Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11104312June 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING, SPEEDOMETER AND WARNING INDICATORS FLASHING, GOING OUT, RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION, THEN REPEATING THE FAILURE SYMPTOMS REPEATEDLY. DURING FAILURE SYMPTOMS THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BOG DOWN, STALL AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS (WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING) . RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAR ALARM SENSOR, ETC FLASH ON AND OFF THEN START WORKING AGAIN TOTALLY NORMALLY. CAN NOT GET THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AT THE DEALERSHIP OR MECHANICS. FAILS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. FAILS WHEN DRIVING ON STREET, HIGHWAY AT LOW SPEEDS, MEDIUM SPEEDS OR HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104035June 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE FROM PUMP TO ENGINE LEAKING FROM HOLE IN LINE DUE TO RUBBING ON CHASSIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104148June 26, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICEABLE GAS SMELL FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM FUEL LINE JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. LEAK WAS AT A CLAMP ATTACHED TO THE UNDERBODY. DRIPPING AT A RATE OF 20-30 DROPS A MINUTE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103751June 25, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THE VEHICLE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AND FUEL WAS NOTICED ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET (8733 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251) FOR OTHER REPAIRS AND THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ONLY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103439June 22, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STARTED TO HAVE A FUEL SMELL AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND EXITING THE CAR TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE SMELL WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN EXITING. AFTER LOOKING UNDER, I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND, AND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVE A LEAK AROUND THE CLIP HOLDING THE FUEL LINES ONTO FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102790June 20, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND INSTALLED A FUEL MODULE KIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101981June 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON . DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR DUE TO ROUGH YEAR SHIFTING, LOSE POWER STEERING . CAR EVENTUALLY LOSES POWER.DANGEROUS CANNOT GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND SEEMS OK BUT WILL RANDOMLY HAPPEN AGAIN-- TWO TIMES IN SAME WEEK!!!! THIS IS CRAZY, AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE CANNOT LOSE MY JOB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101922June 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
SINCE THIS CAR HAS BEEN PURCHASED IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLES STERRING TIRES, SUSPENSIONS, AC .....SO COMPLICATED BUT LAST YEAR ONCE AN THIS YEAR AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS GOTTEN LOCKED COMPLETLY WHILE DRIVING ....IN MAY ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE GAS/ACCELATERTOR STAY DOWN AND COULDNT STOPP CAR ....HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED MANY TIMES ALREADY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101379June 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP LEAKING GAS WHILE DRIVING AND STATIONARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100702June 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH IN FRONT OF GAS TANK AND LEAK GASOLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100527June 8, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. BILLY NAVARRE CHEVROLET IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HAD CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,379.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100377June 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON. I LOST STEERING CONTROL AND MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY MY POWER DEMINISHED. NOW COMES ON PERIODICALLY FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN WILL GO OFF AND DRIVE FINE. ALSO MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR PASSENGER AND SHOWS IT TO BE OFF. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099949June 5, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLIMB OVER TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO BUNGEE CORD THE TWO REAR DOORS TO KEEP THEM FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANGINO BUICK GMC (1484 SARATOGA RD, BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020, (518) 885-5301), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11100086June 5, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN DRIVING REAR AND FRONT DOORS OPEN WHEN HITTING A BUMPL THEY JUST FLY OPEN WON'T STAY LOCKED OR CLOSED. WHEN CLOSING THEM SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO REOPEN THEM. THE DOOR MECHANISMS ARE FAULTLY AND DON'T WORK. REAL SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE ON RECALL LIST AS MANY PEOPLE ON-LINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099582June 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY RUSTED FUEL LINE. FUEL LEAKS NEAR THE REAR EXHAUST PIPE, CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099814June 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, OR IF IT WAS IDLING IN ONE SPACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS SMELL OF FUEL DEVELOPED INTO A FUEL DRIP ON TO THE GROUND. RESEARCHED THE CONCERN ONLINE, AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS CONCERN, BUT NOT FOR THE STATE I AM CURRENTLY IN. THERE IS A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" ISSUED (BULLETIN 12191B) INSTEAD FOR MY STATE WHICH STATES I CAN HAVE THIS CONCERN FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THEY CONFIRMED I AM COVERED BY THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE. THE DEALER HAS NOW DENIED TO DO THE WORK AND FORCED ME TO PAY FOR A TOW TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO HAVE THE CONCERN FIXED, AS THEY REFUSED TO CARRY OUT THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098938May 31, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH EXCESSIVE EFFORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098870May 30, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTROMAGNETIC METER (EMF METER FOR BOTH WIRELESS & NON-WIRELESS FORMS OF ELECTRICAL RADIATION) USED TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL RADIATION LEVELS READ HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION THAT THE METER FELT WAS OVER-THE-LIMIT ONLY WHEN POWERING THE VEHICLE ON BUY TURNING THE KEY (WITH A BATTERY & GAS IN THE VEHICLE). THE INCREASE OF ELECTRICAL POWER SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE METER INCREASING. THERE ARE MANY WIRES THAT WERE UNDER THE SEAT THAT ARE SETTING OFF THE METER WHEN HELD WITHIN 12 INCHES OF IT (IN THE AREA THE DRIVER & PASSENGER WOULD SIT - ON THE SEAT). PERHAPS, A RECALL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS SIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11098492May 29, 2018
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH GETTING OFF EXIT 100 OFF OF ROUTE 81, THE POWER STEERING TO THE RIGHT WASN'T WORKING, BEING VERY HARD TO TURN. AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING LOOSENED AND ALLOWED ME TO TURN RIGHT VERY SLOWLY. I RETURNED TO DRIVING AS THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY AS A FEW TESTS IN THE PARKING LOT INDICATED THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. FORTUNATELY, I MADE IT HOME BUT AS I TURNED TO THE STREET TO TAKE ME HOME, I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK FROM THE FRONT. AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, I HEARD THE CLUNK AGAIN. I LET THE CAR SIT OVERNIGHT. WHEN LEAVING THE NEXT MORNING, THE STEERING WHEEL, NOR THE TIRES THEMSELVES, WOULD TURN TO THE RIGHT AT ALL! THE STEERING MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A RECALL AND THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE REPLACEMENT 3 YEARS LATER! I HAD TO HAVE THE TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 15,000! NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT. IT WASN'T A HORRIBLE CAR AND IT DID WELL, BUT SEEING ALL THESE POSTS MAKES ME THINK THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY TURNED A BLIND TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098666May 29, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MAKE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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