Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10279282August 4, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT OR AROUND 60 MPH AND THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD FOR ME TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LATER THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AS OF TODAY AUGUST 3, 2009 IT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279281August 4, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING - 'POWER STEERING' INDICATOR LIGHTS UP ON DASH. ONLY WAY TO GET POWER STEERING BACK IS TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RE-START. THERE IS NO WARNING OR ANY APPARENT WAY OF PREDICTING WHEN THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING MODULE STOPS WORKING. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279290August 4, 2009
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A MESSAGE APPEARS IN THE MESSAGE CENTER IN MY DASH INDICATING THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I FEEL NO DIFFERENCE IN STEERING, BUT WHEN THE CAR SWITCHES GEARS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC ) IT IS VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST DIES. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK LOCAL REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279309August 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE AN 05 COBALT AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES. I HAVE HAS THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND MY POWER STEERING HAS HAD TO BE FIXED ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER ISSUES. THE PLACE I PURCHASED AND HAD MY CAR SERVICED WAS CLOSED DUE TO DOING SHADY BUSINESS(BILL HEARD IN BUFORD GA). I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD NAME BRAND AND IT WAS SAFE AS I JUST HAD A BABY. AS IT TURNS OUT THIS CAR SEEMS TO BE A DEATH TRAP AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING AS THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND ISSUES ON THINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279344August 4, 2009
STEERING
2006 CHEVY COBALT-POWER STEERING PUMP GOES OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING MANY DATABASES, SEEMS THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP THAT GM UTILIZES. GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CONSUMER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ISSUING RECALLS OR SAFETY MESSAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279361August 4, 2009
STEERING
1. WE WERE DRIVING AND A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. 2. IT HAPPENS WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS OF STARTING THE CAR, THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS. 3. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE POWER STEERING BOX AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND IT WOULD COST $1,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279391August 4, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT GAVE A STEERING ALARM THEN LOCKED GOING INTO A CURVE HAD TO STOP AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART HAD TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I CALLED GM THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID THAT THEY WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM I MEAN HELLO IT IS A PROBLEM THEY ARE A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS EVERY ONE NEED TO CALL GM AND COMPLAIN THEY HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM . THE REPAIRS IS ANYWHERE FROM 1000 TO 1500 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279394August 4, 2009
STEERING
CHEVROLET COBALT'S POWER STEERING DISABLES THE CAR, WHILE IN OPERATION! THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND TRANSMISSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279395August 4, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, 77,000 MILES WORDS POWERSTEERING LIT UP ON DASH AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CAR WHILE MOVING. NO CONSEQUENCES ON BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE BUT IT IS NOT A FLUID SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT PREVENTABLE AND I VIEWED ONE REPORT WITH OVER 375 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005 - 2008 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IF THIS IS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM WITH SUCH PREVALENCE. I TRAVEL QUITE A DISTANCE TO WORK. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS USUAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279135August 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERE GROOVE WEAR ON REAR ROTORS OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279175August 3, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND IT WENT OUT. IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT, TURN BACK ON, IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOW IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279220August 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES HAVE EXTREME GOUGING AFTER ONLY 7,000 MILES AND ARE STARTING TO SQUEAL AND YOU CAN TELL THEY ARE STICKING TO THE ROTORS AND NOT FULLY RELEASING WHICH CAN TURN INTO A BIG LIABILITY ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS WITH A QUALITY PRODUCT THAT CAN WITHSTAND THE REAR PADS USED.... OR REALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE TO BREMBO ROTOR/CALIPER LIKE THE FRONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279224August 3, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS RANDOMLY FAILING ON MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT. MY TEENAGER DRIVES THIS CAR, VERY SCARY FOR HER TO LOSE POWER STEERING. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE COBALT, A VERY DANGEROUS COMMON PROBLEM. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE CARS ARE GENERALLY USED BY COMMUTERS AND TEENAGERS. JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH GM, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE PART FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279267August 3, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT TIRE OUTER TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE THROWING THE TIRE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE CAR, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD AND BENDING A FENDER AND RUNNING BOARD. ALMOST MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE BRAND WAS CONTINENTAL DOT CPV9BLC0707 NOTIFIED GM OF THE DAMAGES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279104August 2, 2009
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, WENT OFF THE ROAD THROUGH A BRICK WALL, OFF A 3 FOOT DROP OFF AND INTO A HOUSE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND MOST OF THE DAMAGE IS IN THE FRONT, THE SENSORS ARE CRUSHED AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR HAS 60K MILES ON IT. AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED BEFORE AND NO CODES WERE ON THE CAR SAYING IT WAS BAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279034August 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. INNER ROTOR SURFACE HAS GROOVES AND UNEVEN PAD WEAR. NOTICED AT 4500 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279038August 1, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVING MY 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE STEERING LOCKUP AND A ALARM APPEAR ON DASH SAID POWER STEERING FAILURE, TO CORRECT THIS. HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART. THEN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 MINUTE THE STEERING LOCKUP AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS A SAFE ISSUE. THE CAR HAS A ELECTRICAL POWER PUMP AND IS NOT THE ONLY CAR AT HAS IS PUMP, CHEVROLET EQUINOX HAS THE SAME PUMP AND ALSO THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279052August 1, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE PROBLEM REPEATS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279060August 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, I SEE THIS AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT WITH BATTERY INSTALLED IN THE TRUNK. THE BATTERY VENT TUBE IS CONNECTED TO THE TOP OF THE BATTERY BY A PLASTIC ELBOW, A PLASTIC VENT TUBE IS CONNECTED TO THE MALE NIPPLE ON THE ELBOW. THE PLASTIC VENT TUBE INSIDE DIAMETER APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL INSIDE DIAMETER FOR THE MALE NIPPLE. THE PLASTIC VENT TUBE IS SPLIT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO MY BATTERY WHERE IT IS PUSHED ONTO THE MALE NIPPLE WHICH WILL ALLOW THE VENTED HYDROGEN GAS TO VENT INTO THE TRUNK (WHICH IS PART OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONLY SEPARATED BY THE BACK SEAT) I THINK PRESENTS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND POTENTIAL FIRE RISK. I CAN SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE SPLIT VENT TUBE IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS A FACTORY INSTALLATION DEFECT, THIS IS NOT AN IMPROPER REPAIR DEFECT, SO THIS SITUATION COULD EXIST ON OTHER MODELS USING THIS TYPE OF VENT TUBING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278845July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER DRIVING 18K MILES OF HIGHWAY IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN TO THE BACKING PLATE. ON TOP OF THAT MY BRAKE ROTOR WERE BADLY GROOVED AND NEEDED TO BE MACHINED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A TRACK, MINIMAL CITY DRIVING, NEVER EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, AND MINIMAL HEAVY BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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