Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10682935February 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10681314February 4, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH IS LOSING PRESSURE, CAN NOT SHIFT GEARS TO DRIVE THE 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS (MANUAL). MUST PUMP CLUTCH OVER 200 TIMES TO GET PRESSURE BACK. THE CLUTCH PRESSURE GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AND THE HIGHWAYS, MAKING IT NO WAY TO DOWNSHIFT/ SLOW DOWN. COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ALL PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676210January 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THE ODOMETER GOES CRAZY, MY SEARCH ENGINE AND SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, STARTS SAYING LOW FUEL (WHEN ON A FULL TANK), THE MILEAGE GOES BLANK AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672346January 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1/10/15, KEPT THINKING I WAS SMELLING GAS WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN ON THE 10TH OF JANUARY 2015 I PULLED IN AND PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I RETURNED AND NOTED A SMALL PUDDLE BY DRIVERS DOOR. I INSPECTED IT AND SMELLED IT, YES IT WAS GASOLINE. I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT BACK TO SEE HOW MUCH IT LEAKED, IT WAS THEN THAT FUEL BEGAN RUNNING OUT EVERYWHERE AROUND MY SHOES, HAD 1/2 TANK. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AS IT SCARED ME. AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. IT STILL SETS I'M MY GARAGE NOW. I NOTED MANY!!! COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM UPSET AS I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS AND A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE BACK. THANKS GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672551January 14, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WAS DEACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REMOTE KEY FOB TO EXIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG ON INDICATOR AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 65,306.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670725January 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL; THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MECHANICALLY WHEN THEY TOOK POSSESSION. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS , THEY MOVED IT AROUND ON THEIR LOT BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, DID A REQ OIL CHANGE AND WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THEY HAD LOST THE KEYS. WHEN THEY AGREED TO MAKE NEW KEYS, THEY COULD NOT GET THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK TO WORK AND AFTER NOW 6 MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS THEY STILL WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH A SECOND DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS "THEY MUST HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SYSTEM CHANGING THE IGNITION OR PROGRAMMING THE KEYS" .. I NEED HELP GETTING THEM TO FIX THE LOCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670577January 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL. STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. SLOWING DOWN. MAKING A TURN. TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE CLEANED PARTS OF THE CAR, REPLACED PARTS OF THE CAR, LOOKED ONLINE FOR THE ISSUE (I FIND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH NO RESOLUTIONS), TAKEN IT TO CHEVY (THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG). SOMETIMES THROWING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WILL SAVE IT, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, BUT AFTER ALL THE RECALLS I HAVE HAD NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WILL BE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AND THE CAR DIES. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE GM NEEDS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TO DIE FOR AN ISSUE BEFORE THEY WILL ADDRESS IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670196January 5, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE GAUGES WERE MISREADING THE OPPOSITE TIRES AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669390December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WOULD ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY DIMLY CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO READ. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669004December 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF, AS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668151December 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE AZ SAID THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHARGED $970 TO REPLACE IT. MAY 26 THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 LATE REPAIRS WERE MADE. AUGUST 2,2014 AGAIN FAILED AND .AGAIN POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET AND GM ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS GM CARS INCLUDING 2010 COBALTS,, 2004/05/06/08/09 MALIBUS, SATURN AURA 2008/09, CHEV HHR 2009/10,. IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME STEERING COLUMN USED IN ALL THESE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667365December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663627December 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663307December 10, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO; MY TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO, WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. A MONTH EARLIER, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO RANCHO MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A RECALL PART ON MY VEHICLE FIXED. THEY NOTICED THAT MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS BUT THE SOFTWARE WAS OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662618December 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THEY FIXED THE IGNITION. IGNITION STILL STICKS AFTER FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662414December 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A SECOND CRASH WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10659648November 20, 2014
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUOUSLY GOT JAMMED WHILE SEATBELT WAS ON. COULDN'T GET OUT OF SEATBELT, HAD TO CUT SEATBELT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659491November 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652461November 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OF REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652540November 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY POST NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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