Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10298974January 11, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS ARE NO GOOD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE 15XXX MILES AND I AM A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND NEVER HAVE ABUSE THE CAR. IT IS BEING REPLACED UNDER GM WARRANTY GM STATED THAT ALL COBALTS SS FROM 08-09 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298871January 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXTREME REAR BRAKE PAD WEAR AND DAMAGED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AFTER ONLY 3,500 MILES. 2009 COBALT SS SEDAN. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10298935January 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1) DAILY DRIVING, 90 PERCENT HIGHWAY, 10% CITY. NO ABNORMAL DRIVING LEADING TO SITUATION. 2) VERY PITTED AND WORN REAR DISC ROTORS, LOUD AND BECOMING DANGEROUS. 3) NEW ROTORS, AFTERMARKET, NEW PADS, AFTERMARKET. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298834January 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2009. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES ON IT. MY CONCERN, LIKE MANY OTHER COBALT OWNERS, IS THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES STARTING TO WEAR OUT AROUND 5000 MILES. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE DEEP GOUGES IN THE FACE OF THE ROTOR. THEY ARE NOW STARTING TO SQUEAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS APPEARS TO BE SEVERE, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE FRONT BRAKES SHOULD BE DOING MOST OF THE STOPPING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298862January 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PADS WEAR AT AN EXTRAORDINARY RATE. THEY HAVE ALSO GOUGED THE ROTORS. THIS IS ON A BRAND NEW 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS, LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON THE CAR (PURCHASED IN APRIL). THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY SQUEAK, AND HAVE DONE SO SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED IT WAS A "BREAK-IN" PERIOD, BUT CLEARLY IT SHOULDN'T LAST THIS LONG. THE SQUEALING, IN ADDITION TO BEING ANNOYING, MAY POSE A SAFETY RISK DUE TO THE ACCELERATED PACE AT WHICH THEY BRAKE SYSTEM WEARS. I NOTICED AFTER A CAR/WHEEL WASH, THE NOISE DISSIPATES, BUT RETURNS SOON THEREAFTER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298539January 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE GETTING GROOVES IN IT BAD. ONLY 1500 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED. PADS HAVE GOOD AMOUNT LEFT BUT THEY MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL SQUEAL. LIKE THEY BEEN DRIVING ON THEM FOR OVER 50000K BUT NOT EVEN 10000K. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297922January 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE WEAR. ROTORS GROOVED AND PADS WORN ON INSIDE OF ROTORS ONLY. FINALLY HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED @ 19,800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297756January 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES RUB. THEY ARE VERY LOUD AND I ONLY HAVE 7,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE MARKS IN THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. I DID NOT KNOW THAT CHEVY WOULD INSTALL BRAKES THAT ARE LOUD AND FAIL AS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297590December 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED HAS REAR DISC BRAKES THAT ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, SCREECHING/SQUEAKING NOISES ARE OCCURRING. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I'VE DRIVEN IT FROM ANN ARBOR, MI TO LAKE ORION, MI COUNTLESS TIMES FOR WORK AND SCHOOL. THE FRONT BRAKES WORK GREAT BUT THE REAR ONES ARE CAUSING ME TROUBLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, THANK YOU MUCH- *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295577December 14, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING ON MY 08 COBALT SHUTS DOWN AND IT LOCKS UP EVEN WHEN IM DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONE TIME ON A TURN IT LOCKED UP AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295422December 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
BACKGROUND: I HAVE A CHEVY COBALT ('07) AND CURRENTLY HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY(US). 1. PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER START DRIVING FOR COUPLE HUNDREDS FEET OR LESS. REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. 2. HOW OFTEN? VARIES FROM COUPLE MINUTES TO COUPLE SECONDS, BUT PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR RUNS. 3. SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND REIGNITE IT AGAIN. THIS WILL RESTART THE PROGRAMMING OF THE VEHICLE BUT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF FEET, PROBLEM ARISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295306December 11, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
NOTICED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT MY PARKING BRAKE SEEMED TO "HANG UP" WHEN RELEASED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG . I AM AT APPROX 10,500 MILES NOW AND HAVE NO PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BOTH THE INNER PADS ON BOTH SIDES FOR MY REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND WILL NEED THE ROTORS REPLACED ALSO. HAVE YET TO HAVE BRAKES DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE PARTS TO REPLACED THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294358December 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294395December 3, 2009
TIRES
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS BRAKES SQUEAK AFTER 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE- I CANNOT STEP ON MY BRAKES WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE OF THEM SQUEAKING. THE NOISE WILL NOT GO AWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294148December 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY COBALT FOR OUR SON WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. WHILE PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING AND THE 3 POINT TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR (AND THERE WAS A BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM) BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS RUN BY COMPUTER AND IT COULD OVERHEAT WHICH COULD HAPPEN WHEN PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I DO NOT FIND THIS AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION SINCE MY SON IS A FIRST TIME DRIVER AND HAS NOT EVEN TAKEN HIS DRIVING TEST YET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293668November 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2009 CHEVY COBALT SS ARE WEARING AND GROOVING EXCESSIVELY. SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW THEY WOULD SQUEAK LOUDLY AND I NOTICED THE DEEP RECESSES AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES. I'VE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL AND IT WAS HOW IT WAS DESIGNED, ONE EVEN SAID IT WAS TO KEEP RUST OF THE ROTOR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292027November 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SHIFTING I THREW THE GEARS QUICKLY TO GET UP TO SPEED OF TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LINKAGE BREAKS AND CAR IS EITHER STUCK IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL WITH NO ACCELERATION CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BREAK HEAVY OR ACCIDENT BEHIND VEHICLE. REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY WITH SIMILAR PARTS BUT STILL SAME PLASTIC ENDS AND CLIPS SHOULD ME METAL ON DRIVE LINE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292043November 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2009 COBALT SS AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE ALREADY FAILING AFTER A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF USE ON THE VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE REAR BRAKES WITH A BETTER QUALITY PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291876November 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I GO TO MAKE A SHARP TURN. (THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN UNLESS I GIVE IT GAS AND GO STRAIGHT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL THEN TURN.) GARAGE SAYS THAT COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT...BUT WILL TAKE IT BACK TO GARAGE AGAIN AND AGAIN...UNTIL THEY TELL ME THAT A RECALL IS ON IT. I PRAY THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN I'M IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291428November 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE ROLLS FOR/AFT WHEN "PARKED"... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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