Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10488710December 13, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PUMP HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000...UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10488098December 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE AREA. FUEL CAN BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR WILL BE CLOSE TO $700. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE AS I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES THAT ARE "OUTSIDE" OF THE AFFECTED AREA. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488117December 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK POSSIBLY FROM A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE "AFFECTED" STATES. SMELL IS SO BAD WE DON'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS IN IT ANYMORE - CAUSES HEADACHES. WAITING FOR GM TO MAIL LETTERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM OCTOBER 2012 "..THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS IN OTHER STATES OFFERING A FREE REPAIR WITHIN A LIMITED TIME PERIOD IF THE PARTS ARE CRACKED." ---> HURRY UP GM BEFORE SOMEONE WHO ISN'T COVERED BUT HAS THIS GAS LEAK GETS HURT. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS.COM/AUTOS/GM-RECALLS-41-000-VEHICLES-ARTICLE-1.1171884#IXZZ2ERZWQV4Y. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487990December 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE HEAT SHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED FUEL WITHIN THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAL AND THE O-RING FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488034December 11, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487797December 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES NOISY AND PIT VERY EASILY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487731December 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED NOTICING STRONG GAS SMELL WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. ALSO HARD TO START. TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED AT OUR DEALERS, THEY CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE STRONG GAS SMELL AND SAID THE FUEL LINE WAS PROBABLY CRACKED. LOOKED TO SEE IF IT WAS UNDER RECALL. NOT FOR OUR STATE. HAD TO SIGN A PAPER SAYING OUR CAR WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". WE LIVE 10 MILES FROM 2 STATES THAT THIS IS A RECALL IN. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT IN OUR STATE. I WANT THIS FIXED. ITS TIME YOU STOOD BY YOUR PRODUCTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487707December 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE GAS TANK TO ADDRESS THE FUEL PUMP RECALL ISSUE, HE IDENTIFIED A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK ON OR TO THE GAS TANK. IN THE END, I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL DID NOT COVER THE COST. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. I DID NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487711December 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS SINCE THE SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVENTED HER FROM TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487636December 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487658December 7, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,527. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487541December 6, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,643.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487556December 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE OUTLET PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND STARTING LEAKING GAS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR MY CAR BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STATE OF ILLINIOS JUST THE WARMER STATES. BUT WE HAD AN EXTREMELY HOT SUMMER THIS YEAR. CALLED GM AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMMENTS WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN STATES THAT WE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487478December 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD TO GET MY REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY CHANGED OUT AT AROUND 45000 MILES AS WELL AS MY E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY COBALT REAR BRAKES ARE KNOWN TO WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, PLEASE RECALL EVERYTHING THAT WAS REPLACED: ROTORS CALIPERS PADS E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487302December 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE GAS LINE WAS CRACKED AND THE GAS TANK EXPANDED CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487319December 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487330December 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, TOOK MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GM SAID TO DO SO, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS A CRACK IN IT DUE TO MANUFACTURED PARTS BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. NO HELP COVERING THE COST ALTHOUGH THERE ARE RECALLS IN SEVERAL WARM WEATHER STATES BUT NOT IN INDIANA WE HAD A VERY HOT SUMMER WHICH CAUSED PARTS TO EXPAND AND CRACK. I THINK GM SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS, BUT THE ONLY OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT! I REALLY HOPE MY VEHICLE DOESN'T CATCH ON FIRE! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN GM, I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON THIS I WILL KEEP COMPLAINING UNTIL SOME ONE HELPS ME COVER THE COST! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487235December 3, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486725December 2, 2012
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEATBELTS ARE COMING APART AT THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RENDERING THEM UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486693December 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL. SMELLS LIKE IT MIGHT BE NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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