Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10381583February 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE SENT TO FURTHER INSPECT THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381615February 11, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A BEEPING SOUND AND BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN. SHE THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL RESET TEMPORARILY BEFORE RECURRING WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH THE FAILURE AND CONTACT HER WITH A DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,245.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381442February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK WITHIN ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381444February 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK ON NUMEROUS OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY BECAUSE THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,121.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381499February 10, 2011
SUSPENSION
2007 COBALT CHEVROLET. 30,948 MILAGE. FEB 10, 2011. CONTROL ARM BUSHING ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE BROKEN, REPLACED CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381030February 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE WARNING ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING CORRECTLY, AFTER SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 11/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381043February 7, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE IGNITION CYLINDER ON MY 08 CHEVROLET COLBALT IMPLODED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND REPAIRED. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THERE WAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS TRUE? HOW DOES SOMEONE GET AN INVESTIGATION STARTED? *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380858February 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS ARE [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380803February 5, 2011
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT MY 2006 COBALT BRAND NEW AND IT NOW HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES THE KEY LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND SHIFTING GEARS BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. NOW TODAY (2/3/11) I WASN'T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNTIL I STARTED IT AND COULDN'T PRESS THE SHIFTER BUTTON IN TO PUT IT OUT OF PARK. IT STAYED STUCK IN PARK. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE THE KEY OUT, IT STAYED STUCK IN ACC. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY TAKE IT OUT BY PRESSING THE "PLUNGER" UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD TO TOW MY CAR THERE. AGAIN, MY SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH A TOTAL COST (AFTER TOWING, DIAGNOSTICS, LABOR, AND PARTS) OF $450 OUT-OF-POCKET. DUE TO A CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE IN THE GEAR SHIFT. RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380150February 3, 2011
STEERING, EQUIPMENT, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM - I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. FOUR MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE10005 10V073000 COMPLETED. FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IT HAD PRIOR TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT PROMPTED ME TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. FOR THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS. EACH TIME, WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LOSS WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AND I HAVE A OVERALL LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AS IT IS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE (AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS LOSS TYPICALLY SUBSIDES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING RETURNS IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON, HOWEVER AFTER LESS THAN 1/2 A MILE THE POWER STEERING LOSS WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS AGAIN AND THE ISSUES RETURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379843February 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. HE THEN INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE MAKING THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379893February 1, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH NO ADVANCED SIGNS OR WARNING (MILEAGE AT 99,930), UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR'S RPM REVVED UP AND DOWN AND WANTED TO STALL. THE FUEL GAUGE JUMPED BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING IN THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTO PLACE WHERE I COULD NOT TURN IT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE EVERYTHING SEEMED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE NEXT TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHEN MILEAGE WAS AT 99960. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STOPPING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR TO DRIVE, ONLY TO BE PRACTICALLY JERKED OUT OF MY SEAT WITH HARD SHIFTING AND ACTING LIGHT IT WANTED TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THE ENTIRE DRIVE THERE. ONCE THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEREFORE I WAS SENT ON MY WAY WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG. THE NEXT REPEAT EVENT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS LATER (MILEAGE 100,450) BUT CORRECTED ITSELF WITH SEVERAL OFF/ON OF THE ENGINE. NEXT OCCURRENCE AGAIN AT 100,600 WITH SAME RESULTS. THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, BUT I DID ASK THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING AND HE SAID IF IT DID, I WOULD EASILY BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. PERSONALLY, I DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS COULD BE A COSTLY FIX SINCE IT IS A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION AND NO GUARANTEES EACH TIME WHATEVER THEY TRIED WOULD FIX IT...NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE COMING FROM THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC!! *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379672January 31, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED THE TIRES AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE; THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380493January 31, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED 15-20 MPH, WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL, SEEMS LIKE IT LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT PULL THE CAR AWAY FROM VEERING INTO A CONCRETE PLANTER USED TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL, STEERING, RADIATOR AND BODY OF THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED OVER TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE CHECKING THE VIN FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR MANY OF THESE CARS. AFTER CHECKING WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL UP TO MARCH OF 2010, OURS WE ARE TOLD WAS BUILT IN APRIL OF 2010. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2010 COBALT SINCE THIS WAS THE LAST YEAR THEY HAD PRODUCTION ON THIS VEHICLE, WE WERE NOT AWARE THEY HAD STOPPED THE PRODUCTION OF THIS MODEL AT THE TIME WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE LEAD TO THE STEERING ISSUES WE HAD ON JANUARY 13. 2011. UPDATED 8/22/12 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379765January 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FULL REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 17K. WARRANTY ONLY COVERED CALIPER REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379785January 31, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DIE AND IT CAUSES THE DEFAULT FACTORY ALARM TO LOCK THE CAR. THE KEYS ARE ALWAYS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. RIGHT NOW IM LOCKED OUT THE VEHICLE. THE EXTRA KEY CAN'T UNLOCK THE DOORS (CANT OVERRIDE THE ALARM LOCK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379541January 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFTER LOCK NO LONGER LOCKS OUT THE SHIFTER. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE OR DEPRESSING THE LOCK ON THE SHIFT LEVER. THIS CONDITION WOULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED BY JUST BEING BUMPED. THIS CONDITION IS CONSTANT. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCK LEVER BEGAN TO GET ROUGH TO DEPRESS THEN IT JUST STOPPED LOCKING ALL TOGETHER. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379269January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ENGINE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL JUST CUT OFF DOWN TO THE BATTERY. IT STARTED OUT BY JUST QUITTING WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND THEN IT GRADUATED TO CUTTING OFF WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATES WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. WE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN WATER IN THE GAS OR THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS STOPPED UP, BUT AFTER RUNNING HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND USING THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IT STILL WAS CUTTING OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE GOING FROM MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO ALMOST EVERYDAY. IT WOULD NOT DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULD START DOING IT AGAIN. WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL INJECTOR OR THE O2 SENSOR GOING BAD. AFTER REPLACING BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS, THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. MY MOTHER BOUGHT HER CAR AROUND THE SAME TIME I DID. IT IS ALSO A COBALT BUT A 2007 MODEL AND IT HAS JUST STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378837January 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. "REDUCED ENGINE SPEED" AND "ENGINE DISABLED" WARNINGS SCROLLED ACROSS THE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S RPMS DROPPING AND THEN NEARLY STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ECM. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED AGAIN WITH THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF NEARLY STALLING AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ANYTHING WITHOUT SOME KIND OF ERROR MESSAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379235January 26, 2011
STEERING
I TOOK MY CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER FOR SAFETY RECALL 10023 AFTER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD BEEPING AND THE 'POWER STEERING' APPEARED IN THE CONSOLE. ONCE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE GEARS HAD A SLAMMING SOUND AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE 10 MPH AT MAX SPEED. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP, THE SAME THING HAPPENED A MILE AWAY FROM THE DEALER BUT THIS TIME I HEARD THE CLICKING SOUND THE BRAKE WILL MAKE WHEN YOU TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK, SHOOK THE ENTIRE CAR WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED, DROVE ONLY 10 MPH AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD STALL IF I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PULLED IT OVER IN A PARKING LOT AND IMMEDIATELY HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO, THE NEXT DAY AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR AGAIN, TOLD ME HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. FED UP WITH THIS DEALER, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AGAIN NOTHING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL NOW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE SO MANY PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, YET NO MECHANICS CAN SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SHOULD ONLY COME ON WHEN THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND FOR ONE TO NOT BE DETECTED IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS NOW AND HAVE GOTTEN NO CLOSER TO FEELING SAFE WITH ME OR MY FAMILY INSIDE OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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