Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10315510March 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER STATED THAT EVERY TIME SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK. SHE HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN BECAUSE HER WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315552March 2, 2010
STEERING
FEB 03, 2010 PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT FROM PAPE CHEV. S. PORTLAND , MAINE. CAN HEAR POWER STEERING RUBBING NOISE UPON TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. MILEAGE ONLY 660. NOW I HEAR THERE IS A PENDING RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE? DOES THE DEALER HAVE TO EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER MODEL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315573March 2, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVY COBALT - WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP APROX EVERY 10 MINUTES NOW WAS LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IF NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND QUICKLY RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED EVENTUALLY SINCE I TRAVEL IN TRAFFIC! THERE IS A POTENTIAL RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE DENYING ANY REPORTED PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315574March 2, 2010
STEERING
I DRIVE A CHEVY COBALT (2005) WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENT IT'S GOT ~55000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I EXPERIENCED THREE TIMES SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING - TWICE ON LOCAL DRIVEWAYS AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE PROBLEM REMAINED ON AS LONG AS THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT OFF. RESTARTING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY AS NO ONE KNOWS WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN A DEFENSIVE DRIVE SO I WAS ABLE TO HANDLE THE SITUATIONS CALMLY WITHOUT CAUSING ANY TROUBLE; BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS AT THE GM SERVICE CENTER FOR A CHECKUP AND HOPEFULLY A FIX. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN OVER ONE THOUSAND CASES LIKE THIS. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315581March 2, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING FAILS FREQUENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND TERRAINS MAKING YOU RAPIDLY ADJUST TO THE CHANGE IN STEERING CAPABILITY. THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY TERRIFYING WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315564March 2, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I AM A HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA TEACHER. I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THESE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND BACK TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS A 175000 MILES ON IT NOW. THE FIRST TIME I DID TAKE IT BACK THEY REPLACED A WIRING HARNESS. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES (APPROX IN AUGUST 2005) I HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AND THIS IS WHEN MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS BEEN COMING ON EVERY SINCE. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON: *THE CAR JERKS SLIGHTLY AT CRUISING HIGHWAY SPEED AND* WHEN I AM AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH IT JERKS VIOLENTLY AND * IT GOES DEAD WHEN IT STOPS AND *THE GAUGES ON THE DASH (ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND GAS) FLUCTUATE WILDLY, AND VERY FREQUENTLY AND FOR SUSTAINED PERIODS OF TIME (DAYS) I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABRUPTLY, SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. SOMETIMES THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF ABOUT (1 OUT OF 5 TIMES) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHT WITH A LOCK ON IT TURNS ON AND OFF. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED AT SELLERS CHEVROLET IN PURVIS NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CHECKS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED TWICE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. IT KEEPS RECURRING. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES THOUGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPOSING THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU WANT TO COME GET MY CAR AND TEST IT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO HAVE IT AND MAKE IT YOUR POSTER BOY/CAR FOR LEMONS. I NEED A NEW VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE 4 FOSTER CHILDREN NOW. ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE URGED ME TO SELL THIS CAR FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT BECAUSE OF ITS RECURRING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 04/21/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315578March 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MOMENTS LATER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY HER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME. SHE ALSO STATED THAT MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED; UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE HORN WOULD BLOW. THE POWER LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE, THE ELECTRICAL TRUNK RELEASE WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALSO FAILED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL POWER STEERING FAILURES AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR, HOWEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL HARD AT TIMES. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315596March 2, 2010
STEERING
ON MARCH 7 2009, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT, THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BEHAVED VERY ERRATICALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CATEGORIZED AS A DUI (.089 BAC) BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE STEERING, I DID MENTION THIS IN THE INITIAL POLICE REPORT BUT, BUT MY DUI TOOK PRECEDENCE OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND COSTS. KINDLY ADVICE AS TO HOW I CAN SEEK SOME RELIEF FROM THE CONSEQUENCES BOTH FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND LEGAL. I WILL CONSULT AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER AS WELL, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10315621March 2, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SHAKE OR MAKE A NOISE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF SO THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD RESET AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE STEERING FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE MOTOR WAS ELECTRICAL AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR $391. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,418. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,847. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $391.00. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WAS ALSO MAKING NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315622March 2, 2010
STEERING:LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LINKS WERE BROKEN NEAR THE SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315676March 2, 2010
STEERING
I CRASHED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE POWER STEERING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10315681March 2, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 COBALT,GOING WEST ON 480 9CLEVELAND),GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I CHANGE LINES TO GET OFF AT RIDGE ROAD,WHEN WE HIT BLACK ICE,THE STEERING ON THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME TURN LEFT/RIGHT IT SEEMED LOCK IN PLACE. WE (MYSELF/WIFE) HIT A SUV THEN ANOTHER SUV,RESULT WAS TOTAL LOSS OF THE COBALT. MY WIFE WAS PINNED UNDER THE DASH AND I FRACTURED/DISLOCATED MY HIP 3 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, WE BOTH HAD SEAT BELTS ON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10315705March 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. SPOKE TO GM WITH NO HELP GAINED FROM IT. WAITED 8 MONTHS THEN PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED MYSELF RECENTLY. POWER STEERING MADE IT HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, RAN OVER STREET CURBS DUE TO IT AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT RATTLE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315771March 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT COOP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH OVER THE TRAIN TRACKS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE DROVE IT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. EIGHT WEEKS LATER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND TRIED TO SWITCH LANES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS IRATE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE MONTHS AFTER HE PURCHASED IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN 2005 AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE VEHICLE HAS A LOW TORQUE IGNITION CYLINDER. UPDATED 09/21/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315792March 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315796March 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE OWN 2007 COBALT OUR DAUGHTER DRIVES. SHE STARTED COMPLAINING IN SEP '09 OF A GAS SMELL BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T PAY HER ANY MIND. THEN, ABOUT 6 WKS. AGO WHEN SHE HAD TO DRIVE ME TO AN APPT. I COULD REALLY SMELL THE GAS FUMES. IT MADE ME SICK. I CALLED HUFFINES CHEVROLET LEWISVILLE,TX (WHERE WE GOT THE CAR) & WAS TOLD HER VIN # DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. THEN, I CALLED A DEALER IN FRISCO,TX WHERE MY DAUGHTER LIVES. THE MECHANIC DEPT. LOOKED UP HER VIN & SAID "NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN # BUT YOU HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE CAN FIX IT." SO, AT NO CHARGE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER I GET A RECALL FOR THE MRA TO BE REPLACED AS IT CAN BE DANGEROUS?! LETTER STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CRACK, FUEL CAN LEAK & THERE COULD BE A FIRE?! BESIDES THE RECALL YOU HAVE JUST ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING "WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SURE RECALLS ARE SENT OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR MRA PARTS IN COBALT'S AS WELL ESPECIALLY AS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN BE!!! I WAS TOLD THAT HER VIN# FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS IN YOUR SYSTEM & THAT'S WHY OUR CAR VIN # DIDN'T GET A RECALL? ANYTHING TO DO WITH A LEAK IN THE FUEL AREA IS A VERY HAZARDOUS ISSUE. OUR DAUGHTER WAS INHALING GAS FUMES FOR MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOPEFULLY THERE IS NOT ANY LUNG OR BRAIN DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315779March 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS OFF AND YOU HAVE TO PUT ALL YOUR MIGHT TO MAKE TURNS AND U-TURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315845March 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AFTER DRIVING AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN . THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,713.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315848March 2, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRONG ARM BUSHING ROD BROKE TWICE AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A RECALL THAT THE ARM BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SEPARATED AND WERE LAYING ON THE FRAME. UPDATED 08/18/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315860March 2, 2010
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING. STARTING ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY POWER STEERING WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT, MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE GOT ABOVE 50. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CAR AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. I WENT AND HAD MY CAR FIXED FRIDAY AND PAID 500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. I FOUND OUT TODAY THERE WAS A RECALL BEING DONE. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ALTHOUGH THE RECALL SAYS ITS FOR THE COBALT 05 TO 10, WHICH MINE IS AN 05, IT APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER OF THE ONES BEING RECALLED. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED ON WHAT COBALTS THEY ARE RECALLING BUT ITS REALLY ODD HOW MINE ONLY MESSES UP WHEN THE TEMP WAS OVER 50. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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