Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10304085February 3, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2009 CHEVY COBALT LS, THE ODOMETER REGISTERS 1 MILE, SLIGHTLY BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE 1 MILE. I FOUND THIS USING MILE MARKERS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SEEING MAJOR DIFFERENCES FROM OLDER VEHICLES WITH ANALOG ODOMETERS AS I TRIED TO MEASURE MILES I'D HIT MY STOP WATCH RUNNING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS MAKES THE WARRANTY EXPIRE I GUESS 3-4% SOONER THAN IT SHOULD AND COULD QUITE POSSIBLE !@#$%'. OVER THE CONSUMER WHOSE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR. I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A SNEAKY WAY TO SCREW THEIR CUSTOMER OVER. I JUST SPOKE TO GM TODAY ABOUT IT BUT DOUBT ANYTHING WILL BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 17,000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS REALLY MORE LIKE 16,500 OR A LITTLE BIT UNDER AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS JUST AFTER THE MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES, THAT'S !@#$%'. OVER YOUR CUSTOMER. I KNOW THIS IS GOING ON AT LEAST IN MY COBALT AND I FIND IT INTERESTING TO HEAR TODAY THERE ARE CASES OF POWER STEERING ISSUES. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THAT THUS FAR BUT WILL COMPLAIN AGAIN IS THAT COMES UP. GM IS !@#$%'. IT'S CUSTOMERS OVER!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10304098February 3, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT IS A DANGEROUS OPTION, YOU CAN DRIVE IT FOR DAY'S AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING QUITS AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP ALSO LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL START FLASHING THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT THE STEERING DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, ALSO THE SHIFTER WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE STEERING LOCK YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE PLUG OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND STICK YOUR FINGER UP IN THERE PUSH A SMALL BUTTON LIKE THING TO GET THE KEY TO UNLOCK AND TURN ALL THE WAY OFF OTHER WISE IT WILL NOT LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1/12 YEARS I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY FOR THIS KIND OF THING WAS UP AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS, HOWEVER THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM IN OTHER CARS, I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE BRAIN I DID IT DIDN'T WORK I WAS TOLD TO PUT A LARGER CAPACITY (AMPS) BATTERY IN, I DID , IT DIDN'T WORK, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXED. I'M GOING TO PUT THE LAST INCIDENT DATE IN THE BOX BELOW. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10304108February 3, 2010
STEERING
INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN GREAT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRENCES PROGRESSIVELY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $800. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10304115February 3, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT SS COUPE DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN HINESVILLE, GEORGIA WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE HUD IN THE CAR THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THE WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME CAREFULLY AS IT WAS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MY RESIDENCE AND TURNED IT OFF. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I TURNED IT ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS MYSTERIOUSLY GONE. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD TO THE STORE AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. I MADE IT BACK HOME AND HAVE YET TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION AND ASKED FOR AN ESTIMATED PRICE ON REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE AND THAT ALL I COULD DO WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN. AS OF YET, I HAVE DECLINED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304120February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO MY VEHICLE ALERTED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. IT FIRST OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN, AND I WAS FORCED TO OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. ORIGINALLY IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK, BUT FOR THE PAST MONTH MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT EVERYDAY. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MILES PER HOUR, BUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT HAS GONE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND THEN RESTART MY VEHICLE. WHEN I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING IS ENGAGED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304114February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH MY 06 CHEVY COBALT. STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT SPONTANEOUSLY FAILS ABOUT TWICE A MONTH WITH NO REAL REASON THAT I CAN TELL. WHEN IT OCCURS, I HAVE TO PULL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304124February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,664.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304131February 3, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE COULD ONLY DRIVE STRAIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/09/10 *BF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/12/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304130February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
MY DAUGHTER DRIVES A 2005 COBALT. ON 8-10-2009 SHE WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH WHEN HER CAR SHUTOFF AND SHE LOST STEERING ABILITY. SHE CROSSED THE ONCOMING LANE ON A BLIND CURVE AND STOPPED IN A DRIVEWAY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR COMING TOWARD HER IN THE ONCOMING LANE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED AT A MINIMUM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID HE HAD NEVER HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND PUT THE PCM CAUSED A SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304113February 3, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN DRIVING MY POWER STEERING STOP OPERATING MAKING IT HARD TO TURN OR OPERATE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT WHEN STEERING THE STEERING MAKES NOISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304116February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT ON 1/31/10, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE WITH POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, CHECKED BELTS AND FLUID, ALL WERE FINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. ON 2/2 /10, WHILE DRIVING, AGAIN THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF THE CAR, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM CLEARED ITSELF. I HAVE MADE AN APPT. WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. OF BOB JOHNSON CHEVROLET IN ROCHESTER, NY FOR REPAIRS ON 2/4/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304117February 3, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT. THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD. AND IT WAS A REALLY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304136February 3, 2010
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING ON MY CHEVROLET COBALT HAS GONE OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304137February 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. POWER STEERING RETURNED WHEN I DROVE CAR TO MECHANIC SHOP, BUT WENT OUT AGAIN AS MECHANIC WAS TEST-DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $980. MECHANIC INFORMED ME AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS, BUT IT HAD NOT BECOME AN OFFICIAL RECALL OR CONCERN YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304144February 3, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE STALL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND PCM. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,233.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304151February 3, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CUTS OUT AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 3-5 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304152February 3, 2010
STEERING
WE OWN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, OUR FIRST CHEVY PURCHASE EVER. PURCHASED IT USED IN SPRING OF 08. DON'T KNOW WHAT PREVIOUS PROBLEMS IT MAY HAVE HAD, BUT ONE CAN ONLY WONDER. WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST FALL, MY HUSBAND HEARD DINGING SOUNDS, LOOKED DOWN, AND THE SCREEN SAID THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE MANUAL SAYS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTART, AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME WE RESTART, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK ON, BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. AS SOON AS WE DRIVE 20 FEET, IT GOES OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS FOR US WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED - COULD BE GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD, COULD BE WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. WE LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH MOUNTAINS AND SHARP TURNS, AND THIS POSES A SERIOUS DANGER. IF WE LOSE POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A BIG TURN, WE'RE IN TROUBLE. I'VE READ REPORTS OF POWER STEERING FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE FOR US. IT WILL GO OUT AT ANY SPEED, AND THE MORE YOU RESTART THE ENGINE, THE MORE IT CONTINUES TO GO OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO REPAIR, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT THERE OR GUARANTEE IT IF THEY DID TRY TO FIX IT. BUT THE COST COULD BE AS MUCH AS $1100 OR MORE. WELL, I DON'T HAVE $1100 TO FIX THE NEWEST VEHICLE I OWN, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS THE WAY IT IS, AND SO THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I COULDN'T BE MORE TICKLED IF CHEVY HAD TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX MY CAR FOR NO CHARGE. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS ELECTRICAL AND HAD NO STEERING FLUID, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED OUR "FIRST-EVER" CHEVY TO BEGIN WITH. NEXT TIME WE'LL STICK WITH FORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION AND HOPE THAT WE GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304154February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. A CHIME SENSOR SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY BUT WAS NOW HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304155February 3, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE CONTACT STATED HE ALMOST LANDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND INSTALLED AN A F MOTOR KIT AND THE LOST COMMUNICATION CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,794.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304159February 3, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO SAFETY. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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