Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2010)

583 consumer complaints on file.

#11288774December 12, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES RUSTED AND CAUSING FUEL TO DRIP BY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ONCE FUEL PUMP TURNS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287246December 5, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING ON HIWAY START TO SHAKING. LOOSING POWER AND SHUTTOFF. AND STEERING WHEEL HARD TO DRIVE OFTEN. DASH BOARD SHOWING ICONOS ALL TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286799December 4, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
YESTERDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE HEADING OUT AND NOTICED A GOOD PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER MY CAR. I SMELLED THE FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE ANTIFREEZE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND IT TO BE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE. BEING ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN IN THE FACTORY JOINT, WHERE THE LINE IS LIKE WELDED TOGETHER DURING MANUFACTURING. I GOT HOME AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF RESULTS DESCRIBING MY VERY PROBLEM. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY DESCRIBE THE SAME SCENARIO, GOING OUT AFTER THE HARDEST FREEZE, WATER PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR WITH ANTIFREEZE IN IT AND TRIP TO SHOP, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE! AS THOUGH ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE WERE LIVING MY LIFE AT THAT MOMENT.I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE MINOR COMPARED TO THIS! IT IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO $300.00 TO FIX THIS VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM RIGHT HERE AT CHRISTMAS WITH 2 CHILDREN TO PROVIDE FOR. SEVERAL OF CUSTOMERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM DID SAY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THEIR PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN POOR MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART! I CAN ONLY HOPE I GET SO LUCKY. OR THAT THE NHTSA PICKS THIS UP AND PUTS A RECALL ON THIS VERY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283131December 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL ODOR AND SPOTTING ON GROUND NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ACTIVE LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283174December 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON MY CAR. THE SAME DAY THAT I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER PERSON WAS THERE WITH THE SAME CAR & THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I FEEL AS THO IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A COINCIDENCE & PROBABLY SHOULD BE LOOKED IN TO. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM A FEW DAYS BEFORE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR BEFORE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282976November 30, 2019
ENGINE
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR..2010 CHEVY COBALT WITH 176,000 MILES TWO WEEKS AGO WITH ALL OF THE MONEY THAT I HAD. I NOTICED THAT IT HAD A DEALERS TAG, BUT HE WANTED TO MEET ME AT A STORE AND CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS PERFECT.DAY TWO IT STALLED & HAS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY STALL & WOULDN'T START TIL THE 3RD TRY. I TRIED, BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT THE SELLER. AUTOZONE SAID IT HAD 17 CODES, BUT COULD JUST BE THE C20? SENSOR. THEN LAST NIGHT IT WOULD START, ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 5 MPH,THEN STALL & I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME FROM A BUSY AREA, AND NOW IT WON'T TURN OVER OR START AT ALL. IM A GRANDMOTHER ON MY OWN WITH A PART TIME JOB AND HAVE NO MONEY LEFT FOR REPAIRS OR TO START ALL OVER. I'M HOPING THERE'S A RECALL THAT COULD HELP.I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIND THIS MAN AS THE TITLE HAD ANOTHER PERSONS NAME ON IT, NOT THAT IT WOULD DO ANY GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280558November 16, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I GOT MY COBALT IN ENDING 2010-2011 AND NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL ON MY COBALT ,AND NOW A FRIEND TOLD ME OF THIS SIGHT THERE IS SO MANY RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON MY CAR AND BEGINNING WITH THE TRANSMISSION ,IT RUNS GRATE IT JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. ALSO MY DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK BY THEM SELF ITS LIKE I HAVE A SPIRIT IN THE CAR (VERY UN SAFE).NOT TO MENTION WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE IT WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN, SAME WITH IF YOUR IN REVERSE IT WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE NOTIFY ME NON OF THE PAST RECALLS WAS EVER DONE ON MY CAR, I WANT TO HAVE A LIST AND PUT MY CAR INTO A CHEVY SHOP AND HAVE ALL RECALLS FIXED, I WAS NEVER NOTIFITYED >AND IVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE THAT I OWN FOR 10+ YEARS>IT WILL NOT RECONIZE WHAT GEAR IT IS IN>PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279807November 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LINE WAS LEAKING. HAS BEEN OVER 2 WEEKS AND PART IS STILL BACKORDERED FOR MANY ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOR THE SAME PART. IF THIS MANY GAS LINES ARE ALL LEAKING AND IN NEED OF THIS PART, IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THEY ARE ALL LEAKING AT THE SAME TIME. TO DATE THERE IS STILL NOT EVEN A TIMELINE AS TO THE PROPOSED DATE THAT A PART WILL BE AVAILABLE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS TO MILLIONS OF CARS IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279529November 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COBALT 2010 SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE PM THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH 3 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. MY FAMILY WERE VERY UPSET AND SHAKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278165November 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HIS HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 3400 SOUTH EXPY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501, (712) 366-9400) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277635November 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT FIRST IT WAS HESITANT TO STRT. IT DID STRT AND I WENT ON MY WAY. GOT TO MY DESTINATION TURNED THE CAR OFF. SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR. WENT TO START AGAIN AND WAS HESITANT AT FIRST AND WAS ON MY WAY. GOT HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. SMELL OF FUMES. LOOKED UNDER CAR. WAS LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE BY BACK TIRE. PUDDLE OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271544October 28, 2019
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HIT A DEER ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH & TOTALED CAR BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270197October 22, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
TRACTION, ENGINE AND WHEELS SENSOR LIGHT ON. HARD SHIFTING. CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND SKIPS WHEN IDLING. I'VE HAD BRAKES REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS. HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266582October 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.THE DASHBOARD WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE GAS METER AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN FRANTICALLY. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256832September 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONWILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS, AFTER HAVING A HOLE IN TRANSMISSION PAN,SO REPLACE THE PAN AND FILTER AND GASKET AND PUT NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID IN,NOW CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. ITS LIKE IT LOCKED ME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER. THIS MAKES THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PUT INTO MY CAR I HAD IT DONE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND IT'S BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, IT'S COST ME 2,000 LAST TIME FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 4-5 YEARS ONLY LASTED FOR 2 YEARS,THE AUTO PLACE SAID IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PUMP SOLENOID AND THE SHIFT SOLENOID,THAT THEY ARE RIGED TO BURN OUT THESE COMPONENTS. AND IT'S PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. IT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. VERY SCARY, I AM DISABLED AND DEPEN ON MY CAR TO GO TO LUNG DOCTOR. I AM ON A VERY TIGHT FIXED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER 2,000. FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAD TO LET MY CAR SIT LAST TIME FOR 6 MONTHS IN ORDER TO PAY THE TRANSMISSION OFF BEFORE THEY LET ME HAVE MY CAR BACK. I HAVE JUST LOST 4 FAMILY MEMBERS IN OUR FAMILY, IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS AND ONLY US 3 GIRLS ARE LEFT.WE HAD TO PAY FOR ALL 4 FURNEALS.I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255833September 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES, DRIVER SIDE REAR, RUSTING & BEGINNING TO LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253241September 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAKING AT THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, APPEARS TO BE NEAR A CLIP. STRONG FUEL SMELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11251995August 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY 70 MPH CAR ABRUPTLY LOSS ENGINE POWER TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH CAR KEEPS HAVING SAME SAFETY PROBLEM I NUMEROUS TIMES ENGINE LOSSES POWER WHILE IM DRIVING I REPLACED 02 SENSORS BATTERY AND OTHERS CAR STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IT IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM IN THIS CAR THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO FIX PUTS THE DRIVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE IN THE HIGH WAY AND DANGEROUSLY THE CAR LOSSES ENGINE POWER ALL OF THE SUDDEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244523August 16, 2019
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE RPM GAUGE INCREASED ERRATICALLY EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE FAILURES WENT AWAY; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARSHLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS DISPLAYED AS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241157August 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, LOST POWER, AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR LEAKS; HOWEVER, NONE WERE FOUND. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. MCCLUSKEY AUTOMOTIVE (8525 READING RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45215, (513) 421-1111) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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