Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10480096October 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED NOTICING A STRONG FUEL SMELL OUTSIDE OF MY 2007 COBALT AND IT QUICKLY GOT WORSE AND EVENTUALLY HAD SUCH A STRONG ODOR INSIDE MY CAR THAT I HAD TO KEEP THE WINDOW CRACKED ANY TIME I WAS IN MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT VERY ISSUE BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO A COUPLE OF STATES. THEN A FEW WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS ARE MADE ON MY CAR THE RECALL IS EXTENDED TO INCLUDE A HANDFUL MORE STATES BUT STILL MISSOURI WAS NOT INCLUDED SO I CAN NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT; YET I HAD TO COME UP WITH ALMOST $600 TO TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THE COVERED STATES. I AM CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN THOSE STATES ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN MYSELF AND MANY OTHER AFFECTED OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480131October 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE TOP FILLER AND ONTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP), THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,277.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480143October 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN OPERATION, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WOULD EMIT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000; (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480583October 15, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE IGNITION COIL SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,488.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480605October 15, 2012
STEERING
WHILE BACKING CAR UP STEERING WENT OUT. STEERING WHEEL WOULD SPIN AROUND. FOUND OUT THAT THE LOWER SHAFT IN STEERING COLUMN AND THE GEAR COMING OUT OF STEERING RACK SEPARATED. HAD TO CHANGE STEERING RACK / LOWER SHAFT / CLOCK SPRING. COST $1200.00 IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING @ 65 MPH WITH NO CONTROL THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE SERIOUS. I HAVE MY 24 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR MOST OF THE TIME. CHECKED RECALLS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NONE FOR THIS YEAR CAR, BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2006 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480083October 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL CAP, BUT WHEN I HAD SOME REPAIRS DONE THAT WERE UNRELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE MECHANIC NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING BY A SMALL FITTING. THE PLASTIC FITTING HAD CRACKED WHERE THE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. I TOOK THE BROKEN PUMP TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY DID INFORM ME THAT IF I STILL HAD LESS THAN 160,000 MILES, THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT. I THINK THIS IS UNSAFE REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF MILES A CAR HAS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480035October 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING A DRIVE TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES IN TRAVEL THERE WAS A GAS SMELL INDICATED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GREELEY COLORADO WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CURRENT RECALLS AND ALL CARS IN THE 2006 - 2007 YEAR WERE RECALLED EXCEPT THIS MODEL THAT WAS SOLD IN ANOTHER STATE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY, WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THE OTHER RECALLS ON THE SAME COBALT CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OTHER THAN DIRECT ME TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH THE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. SINCE THIS CONVERSATION HAS OCCURRED I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THE LIKELY HOOD OF POSSIBLE FIRE, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO GO TO AND FROM WORK. SINCE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE AND OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED, I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISTREATED AND PUT MY FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. ANY HELP WOULD BE A GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479866October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND A GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479877October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD A FUEL LEAK TWO YEARS PRIOR AND WAS RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479897October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479946October 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HER HUSBAND AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,664. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479714October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK AND CAR TO CATCH FIRE. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF OHIO . I HAVE TO 2 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE WITH IN MY CAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY GOING ON IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. THIS RECALL NEED TO BE FOR ALL STATES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479734October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UPON PARKING MY 2008 COBALT, I COULD SMELL RAW (UNBURNED) GAS. I DID NOT SEE ANY DRIPS ON THE GROUND BUT WHEN I INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE; THE FUEL PUMP AREA NEAR THE GAS TANK, I COULD SEE LIQUID GAS TRAILS COMING DOWN AND A BUILD UP OF DIRT WHICH HAD COATED THE SURROUNDING AREA DUE TO THE GAS THAT HAD LEAKED AND DRIED. THE COBALT WAS HESITATING, THE ENGINE WAS SURGING AND I ALSO NOTICED A SMALL DROP IN FUEL MILEAGE. I TOOK MY COBALT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SHOWED ME THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND I OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE CONNECTION WHERE THE FUEL LINES ARE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE LEAK BECAUSE IT IS ALL PLASTIC SO THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. IT APPEARS THAT IN TIME THIS NEW ASSEMBLY WILL FAIL AGAIN DUE TO ITS DESIGN AND I WILL HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479763October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE; HOWEVER THE FUEL ODOR DID NOT CEASE INSTEAD THE FUEL ODOR BECAME STRONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,129.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479794October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING FUEL AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479509October 10, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE THROUGH THE BOTTOM METAL FRAME OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING TO AN UNEVEN ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479593October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS INFORMED HIS MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH AND THE RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479644October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT THE END OF AUG 2012, I NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP , UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS AND CHECKED THE INJECTORS FOR LEAKS. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. WHEN I OPEN THE TRUNK THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG. ALSO ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING I HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDDLE OFTEN TO START THE CAR, SEEMS THAT I WAS LOSING PRESSURE SOMEWHERE IN THE FUEL LINE. I WAS READY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHEN I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET, BUT NOT FOR MY STATE. WHAT A BUNCH OF#@$. I CALLED GMC AND COMPLAINED, THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THEN POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. TODAY ON THE INTERNET GMC STATED I COULD GET A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY. I'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. GMC'S RATIONALIZATION THAT THE STATES THEY LISTED FOR RECALL HAVE HIGHER TEMPERATURES THAN COLORADO DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE IN THAT STATE, I ASSURE YOU IT GETS JUST AS HOT IN COLORADO. REGARDLESS, GMC SHOULD GIVE SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION TO ALL OWNERS OF SAID RECALLED VEHICLES. SO THEY COULD AT LEAST BE AWARE OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479659October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM MY CAR.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR HAD A GAS LEAK AND THERE WAS A CRACK CAUSING THE LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP LINE. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS RARE AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO SEE IF I WOULD BE REIMBURSE THE MONEY SPENT FOR THE PART TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS VIA EMAIL. I EXPLAINED MY ISSUE WITH A GAS LEAK AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME WHICH WAS JULY OF 2010. RECENTLY I WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL WITH THE CHEVY COBALT 2007 HAVING A GAS LEAK. I AGAIN CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ONLY TO BE TOLD MY CAR IS NOT VIN SPECIFIC TO THE RECALL.NO ONE WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY MY CAR IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS STATED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. CLEARLY THERE IS A LARGER PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING. I'VE SENT TWO MORE COMPLAINTS ASKING THAT THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VIN'S AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO THOSE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479351October 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING HIS VEHICLE HE SMELLED FUEL FUMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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