Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11280558November 16, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I GOT MY COBALT IN ENDING 2010-2011 AND NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL ON MY COBALT ,AND NOW A FRIEND TOLD ME OF THIS SIGHT THERE IS SO MANY RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON MY CAR AND BEGINNING WITH THE TRANSMISSION ,IT RUNS GRATE IT JUST DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. ALSO MY DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK BY THEM SELF ITS LIKE I HAVE A SPIRIT IN THE CAR (VERY UN SAFE).NOT TO MENTION WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE IT WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN, SAME WITH IF YOUR IN REVERSE IT WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE NOTIFY ME NON OF THE PAST RECALLS WAS EVER DONE ON MY CAR, I WANT TO HAVE A LIST AND PUT MY CAR INTO A CHEVY SHOP AND HAVE ALL RECALLS FIXED, I WAS NEVER NOTIFITYED >AND IVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE THAT I OWN FOR 10+ YEARS>IT WILL NOT RECONIZE WHAT GEAR IT IS IN>PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280322November 15, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING TO RUN ERRANDS AND I PARKED. WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACKUP AND DRIVE AGAIN, I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CAR NEAR ME SINCE I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. LUCKILY AFTER THIS HAPPENED SOMEONE RECOMMENDED ME TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN TO SEE IF THE STEERING WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T IN A BUSY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS WRECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11280418November 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR DO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ALSO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND OFF. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 AND NEWER COBALTS. TYPICALLY CARS HAD A PHYSICAL RELAY TO CONTROL THE HEADLIGHTS. IN THESE CARS THE RELAY CIRCUIT IS BUILT IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX. THE BOX IS NOT SEAL PROPERLY AND MOISTURE GETS INTO THE BOX, CAUSING A FAILURE ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS CAR FIRST STARTED DOING THIS BACK IN 2009 WHEN MY DAUGHTER HAD IT. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK AND IT WAS STILL BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER. THE WORK AROUND THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A LONG TIME WAS TO MANUALLY TURN THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF USING THE MULTIFUNCTION LEVER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. TODAY, THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. ALSO, TURNING THE AUTO LIGHTS OFF MANUALLY HAS STOPPED BEING EFFECTIVE. WE ARE NOW FEARFUL, WILL THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING, AND OFF COURSE WILL WE BE STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY WHEN PARKING THE CAR. THE SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT A $200 PART PLUS A FEW LABOR HOURS. THEN YOU HAVE TO RIG UP A SOLUTION TO MAKE THE DEFECTIVE BOX SEAL, SUCH AS ADDING WEATHERSTRIPPING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR GM TO FIX AT NO COST TO CUSTOMER. [XXX] *PM 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
#11279807November 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LINE WAS LEAKING. HAS BEEN OVER 2 WEEKS AND PART IS STILL BACKORDERED FOR MANY ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOR THE SAME PART. IF THIS MANY GAS LINES ARE ALL LEAKING AND IN NEED OF THIS PART, IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THEY ARE ALL LEAKING AT THE SAME TIME. TO DATE THERE IS STILL NOT EVEN A TIMELINE AS TO THE PROPOSED DATE THAT A PART WILL BE AVAILABLE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS TO MILLIONS OF CARS IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279845November 13, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED FUEL UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,338.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279856November 13, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2006 CHEVY COBALT. AFTER COMING TO A STOP ,AT A STOP SIGN, FOR EXAMPLE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, KEY SOMETIMES STICKS IN THE IGNITION LOCK, OCCURS RANDOMLY AND WITH OUT WARNING. CAR WILL RESTART AND BEHAVE NORMALLY. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL IN LATE 2014. WENT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP WITH STICKING IGNITION SWITCH. CURRENTLY DEALER REFUSES TO REINSPECT IGNITION SWITCH WITH OUT AGREEMENT TO DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. GM ADMITS THERE IS A EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 2020 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH {WARRANTY LETTER 14632) CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FURTHER INDICATED THAT ANY PARTS REPLACED HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY ONLY. AND MY IGNITION SWITCH IS PAST PARTS WARRANTY. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THE DEALER IS WITHIN THERE RIGHTS TO DEMAND A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF THE DEALER DETERMINES THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE INDICATED TO THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCKING UP AGAIN. ITS WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM FEELS THAT THE RECALL REPAIR IS A ONE TIME EVENT. GM REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN UNLESS I AGREE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS REGARDLESS OF ANY SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279529November 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COBALT 2010 SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE PM THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH 3 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. MY FAMILY WERE VERY UPSET AND SHAKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279703November 12, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT CUTS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT WORKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK, OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS IS HAPPENING NOW EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE SHOWS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS NOT HAVING ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET, WHILE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON 11/11/2019. FORTUNATELY NO COLLISIONS OCCURRED, BUT THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN CATASTROPHE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278472November 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING TODAY DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK AGAIN RANDOMLY. IT WAS SCARY. I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN. ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LUNGING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278210November 5, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
T/C LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN MOTION TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, DRIVER BRAKED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN 3 CAR ACCIDENT.THE CAR WAS TOTALED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11278238November 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND CALLED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO WALLY EDGAR CHEVROLET (3805 S LAPEER RD, ORION CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI 48360, (248) 494-8698). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-562-0828774. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278165November 4, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HIS HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 3400 SOUTH EXPY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501, (712) 366-9400) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277635November 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT FIRST IT WAS HESITANT TO STRT. IT DID STRT AND I WENT ON MY WAY. GOT TO MY DESTINATION TURNED THE CAR OFF. SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR. WENT TO START AGAIN AND WAS HESITANT AT FIRST AND WAS ON MY WAY. GOT HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. SMELL OF FUMES. LOOKED UNDER CAR. WAS LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE BY BACK TIRE. PUDDLE OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277103October 30, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276878October 29, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276901October 29, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SENSOR IN PASSENGER SEAT MALFUNCTION AND PRETENSIONER ON PASSENGERS SIDE FAILURE DEACTIVATED PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271544October 28, 2019
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HIT A DEER ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH & TOTALED CAR BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271553October 28, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A SERVES AIRBAG LIGHT ON IT COMES AND GOES AS I DRIVE DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HIGHWAY OR IN CITY. EVEN IF I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. FROM MY RESEARCH IT'S A KNOW ISSUE WITH CHEVY COBALT FOR THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT OR THE SEAT BELT WIRING HARNESS TO SHORT OUT I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET MY CAR HAS 89.000 MILES ON IT BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT GO BAD AS SOON AS 35.000 NOW THIS IS AN SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS I HAVEN'T SEEN MY MECHANIC YET BUT I'M SURE ITS GOING TO BE THE SEAT BELT HARNESS THAT NEEDS REPLACING THE DEALERS WANTS 500.00 OR MORE TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271272October 27, 2019
STEERING
STEERING COLOUM EXPLODED UNABLE TO STEER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED HIT BRAKES WHEN NOTICED IT WASN'T STEERING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF WHERE I WAS GOING HIT BRAKES AND CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ALMOST BEING STROKE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270173October 22, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEALERS, INCLUDING GRAY CHEVROLET (1245 N 9TH ST, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360, (866) 505-3058), RAY PRICE MT POCONO CHEVROLET (2969 PA-940, MT POCONO, PA 18344, (570) 839-0810), AND ABELOFF BUICK GMC (1167 N 9TH ST, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360, (877) 816-1775) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE DISCONTINUED AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART HAD BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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