Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2009)

900 consumer complaints on file.

#10895486August 13, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SMELLED A FAINT GASOLINE SMELL AND MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WOULD GET HEADACHES DURING CAR TRIPS. THE SMELL GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS AND THEN I NOTICED A GAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AREA. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL, HOWEVER PENNSYLVANIA STATE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL / EXPANSION 09V-419 (GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190). MY DAUGHTER SITS RIGHT ABOVE THIS LEAK AND I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED YEARS AGO DUE TO FAULTY WIRING WHICH CAUSED A MELTED MESS INSIDE GAS TANK WHERE PUMP IS LOCATED GM HAS YET TO RESPOND ABOUT THAT ISSUE). THE LEAK IS NOW CONSTANT AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895010August 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM VEHICLE. FUEL DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF CAR NEAR FUEL TANK. FOUND FUEL LINES ROTTING AND CAUSING LEAKS ON MULTIPLE SECTIONS STARTING AT THE FUEL TANK UP TO THE ENGINE. PROTECTIVE HEAT WRAP HOLDING MOISTURE AND CAUSING LINES TO ROT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893848August 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STARTS HARD, SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUT. WET WITH GAS NEAR GAS TANK WHEN RUNNING. AFTER SITTING A LONG WHILE, NO GAS IS APPARENT ON GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893550August 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THE FUEL LEAK CAME FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE DISINTEGRATED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW FUEL LINES AND A NEW FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888650July 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKIMG FROM THE GAS LINES, LEAVING PUDDLES OF FUEL UNDERNEITH VEHICLE AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND TURNED OFF. ENGINE HESITANT TO START AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888780July 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888021July 24, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL AND NOW IT TAKES MULTIPLE TIMES TO START. I AM SEEING A PUDDLE OF GAS JUST BELOW THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT ON THE GROUND WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO FIX THIS. I SEE THAT OTHER STATES HAVE THIS AS A RECALL AND AM WONDERING WHY OHIO ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT THING TO DO SINCE IT IS THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS THE RECALL IN OTHER STATES AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY A RELATED ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877074June 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL OF FUEL, WIRING HARNESS IN TANK AT FUEL PUMP BURNT CAUSING CAR TO STALL, AND TOWED TO STEVES AUTO REPAIR, BURLINGTON WASHINGTON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE FOR 5 DAYS CANNOT FIND REPLACEMENT OEM PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877012June 27, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874551June 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RUSTED FUEL LINE LEEKING GASOLINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873687June 10, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER IT WAS MANUALLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (POWER STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872646June 6, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE RECENTLY HAD MY COBALT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN REDLANDS CA DUE TO A HORRIBLE GAS SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED IF MY CAR WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP HOWEVER IT WAS NOT. I INDEED HAD A CRACK ON THE FUEL PUMP HAVING TO REPLACE IT AS THE FUEL SMELL WAS OVER THE TOP. I PAID FOR THE PART AND LABOR OUT OF POCKET YET WONDER WHY MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED WHEN I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY COBALT WITH THE EXACT SAME FUEL PUMP ISSUE???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872076June 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E210000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864235May 10, 2016
STEERING
THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING ISSUES, WHERE THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, BUT FOR SOME REASON ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. THE POWER STEERING HAS SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING WHICH IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863033May 4, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. NOW THE CAR WILL START WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. WILL STAY RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING NOW IT WILL NOT STAY RUNNING AND GIVES IGNITION SWITCH DTC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860942April 22, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND THE RETURN FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO RUST FORMING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ UPDATED 06/29/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860576April 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED TO NOTICE A GAS SMELL WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. LOOKING ALL OVER THE CAR I DON'T ANY INDICATIONS OF A FUEL LEAK, NO DRIPS, NOTHING. THE SMELL IS MOST DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. GOOGLING AROUND I FOUND BULLETIN NO.: 12190A WHICH TALKS ABOUT CERTAIN CARS IN PARTICULAR STATES, OF WHICH MY STATE IS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST, POINT BLANK DESPITE OTHER CARS HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860144April 18, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852772March 31, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851827March 27, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LIGHT. THE DISPLAY SAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE TRACTION. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH AND STALLED OUT AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I KEEP GOING TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EVERYONE SAYS ITS SOMETHING ELSE AND I HAVE ALREADY SANK OVER $1500 INTO THIS AND YET IT IS STILL HAPPENING WITH NO END IN SIGHT!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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