Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10284614September 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
PROBLEM STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, CLICKING NOISE IN GEAR SHIFTER, GAUGES FOR SPEED AND RPMS BOUNCE AROUND, LIGHTS FOR E-BRAKE AND ABS FLASH, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME. SOMETIMES IT IS AS SOON AS YOU START THE CAR. OTHER TIMES IT IS WHILE I AM DRIVING. CAN NOT PREDICT WHEN IT IS COMING. SURPRISINGLY I HAVE NOT GOT INJURED DRIVING. I HAVE LEARNED TO MUSCLE THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING GOES OUT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SOMETIMES. IT IS THE ONLY CAR MY FAMILY FITS INTO. I FEEL I AM PUTTING US ALL AT RISK EVERY TIME WE GET IN IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I GOT IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WAS TO REPLACE A RECALLED TRANSMISSION VALVE. IT DID NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM. IT STILL HAPPENS WHEN EVER AND STOPS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. YOU DO HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. IT CAN TAKE ONE TIME OR SEVERAL TIMES TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS. I REALLY FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE SOLVED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. FIRST INCIDENT IN FALL OF 2007. REPLACED VALVE IN SPRING OF 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284615September 19, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT SS, AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY DIES, I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH ALL THE FORCE MY ARMS CAN PRODUCE, IT OCCURS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284636September 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. REAR BRAKE ROTORS BADLY GROOVED. INNER BRAKE PAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT. OUTER PAD WORN TO LESS THAN 50%. FRONT ROTORS HAVE SMALL GROOVES AND HAVE JUST UNDER 40% OF PAD LIFE LEFT. GM DEALER WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BEFORE FRONTS. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. NO RACING JUST DAILY COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK (40MILES ONE-WAY). INSTALLED OEM PADS AT 15000. HAVE SEEN PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE SINCE ABOUT 7000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE APPROX. 32000,PADS WORN OUT IN SAME MANNER AS STATED ABOVE AND ROTORS ARE SEVERELY GROOVED, WORN PAST SAFE REFINISH LIMITS. FRONT PADS ARE IN OK SHAPE AND SMALL GROOVES IN ROTORS. 95% OF DRIVING IS DONE ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284472September 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 CHEVY COBALT SUPER SPORT REAR BRAKES WEARING DOWN TOO QUICKLY. ONLY LASTED 10,000 MILES TO WHICH I WAS TOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF 470 DOLLARS. REMAINING FRONT BRAKES HAD MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF LIFE. REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE IS REASON, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ADMIT FAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284494September 18, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN SHE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,800 .THE CURRENT MILEAGE 29,826. BL UPDATED 10/20/09 *CN THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 10/22/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284521September 18, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING HAS INTERMITENT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284257September 17, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE INABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY A TECHNICIAN THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,106. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284374September 17, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, SHE LOST POWER STEERING. THE INABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, NOR HAS IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF UPDATED 11/18/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284369September 17, 2009
STEERING
DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (EVEN 70 + MPH ON INTERSTATE) THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO INTERMITTENTLY ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284426September 17, 2009
STEERING
THE PAST FEW DAYS WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284450September 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY COBALT--POWER STEERING GOES OUT SUDDENLY ON CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284124September 16, 2009
STEERING
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS; WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF STEERING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1000.00.SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE WAS 26,000. BL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284130September 16, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BREAK APPLICATION HE HEARS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BUSHINGS AND LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34000. BL UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/13/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284170September 16, 2009
STEERING
THE CHEVROLET COBALT HAS A VERY APPARENT AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. UNLIKE MOST CARS THE COBALT HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH FACILITATES TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL OFTEN STOP WORKING UNNECESSARILY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AT ANYTIME, INCLUDING WHILE TURNING. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON AN EXIT RAMP AND HAD THE STEERING GO OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITH OUT CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS CONCERN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WHAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT AS IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM AMONG COBALT OWNERS AND GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284219September 16, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE LOST POWER STEERING AND NOTICED A FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE THEN CONTINUED DRIVING NORMAL WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE NO WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284240September 16, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. SHORTLY AFTER I WENT OVER 100,000 MILES, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I COULD NOT FIND THE POWER STEERING OIL RESERVOIR TO CHECK MY LEVELS. GOT IN MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WAS JUST FINE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, IT WENT OUT 4 TO 5 TIMES RANDOMLY. I CHECKED THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR GM PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE (PLUS OTHER MODELS). SINCE IT STARTED, IT GOES OUT ANYWHERE FROM ONCE A DAY TO 7-10 DAYS A DAY. THE PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. AFTER FINDING OUT THAT MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A DANGER TO OPERATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY GOES OUT, I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS MOTOR. JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE NOT DIED IN MASS NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283991September 15, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVY COBALT 2005. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284018September 15, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL MARIE TORRES, AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND IT'S BARELY GOING TO BE 2 YEARS IN DECEMBER THAT I'VE PURCHASED IT! THE POWER STEERING IS ALREADY GOING OUT AND THE LIGHT APPEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE IF I'M PAYING FOR PRACTICALLY A NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS SO SOON. I'VE ALWAYS DONE MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE, SO WHY IS THE POWER STEERING FAILING!!! I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER COBALT CUSTOMERS, THEY TOO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.... SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS GOING INTO ACTION FOR FALSE ADVERTISEMENT ON SUCH A GREAT CAR! NOT FAIR TO THE PUBLIC WHO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT LOYAL CUSTOMERS!!! HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SOON!!! HERE IS THE SIGHT WHERE OTHERS ARE POSTING THEIR ISSUES WITH THE SAME CONFLICT ON THEIR COBALTS! HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284026September 15, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS FORCED SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO THAT IT COULD RESET ITSELF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 650.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284053September 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS ARE FAILING AT JUST 2400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE INNER PADS HAVE WORN DOWN TOO QUICKLY, CAUSING EXCESSIVE GROOVING ON THE ROTORS. THIS HAS DECREASED BRAKES PERFORMANCE VASTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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