Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10413628July 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK AROUND THE TOP OF FUEL TANK. FUEL SMELL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413315July 18, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSITANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412328July 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING A RENTED 2010 CHEVY COBALT LT, 4 DOOR. HAD RENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ALAMO RENTAL CARS ON 7/2/11 THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 7/6/11. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-4 EAST JUST OUTSIDE ORLANDO, FLA. WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON HIS BRAKES, I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE COBALT AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR. ONCE THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL I COULD NOT CONTROL IT AT ALL. WE CROSSED ALL 3 LANES OF FREEWAY AND HIT THE LEFT REAR TANDEM WHEELS OF AN 18 WHEELER. THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE CENTER LANE FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FLOW. JUST A FEW MORE INCHES TOWARD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE 18 WHEELER AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN BEATING MYSELF UP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY JUST APPLYING THE BRAKES WOULD CAUSE SUCH A VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE TURN OF EVENTS. THEN I STARTED RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE COBALT IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. THERE IS DATA ON BRAKE PROBLEMS AND INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM WHEN THEIR COBALTS WENT OUT OF CONTROL JUST FROM APPLYING THE BRAKES. MANY OF THESE ACCOUNTS STATED THAT DEALERS FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES FOLLOWING THESE INSTANCES OF GOING OUT OF CONTROL AND IN MANY CASES BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. THIS WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC INCIDENT MY WIFE AND I HAVE EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AND THE REALITY IS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT SIMPLY BECAUSE I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE 2010 CHEVY COBALT RENTAL. WE WERE NOT HIT FROM BEHIND AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 18 WHEELER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10412331July 14, 2011
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT LTZ WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412820July 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE COBALT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE A SCREECHING SOUND, WHICH GM HAS ADDRESSED AS BEING NORMAL. CHEVROLET #08-05-22-004: INFORMATION ON BRAKE SQUEAL/SQUEAK NOISE - (JUL 15, 2008)] HOWEVER, I HAD TO PREMATURELY REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AND HAVE THE ROTORS CUT AFTER ONLY 27,039 MILES, WHILE THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAD 50% LIFE LEFT. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OCCURRENCE, SINCE THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD HAVE WORN OUT BEFORE THE REAR ONES. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO GET 27,039 MILES OF WEAR, THE FACT THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM MEANS THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE CONDITION WILL NOT WORSEN IN TIME. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE THAT THE SYSTEM COULD FAIL COMPLETELY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FINALLY, THE SCREECHING SOUND IS GETTING WORSE. THIS SOUND, ALONG WITH THE BRAKE WEAR, WILL VIRTUALLY REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE CAR CONSIDERABLY, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TRADE OR SELL, UNLESS GM CORRECTS THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411982July 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FUSE WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412059July 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE POWER OF STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411660July 10, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AT 54000 MILES A "CLUNKING" NOISE BEGAN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR GOING OVER MODERATE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IM AT 57000 NOW AND THE NOISE HAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO. HAVE NOT YET HAD THE CHANCE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT I FEEL ITS SAFE TO ASSUME MY PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS ALL THE REST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411673July 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 , RECENTLY INFORMED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT WE HAVE A FUEL LEAK SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE GAS TANK NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. REVIEWED WEB AND DISCOVERED THIS SAFETY RECALL AND FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE LIMITED TO THE STATES DESCRIBED WITHIN THE RECALL. I LIVE IN KANSAS WITH SUMMER TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 90-100 DEGREES ROUTINELY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR COST CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL, HOW CAN IT BE FAIR FOR MY NEIGHBOR IN OKLAHOMA TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BY GM YET I MAY HAVE TO ENDURE A 300 - 600.00 EXPENSE, AFTER ALL SAFETY IS SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411592July 9, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. HAD TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411596July 9, 2011
STEERING
I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2L. TWO WEEKS AGO I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. THERE IS A RECALL OPEN ON IT SO THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. NOW, JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER FIXING IT, I TURN MY CAR ON AND THERE'S NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN ONCE TO FIX THIS AND IT'S STILL CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. I WORK TWO JOBS AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE FIXING THIS CAR REPEATEDLY. I TRADED IN A 1997 SKYLARK FOR THIS 2006 COBALT WANTING A NEWER, LESS TO REPAIR CAR. I ENDED UP WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT I'M STILL 2 YRS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411511July 8, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER A BUMP, SHE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SAME REPAIRS WERE RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411556July 8, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WA SINFORMED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415946July 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS FUMES ALL THE TIME WHEN I DRIVE IT AND IT MAKES MY HEAD HURT AND IT WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED AND IT PASSED. NOW TWO WEEKS LATER, IT SMELLS LIKE GAS, ESPECIALLY IN ONE HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER AND I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410875July 7, 2011
STEERING
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DAIRY QUEEN WHEN THE CAR VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE. OUT OF MY CONTROL. WAS VERY DIFFICULT MANEUVERING TURNS. THE POWER STEERING RECALL WAS REPLACED BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED. ANOTHER $800. I HAVE A INFANT SO I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410877July 7, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410671July 6, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DRIVE SHAFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410746July 6, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
OWNER HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT. FOUND THE TIRE MOVES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER FOUND RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORN AND RIGHT FRONT STRUT WORN. OWNER FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT STRUT TO BE LEAKING AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM BADLY WORN. CORPORATION RECOMMENDED ONLY RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND RIGHT SIDE STRUT TO BE FIXED. NOTHING WAS DONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OWNER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410788July 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BESIDES PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT INCLUDING REPLACING THE MOTOR AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I RECENTLY NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OR AFTER I HAD PARKED. I NOTICED THE SMELL ON JUNE 29, 2011. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON JULY 1, 2011 AND HE SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE ON JULY 5, 2011 FOLLOWING THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE MRA OR MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK. HE STRESSED THE DANGER I HAD BEEN IN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE NATURE OF THE FUEL LEAKING FROM MY CAR. HE NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT GM HAD RECALLED MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT EXTENSION 12783 WHO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOR IS THE PROBLEM COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR SPECIAL COVERAGE. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR IS SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY 2006 CHEVY COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR. CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER THE COSTS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME. 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
#10410439July 5, 2011
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IT JUST SEEMS TO GET WORSE. MESSAGE CENTER WILL JUST STATE POWER STEERING. YOU CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. THIS ONLY GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP!!! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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