Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10464656July 9, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,040 UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PORT WAS CRACKED ON THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 08/14/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464698July 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464379July 6, 2012
STEERING
SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING OR SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR MY GAUGES GO CRAZY AND THE NEEDLES BOUNCE AROUND AND THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, I COMPLETELY LOSE MY POWER STEERING AT FIRST IT WAS JUST AN OCCASIONAL THING BUT NOW ITS BEEN CONSTANT FOR TWO DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464382July 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON 78 GOING TO SAMS WHEN ME AND MY FAMILY NOTICED A LOUD SMELL OF FUEL AND SOME MOTORIST PASSING BY POINT AT MY CAR STATING THAT WE HAD LEAKAGE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. SO AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER THE CAR SUDDENLY CUTS OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING FREEWAY ALMOST OFF THE ROAD BUT NOT QUITE. SO A GOOD PERSON STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR OFF UNTIL THE POLICE SHOWED TO HAVE OTHER MOVING CARS MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE UNTIL WE WERE IN A SAFE PLACE. SURE ENOUGH THE FUEL UNDER MY CAR WAS POURING OUT. I ONLY HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND NEVER HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY CARS I HAVE EVER HAD THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST CAR FROM CHEVROLET I EVER OWNED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I GOT THE CAR FROM BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL AND THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. SO NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR FOR NOW. UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED I LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT NOTHING WITH MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464269July 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER SINCE SHE LIVED IN MISSOURI THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463768July 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND SMELLS GAS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006/2007 MODELS FOR THE FUEL PUMP, THE SAME FUEL PUMP THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464109July 3, 2012
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG WHEN SUDDENLY A CHIME SOUNDED AND "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON MY DASH INSTRUMENTS. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE ON 6/27/12 AND THEN THREE TIMES ON 6/28/12 (ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH). ACCORDING TO WEBSITES, THIS POWER STEERING LOSS IS A PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010. HOWEVER, MY COBALT VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE, APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM IN UN-RECALLED COBALTS AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST THE CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. PLUS, THERE'S NO WARNING. THE POWER STEERING IS LOST TOTALLY AT RANDOM AT ANY SPEED. *JS UPDATED 08/22/12*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. UPDATED 08/22/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463965July 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY COUSINS UP FROM SCHOOL, I HAD THE WINDOWS UP WITH THE AIR ON, AS THEY WAS GETTING IN THE CAR I STARTED TO SMELL GAS, SO I PAID IT NO MIND DROP THEM OFF,BUT WHEN I MADE IT HOME I HAD A TRAIL OF GAS BEHIND ME AND NO GAS IN THE CAR ,I AM A SMOKER I THANK GOD THAT I DIDN'T SMOKE THAT DAY.I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.THIS THE FIRST CHEVY I HAVE EVERY HAD,I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THAT SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR,BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS AND GM IS FIXING THEM. I REALLY LIKE MY CAR BUT WISH THAT THEY CAN FIX IT,DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL ,WHO TO TALK TO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463978July 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS WAS SMELLING GAS FROM UNDER MY HOOD . SO I CHECKED RECALLS AND FOUND OUT THAT A CERTAIN VIN NUMBER WAS RECALLED ON SOME 2007 COBALTS WHICH WAS NOT MY VIN. BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED SAYING THAT MY CAR WHICH CAME FROM ONE OF THE STATES THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING PART BUT WOULD CHARGE A FEE TO FIX IT. THEY WOULD HONOR BUT UPON CALLING MY GM DEALER IN WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL BUT I INFORMED THEM I FOUND IT ON THE SAME SIGHT IN WHICH I HAD MY STEERING FIXED FROM A RECALL AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL THEN I ALSO CALLED THE GM MAIN NUMBER AND THEY REFUSED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH I SAID THERE WAS AND WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT THERE IS DOCUMENT OF FIRES FROM THE VEHICLE THAT STARTS FROM THE IGNITION AND MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN MY VEHICLE SO TO ME LOSS OF LIFE IS NOT WORTH THERE EXCUSES WHEN OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING FIRES HOPE I GET SOME RESPONSE TO MAYBE MAKE SURE NOBODY DIES FROM THIS PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464013July 2, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR STARTED LOSING POWER ON THE HWY AROUND 60MPH NOW THE PROBLEM HAS GROWN TO CAR LOSING POWER AND DYING ON THE HWY AT 60 MPH AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE THE STEERING LOCKS WHEN CAR DIES I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REAR ENDED OR WRECK AS THE STEERING LOCKS WHEN THE CAR DIES MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463894July 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I AM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHERE THE WEATHER IS 104'. I BEGAN TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED MY CAR IN A GARAGE WHERE I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS. THEN AS THE DAYS WENT ON I SMELLED THE GAS STRONGER AND FUMES. I WAS RIDING MY LITTLE 1 YEAR OLD COUSIN AROUND WHEN I NOTICED A GAS LEAK FROM THE CAR. HE THEN BEGAN TO COUGH AND I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED VEHICLES FOR HIS SAFETY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COBALTS HAD A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEMS BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED. I DID HAVE A POWER WHEEL STEERING RECALL WHICH I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. I WOULD THINK THEY MESSED UP BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I NEED THIS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE HEAT IS RISING OUTSIDE AND THE GAS IS ACTUALLY SPILLING FROM THE TANK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIX IF THE MANUFACTURER CREATED SO MANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463519June 29, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LATCHES WERE NOT SECURE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED AND THEY WOULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT EACH DOOR WOULD COST $185 AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ELECTRIC. THE CONSUMER'S CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN IN A FEW YEARS. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463567June 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A STRONG GAS ODOR, THEN CAR BEGAN TO BE HARD TO START, CAR NOW HAS GAS LEAKING ON GROUND WHEN PARKED AFTER DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463595June 29, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER HAVING BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER THE POWER STEERING RECALL, THE PROBLEMS HAVE BECOME WORSE. THE CAR STALLS, LIGHTS FLICKER, THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE WILL FLASH DESPITE THERE BEING GAS IN THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, THE SPEEDOMETER RESTS ON ZERO AT ALL TIMES, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STRUGGLES TO GET OUT OF SECOND GEAR (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC.) THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER GAVE DIAGNOSTIC CODES INDICATING POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND STATED THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD AGAIN GONE OUT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THE CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ON -RAMPS TO HIGHWAYS AND IN INTERSECTIONS AND HAS BECOME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, BUT CHEVROLET HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ONLY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS EXIST, THOUGH THEY WILL NOW ACKNOWLEDGE THEM WHEN ASKED, AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS NOT A DANGEROUS ONE. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463239June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2008 COBALT NOW WITH 70K MILES HAS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND WHEN AT IDLE LEAKS EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL. I HAVE A NEWBORN BABY AND A 1YR OLD TODDLER AND WITH A PROBLEM THAT SEVERE I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR AND FEEL SAFE. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY CHEVY COBALTS WITH FUEL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR 2008 NOT ONLY 2006-2007 COBALTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463311June 27, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463332June 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE SMELLED GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. THE ODOR SEEMED TO BE AROUND THE TANK FILL. I FREQUENTLY RE-TIGHTENED THE CAP, THINKING PERHAPS IT WAS LOOSE AND THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THERE, OR PERHAPS SOME GAS HAD SPILLED IN AN ODD PLACE WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED. THEN, LAST WEEKEND DURING A PARTICULARLY HOT WEEK HERE IN OHIO, I OPENED MY TRUNK TO PUT THE GROCERIES IN AND THE TRUNK WAS REEKING WITH GAS FUMES! I AM VERY GLAD THERE WAS NOT AN IGNITION SOURCE CLOSE BY, AS I AM NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! THIS STRONG SMELL PERSISTED THE REST OF THE HOT WEEKEND. AT HOME, I LEFT THE TRUNK OPEN TO AIR IT OUT. THE WEATHER COOLED LAST MONDAY AND I HAVE NOT SMELLED GAS SINCE. ALSO THE GAS TANK IS NOW ONLY HALF FULL. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR TODAY AND FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP, AS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND UNTIL THE LEAK BECOMES MORE PROBLEMATIC WE WILL MOST LIKELY HOLD OFF ON REPAIRS AS THEY WILL BE EXPENSIVE. STILL, WITH THE WEATHER GETTING HOT AGAIN, I AM NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE MAKES ME ILL AND UNCOMFORTABLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO SMELL GASOLINE THAT STRONGLY. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND HAD MY VIN NUMBER CHECKED TO BE SURE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS. IT WAS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463668June 26, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STRONG FUEL ODOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM REFUSED TO RECONIZE THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESTITUTION FOR THE REPAIR HE HAD DONE AT A NON-GM DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, HE RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM THE DEALER, WHICH STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS RE-DESIGNED DUE TO POTENTIAL CRACKS IN THE FULE LINES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463148June 26, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WHICH WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. .. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE PORTS ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED. UPDATED 09/10/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463168June 26, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY DESTROYED DUE TO A CRASH, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT RELATED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 08/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE CRASH WAS CAUSED BY THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION HAPPENED 4-6 TIMES. THE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR ON LEVEL GROUND, HIGHWAY, AND UPHILLS AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH AND 55MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK. UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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