Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10609190July 9, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK LOCATED AT THE SEAL OF THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,791. UPDATED 9/11/14*CN UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609271July 9, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ISSUE #1: DECEMBER 3, 2013 MY DAUGHTER PARKED HER CAR UPON ARRIVING FOR WORK AT THE UPPER DECK SPORTS BAR & GRILL. SHE OPENED HER CAR DOOR AND AS SHE BRUSHED HER HAND ACROSS THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD HER HAND SLICED OPEN BY A SHARP EDGE OF THE CHROME. SEE PHOTO: SHE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE WOUND WAS SO DEEP SHE REQUIRED BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STITCHES TO CLOSE IT PROPERLY. DUE TO THE SEVERITY AND LOCATION OF THE WOUND AND HER JOB REQUIREMENTS AS A BARTENDER, SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK FOR A WEEK. 7 MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND WE ARE STILL WAITING PAYMENT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS NEARLY $3000 AS WELL AS MISSED WAGES. ISSUE #2 ? THE CAR MY DAUGHTER DRIVES IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED IN THE MAJOR RECALL WHERE 15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SHE HAS HAD ONE INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING ALREADY. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET WHERE SHE COULD DRIFT OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOT ON 95 WHERE SHE DRIVES TO AND FROM WORK. SHE HAS RECEIVED LETTERS REGARDING THE RECALL BUT IS CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD THEY ( MIAMI LAKES CHEVROLET AUTO MALL) DON'T HAVE THE PART NECESSARY TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE LAST TIME, THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER TO COME IN AND WHEN SHE GOT THERE WAS TOLD THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY PERFORMED A "SAFETY CHECK" ON HER VEHICLE AND TOLD HER THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED OK AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY GOT THE PART. TO THIS DATE, THEY STILL CLAIM TO NOT HAVE THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10609404July 9, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ 55MPH AND THE POWER STEERING CUTS OFF, THE POWER BRAKES CUT OFF, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE TURN SIGNALS START GOING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, THE GAUGES JUMP UP AND DOWN NONSTOP. I JUST PICKED UP MY CAR AND WAS TOLD IT REFERENCED TSB#08-07-30-021 (NHTSA#10025402). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE SHOP REFERENCED THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODES FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT: P0575 U7300 U0121 U0140 THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR AROUND ME AT THE TIME BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY STEER THE VEHICLE, BRAKE, OR ACCELERATE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609413July 9, 2014
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THIS MADE THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE OTHER DRIVERS HIT THEIR BRAKES SUDDENLY TO AVOID HITTING ME AS I STRUGGLED TO COMPLETE THE LANE CHANGE. THIS RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLES IN MY SHOULDERS AND ARMS, ALONG WITH THE MENTAL DISTRESS OF ALMOST BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY INVOLVED IN TWO IGNITION RECALLS FOR A SWITCH AND CYLINDER. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOW INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL, THIS ONE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. AS YET NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS REPAIR, AND NO ACCOMMODATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. I PROTESTED PICKING UP MY COBALT FROM THE DEALER WHEN THE IGNITION WAS REPAIRED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT PICKING IT UP AND WAITING FOR ANOTHER LETTER STATING THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IS THE BEST THEY CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609433July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/22/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609469July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM GETTING UPSET WITH THE INABILITY OF YOUR COMPANY TO CARRY OUT RECALL REPAIRS. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED IN MARCH 2014 AND I AM BEING TOLD BY DEALER THEY ARE NOT IN YET. I KNOW THIS DEALER IS FIXING THE CARS OF THEIR REGULAR CUSTOMERS SO WHAT IS THE DELAY FOR RECALL CUSTOMERS WHO ARE NOT THE DEALERS REGULAR CUSTOMERS? IF YOU CAN NOT PROVIDE ME WITH AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER I WILL CONTACT NHTSA. I AM TIRED OF TRYING TO USE ONE CAR FOR TWO DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608869July 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 261,656.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608876July 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PARTS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALER STATED PER THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608979July 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE IGNITION WAS NOT ON THE "OFF" POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO CARMAX AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALL FROM CHEVROLET. CHEVROLET FIXED IT, BUT YEARS AFTER THE FACT CHEVROLET CONTACTED ME AGAIN SAYING THAT THE PARTS THAT THEY REPLACED WERE USED PARTS THAT I NEED IT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I CALLED AGAIN MY CLOSEST CHEVROLET ( VAN CHEVROLET KCMO) DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS NEED TO BE ORDER AND THAT IT MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS. MEANWHILE NOW THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE CAR THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM GOT TURN ON BY ITSELF. MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START NORMALLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER PART SHOWS UP TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CHEVROLET DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S SAFETY. WHY ARE THEY TAKING SO LONG TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY CAR? I AM ALMOST SURE THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS BIG PROBLEMS TOO. HELP PLEASE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609084July 8, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 6/22/14, I WAS COMING HOME FROM PHILADELPHIA AND WHILE ON THE BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY, MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT'S DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ABS, ENGINE LOCK, DOOR LOCKS WERE CLICKING ON AND OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER 4 TIMES OFF THE HIGHWAY. MY ODOMETER DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THIS ALSO MADE MY TRANSMISSION JERK AND SLIP. IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN IT WAS SWITCHING GEARS, IT WAS MAKING MY ENTIRE CAR SHAKE. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRUCK BECAUSE MY BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK. ALSO, I COULDN'T GO BELOW 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I MADE IT HOME BUT I WAS STILL SHOCKED AND SCARED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RECALL PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT THE MAIN CAUSE WAS. THEY SAID IT WASN'T IGNITION BUT SOME SORT OF COMPUTER GLITCH. ALL THEY DID WAS RESET THE COMPUTER AND RECOMMENDED ME TO BUY ANEW CAR BATTERY. I GOT THE NEW BATTERY AND EVERY WAS FINE.ON 7/714, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WORSE. IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND AGAIN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. EVERYTHING WENT OFF AGAIN, I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKES, ABS, ENGINE LOCK, DOOR LOCKS WERE CLICKING ON AND OFF. IT TOOK ME 6 TIMES RESTARTING THE CAR FOR THE DASHBOARD TO BE CLEARED, AND THEN 5 MINUTES AGAIN, THE CAR CHIMED, AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND THE ODOMETER DIDN'T WORK AGAIN. I NEARLY CRASHED AGAIN TOO. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE THE DEALERSHIP. ON 7/8/14, THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE ROOT OF THE CAUSE OF THE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN MY CAR. THEY DID SAY MY CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608803July 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUST BACK UP AND TURN AROUND I NO SOONER PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND JUST TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THEY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A ANOTHER FAMILY CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND BACKED INTO IT HARD. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED IT FROM BEING MORE SERIOUS WAS THE SHORT DISTANCE THAT I TRAVELED MAYBE 20FT GOD KNOWS HOW BAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN IF IT HAD MORE DISTANCE TO ACCELERATE EVEN MORE THAN IT DID. NOT ONCE DID I EVER HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS BEFORE. GM NEED TO FIX MY CAR AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS CAR WELL FOR THERE FAULTY PARTS THEY HAVE BEEN USING ON THERE CARS I AM THANKFUL I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608349July 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SWAY BAR, POWER STEERING AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED. *JB UPDATED 07/30/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608348July 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607344July 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD AFTER RECEIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE, LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICK-UP, AS THE REPAIRS HAS BEEN MADE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK ON ITS OWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608595July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE TRIED TO AVOID A CRASH AS A RESULT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT INJURED HER FOREHEAD, CHEST AND SUFFERED FROM BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DECLARED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10608611July 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING SNAPPED AND THE STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608617July 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE CAME ON TODAY WHILE DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH PANEL. CAME ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND APPARENTLY IT'S A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WANT A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. GM EVEN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT BUT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608659July 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608395July 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER HAVING OUR NEW IGNITION SWITCH ABOUT A WEEK OR SO EARLIER, I WENT TO DRIVE OUR 2010 COLBALT TO A NEARBY TOWN. ON ABOUT JUNE 28TH OR 29TH, I WAS ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE PLACE I WAS GOING, MY STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN GOT HARDER TO STEER. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THE WORDS POWER STEERING ON IT. SO I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY, (DEALERSHIP), HAD HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ON THE STEERING, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK TO BE INSTRUCTED TO FIX THIS AS A RECALL ITEM. I LOOKED UP POSSIBLE RECALL LIST ON THE CHEVROLETS AND THE ONE I READ IS FROM MARCH 31, 2014. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR THEM TO DECIDE IF IT IS A RECALL IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS OUT THERE? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE THEY MAKE THAT DECISION? AND OUR VEHICLE HAD JUST HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH PUT IN A WEEK OR SO EARLIER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607951July 3, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. THIS FAILURE JUST STARTED A MONTH AGO. IT GETS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXECUTE TURNS OR SWITCH LANES IN SOME CASES. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE SEEING HOW IT WAS A RECALL ON 2010 MODELS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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