Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10499257February 19, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR LEVER DID NOT SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499321February 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP PLASTIC PART BROKE CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE PORT AND MODULE TO MELT AND BURN. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING ALTOGETHER. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT , I CALLED GM AN THEY SAID ITS VIN SPECIFIC AND I DO NOT QUALIFY ALTHOUGH IT'S THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496679February 7, 2013
STEERING
STARTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. POWER STEERING WARNING CAME UP ON DIGITAL PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494419January 23, 2013
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493236January 16, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492213January 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,205.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491808January 8, 2013
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO ESCAPE PAST THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490929January 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING THE CABIN AND TRUNK AREA FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE FUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489256December 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED AFTER STARTING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488786December 14, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED NINE TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BEARINGS ON THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH AN ENGINEER, WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,634. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488688December 13, 2012
STEERING
WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ON 12/1/08. MILEAGE 75 MILES. WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS WITH A COMPLAINT OF NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS DETERMINED A LOWER BEARING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. TO DATE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY LOWER BEARING AND G.M. SAYS THERE ISN'T A FIX FOR IT. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT'S A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN BEARING AND IF IT SEIZES I WOULD ASSUME IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH/WRECK SINCE STEERING WOULD APPARENTLY NO LONGER BE AN OPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487797December 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES NOISY AND PIT VERY EASILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487636December 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487658December 7, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,527. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487556December 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE OUTLET PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND STARTING LEAKING GAS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR MY CAR BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY STATE OF ILLINIOS JUST THE WARMER STATES. BUT WE HAD AN EXTREMELY HOT SUMMER THIS YEAR. CALLED GM AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMMENTS WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN STATES THAT WE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487235December 3, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486508November 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE ALL REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WILL WEAR DOWN TO BARE METAL ON THE INSIDE SO NO WEAR BAR NOTIFIES THE DRIVER YOU HAVE AN ISSUE TILL YOU NO LONGER HAVE REAR BRAKES. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486228November 27, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING." AT THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RETURNING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT ALL TYPES OF SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484830November 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE FUEL SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484684November 14, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT ABNORMALLY LOOSE. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING AND RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT. THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,696.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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