Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10477970September 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AN HEAVY SMELL OF FUEL CAUSED ME TO TAKE THIS CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. HE REPLACED THE PUMP AND FUEL LINES. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC :( THIS MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477361September 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477410September 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED THE CAR FROM DON CARLSON HYUNDAI IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA ON THE EVENING OF 19 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND DROVE IT TO OUR HOME IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, AND BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE DEALER HAD JUST TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD JUST HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, SO WE JUST CHALKED IT UP TO THE CURING OF THE ADHESIVES THEY USED INSTALLING THE WINDSHIELD, BUT IT IS NOW THE 28TH OF SEPTEMBER 2012, THE ODOR IS GETTING STRONGER, AND THE CAR IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO START. YOU HAVE TO LET IT CRANK AND CRANK BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY START, ALMOST LIKE IT IS FLOODED AS BACK IN THE OLD DAYS OF CARBS. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED ON VARIOUS SITES AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT I WOULD DEEM AS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT RELATING TO GASOLINE AND GASOLINE FUMES. WITH OUR CAR, I HAVE LOOKED UNDER IT AND HAVE SEEN NO SIGNS OF PUDDLING, WHICH CONCERNS ME OF WHERE IT MIGHT BE COLLECTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477334September 27, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477128September 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION MODULE, STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476977September 25, 2012
SEAT BELTS
ON 9/24/2012 AT AROUND 5 PM MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE AT THE NAVARRO COUNTY COLLEGE TO SEE A TEACHER, MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY GOT LOCKED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. AFTER 10 MINUTES AND 2 SECURITY GUARDS AND 2 NICE GENTLEMEN TRIED ALL THEY COULD THEY COULD NOT GET MY DAUGHTER SEATBELT TO COME UNBUCKLED SO THEY HAD TO CUT HER OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS A SERIOUS INCIDENT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED , WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IN ENNIS HE SAID OH ITS NO BIG DEAL ! HE WASN'T THE ONE WHO JUST HAD SURGERY ON HER ARM AND WAS STUCK IN A SEATBELT. I WANT SOMEONE TO CALL ME BACK ON THIS! I THINK CHEVY SHOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I ALSO THINK CHEVY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477049September 25, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLED FROM THE FUEL TANK ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476811September 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE ODOR IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE CAR. ODOR IS ALSO OUTSIDE AND VERY STRONG. CAN BE SMELLED EVERY TIME ENTERING OR EXITING VEHICLE. ODOR REMAINS EVEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CHECKED FOR DRIPS/LEAKS AND COULD NOT LOCATE. VIN # IS PART OF RECALL DATA BASE BUT RECALL "DOESN'T APPLY" TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF WHAT STATE I LIVE IT (???). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476539September 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN PARKED, THE CONTACT WOULD ALSO SMELL AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476573September 20, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS MILEAGE HAD SIGNIFICANT DECREASE ON HIGHWAY TRIPS. AFTER DRIVING >50 MILES AND PARKING CAR IN GARAGE, GARAGE WOULD SMELL HORRIBLY OF GASOLINE. UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION, GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP-END OF THE FUEL TANK IN THE AREA OF THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES VIA THE FUEL PUMP. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE FOUND ON CAR UNDER BODY. SYMPTOMS MATCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR WORK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DUE TO A CRACKED FUEL SUPPLY/RETURN LINE ON FUEL PUMP MODULAR. UPON DISCUSSING WITH DEALERSHIP, IT AS INDICATED THIS ITEM WAS UNDER RECALL BUT IS REGION SPECIFIC. DEALERSHIP MADE COMMENTS THAT IT WAS REGIONAL DUE TO COST OF REPAIR. THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE CARS RECALLED IN NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, CALIFORNIA, ETC. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CONSUME TO BEAR COST OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO REGION WHEN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT PLATFORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476585September 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476599September 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THE CAR EMITTING A GAS SMELL WHICH CONSISTENTLY GOT WORSE OVER THE WEEK. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE PART OF IT WAS LEAKING GAS. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS ABOVE THE GAS TANK, AND THEY HAD TO TAKE IT ALL APART TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. I DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE (GM RECALL NO. 090226), BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES (NOT MINE). I'M NO MECHANIC, BUT THE ACTUAL MECHANIC SAID THAT THE RECALL DESCRIPTION MATCHED THE PROBLEM THIS CAR IS FACING. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE HE HAD TO TAKE IT ALL APART THIS PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY NOT FROM EVERYDAY WEAR AND TEAR. I HADN'T NOTICED ANY LEAKS UNTIL AFTER I GOT IT CHECKED, AND NOW IT IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE RECALL IS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. IS THE WEATHER A FACTOR? DID ONLY CERTAIN CARS GET THIS FAULTY PART? IF IT IS KNOWN THAT THE PART IS SUBPAR, LET'S GET ALL STATES ON BOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476598September 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475922September 19, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR SOUNDED AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITH DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. UPDATED 11/02/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475942September 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAD SMALL SMELL OF GAS COME FROM THE AC VENTS ,BUT WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE SMELL GOT STRONGER SO I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM,YET THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE LEAK BUT LATER THAT DAY I SAW A SMALL SPOT OF WATER NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAR AT FIRST BUT IT WAS TOO FAR BACK TO BE WATER AT FIRST SO I CHECKED WHERE THIS LEAK CAME FROM AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW IT COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND ALREADY ITS BEEN ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND BECAME WORST AND THE CAR MAY EXPLODE. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475646September 17, 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 A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475647September 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP PLASTIC VALVE WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,000. STATUS UPDATED 11/29/12 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE BUILD DATE OF HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF RANGE FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE FINDING, AND STATED THE BUILD DATE WAS JANUARY 2006, WHICH DID FALL WITHIN, THE BUILD DATE FOR THE RECALL. UPDATED 04/15/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475649September 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS CRACK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V419000. HOWEVER, GM TOLD ME THAT MY VIN IS NO COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, INSTEAD JUST CERTAIN STATES. LUCKILY, I CAUGHT THIS ISSUE BEFORE A CAR FIRE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475669September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475715September 17, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 12/21/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED GAS COULD STILL BE SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AS WELL, DUE TO FACTORY DEFAULTED GAS TANK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPLETELY COMPENSATED FOR ALL EXPENSES PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. UPDATED 1/4/2013*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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