Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10310117February 12, 2010
STEERING
I MADE A COMPLAINT A MONTH AGO ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. I HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING HAVING TO PAY A CAR NOTE EVERY MONTH AND HAVE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK IN THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS POURING IN HAVE PROVED IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. EVERYDAY I DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH NEVER BEING ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE U-TURN OR PARK IN A NEAR PARKING SPOT IN WHICH I CAN NOT DUE TO MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. IT DOESN'T EVEN RESTART AFTER CUTTING THE CAR OFF. IT IS UNSETTLING TO KNOW I AM AND MANY OTHERS ARE DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR AND I'M LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE AS TO THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OUT ON THIS CAR AND THE EPS BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. I REALLY HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SO LONG THAT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS FROM THIS. IT WOULD MAKE NO SENSE WHATSOEVER TO PAY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT PROMISED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT'S A 2007 TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ALREADY. THANK YOU NHTSA FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308636February 11, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
JUST BOUGHT MY COBALT AT USED DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT FEELS REALLY HARD TO TURN AND IT MAKES NOISES THAT JUST DON'T SOUND RIGHT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED NOW READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I THINK THE POWER STEERING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308648February 11, 2010
STEERING
ON JAN.9TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING, POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER STEERING. COULD NOT CONTROL CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED CALL OFF. RESTARTED IT AND WHILE DRIVING IT AGAIN IT WAS HARD TO STEER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. THEY FIXED IT. THEY REPLACED PS ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308678February 11, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 06 CHEVY COBALT WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURES. IT FAILS AFTER APPROX. 20 OF DAILY DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IS NOT BEING PROACTIVE TO OFFER A SOLUTION OR RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED BUT EVEN SO, REPAIRS ARE ALSO DONE WITH FAULTY PARTS. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308685February 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON FEBRUARY 05, 2010 WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. A FRIEND TOLD ME CHEVY COBALT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I BEGAN MY SEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT DISBURSING GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON IT SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. IM LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED OR AROUND A CORNER WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP OR MY CAR DIDN'T EXPLODE INTO FLAMES FROM THE GASOLINE DISBURSING THROUGHOUT MY CAR WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. POWER STEERING AND FUEL PUMPS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CHEVY BARELY ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND SAY ITS NOT BIG DEAL, TRY YOUR BEST TO CONTROL YOUR CAR WHEN YOUR POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I'VE HEARD THIS BECOMES A REGULAR OCCURRENCE AFTER THE FIRST TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308710February 11, 2010
STEERING
WHILE OPERATING HER 05 CHEVY COBALT, MY WIFE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, CAUSING HER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND BLOW A TIRE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 4 OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHILE I WAS OPERATING IT, CAUSING ME TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE PART FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308732February 11, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING FAILED AND UNABLE TO STEER. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WORKED. DROVE TO GARAGE AND LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STEERING FAILED AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. HAD WRECKER PULL TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN KIT AND MOTOR KIT AT A COST OF $983.43. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308777February 11, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE 2006 COBALT LS I BOUGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2006. I MADE THE PURCHASE SO SHE COULD COMMUTE FROM COLLEGE. THOUGHT THE CAR WOULD BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE PURCHASE---BOY!!! WAS I WRONG!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM & GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE COBALTS NOW. HOW DO WE, AS CONSUMERS DEMAND THIS & GET IT CORRECTED? DO LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE WILL HELP US? I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA! AT LEAST, THE TOYOTA CORP IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR DEFECTS----THEY'RE FIXING THEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308810February 11, 2010
STEERING
05 CHEVY COBALT - POWER STEERING GOES OUT. BOUGHT THE CAR TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE STEERING COMES AND GOES. READING THE WEB IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308803February 11, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AS IF METAL TO METAL WERE KNOCKING TOGETHER IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2007. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW BRAKES PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES AND THE MOST RECENT WAS FEBRUARY 2010 WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STRUTS. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308825February 11, 2010
STEERING
I WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP(MK SMITH, CHINO, CA) THEY TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE STEERING WAS FINE. I LEFT THE CAR THERE FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT BECAUSE IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN SOME ACCIDENTS SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF DRIVING THE CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. UNTIL THERE IS I HAVE TO ENDURE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308845February 11, 2010
STEERING
WHETHER YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR MAKING A TURN AND YOUR POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES OUT IT IS VERY SCARY. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO MANAGE. THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF SNOW LATELY WHICH JUST MAKES EVERYTHING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308850February 11, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED IN MY CHEVY COBALT. IT CUTS OUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND REMAINS OUT. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND PARK. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING IN ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE STOP DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS TO DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND IT IS TO MUCH OF A STRAIN FOR ME WHILE PREGNANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308852February 11, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT 4-DOOR IN JUNE 2007--IN SEPTEMBER I TOLD MY MOTHER THAT MY STEERING WAS STRANGE, THAT SOMETIMES I FELT LIKE I WASN'T REALLY STEERING MY CAR. IN OCTOBER I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND I SLOWED DOWN. UPON SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX 15-20 AROUND A CURVE I COULDN'T STEER MY CAR. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR JUST SEEMED TO GO ON ITS' OWN. THAT SAME DECEMBER, I WAS TURNING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND AGAIN COULDN'T STEER MY CAR AND HIT A PARKING BLOCK. MY MOM THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRES AND INVESTED IN A NEW SET OF TIRES ON A NEW CAR. TWO WEEKS AGO (AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY) I CAME UPON AN ACCIDENT, SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ONCE AGAIN LOST MY STEERING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR A LITTLE TRYING TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HIT THE GUARDRAIL SUPPORT AND SMASHED THE HEADLIGHT. I BACKED UP, FELT MY STEERING GRAB AND CONTINUED ON. MY STEERING I AM CONVINCED CAUSED ALL 3 ACCIDENTS. THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON MY CAR AND MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE GONE UP. I WANT MY DAMAGE FIXED, MY STEERING FIXED, MY MOM REIMBURSED $500.00 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE AND A LETTER I CAN GIVE MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. IT OCCURS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY, BUT LUCKILY THERE HAS ONLY BEEN THREE ACCIDENTS AND NO FATALITIES THERE IS STILL DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN IT INTO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WITHOUT MY RATES GOING UP. WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUTS AND SO DID I UNTIL A TOW DRIVER WHO ALSO HAPPENED TO OWN A COBALT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308345February 10, 2010
STEERING
PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT..CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE PEOPLE ANYWHERE FROM 400-900 TO FIX. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. I KNOW THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION BUT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM NOT PAYING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A CAR THAT IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE PURCHASED THIS SAME CAR. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IS A NUISANCE TO TRY TO OPERATE A CAR THAT IS BARELY DRIVABLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308354February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT'S POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT, CAUSING A TREMENDOUS DISADVANTAGE WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE CAR. I HAVE HAD ONE INCIDENT OF SIDESWIPING A POLE BECAUSE I COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT THAT POINT. IT HAS FAILED MULTIPLES TIMES OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS. SO FAR NO INJURIES OR MAJOR ACCIDENTS, BUT AM CONCERNED AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308372February 10, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT- THE POWER STEERING IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES- THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF- SHOWING A PROBLEM IS PRESENT- I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR NORMALLY- MAKING ME USE TWO HANDS-ALSO, THERE IS A RATTLE IN THE BACK- LEFT- VERY NOTICEABLE- TO ALL IN VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308377February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND GRIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308397February 10, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308428February 10, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. BACK IN JANUARY I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE CENTER ON THE DASH DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." ONCE THAT APPEARED AND CHIMED, I LOST MOST MANUEVERABILITY OF MY VEHICLE AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER. ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND BACK ON, AND NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPLICATE. AT THE TIME, MY COBALT HAD APPROXIMATELY 78,650 MILES. SINCE THEN, I HAD NOT HAD ANY OCCURRENCE UNTIL 2/1/10. SINCE 2/1/10, THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY DAY. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND THEN MY POWER STEERING KICKS OUT. TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE REAPPEARS. THE ENGINE HAS TO COOL DOWN FOR THE LENGTH OF DRIVING TIME TO INCREASE. I DRIVE A 44 MILE COMMUTE DAILY ONE WAY, AND EXPERIENCE THIS EVERY DAY; SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS, IT POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST OF MY COMMUTE IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'VE HAD IT KICK OUT WHEN I'M ON AN EXPRESSWAY EXIT RAMP ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTINUE MY TURN AROUND THE CORNER. I HAVE SEEN THAT GM STATED IN REBUTTAL TO THIS INVESTIGATION THAT "IF IT GOES OUT IT REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT." BEING A FAIRLY BURLY MALE, THAT EXTRA EFFORT IS A LOT! IT IS LIKE YOU'RE GOING AGAINST QUITE A BIT OF RESISTANCE ON THE POWER ASSIST COMPONENTS. I USED TO WORK FOR UPS AND DROVE THEIR TRUCKS; THEIR PACKAGE CARS DON'T HAVE POWER STEERING AND I KNOW HOW THE LACK OF POWER STEERING FEELS; THIS IS NOTHING IN COMPARISON. JUST HAVING A MAJOR SNOW STORM HERE IN THE MIDWEST, IT POSES ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS TRYING TO MANEUVER ON SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. ANOTHER CONCERN AND QUESTION THAT CAN BE POSED, IS THAT IF IT CUTS OUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THAT MAY MEAN THE POWER ASSIST IS OVERHEATING. CAN THAT CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE? MY COBALT NOW IS CLOSE TO APPROACHING 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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