Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10314268February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LS RENTED VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY DEFECT WHEN LIFTING OFF THE THROTTLE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN.*TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313489February 24, 2010
STEERING
MY SON'S 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH LESS THAN 26K MILES RECENTLY LOST ALL STEERING. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR LOCKED UP. MY SON WAS FORTUNATE HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. A YOUNG COWORKER WITH A 2007 COBALT HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS STEERING. HIS CAR WOULD WANDER IN TO THE NEXT LANE UNTIL CORRECTED. THE COBALT STEERING PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. IN BOTH OF THE ABOVE CASES, PARTS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. MY SON'S CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 02/22/10 AND THE CO WORKER'S ON 02/16/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313297February 23, 2010
STEERING
TROUBLE STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. LOOSE POWER STEERING WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT NOW OCCURS OFTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313304February 23, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313349February 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES WEARING WAY TOO EARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313460February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
HELLO I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT SS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A BIG DEFECT WITH MY CAR, THE CAR ITSELF TURNED OFF AS IN ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS WENT OFF SUDDENLY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION THIS WAS REPORTED TO MY DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY SINCE THIS IS A LEASED BRAND NEW CAR, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT IN ANYWAY, THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BUT STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312710February 22, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ; PROCEEDING INTO A CURVE. THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CURVE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD- ON TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. HOWEVER, BOTH VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312804February 22, 2010
STEERING
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON, CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. COMES AND GOES. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312209February 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311390February 17, 2010
STEERING
HAD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LASTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE IN BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY SAID I HAD A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY MY WORN TIRES BUT THEY STILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS LEFT BEFORE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. BECAUSE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN (PT#19209155) AND I PAID THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON THE FREEWAY BUT FIGURED IT WAS THE ROAD CONDITIONS. NON LEAD TO A ACCIDENT BUT AT LEAST ONE TIME I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WILL NEVER USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ANY OF MY CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311521February 17, 2010
STEERING
PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS REALLY STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THIS IS A RENTAL CAR SO I ONLY HAD IT TEMPORARILY. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, I PULLED UP TO GAS STATION DRIVING THIS CAR: 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS. THE STEERING FROZE UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RE-START. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE MANAGER AT HERTZ WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME AND HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. I AM REPORTING HERTZ TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND TO MY LEGISLATURES. AGAIN, THIS CAR IS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS AND I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WANT IT RECALLED. AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310786February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING LOCKED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. BUT THEN IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310842February 16, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT'S SISTER RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAW REPORTS OF FAILED POWER STEERING IN NEWS REPORTS AND THOUGHT THAT THE EXPLANATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT NEVER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10311121February 16, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING BEEPED AND FLASHED AND I COULDN'T EASILY STEER THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311142February 16, 2010
STEERING
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. ELECTRONIC STEERING WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WILL ARISE IF THE AUTOMOBILE IS ON THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR MOVING SLOWLY. DEALERSHIPS PROJECT THE COST AT $900 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. WE FEEL THIS IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT DUE TO AN INEFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT IS ALSO A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE CAUSING A FATALITY OR GETTING HURT THEMSELVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310515February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR ALARM WENT OFF WHILE PARKED AND LOCKED. NO APPARENT REASON WHY IT WAS GOING OFF. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. AT TIMES, I WILL LOCK THE VEHICLE ONLY TO COME OUT AND SEE THAT IT IS UNLOCKED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOT MUCH CHANGED. ALSO, ON THIS VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY INSTEAD OF STAYING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308825February 11, 2010
STEERING
I WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP(MK SMITH, CHINO, CA) THEY TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE STEERING WAS FINE. I LEFT THE CAR THERE FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT BECAUSE IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN SOME ACCIDENTS SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF DRIVING THE CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. UNTIL THERE IS I HAVE TO ENDURE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308377February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND GRIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308530February 10, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT IN APRIL OF 2009. AT THE TIME, IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. AS THE CAR NEARED 40,000 MILES IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOSE ITS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY, BUT RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD BRING BACK THE POWER STEERING. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I CALLED MY DEALER (1/26/10) TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND OFFERED NO ADVICE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED 2 SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CALLED A DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REPAIR (PARTS ONLY) WOULD RUN ABOUT $1200. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO MAKE PROPER TURNS, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING SITUATIONS. I AM ALSO QUITE SURE THAT IF I HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE, THAT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AS WELL, I AM EXPERIENCING INCREASED SHOULDER PAIN FROM DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. PART OF MY JOB INVOLVES TRANSPORTING YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DOING BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY LIABILITY. AT THIS POINT, I AM LOSING INCOME, AND ENDANGERING MY HEALTH AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308070February 9, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET GO TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. I MISSED MY TURN SO I PUT MY COBALT IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP A FEW FEET. I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND DISPLAYING "POWER STEERING". IT WAS HARD AS '!@#$% TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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