Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10285574September 28, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM IN MY COBALT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL TO TURN THE VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING IT TO DEALER FOR 2ND TIME OVER THIS PROBLEM, AND KEEP BEING TOLD THIS ISN'T A CHEVY ISSUE HOWEVER OVER 20,000 COMPLAINTS OVER THIS DEFECT TO CHEVY.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285578September 28, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
LAST AUG 2009 I WAS LIVING MY DRIVE WAY AND THEY STEER WHEEL GOT STUCK AND I GOT TRAPPED BETWEEN MY TREES. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN SO I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ME BEING A BAD DRIVER. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN A STREET AND THE BELL IN THE COMPUTER START RINGING AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE "POWER STEER" THEN THE STEER WHILE GOT STUCK AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I STOP AND CALLED A TOWING TRUCK TO GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC KEPT IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT COBALTS 2006 AND 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPEN. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES I HAD IN THE CAR WHICH IS 64,000 AND THEN THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE IT TO ONE OF HIS DEALER SHOPS TO MAKE SURE. I TOLD THE LADY TO BE SURE THEY WERE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY AND THEN THEY WILL DECIDE IF IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID PAY A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY SAY -YOU ARE NOT UNDER GUARANTEE- I GOT MAD BECAUSE THEY KNEW SINCE THE BEGINNING HOW MANY MILES I HAD. NOW IF I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEER WHEEL GET STUCK SO I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER THAT I CAN DRIVE OK. IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS IF I'M IN A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. TO REPAIR THEY WANT $1,000.00 THAT I DON'T HAVE. THE LADY WHO "HELPED" ME HER NAME IS MARIANA JIMENEZ AND SHE TOLD THE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A GAS LEAK THAT I HAD IN THIS YEAR TOO. BECAUSE THAT IS A RE-CALL. SHE SAID SHE WILL SEND THE PAPERS TO GET REIMBURSE BUT SHE NEVER DID. THE CASE NUMBER FOR THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW FROM GENERAL MOTORS IS 71759207211. THEY ARE ONLY RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM WITH THE GAS LEAKING BECAUSE THAT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE" HOW IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AND THE STEER WHEEL GETS STUCK? SO MY COMPLAIN IS FOR THE GAS LEAKING THAT I PAY MYSELF AND DIDN'T GET REIMBURSE AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SHOP WROTE THIS IN THE INVOICE I PAID "PERFORMED DIAG SYSTEM CHECK-U2107/U2100/CO475 STORED IN PSCM SILATE TO INTERNAL PSCM MOTOR FAILURE". *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285582September 28, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE COBALT POWER STEERING RANDOMLY FAILS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY INSTANCES, WITH MANY PEOPLE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285360September 27, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT TURNS ON BLINKS THEN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF YOUR STEERING, BARELY ALLOWING SOMEONE TO TURN YOUR CAR TO SAFETY. IT WORKS AFTER A WHILE YET CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU DRIVE. I HEARD IT IS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IN THAT I HOPE THAT I, AS WELL AS OTHERS, DO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285362September 27, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE. MUST RESTART CAR TO RESET. NEEDS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285442September 27, 2009
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT OF MY DAUGHTERS 2005 CHEVY COBALT TURNS ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AS SPEED. IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN IN A TURN IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE BUT CHEVY HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE ON THE WEB. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND THEN ADVISE THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285318September 26, 2009
STEERING
WELL I'VE HAD MY CAR A CHEVY COBALT 06 LT MODEL 2.2 MOTOR FOR ABOUT 2 YRS AND THE POWER STEERING JUST DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. IT'S DEFECTIVE I'VE ASKED OTHER CHEVY DRIVERS AND IT HAS HAPPEN TO THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285321September 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNEVEN RAPID REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR AND SCORING OF ROTORS. THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH 2008 AND 2009 SS MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285189September 25, 2009
STEERING
LEAKING POWER STEERING MOTOR. MANY RECORDED FAILURES OF CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285197September 25, 2009
STEERING
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT SS GOES OUT RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING RESETS ITSELF WHEN I TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES THE LATEST ONE I WAS GOING DOWN A BACKROAD GOING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND IT JUST TURNED OFF. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. ALSO, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE IT MUCH FARTHER WITH A CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING TO ME AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285238September 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL, AND THEN THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. HE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF AFTER ALL THE FAILED ATTEMPTS OF FIXING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT OCCASIONALLY. ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 11/18/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285254September 25, 2009
STEERING
I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW, BEEN VERY DELICATE AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. TODAY I LEFT MY APARTMENT AND AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SPASM AS I DROVE, AS IF IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS CHANGING GEARS. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD READOUT SCREEN. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM PROBLEM STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME CAR. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? IT'S DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY, AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET ALREADY, WHERE AM I GOING TO GET THE MONEY FOR THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285263September 25, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE INABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $356.00. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285285September 25, 2009
STEERING
1) THE CAR WAS STEERING FINE UP UNTIL APPROX 69,000 MILES. 2) THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS MODEL CAR QUITS WORKING ARBITRARILY. THE POWER STEERING WILL INITIALLY FUNCTION CORRECTLY EVERY TIME THE CAR ENGINE IS RESTARTED (IGNITION TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON) REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THE ENGINE HAS BEEN ON OR OFF PRIOR TO THE RESTART. THEN AT SOME POINT AFTER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT AND YOU MUST APPLY TREMENDOUS FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIME BETWEEN RESTART AND OCCURRENCE OF THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT APPEARS TO VARY WITH TEMPERATURE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR IS NOT CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL TEMPERATURE RANGES. IN GENERAL, THE COOLER THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING IN, THE LONGER THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK CORRECTLY BEFORE IT QUITS, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IS THAT ONCE THE POWER STEERING QUITS, IT REMAINS OUT UNTIL YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. 3) I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AS ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ARE IN THE $2000 DOLLAR RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285096September 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES STARTED TO BE NOISY AT ABOUT 2000KM, HUGE GROOVES ON THE ROTORS. I DOWNSHIFT/REV MATCH ALL MY GEARS,I DON'T ABUSE MY CAR, I DON'T GO IN DIRT ROAD. BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 60K MINIMUM. DEALERS WON`T PUT THE JOB UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285111September 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM, SINCE IT WAS DESIGNED DEFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285105September 24, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A CITY ROAD! NOT A GOOD IDEA! I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO GAIN CONTROL! WHAT HAPPENED NEXT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AGAIN. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM! I'D RATHER NOT CRASH MY CAR BECAUSE OF SOMETHING GM WONT FIX.. MAKE THIS A RECALL! IT'S NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285148September 24, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH COULD HAVE INCREASED THE RISK OF CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285159September 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT FROM CLASSIC CHEVROLET IN SUGARLAND, TX ON JUNE 8, 2009. ON JUNE 10, 2009 THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL OFF AS A RESULT OF A RETAINER NOT BEING SECURED AT THE LORDSTOWN FACTORY. AT 8848 MILES, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS FIRST SERVICE WORK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND THAT I HAD SECURED THE LOCKING NUT BUT ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT FURTHER. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OTHER RETAINERS MISSING FROM THE CLUTCHES MASTER CYLINDER. THE CAR HAD LEFT THE FACTORY IN AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284967September 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES FAILING FAR TO QUICKLY, LESS THAN 23,000KM, RESULTS IN VERY LOUD SCREECHING/GRINDING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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