Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10346256July 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT RUMBLE WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AND IN GEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED TO GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE THE CASE. THEIR ONLY RESPONSE IS TO SUGGEST THAT I TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A FORD AND CONTACT MY ATTORNEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345064July 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
MY CAR HAS ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR ARE BRAKES ARE WARPED, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES MY CAR TO NOT STOP AS FAST IT SHOULD. THE ROTORS ARE ALL WARPED AND THE PADS ARE VERY CHEAP. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES ARE COVERED TO 12,000 MILES, BUT ONLY 12 MONTHS. IT'S BEEN 14 MONTHS AND THEY WON'T EVEN HELP ME OUT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS VERY OFTEN AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344495July 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A TERRIBLE GRINDING COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY (AND THE ROTORS ARE BEING SCORED AT 100MILE-20,000MILE CARS) ALSO INSIDE REAR PADS START TO GET NOISY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344497July 21, 2010
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A CLANKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343519July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343337July 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE STOCK ROTORS ON MY CAR STARTED GETTING SEVERELY WARPED WITHIN THE FIRST 3-4 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASES IT. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD ABOUT 14,000 MILES. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE ROTORS AND THEY RESURFACED THEM. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH NEW BRAKES SINCE JUNE 2010, THE NEW BRAKES ARE ALREADY SQUEAKING AND ROTORS HAVE SEVERE GROOVES ON THEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR JUNE 2009 BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341525July 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNEVEN AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PULLED THE PADS THERE WHERE CHUNKS OF METAL THAT APPEARED TO BE ROTOR MATERIAL EMBEDDED IN THE PADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341325July 3, 2010
STEERING
PLEASE READ THIS COMPLAINT ALONG WITH COMPLAINT #103413322. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR VEERED OFF THE CONCRETE AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I FIXED THE DRIVER'S REAR DAMAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AT A COST OF $553.45 TO AVOID ANOTHER INSURANCE RATE HIKE. THE ACCIDENT MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE COMPLAINT NUMBER RAISED MY INSURANCE $64.00 PER MONTH AND I DID NOT WANT IT RAISED AGAIN OR CANCELLED. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT BECAUSE IF ONE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A SPEED OF UNDER 10 MPH. THE STEERING IS NOT CONTROLLABLE. I MENTIONED THIS TO ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL WHERE I OBTAINED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE TOLD EITHER BY GM OR THE RNTERPRISE CORP. THAT THE CARS DID NOT NEED TO BE FIXED AND COULD BE RENTED AS IS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341322July 3, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, TIRES, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CHEVY COBALT 2009. TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SAME MODEL BUT DIFFERENT CARS. BOTH RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE. DON'T KNOW WHAT CATEGORY TO PUT THE COMPLAINT IN. STEERING? BRAKING? OR SOMETHING ELSE? THIS MODEL HANDLES TERRIBLY ON WET PAVEMENT. DOESN'T BRAKE WELL ON WET PAVEMENT, AND TIRES SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. INCIDENT 1. CHANGING LANES ON I270 MD. GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. AND SLOWED DOWN TO MOVE ONE LANE TO THE RIGHT. GOING FROM A LESS USED WETTER LANE TO LANE TO THE RIGHT, WHICH WASN'T QUITE AS WET. CAR SPUN OUT TWICE AND HIT THE JERSEY WALL TWICE. THEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, THANK GOD. STATE POLICE WERE ON THE SHOULDER FOR TRAFFIC GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION ACROSS FROM ME BUT DID NOT COME TO THE CAR. INCIDENT 2. RENTED ANOTHER OF THE SAME MODEL. WHENEVER THE STREET WAS WET, THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL. SEEMED TO BE VERY SHORT PERIODS OF NOT BRAKING. WHEN SLOWLY STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE WHEELS SPUN AND THEN TOOK HOLD. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ANOTHER SITUATION FOR SPINNING OUT. ENTERPRISE SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS. INSURANCE COMPANY RAISED MY RATES FROM $103 TO $167 PER MONTH! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341072July 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30-35 MPH, AND BRAKING HARD (LOCKING UP THE TIRES), THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WHICH RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE CAR HANDLED. WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON ICY ROAD, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP THE TIRES. THE CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD (GOOD). I LET OFF THE BREAKS, AT WHICH POINT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER- COULD NOT RECREATE, THE SECOND TIME I DEMONSTRATED IT FOR THEM. THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE IT ON ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER OF 2009-2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340214June 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS USED WITH 9000 MILES ON IT. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT I CONSISTENTLY HEARD REAR BRAKE NOISE WHENEVER I STOPPED THE CAR. THERE IS EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES AT 11000 MILES NOW. WAY TOO MUCH WEAR THAN NORMAL. DEEP SCORING IN THE ROTORS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE AFTER I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE SHOP. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP OF CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339224June 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAVE 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS AND HAS HAD TO TURN MY REAR ROTORS FOR THE 5TH TIME SINCE I GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, AT 36,000 MILES NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336743June 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY VEHICLE IS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS COUPE PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2009. AFTER 15,000 MILES (ABOUT A YEAR'S WORTH OF DRIVING), THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND SCORED, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A METAL-ON-METAL GRINDING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. ALSO, AFTER GETTING WET FROM DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THEN ALLOWING TO VEHICLE TO REST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, ENOUGH RUST WOULD BUILD UP ON THE REAR BRAKES THAT A COPIOUS AMOUNT OF THROTTLE WOULD BE NEEDED TO BREAK FREE THE PADS FROM THE ROTORS TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE SELLING DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THIS PART WAS A WEARABLE ITEM AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT MOST ALL OWNERS OF COBALT SS MODELS BETWEEN THE 2008 - 2010 MODEL YEARS WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR REAR BRAKE ISSUES, BUT WAS TOLD THAT DID NOT MATTER. THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND IF I WOULD LIKE THEM REPAIRED/REPLACED, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334019June 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW, HAVE APPROX 10K MILES ON IT. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEEM TO NOT RELEASE FULLY- CAN BE HEARD GRINDING WHEN REVERSING AND SCREECHING WHEN GENTLY BRAKING WHILE MOVING FORWARD. REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY SO THAT THE OUTSIDE PAD IS SCORING THE ROTOR AND WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN THE INSIDE. POSSIBLE THAT THE SLIDER PINS ON THE CALIPER ARE NOT LUBRICATED? I'VE HAD MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LOOK AT IT, THEY WROTE IT OFF AS BRAKES BEING A "WEAR&TEAR" ITEM. REAR BRAKES ONLY ACCOUNT FOR 20% OR LESS OF THE FULL BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. WHY IS IT THAT MY FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE AND MY REARS ALMOST NEED TO BE REPLACED ALREADY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332003May 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT & REAR ROTORS SCORED SEVERELY WITH DEEP GROOVES THROUGHOUT. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. BRAKING IS SEVERELY HINDERED DURING WET CONDITIONS AND PERIODICALLY THE BRAKES ARE NOISING MAKING "SCREECHING" SOUNDS AS THOUGH METAL TO METAL IS TOUCHING DURING BRAKING. PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO BRAKE PADS BEING FAR TO HARD OF A MATERIAL CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332019May 24, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND, BACK, NECK AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10331808May 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON 2009 COBALT SS AFTER ~ 12000 MILES. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MADE VERY NOTICEABLE SCREECHING AND GRINDING SOUNDS. BRAKE PERFORMANCE HAD DECREASED VERY MUCH EVEN BEFORE THEY WERE REPLACED, DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE OF BRAKES AT ABOUT ~7000-8000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331817May 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SEDAN. THE CAR HAS BARELY BROKEN 10K MILES. THE BRAKES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY FAST. I AM VERY GENTLE WITH THEM ALWAYS, AND THEY ARE VERY WORN ALREADY. PULLING UP TO STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS IS RIDICULOUS. THE SCREECHING FROM THE BRAKES IS LOUD. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES GO OUT THIS EARLY ON ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330372May 13, 2010
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 30 MPH, LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329446May 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND BEFORE I HAD THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 5000 MILES I WAS HAVING BRAKE SQUEALING THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID ITS NORMAL IV HAD IT AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, I NOW HAVE 26000 MILE AND NO BACK BRAKES ROTORS ARE BADLY SCORN, SOMETHING HAS TOO BE DONE WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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