Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2007)

1,564 consumer complaints on file.

#10222143March 24, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THEY PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT SHE REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS (MTS P195-60-R16 DOT NUMBER CPV9BLC1306). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218501February 19, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
I WAS DRIVING AND TRIED TO BRAKE BEFORE A CURB AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL I WAS NOT EVEN GOING FAST I MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOING 25M.P.H. BEFORE THE CURB WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO A TREE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10215901January 24, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT. SPUN ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214955January 15, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS/STARTS WORKING. DURING A MID WAY THROUGH A TURN WITH THE CAR, POWER STEERING ON DASH CAME ON AND IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CONTINUE TURNING WITHOUT ENTERING THE OTHER LANE. CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY FOR THE PROBLEM AT WHICH TIME THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE CLUTCH SWITCH(?). CAR IS TWO WEEKS OLD AND HAS 850 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210367November 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:LUBRICANT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A LARGE ROCK-CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. NO LIGHTS OR WARNING SOUNDS WENT OFF NOTIFYING ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN AND THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT. VEHICLE IS STILL AT BLUE RIBBON GMC IN SALLISAW OK, THEY ARE ADVISING THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY ANY OF THE DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210322November 29, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE DEER. SIX MONTHS LATER, HE STRUCK ANOTHER DEER HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED NO MATTER HOW THE DEER WAS STRUCK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209929November 26, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN DRY CONDITIONS. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE TIRE FLATTENED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE HOW THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT AND THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS BOTH TIRES THAT FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208855November 13, 2007
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 18TH OF THIS YEAR. I HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR AT 50MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208493November 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
BRAND NEW CAR THAT SHAKES AND VIBRATES AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206656October 23, 2007
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ONLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS MINIMAL MOVEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206416October 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 COBALT ON 8/1/07. I COULD NOT START THE CAR AT NIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GO TO WORK AS A NURSE AND THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF . IT KEPT RUNNING AND WAS TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206269October 18, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NO INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPEN, BUT I NOTICED MY SIX YEAR OLD SITTING IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE SEDAN LS AND THE SHOULDER BELT COVERS OVER HIS NECK AND CHIN AREA, THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT?? AND HE IS EVEN TALL FOR HIS AGE, HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS?? AND IF NOT MAYBE SOMEONE COULD LOOK IN TO IT ?? WE JUST BOUGHT THIS 2007 CHEVY CO BOLT LS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202898September 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, WHEELS:RIM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM WAS DENTED AND ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199418August 13, 2007
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS:MULTI PIECE, TIRES
OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT, AND AFTER 9,000 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE CAR WHEELS DENTED IN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER LOUDLY. BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAD HIT SOMETHING. UNFOUNDED CLAIM WHEREAS I HAD HIT NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198929August 9, 2007
TIRES
BRAND NEW CAR HAD TO REPLACE TIRES JUST UNDER 30K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197309July 24, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUR '07 CHEVY COBALT'S LEFT REAR TIRE OUTBOARD SIDEWALL JUST SEPARATED JUST BELOW THE EDGE OF TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. LUCKILY WAS JUST ACCELERATING UP AN ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT BLEW. NO TREAD OR OTHER SIDEWALL DAMAGE LEAD TO THIS (I.E. PUNCTURES/DEBREE IN TIRE) - CAR HAS UNDER 1,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196454July 16, 2007
STEERING
POPPING OR KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ,WHEN TURNING AT TIMES THE STEERING DOESN'T RETURN AND HAS TO BE PULLED BACK, FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKED OR SOMETHING, SHUTTERS AT TIMES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191701May 25, 2007
STEERING, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING E. ON HIGHWAY 60 IN AZ, I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE. AFTER DRIVING THRU DEVEL'S CANYON THE STEERING KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE THEN IT WOULD STOP PULLING, OVER AND OVER. WHEN I WAS ON FLAT ROAD AGAIN THE STEERING PULLED REAL SHARP TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AFTER A SECOND OF THIS THE STEERING FINALLY FREED ITSELF AGAIN BUT MAKING THE STEERING VERY TOUCHY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR STARTED SWEERVING SIDE TO SIDE AND ENDED UP HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST BOUND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING APROX. 52 MPH IN A 55 MPH AREA. WHEN I HIT THE GUARD RAIL THE CAR HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10191559May 23, 2007
AIR BAGS
I HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION WITH MY NEW 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I WAS TRAVELING 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURED. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT UNHARMED BUT MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT MY CAR AND DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND NO ONE WAS HURT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189828May 4, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS USUALLY LOUDER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE TRUNK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND REFERENCED THE CONTACT TO SERVICE BULLETIN # 1890375. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,577 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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