Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11003426July 6, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. DURING A ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002032June 28, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001601June 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE AN 05 CHEVROLET COBALT I BOUGHT OFF AN INDIVIDUAL AUGUST 2016 AT FIRST THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY NO MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT COULDNT BE FIXED. AS OF MAY 2017 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR 60 MPH MY GUAGES JUMP FOR EXAMPLE WILL BE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUAGE WILL JUMP DOWN TO 20 MPH. AS I AM TURNING MY STEERING LOCKS HAVE ALMOST CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES (NEEDS RECALL FIXED) BUT TO BE CLEAR IT DOES NOT JUMP AT ALL WHILE STATIONARY. HAVING TO FEEL UNSAFE IN ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE BY ANY MEANS. THIS IS MY FIRST GM CAR AND HAVING WORKED FOR GM IM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001672June 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG AND/OR SEAT BELT TENSIONER MODULE. THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DIC. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND SAY IT'S A "KNOWN PROBLEM" BUT NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, TSB, OR RECALL, AND QUOTE $500-1000 TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIRES AND/OR MODULE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001440June 26, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,914.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001263June 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I SIMPLY LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR, ALL IT DOES IS CLICK WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND SLOWLY EDGED TO THE FRONT OF MY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000669June 22, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALAMO CITY CHEVROLET IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL HOSES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958189June 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STALLING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BROKEN WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 06/21/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995788June 18, 2017
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN A MASSAGE APPEARED ON THE BOARD POWER STEERING AND I LOST POWER IN THE CAR I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY I WAS SCARED THE STEERING DON'T RESPOND BUT I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT TO MY HOUSE AND THEN 25 MIN LATER THE STEERING WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995727June 17, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY DAD BOUGHT THE CAR FOR ME FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNS A SHOP AND A FEW MONTHS LATER IT STARTS SMELLING LIKE GAS REALLY BAD. I LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THERE'S A GAS LEAK. AND MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS I SMELL LIKE GAS WHEN I GET OUT. SO I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM AND SEE THERE'S A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND I'M JUST NOT TRYING TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY ON A DEFECT ON THE CAR. I JUST NEED HELP BECAUSE CHILDREN, LITTLE BABIES RIDE IN MY CAR. AND THE GAS MAKES ME REALLY DIZZY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995449June 16, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY,35-40MPH. RPM AND MPH BOUNCED A FEW TIMES. MPH READS ZERO. RPM APPEARS OK . WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SOME FOLLOWED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIFFICULTY AT FIRST STEERING THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL INFO MESSAGES THAT READ BLANK (---) OUTSIDE TEMP, TRIP MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995099June 14, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACTUAL SPEEDS. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994985June 13, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE WIPER BLADES AND HEAT WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND WAS RECENTLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN NHTSA RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING AT KEN BARRETT CHEVROLET CADILLAC (229 W MAIN ST, BATAVIA, NY 14020 (585) 300-0199). THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994510June 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN A SUBURBAN AREA , SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. AT DESTINATION, OTHERS NOTICED AS WELL. IMMEDIATELY PARKED CAR, LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND REALIZED THE FUEL LINE/FUEL PUMP/GAS LEAK IS A COBALT PROBLEM, YET NOT A RECALL. WE GOT IT SERVICED, BUT OUT OF OUR POCKET EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994532June 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994296June 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED NEAR EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR. TWO VISIBLE GAS LEAKS FROM LINES AFTER FUEL PUMP IS ENGAGED, AND CAR IS PARKED. NO DOUBT THE LINES ALSO LEAK GAS WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC SAYS MOISTURE BUILDS UP IN THE HEAT SHIELD AND RUSTS OUT FUEL LINES. HE SAYS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR COBALTS HHRS, AND SATURN IONS, BUT AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THERE IS NO APPLICABLE RECALL OR SPECIAL COVERAGE ISSUED BY GM FOR THIS FUEL LINE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994096June 9, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, TBS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994180June 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994241June 9, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993868June 8, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PARKED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RELEASE BUTTON JAMMED AND I COULD NOT RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE IS ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD IN THE REAR BREAKING SYSTEM WHEN REVERSING. ABNORMAL PREMATURE WEAR TO INSIDE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR DISCS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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