Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10568269March 10, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568270March 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE "ENGINE REDUCE POWER" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WOULD RECUR AT ANY SPEED TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568301March 10, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568004March 9, 2014
STEERING
THE ACCIDENT ON MAKING A SWEEPING TURN AND THE CAR LOSS CONTROL AND HIT A TREE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS GOT A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM CHEVY FOR A RECALL 10023 LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACCIDENT. IF FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10568077March 9, 2014
STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A CAR FROM COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT AND IT HAD NUMEROUS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD AFFECT DRIVE-ABILITY DURING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT GAINESVILLE CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA WHICH COST ME OVER 900 DOLLARS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST, ALSO I HAD A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL AND YET TO NO AVAIL THE CAR SMELLED OF FUEL AND HAD SPARKS FROM THE WIRING. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND YET THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR BACK FROM ME, THEY MADE ME PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND AS WELL DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. I AM UPSET TO LEARN THAT ONLY NOW THE NHTSA AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I WANT COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY CHEVROLET AND BY COX CHEVROLET IN FLORIDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567909March 8, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 CHEVY COBALT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. NO WARNING JUST STOPPED DEAD. NO POWER STEERING. CAR WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. A FEW MINUTES LATER CAR STARTED UP NORMALLY. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANYONE BEHIND THE CAR THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2008 COBALT. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FIXED TWICE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT IS CORRECT. HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND ADVISE. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND IS TERRIFIED TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567914March 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THIS SUBMISSION IS AN ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT THAT I SUBMITTED ON AUG 15, 2011; REFERENCE NUMBER 10419491 WITH THE ATTACHMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE POLICE REPORT, MAY STATEMENT AND PHOTOS. I SUBMITTED MY REPORT TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. NOW, AFTER READING THE NEWS ARTICLES AND THE GM STATEMENTS REGARDING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, IT IS APPARENT THAT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A STEERING MALFUNCTION (PER THE RECALLS I RECEIVED AND THE STATEMENTS MADE TO ME BY GM REPRESENTATIVES) WAS CLEARLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH MY DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, I IMMEDIATELY LOST STEERING CONTROL (I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL) AND SWERVED HAD TO THE LEFT CRASHING INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE ACCIDENT REPORT SHOWS MY SKID MARKS ACROSS THREE TRAFFIC LANES THAT CLEARLY INDICATE THAT MY ABS SYSTEM ALSO WAS NOT WORKING. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH MY FRONT END WAS CRUSHED AND THE CAR TOTALED. NOTHING ON MY CAR WORKED BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TURNED OFF. MY ORIGINAL REPORT SHOULD INDICATE THAT MY CAR SUFFERED AN IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I WAS BELTED IN SO AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM (I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE FROM THE CRASH SITE) I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL SPRAIN, MULTIPLE CUTS AND BRUISES, SPRAINED ANKLE AND KNEE. MY HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10567945March 8, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE AFTER RAIN. THE HANDLE MOVES, BUT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS AFFECTS BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS, BUT FORTUNATELY HASN'T YET AFFECTED BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE CAN ONLY GET OUT OF THE CAR BY THE ONE WORKING DOOR. IT TAKES DAYS BEFORE THE DOOR WORKS AGAIN. WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, FIRE, ETC. WE HAD THE DOOR LOCK/LATCH REPLACED, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567949March 8, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V419000 COMPONENTS: FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE RECALL #090226 UNDER MY VEHICLE SUPPOSEDLY THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED IN 2008. I SERVICES MY VEHICLE IN 2010 AND MY VEH REPORT INDICATES REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK MODULE WAS ALREADY DONE UNDER RECALL #09226. MY VEHICLE WAS WORKED ON 2/28/2014 HAVE BEEN HAVE GAS LEAK AND ODOR HAD ME WORRIED, COME TO FIND OUT FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I SPENT $112.07 FOR WORK SEAL REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY ESTIMATE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR FUEL PUMP MODULE IS $569.38. I FORGOT I HAD THIS REPLACED IN 2008... I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO CHEVY SERVICE CENTER ON CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY IN SAN JOSE. [XXX] LAWTON PULLED UP MY VEHICLE REPORT AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAS LEAK FIRST THING CAME OUT OF HIS RUDE MOUTH WAS YOU MUST OF HEARD THIS ON THE NEWS RIGHT! I TOLD ABOUT THE GAS LEAK HE SAID THIS PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED AND I ASKED THEN WHY IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN SAID MAYBE COULD HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART. I NOW SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION SWITCH AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE IN A CRASH. [XXX] SAID I HAD NO REPORTS ON MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL. NOW IM REALLY CONCERNED IF I GET INTO A COLLISION AND MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SPOTTING WITH FUEL AND ODOR IS PRETTY STRONG SHOULD I HAPPEN TO HAVE A COLLISION IM SURE WILL CAUSE A COMBUSTION TO CHARGE A FIRE. FUEL PUMP MODULE'S. GAS LEAK, FUEL LEAK, ODOR. SAFETY COMES FIRST. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO ALL SERVICE CONSULTANTS. ACROSS THE BOARD. 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
#10567771March 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR WAS RUNNING AND GETTING WARMED UP, THEN SUDDENLY THE LOCKS START GOING OFF AND ON, REPEATEDLY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THE CAR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IT DOES THIS WHETHER IT IS OFF OR ON NOW. IT IS CONSTANT. THE POWER LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND YOU CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE, YOU MUST MANUALLY PULL THE LOCK "UP" AND TO LOCK THE CAR YOU MUST MANUALLY PUSH ALL THE DOOR LOCK KNOBS DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. IN ADDITION TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE FRONT SPEAKERS GO OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER THE FULL TURN HAS BEEN MADE. THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE IT'S BEING DRIVEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE GOING 70 MPH OR 20 MPH. ALSO THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR, THAT WAS RECALLED AND HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE STEERING STILL MALFUNCTIONS. MY CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL THE SUMMER OF 2012, AFTER THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED MONTHS LATER BECAUSE THE CAR CONTINUED TO LEAK GASOLINE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I AM SURPRISED AND FORTUNATE THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY INJURIES OR FATALITIES WHILE OPERATING THIS DEATH TRAP. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567781March 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE CONTACT DISCONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567860March 7, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING ON AND NOTICED MY CAR 'STUTTERING' AS FEW MOMENTS AT A TIME. AFTER I PROCEEDED FROM A STOP POSITION AND CONTINUED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIGHT UP, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS SHORTENING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND MY RPM KEPT MOVING BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE MESSAGES FLASHING SUCH AS POWERSTEERING, LOW TRACTION, NO TRACTION. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ANTITHEFT LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND MY CAR ULTIMATELY 'DIED' ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567532March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES AND MILEAGE, BUT I HAVE SEEN RECENTLY THE RECALLS ON COBALT. I PURCHASED A 2008 COBALT IN 2008. HAD 5 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. BY, 2010 THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, DUE TO FAILURE. 2 TIMES THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START. ONCE, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, GM, AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEPT. NO ONE WOULD HELP ME. THE ONLY THING GM SAID THEY WOULD DO IS GIVE ME $2500 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAD JUST HAD MY DAUGHTER AND STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH HER THE LAST TIME. AFTER NO HELP, I JUST HAD LET THEM REPO THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THE RECALL ONLY GOES TO 2007 MODELS, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE 2008 MODELS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567570March 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. RG *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567562March 6, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
NOISY BROKEN STABILIZER LINKS, CONTROL ARM BUSHING BROKEN. QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A WISE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567629March 6, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY, CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V047000(AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567638March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO ADVISED THAT THE LOCK TUMBLER WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE IGNITION ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567663March 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AS ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE OF AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10567669March 6, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567693March 6, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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