Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10314743February 27, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SUDDENLY GOES OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL RETURN FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL ACCIDENT WITH IT TO DATE, BUT I CAN TESTIFY THAT THE POWER STEERING DOES GO OUT IN CHEVY COBALTS. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND I'M A GROWN MAN OF AVERAGE STRENGTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314750February 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
DEFECTIVE LINING IN CAR. CAR HAS BEEN SENT FOR SERVICE OVER NINE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS DUE TO WATER LEAKING IN VEHICLE. EVERYTIME IT RAINS BOTH BACK SEAT FLOOR BOARDS ARE SOAKED. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE LINING AND REPLACED THE CARPET ONCE AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO LEAK. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314757February 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES FAILING ON A 2009 COBALT SS SQUEALING AND GRINDING FEELING LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP...AFTER TOYOTA I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314762February 27, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. WHEN I DID TRY TURNING, MY CAR ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVY SERVICE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COBALT AND THEY HAD MANY OF THEM COMING IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST I WAS QUOTED WAS $1,000.00. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR COST WHICH WOULD STILL LEAVE ME PAYING $475.00. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND PURCHASED IT USED WITH 14,000.00 MILES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING WHEN AND IF THE CAR HAS BEEN JUMP STARTED BECAUSE THIS IS A MAIN CAUSE OF WHICH TRIGGERS THE MAJOR SAFETY AND COSTLY ISSUE. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKED OF ME IS: "HAS THE CAR BEEN JUMP STARTED WITH CABLES AT ANY GIVEN TIME?" THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED SOME HARDSHIP IN MY FAMILY AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR A SINGLE MOM AS MYSELF. I AM CURRENTLY UPSIDE DOWN ON THE VEHICLE BY 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS SO TRADING IT IN IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR A CHEVY SILVERADO AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314766February 27, 2010
STEERING
2006 COBALT POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY. HAD POWER STEERING REPLACED AT CHAMPION CHEVROLET YESTERDAY, 2/26/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314789February 27, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AND MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT.WHEN CHANGING LANES. IT IS A 2005 COBALT. THIS STARTED AFTER 70,000 MILES AND WARRETY EXPIRED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY DIDNOT HELP. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPARE IS OVER $1200. IT IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314792February 27, 2010
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO IN AND OUT UNTIL IT FINALLY GOT TO HARD TO DRIVE. I TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD GONE BAD. I HAD IT REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $400. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I WENT ON LINE TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VERY PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND SAFETY COMMISSION. I WAS REALLY UPSET WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WITH CHEVROLET BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED FURTHER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS FOR DEALERSHIPS TO CHARGE US FOR ISSUES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM IS ALSO FAULTY. SOMETIMES IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED BEFORE, RESULTING IN HAVING THE WHOLE MECHANISM REPLACE IN NOVEMBER 2008 AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO GEAR AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING THE GEAR FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK UNTIL IT RELEASE THE IGNITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314795February 27, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING INDICATOR COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314806February 27, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT QUITS WORKING SUDDENLY. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314809February 27, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2005 COBALT LS FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK AND SCHOOL, THE CAR HAND APPROX. 54,000MILES ON IT, 2 MONTHS LATER MY SON INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, HE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AFTER BEING UNABLE TO FIND ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE STEERING RETURNED. THIS CONTINUED TO GO ON TO THE PRESENT DAY. WE ARE ABLE TO PAY THE $1500.00 THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. SOMETIMES WE CAN STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND THE STEERING RETURNS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AND HOW LONG THE STEERING WILL STAY OUT FOR. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET TO SEE ANYTHING IS BEING DONE TO REPAIR THIS, (NO). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314827February 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, WHEELS, EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I AM NOT ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION OF MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 (WAS A RENTAL). UP UNTIL TODAY (2/27/10) I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OUT EVENTUALLY. NOW HOWEVER, MY CAR WILL NOT START - IT JUST CLICKS, AND MY SHIFTER WON'T MOVE. THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GFB6Y7_ZKX0 THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR: POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER ABOUT 45,000 BAD WHEEL BEARING AFTER ABOUT 50,000 CD PLAYER REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T EJECT CDS (THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME MANUFACTURER'S MODEL) FAULTY GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I FEEL THIS MODEL OF CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314884February 27, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. WE STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AROUND THE END OF LAST YEAR WHEN SHE REACHED THE 40,000 MILES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL STARTED GETTING HARD WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO RECALLS AT THE TIME. EVERY TIME WE WOULD DRIVE IT LONG DISTANCE IT WOULD GET HARD ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WE COULD NOT STEER IT AT ALL VERY HARD TO MAKE A TURN. WE THEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT WHEN IT CONTINUED TO DO SO AND WAS LOOSING THE POWER STEERING FLUID DAILY. THE RACK AND PINION MOTOR WAS CHANGED OUT AND ALSO THE RACK AND PINION. WE DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART ANYMORE. I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD OF BEEN SOME WARNING OR RECALL TO LET US KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN THAT CAR DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314886February 27, 2010
STEERING, SEAT BELTS
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. LUCKILY I AM A STRONG MAN AND WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS NOW NO LONGER USABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS STUCK BUCKLED TOGETHER FOR THE 2ND TIME. IT CAN NO BE DETACHED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AND NOW I MUST REPLACE THIS SEAT BELT AND BUCKLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314889February 27, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THOUSANDS OF OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. CHEVY NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS. THEY ARE UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MAY DIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314494February 26, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SIGNAL COMES ON WHEN DRIVING AND IT MAKES DRIVING VERY HARD TO STEER. IT LOCKS UP AND THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE MAKES IT HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314501February 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE POWER STEERING FAIL AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN. WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURE AS YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314507February 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING OVER AN HOUR AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314511February 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN JUNE 2008 AND AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY CAR DINGED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HIT THE MEDIAN AND RAN OFF THE ROAD BARELY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A WALK SIGN. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL IT WAS AN $875 REPAIR SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT REPAIR. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER. NOW FOR OVER A YEAR I'VE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING WORRYING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS AND PASSENGERS AND ANGRY THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY THE AUTO MAKERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE AFTER I BEGIN DRIVING. I HAVE POWER STEERING WHEN I FIRST BEGIN DRIVING, BUT IT ALWAYS FAILS IN THE FIRST MINUTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314535February 26, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT ON OUR 2005 CHEVY COBALT. IT REQUIRES US TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR BEFORE IT RESETS ITSELF. WE HAVE NOW COME TO THE POINT WHERE IT GOES OUT AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE STOP AND RESTART THE CAR IT DOESN'T WORK. WE CAN'T AFFORD THE $1000.00 IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET IT FIXED BY THE DEALER SHIP AT THIS TIME. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM CONSIDERING ITS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS FROM THE CAR OTHER THAN THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314339February 26, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. FAULTY POWER STEERING*CW UPDATED 03/05/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 03/12/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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