Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10944054January 10, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WOULD HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT WERE LOOSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943751January 9, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF OR SOMETIMES WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10943809January 9, 2017
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN RATTLES ON ROUGH ROADS AND WHEN BRAKING. AFTER REPLACING MANY PARTS I HAVE FIGURED OUT WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS AND THE INTERNET THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. THE GEAR MESH BETWEEN THE ELECTRONICS POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STEERING COLUMN IS NOT A GOOD MESH. I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND WORK AND BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING AND BRAKING SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL SMOOTH FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.I UNDERSTAND IF THE ISSUE WAS WARPED ROTORS OR WORN OUT BUSHINGS BUT THIS IS A GEAR MESH. I CAN NOT EVEN PURCHASE A NEW STEERING COLUMN FROM A PARTS STORE. THIS TELLS ME THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND WILL NOT PROVIDE A FIX. I ALSO HAVE TRIED BUYING A USED STEERING COLUMN BUT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAID THY CAN NOT SELL THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ON RECALL. I FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN #04-03-8-006G. CONDITION 1 IS WHAT I HAVE AND TESTED USING THE STEPS IN THE BULLETIN. I THEN WENT TO FOREST LAKE, MN CHEVROLET CADILLAC DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $1000. I AM LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER "SPECIAL WARRANTY" OR RECALL AS I BELIEVE CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE. PLEASE RESPOND WITH INFORMATION ON WHEN I CAN SCHEDULE A REPAIR. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944007January 9, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK AREA RECALL 12V459000 GM RECALL BULLETIN NO 09226A
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940072January 6, 2017
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEAKERS NO LONGER WORK IN FRONT VEHICLE, CANNOT HEAR ANY WARNINGS SUCH AS LOW FUEL, NO SEAT BELTS, LOW OIL ETC. THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF WARNINGS CANNOT BE HEARD. READ THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AS WELL. ALSO, SEAT BELT CLIP BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF, CAN STILL USE SEAT BELT BUT THE CLIP SLIDES TO FLOOR WHEN NOT USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940071January 6, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS PRESENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON GROUND NEAR THE BACK TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE CALLED GM AND IT'S POSSIBLE IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL WARRANTY, BUT HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES NO MATTER THE STATE IN WHICH THE OWNER RESIDES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940111January 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. UPON MERGING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SWITCH LANES, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 249,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940104January 6, 2017
STEERING
STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. COULD NOT TURN STEERING IN ANY DIRECTION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT THE VERY BUSY INTERSECTION THAT I JUST CAME FROM. I WENT TO MY CHEVY DEALER AND THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ANY RECALL. THIS THING IS GOING TO KILL PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939192January 3, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM COPY/PASTING THE RECALL NOTICE. THIS IS HAPPENING IN A VEHICLE IN MISSISSIPPI. GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2006'2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, SATURN ION, AND PONTIAC G5 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ARIZONA, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, AND TEXAS BECAUSE OF A CRACK THAT COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP ON THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT OF THE FUEL MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. THIS CRACK COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK THAT COULD BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND IN SOME CASES, CAUSING A POSSIBLE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE ISSUE AND A FIRE HAZARD. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938992January 1, 2017
STEERING
I WAS PARKED. I RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND STARTED VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED AND MY STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO OUR HOTEL, BUT WAS FEARFUL OF DRIVING ANY FURTHER. HAD IT TOWED HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937781December 28, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2016 I BOUGHT A NEW TWO PACK OF SYLVANIA 3157 LL LONG LIFE LAMPS FROM WAL-MART AND USED ONE TO REPLACE MY OLD LEFT REAR BLINKER LIGHT WHICH HAD BURNED OUT. THE LIGHTS ARE SPECIFIED AS VALID REPLACEMENT LIGHTS FOR THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT. ON DECEMBER 26TH, 2016 I NOTICED THAT THE SAME LEFT REAR BLINKER LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 27TH, 2016 I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BLINKER LIGHT UNSUCCESSFULLY. ON THIS DAY I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE BULB HAD BURNT AND MELTED AT THE BULB'S CONNECTION POINT ONTO THE METAL CONTACTS OF THE BLINKER ASSEMBLY (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS). THIS SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD FOR THE VEHICLE. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND OTHER FOLKS COMPLAINING ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE CHEVY COBALT AS EVIDENCED HERE: HTTP://WWW.YOURCOBALT.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-SERVICE/18928-BURNING-OUT-TURN-SIGNAL-LIGHT-BULBS.HTML. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BULB MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937358December 24, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY DAUGHTERS CAR. SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. APPARENTLY THIS IS ELECTRIC AND DOES NOT USE TRANSMISSION FLUID
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935073December 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE IS A 2010 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ECOTECH (BASE MODEL). ON START UP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS WITH MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED. CHECK ENGINE CODE IS P0641. REPLACED MULTIPLE SENSORS, THROTTLE BODY, CHECKED FOR WIRE ISSUES ETC. DEALER REPLACED ECM AND STILL HAVING ISSUES. CAN NOT DRIVE OVER 40MPH OR ENGINE WITH DISABLE. CAR HESITATES AND BUCKS WHILE DRIVING IN ENGINE REDUCED MODE.CAR HAS 68,789 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934482December 10, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. IN 2013 MY CAR WENT CRAZY. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. RPM'S WERE GOING UP AND DOWN, FULL TANK OF GAS SAID IT WAS EMPTY, GEAR SHIFTER WAS CLICKING, AND THE CAR WAS JERKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE 2 RECALLS, DURING THE SAME TIME MY GARAGE SMELLED STRONG LIKE GAS. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE. NOW IN DECEMBER 2016 THE CAR IS GOING HAYWIRE AGAIN.POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS START FLIPPING OUT AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER LIGHT ON THE DASH. MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER NOW DRIVES THE CAR AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE CONSIDERING SHE IS UNABLE TO STEER AND ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS GO OUT. THIS MUST BE TREATED AS A RECALL! I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL FIXES THE PROBLEM? I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR AND BOUGHT IT IN 2007 WITH 12 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934236December 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER HAVING A BATTERY JUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933945December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LOT AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,293.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933929December 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10933930December 8, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933935December 8, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE AND IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THOSE ADDRESSED IN THIS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN #09V419000 BUT CHEVROLET SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T COVER THE 2005 MODEL AND WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933977December 8, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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