Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#11360487September 22, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED MISTING GAS BY THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355637September 17, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A GAS LEAK. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND SHOULD BE ON A RECALL L IU ST. THE LIST OF CONSUMERS AFFECTED IS A PRETTY LONG LIST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355030September 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR WHILE PARKED. I NOTICED A FEW DROPS OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE A HEAT SHIELD IS PRONE TO COLLECT SALT, DIRT, ETC. AT THE METAL LINE WHICH CAUSES CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354087September 10, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALL LIGHT UP THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK AT TIMES AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS ITS A GUARANTEE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE EVAP SENSOR IS FAULTING BECAUSE WHEN I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. THE EVAP PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A POSSIBLE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY A LOCAL LICENSED MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353267September 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR 6 MONTHS NOW...RIGHT AFTER SHUTOFF IN DRIVEWAY.....DRIVING TO A PARK TODAY ABOUT 6 PM...ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED UP TO MY SIDE, AND SAID I WAS LEAKING GAS OR SOMETHING...WAS BEHIND ME AT STOP LIGHT ...GOT TO THE PARK AND STOPPED CAR..AUTISTIC CHILD IN BACK SEAT WITH LITTLE DOG VERY SCARED.......SENT HER ACROSS THE PARK TO A BENCH TO SIT.....LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND STRONG STEADY GAS DRIP IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL.. SEVERAL FUEL LINES THAT WERE SIDE BY SIDE...CLOSE TO MUFFLER...FUEL DEFINITELY DRIPPING FROM THEM......ROLLED CAR FOWARD AHEAD OF SPILL, AND HEADED HOME....LOOKED WHERE WE USUALLY PARK IN DRIVEWAY AND SAW AN 18 INCH ROUND GAS STAIN ON ASPHALT......NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE TODAY......USED CAR ON THE 3RD TO PICK UP FOOD......STAIN FROM SEPT 3RD... WAS A MECHANIC BACK IN THE 70`S AND 80`S....AND FIGURED SINCE THE TANK DIDN`T EMPTY.....THE LEAK MUST STOP AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, OR UNTIL FUEL PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM FALLS TO ZERO PSI.......I`VE HAD TONS OF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, AND BIGGEST P O S I`VE EVER OWNED.......HAS 112K ON IT AND FEW MORE YEARS LEFT......MIGHT NOT GET STICKER THIS FALL.......THE CHEAP FRONT MUD FLAPS DON`T PROTECT THE CAR, AND THE ROCKER PANELS HAVE MAJOR CORROSION.......FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS DON`T LAST VERY LONG, AND HAD YEARS OF COMPUTER ISSUES AND OVERHEATING ON DISABILITY..2 METAL HIPS AND SPINAL CORD INJURY.....I`M GOING TO GET UNDER THIS TOMORROW , AND SEE IF I CAN MAKE A TEMP REPAIR, WITH SOME FUEL HOSE, AND A COUPLE CLAMPS......I`D PARK IT ON THE LAWN FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND TRY TO GET RIDES....BUT DAUGHTER`S MEDICAL APPTS KEEP ME DRIVING ALMOST DAILY..G M SHOULD PAY FAIR MARKET VALUE, AND TAKE THESE ALL BACK.....OLDER CARS HAVE EXHAUST ISSUES , AND A GAS LEAK VERY CLOSE BY, AND BOOM...I WOULD BET MANY MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND FIXED IT, NOT KNOWING IT`S A DESIGN ERROR....HELP... PLEASE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351538August 27, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH A BLACK PLASTIC PART HOLDING THE FUEL LINE IN PLACE IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH LEAKS, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT STARTS DRIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350266August 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK, DRIVERS SIDE REAR. IN FRONT OF TIRE. NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GAS, LOOKED UNDER CAR AFTER I TURNED IT OFF. SAW GAS RUNNING DOWN ONTO PAVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350104August 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT TURN KEY OR SOME TIMES START OR GO INTO GEAR. IT IS ALWAYS HIT AND MISS. WITH THIS CAR CAR STILL HAS ONLY 40 SOME THOUSAND MILES ON ENGINE. ALWAYS BROKE DOWN IN DRIVE WAY OR ANY WHERE EVER PARKED. WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LIGHTS ON DASH COMES ON ALL AT ONCE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A REAL PROBLEM FROM 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349700August 16, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE DETECTED AND GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE 21 AND ONE HALF INCHES FORWARD OF THE CENTER LINE OF DRIVER SIDE OR LEFT REAR TIRE.THIS CONDITION LEAVING PADDLE OF GASOLINE AND WAS FOUND WITH VEHICLE AT STATIONARY POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349249August 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR RIGHT AFTER I PARKED MY CAR. AND DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING THROUGH THE GAS LINES VERY FAST. I'VE NOTICED THAT MANY CHEVY COBALT CARS ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM I HAVE. I AM SURPRISED IT HAS NOT BEEN CALLED FOR RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342778August 2, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
KEEP GETTING THE SMELL OF FUEL IN AND OUTSIDE OF CAR.WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342182July 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING OR WHILE THE FUEL SYSTEM IS STILL UNDER PRESSURE, FOR EXAMPLE AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN THERE IS A STEADY FUEL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR ONLY TO HAVE LOST 1/4 OF A TANK OF GASOLINE TO THE LEAK. THERE IS A VERY VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE THAT PERMEATES THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL HESITATE TO START, THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CRANK AFTER I RELEASE THE KEY AND THEN IT FINALLY CATCHES AND STARTS .I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN ONLY CERTAIN STATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342366July 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVER FUEL LEAK AT DRIVERS SIDE REAR ABOVE EXHAUST WHEN RUNNING. A STEEL LINE IS LEAKING AT A PLASTIC MOUNTING CLIP DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341228July 24, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH CAR. I FILLED THE TANK FULLY AND DROVE TO WORK 5 MILES. AFTERWORK I GET IN CAR AND AS I GOT CLOSER THE ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE FUMES WERE NOTICED. I DROVE HOME PARKING ON DIRT NO LEAKS SEEN NEXT DAY AS I'M GOING TO WORK, I LOOK AT THE GAS GAUGE TO SEE NEARLY A 1/4 OF TANK IS GONE. I GET TO WORK, LET THE CAR SIT FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE CAR, I HAD NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR WITH AGAIN A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTER AND IS KEPT IN GARAGE DURING WINTER SEASONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341170July 23, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WENT TO DRIVE CAR TODAY, WHILE AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, WAITING FOR TRAFFIC I STARTED SMELLING GAS, GOT TO MY DESTINATION, AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND GAS WAS DRIPPING VERY FAST FROM JUST IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, WITHIN 1 INCH OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, IT APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM NUMEROUS SPOTS BY THE LEFT REAR TIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340691July 21, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,731. *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340210July 19, 2020
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I SMELLED GAS. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS LEAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHY NOT? I'M HAVING THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED, WHICH IS COVERED. PLUS, MY CAR IS LOSING POWER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. I SEE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST IS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, WHY NOT? IN MOTION, ON THE INTERSTATE. RECALL NO. 10V073000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339666July 16, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DAMAGED BY A PART FROM THE TRUNK ASSEMBLY RUBBING ON THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339493July 15, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL LINES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339025July 13, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL GAS ON LEFT REAR SIDE OF CAR AFTER STOPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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