Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10617240July 29, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN THE IGNITION WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOUND AS IF IT STARTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION THE FUEL PUMP GENERATED FUEL CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) WAS NOT A VALID RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616510July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LETTER FROM SENATOR GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JULY 1, 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. GM AND THE DEALER, INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $ 125 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617005July 28, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616463July 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS JUST GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AND JUST AS I STARTED TO HIT THE BRAKE'S I N MY CAR I DID NOT STOP AT ALL AMS I WAS IN SO MUCH SHOCK TRYING TO BRAKE THAT I COULD NOT SWERVE FAST ENOUGH TO MISS THE CAR IN FRONT OF MR AND REAR ENDED HER BLUE KIA AT 30 MPH AND NOW MY CARS FRONT END IS SMASHED I JUST REPLACES MY BRAKES LAST MONTH WITH MY GRADUATION MONEY BECAUSE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR MY BRAKES HOWL ALL THE TIME AND I STILL DIDN'T IX THE PROBLEM NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH EXTRA INSURANCE MONEY AND FIX MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MALFUNCTION ON MY CAR.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616258July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER NOT TO BE VISIBLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616322July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616356July 25, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE COOLANT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*CN UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE AIRBAG PRETENSIONER FAILED. UPDATED 7/9/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615748July 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
IN JUNE 2014 I RETURNED MY 2008 COBALT TO RELIABLE CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD, MO FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. THE" SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAD CONTACTED A CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND INQUIRED ABOUT MY CONCERNS. I WAS ADVISED "THERE WAS NO SERVICE AIR BAG" PROCEDURES THAT WERE SERVICEABLE ON THE AIR BAGS. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE THE IGNITION RECALL PERFORMED, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON AIR BAGS. I HAVE SEEN RECALL INFORMATION ON THE LOCAL NEWS CONCERNING A RECALL THAT INCLUDED THE AIR BAG. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAG AS THIS IS A SINCERE CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615848July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
IGNITION 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. DECEMBER 21,2008 CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A ONE CAR CRASH, WHERE HER AND HER CAR WERE THRU TO THE STREET BELOW ON 6-35 AND HIGH DR. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE SHE WAS THROWN OUT THE CAR BUT WAS SAVED ENOUGH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT SO LUCKY IT LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS SCATTER IN MANY PIECES. THERE WAS PHYSICAL NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WOULD HAVE BY PASSED THE OPENING AND LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW GOING IT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THERE WAS A REENACTMENT DONE BUT THE FINDING WERE IN CONCLUSIVE ON HOW SHE DIED. SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON HER 2008 COBALT AND THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. HER OLDER SISTER WANT TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING FOR RECALL RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH AND DID NOT FIND ANY AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT NOW THIS NATIONAL RECALLS FOR THE TOYOTA THEN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL DONE WITH GM RECENTLY OPENED OUR EYES THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT OF FAULTY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVE AND THE CONCLUSION THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN NONE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THIS WAS REPORT SEVERAL TIME BACK IN 3/ 2010 AND 6/10 AS COMPLAINT WITH THE STEERING .... I HAVE CONTACT GM AS OF RECENTLY BECAUSE RECALLS AND HER CALL WAS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT WAS IN THAT RECENT IGNITION ISSUES. THERE WERE NOT SKID MARK WITH THE REENACTMENT DONE THERE WAS NO REASON WHY HER CALL DID NOT SHOW BRAKE OR SKIDS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE PART OF THE RECALL COVER UP MY GM!!!!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10615026July 21, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615156July 21, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTED THE PUMP TO THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610931July 16, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUE TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610338July 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM SENDING THIS E-MAIL ON BEHALF OF A 92 YEAR OLD FRIEND,[XXX], WHO I BELIEVE IS GETTING THE RUN AROUND BY GOLD RUSH CHEVY IN AUBURN, CA. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, SHE CALLED GOLD RUSH AND ASKED IF HER CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE WAS TOLD NO. ON THE FIRST OF MAY, 2014, I CALLED GOLD RUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT VIRGINIA SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO VERIFY THE VIN #. I DO SO AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED AND WOULD ARRIVE IN TWO TO FIVE WEEKS. ON 6/11, VIRGINIA CALLED GOLD RUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED ON 6/1. SHE CALL AGAIN ON 6/17 AND GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. I CALLED 7/3 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED 5/1 NOT 6/1. CAN YOU SEE THE REASON THAT I FEEL SHE IS BEING PUT OFF JUST BECAUSE SHE IS AN OLD LADY!!! I CALL YOUR 800-222-1020 LINE AND WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ANYTHING THE PERSON TOLD ME. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL BY 7/8/14 5 PM PST OR CALL ME AT [XXX] OR I WILL CONTACT L THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLS WITH A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL. [XXX] 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
#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
#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
#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
#10607668July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS SWITCHED OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A NEAR YEAR LONG WAITING LIST. UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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