Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10396868April 19, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT 4 DR SEDAN. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE SERVICE ROAD ON I-35 I STARTED TO COUGH, I BLACKED OUT FOR A SPLIT SECOND. AFTER COMING TO I REALIZED THERE WAS A SHARP TURN IN THE ROAD. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE ABS DID NOT WORK. I WENT THROUGH A SIGN, IT TORE UP THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR THEN HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT END.I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR. WITH THE ABS LOCKING UP IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SKID APPROX 300 FEET, WITHOUT SAFELY SLOWING DOWN. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10396729April 18, 2011
STEERING
MY CHEVROLET COBALT 2006 HAS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. IT MAKES NOISES, LIKE A RATTLE AND I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 03/16/2011, USED AND SINCE THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PRECARIOUS I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET FIX EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR SATURDAYS AND STILL CAN NOT GET IT FIX. IT ALSO SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT TIMES AND ITS VERY, VERY SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396590April 17, 2011
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS "REPLACED" UNDER THE RECALL, BUT STILL CONTINUALLY GOES OUT OFF AND ON. VERY UNSAFE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396097April 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECOND 2006 CHEVY COBALT OWNED. THE FIRST HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING IT. THE AIR HAD GONE OUT ON IT AND WE HAD RETURNED IT TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED. WITHIN A WEEK IT CAUGHT FIRE IN TRAFFIC. WE ASSUMED THE DEALER DID SOMETHING INCORRECT WHEN RECONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES. PARTLY BECAUSE THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN TRUNK WHERE BATTERY WAS. WE THOUGHT IT WAS HUMAN ERROR SO WE PURCHASED ANOTHER 2006 COBALT. IT STARTED DYING IN TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN YOU ALLOW IT TO IDLE. TOOK IT TO SEVERAL AUTO STORES AND HAD PUT ON MACHINE. ANSWER WAS RAPID MISFIRE. BOUGHT NEW SPARKPLUGS AND WIRES. REPLACED THOSE TO NO AVAIL, TRIED GAS TREATMENTS FOR THE SHUTTERING ENGINE, TO NO AVAIL. TOOK IT TO MECHANICS TWICE. THEY REPLACED THE COOLING SENSOR. STILL CUTTING OUT AND WOULDN'T IDLE PROPERLY. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC. HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NOTICED ONE HEADLIGHT OFF WHEN WE PICKED IT UP. TOOK IT HOME TO INVESTIGATE AND HEADLIGHT BACK ON. WE BELIEVE ITS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN SYSTEM. DOESN'T DIE WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF. APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES. HAD A MINOR ISSUE WITH A GAS LEAK. TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396024April 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT THAT ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010 GASOLINE BEGAN TO LEAK OUT OF THE GAS TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP. APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF GAS LEAKED OVER ABOUT 60 MILES OF ROAD BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. THERE EXISTS A RECALL ON 2007 CHEVY COBALTS IN A FEW STATES BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME SAFETY FAILURE AS NOTED IN OTHER STATES BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE IDENTICAL VEHICLES TITLE IN VIRGINIA. THE VIN IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT NOT VIRGINIA TITLED CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395842April 14, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MARCH 22, 2011 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL STRAIGHT POSITION AFTER BEING TURNED AND WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,197 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,733.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395919April 14, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE FAULTY AND CAUSE THE CAR TO SOUND LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL OFF! I HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AS WELL...THIRD SET!! THE MECHANIC SAID THE BALL JOINT WOULD BREAK AND YOU COULD WRECK AS YOUR DRIVING! HAVE HAD THIS TROUBLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR..EVEN HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FRONT END PROBLEMS THE FIRST THREE MONTHS THAT I HAD THE CAR! THE FRONT END IS NOT GOOD ON THIS CAR AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395944April 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL DONE A WHILE AGO. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. NOW MY POWER STEERING FAILURE MSG WILL COME ON THE DASH, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT REAL HARD, JERKING EVERYONE INSIDE. CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IF YOU SLOW DOWN AND KEEP ROLLING, IT WILL JUST STAY IN OVERDRIVE AND TAKES FOREVER TO GET BACK TO SPEED. CAR ALSO NEVER GETS TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE IN THE WINTER, ACCORDING TO THE TEMP GAUGE. HAD THE TEMP SENSOR REPLACED, STILL NO CHANGE, BUT I DO HAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER. ALSO AT TIMES MY SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON THEN THE CAR WILL SHUTDOWN WHILE I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 5 MINS TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THERE WILL BE OTHER TIMES THE CAR CHIMES 4 TIMES AND NOTHING SHOWS UP, THEN OTHER TIMES THE POWER STEERING MSG WILL APPEAR. I HAVE ONLY LOST POWER STEERING ABOUT 5 TIMES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE, AND NEVER BEFORE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AS I'VE BEEN READING INTERNET FORUMS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST 8-9 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395956April 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SINCE BEGINNING OF 2011 THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN I START THE CAR. IN MARCH 2011 I WENT TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. BEGINNING OF APRIL I STARTED THE CAR AND A LOT OF WHITE THICK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST EMISSION SO I DROVE BACK TO PEPBOYS. THEY FIGURED IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET OR EVEN GASKET HEAD WHICH WAS THE FOLLOWING WEEK CONFIRMED BY THE GM DEALER. THE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 28000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395763April 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS COMING FROM OUR CAR FOR A WHILE. WE TOOK IT IN TO GET THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE HAD A FUEL PUMP LEAK AND WOULD NOT WORK ON THE BRAKES UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. THE COST TO FIX IS WELL BEYOND OUR MEANS AND NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A HALF A TANK OF GAS EVERY 3 DAYS FOR LESS THAN 30MILES OF TRAVEL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THIS PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES, NOT INCLUDING THE ONE WE LIVE IN. WE HAVE A VERY YOUNG CHILD AND ONE ON THE WAY AND DO NOT WANT ANYTHING BAD TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395799April 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE IGNITION IS STUCK AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. USING FORCE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN ANOTHER INCIDENT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION ONLY COVERS THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396336April 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT ON THURSDAY MORNING APRIL 17TH AROUND 4 AM. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 170 GOING SOUTH. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 65 MPH. I WAS APPROACHING THE SPLIT-OFF WHERE YOU CAN GO ONTO 64 EAST OR WEST. THE COBALT STARTED TO VEER TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I CORRECTED IT BACK TO THE LEFT AND THAT'S WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HIT THE MIDDLE DIVIDER THAT DIVIDES THE RAMPS EXIT. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED AND WE ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING INSPECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10396337April 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 20TH, I WAS DRIVING BACK TO MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE FROM WORK. I GOT OFF AROUND 7:30 AM SO IT WAS AROUND 8 AM WHEN I REACHED THE EXIT FOR HIS HOUSE. I SLOWED THE CAR TO TAKE THE EXIT RAMP TO 40 MPH WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEEL AS I LET OFF THE BRAKES. INSTEAD THE CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT AND I STARTED TO HYDROPLANE. I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND BEGAN TO SPIN. MY STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UP. AS I WAS SPINNING, THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR STRUCK A LIGHT REFLECTOR POLE AND SHATTERED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW IN THE PAIN AND DENTED THE CAR AND REMOVED PAINT. IT ALSO MESSED UP MY BACK ALIGNMENT. FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES MY CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START BACK UP AND THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED IN PLACE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THEY SAID THAT NO CODES FOR POWER STEERING HAD POPPED UP, YET THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE HOW IT DROVE. THEREFORE, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395610April 12, 2011
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MP. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TANK TO THREE QUARTERS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395452April 11, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A SECOND TIME TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONFIRMED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395461April 11, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395352April 9, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY COBALT --TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON DASH. LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OFF. KEPT HEARING CLICKING NOISES IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AREA. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN REPAIR BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON MANY CHEVY COBALTS AND IT CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE POWER TO TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER. LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. WE TRIED RESETTING THE WARNING, BUT LIGHT STILL REMAINS AND CLICKING SOUND STILL REMAINS. RECOMMEND IT BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395353April 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE FIRST HAD ELECTRONICS ISSUES THE WITH OUR COBALT WHEN PARKING.WAS TOLD WIFE OVER DROVE STEERING MECH. LATER THEY CALLED A RECALL & REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR.CONSTANTLY WE HAVE HAD IT THAT HE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT TURN OF AFTER A TURN. AGAIN THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE .THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT UNLOCK FOR THE KEY. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED & ONE TIME THE ISSUE LASTED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ANOTHER ISSUES WAS THAT THE INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON THIS LASTED ABOUT 2-3 DAYS SOMETIMES WE SMELT RUBBERISH SMOKE FUMES THEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED & THEN WENT AWAY.WE CALLED CHEVY & EMMA SET UP A FILE & WE TURNED THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIME TO JBA CHEVY IN GLEN BURNIE ,MD 21062 AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THE ISSUES COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUES AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THEM . THIS LAST ISSUE HAS OCCURED ABOUT 500+ MILES LATER. I JUST HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TIRES ROTATED . I ASKED FOR A COMPLETE CHECK BUT THE ATTENDANT ONLY SET IT UP FOR OILCHANGE ,BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY SAID ALL WAS OKAY. ON FRIDAY THE 8TH OF APRIL ON THE WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I TOOK OFF THECAR ACTED FUNNY AND THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 80 & TE REV WAS HIGH YET I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 20MPH THE TRANS DOWNSHIFTED REAL HARD. I NOTICED IT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY BUT SEEMED BETTER. SO I TRIED TO PROCEED TO WORK. AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL PAST THE NEXT LIGHT THE CAR FROZE UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID. I TRIED TO STEER IT OUT OF IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND & THE ANTILOCKING BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING, I RAMMED INTO THE CURB & THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND PROPERLY TO MY TRYING TO MOVE IT FORWARD. AT THAT TIME A JEEPSUV SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND HIT ME IN THE REAR..I THINK IT TOTALED THE CAR. ON THAT TUESDAY NOTICED THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING WELL (SHIMMIED FOR A TIME. ON WED & THURS, THEY WORKED NORMAL. I THINK THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONICS ISSUE. WAS TOLD A BODY CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE BAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395225April 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SQUEKING BRAKE PADS IN THE REAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395242April 8, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE SECOND AND THIRD FAILURES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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