Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2005)

1,649 consumer complaints on file.

#10537727August 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON SATURDAY MORNING 8/24/13 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONCE I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. I KEPT DRIVING FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 50 FEET TO A STOP SIGN. IT JERKED TO WHOLE WAY TO THE STOP SIGN. THERE I MADE A U TURN TO GO BACK HOME TO GET MY FATHER. HE GOT IN THE CAR AND WE DROVE BACK TO THE SAME CORNER AND ONCE AGAIN IT JERKED THE WHOLE WAY TO THE STOP SIGN. SO WE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE SO MY DAD COULD GET SOME HIS SHOES ON SO WE COULD TAKE IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOUSE I TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN MY DAD GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND DROVE TO THE SIGN THE JERKING HAD WENT AWAY. I DROVE THE CAR THE REST OF THE DAY AND PUT AROUND 75 MILES ON IT THAT DAY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. ON SUNDAY NIGHT 8/25/13 I GOT INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE INTO TOWN. I DROVE ABOUT BLOCK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SHAKE AGAIN. I DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER BLOCK AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. ONCE I STOPPED I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAD COME ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND SIT THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE IN TOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ON MONDAY 8/26/13 I DROVE THE CAR 30 MILES BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM NOW FOR 3 DAY WITH NO SUCCESS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535948August 18, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING CUTS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535985August 18, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INFORMATION DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED "POWER STEERING." THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE SHIFTS ARE VERY ROUGH AND CAUSE THE CAR TO JERK. THERE IS ALSO A RAPID CLICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE AREA OF THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CODE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATES TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535269August 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ENGINE
AFTER STARTING THE COBALT OR EVEN IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE T/C LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, POWER STEERING LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES START GOING CRAZY. THE RADIO WILL ALSO GO IN AND OUT. USUALLY ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE, WHICH IS VERY SCARY. BUT IF I AM IN TOWN OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. THEN AFTER I CRANK IT AGAIN AND START TO MOVE, THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS REALLY ROUGH AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OUT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND TO FIX THIS (AFTER WEEKS AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS) IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND FLIP THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL(20 PLUS) TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535237August 13, 2013
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS A RATTLE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS FROM 50-80. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND RATTLING SOUND IS LOUD. ALSO, AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER BUMPS THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND RATTLING NOISE FROM WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534628August 10, 2013
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE "POWER STEERING" STARTED FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO, ONCE AGAIN I HAVE THE CAR BACK, LETS SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO SCREW UP THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533583August 5, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT RANDOM TIMES, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WILL POP UP A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND A "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT, WHERE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING, THE MOTOR SHIFTS HARD INTO EACH GEAR, AND THE MOTOR RUNS VERY ROUGH. ALSO, THERE ARE CLICKING SOUNDS AT THE SHIFTER, LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR OR SOMETHING. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND AS I'VE READ ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. THIS ENTIRE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS DOING THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532998August 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING IN TO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STEER, HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUITE WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I'VE GOTTEN MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS IN PLACES WHERE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING. I AM STARTING TO THINK THAT THIS CAR JUST ISN'T SAFE ANYMORE AND I AM LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY GETTING A NEW CAR BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532693July 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ WHEN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HIGH IDLE AND A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE IGNITION SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE KEY WAS HELD IN ACC MODE, THE BRAKE LOCK RELEASE SOLENOID MALFUNCTIONED. THE TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 08/27/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525379July 17, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND MY CAR MADE A "DING NOISE" THREE TIMES AND ON THE DISPLAY IT SAID POWER STEERING AT WHICH TIME IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, I MADE IT ABOUT 3 FEET WITH THE CAR "BUCKING" AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND SAT THERE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN SLIGHTLY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND I HAD IT FIXED FOR $800 AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON;T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY POWER STEERING. I HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN LAST YEAR AND ALL THIS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YRS OLD. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523544July 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH, WARNING CHIME SOUNDS REPEATEDLY, POWER DOOR LOCKS CYCLE AT RANDOM, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND JUMP AROUND, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, AND RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH. AT TIMES THE GAS PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, THEN VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD - HAD A NEAR MISS INCIDENT WHEN THE LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO HIT US. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT RANDOM INTERVALS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATELY AND TENDS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN ON HOT DAYS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN, DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521847June 26, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING IN DECEMBER AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TACHOMETER WENT FROM ABOUT 2 TO 0 AND I WAS COASTING TO A STOP. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR THEN JUST TURNED OFF. 55MPH AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF!!! WHEN I WOULD TRY TO RESTART IT WOULD START, BUT THEN TURN OFF AGAIN WHEN I WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 170,000 MILES, BUT ANYTIME I WOULD STOP AT A STOP LIGHT IT WOULD DIE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE OF THE CAR TURNING OFF. I WAS ALSO IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND WAS COMING AROUND THE CORNER TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR DIED AGAIN! MIND YOU THIS WAS THE SAME DAY THAT I WAS GOING 55MPH DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. IT TOOK 11 TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO STAY ON SO THAT I COULD GET IT TO A PARKING PLACE. ONCE I HAD IT IN A PARKING PLACE AND STOPPED, IT DIED AGAIN. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT YOU PEACE OF CRAP CAR PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521748June 25, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. I HAD THIS REPLACED IN 2010 AND IT HAS ALREADY GIVEN OUT. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM UNLESS I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON THE CAR WHICH WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FIRST RECALL AND WAS CHARGED 100 DEDUCTIBLE. I FIGURED SINCE I WAS THERE GETTING MY CAR SERVICED I WOULD GET OTHER THINGS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516190June 11, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516090June 10, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHICH CAUSED A SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TWICE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,902.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515348June 5, 2013
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES IT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE INSPECTIONS OF BRAKES, TIRES ( REBALANCE AND ROTATE, CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, CHECKED STEERAGE AND LINKAGE AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514825June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512647May 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING GAS THIS IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MODELS AND UP BUT NOT ON A 2005 MODEL. THERE ARE ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2005 MODELS LEAKING GAS BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510970May 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD HESITATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,458. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509820April 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED; HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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