/17/15 UPDATED 10/25/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725753June 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SMELT GAS VERY STRONGLY AND WAS COMING OUT OF TOP OF GAS TANK. I TOOK IT TO WEEKS TIRES,1883 HICKMAN AVE, ELBA, ALABAMA,36323... (334)897-2270. UPON TAKING IT TO THEM I WAS SHOWN THE HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE ON THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE NOTICED THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE IN OTHER STATES. I HAD TO PAY $543.70 FOR PARTS AND LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725642June 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM HAVING A SEVERE GAS LEAK, AND THOUGH I LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND THE RECALL WAS LISTED IN 2012 (NHTSA 12V459000) I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE AND WHEN I RUN RECALLS BY VIN # IT DOES NOT LIST IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF I CAN HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL OR NOT. I DID LIVE IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724249June 9, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I DRIVING THERE IS A SUPER STRONG SMELL OF GAS,IT HAS THE SAME SMELL EVEN IN PARK. THE SMELL IS SO OVERWHELMING. IT LIKE A GAS CAN SITTING ON MY LAP WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724026June 8, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722553June 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
A WIRE HARNESS FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG/SEAT BELT WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE AIR BAG DISABLED. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO GET FIXED WE WERE INFORMED A WHOLE NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDED THE HARNESS HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM A DEALER TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HE THEN INFORMED US THE NEW FACTORY OEM HARNESS AND ASSEMBLY WAS DELIVERED WITH NEW ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS TO PREVENT THE HARNESS FROM BEING DAMAGED AGAIN. THEN INDICATES TO ME THE COMPANY KNOWS OF THE POTENTIONALLY DEADLY ISSUE YET FAILS TO RECALL IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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