Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10296566December 21, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,150.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296578December 21, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,326.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296618December 21, 2009
STEERING
THE CAR ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND WE WERE DRIVING HOME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD, IT TAKES ALL YOUR ENERGY TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN WE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND A COUPLE OF BLOCKS IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT WILL NORMALLY HAPPEN IN THE AFTERNOONS, NOT SO MUCH IN THE MORNING. ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE ONCE THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296619December 21, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. HE HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65119. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296629December 21, 2009
STEERING
MY 2006 COBALT'S POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT AND POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I AM HOPING TO GET A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296499December 20, 2009
STEERING
THERE WAS NOTHING UNUSUAL LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT. EARLY MARCH 2009 POWERSTEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, POWERSTEERING WOULD ONLY STAY ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. TO REGAIN IT I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT. THIS LASTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS. IT WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS, SEARS AND A CAR DEALERSHIP AND BOTH RAN DIAGNOSTICS WHICH FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS FOR SURE EXCEPT TO SAY PERHAPS PUTTING IN A WHOLE NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD HELP. THOUGH THEY DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEMSELVES THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWERSTEERING IN THAT YEAR AND MODEL AND WANTED TO RUN THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTICS, THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR. I REFUSED SINCE THE SECOND DEALER I TOOK THE CAR TO WAS A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE COMPANY I HAD TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED IN JULY OF 09 ONLY TO COME BACK NOW DEC 09. THE CARS POWERSTEERING IS OFF WITHIN A MINUTE OF ENGINE START. WITH THE SNOWY WEATHER THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AND ANYONE ELSE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES; AND I HAVE CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE PULLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO TURN THE CAR HAS HAD ME IN BEDREST TWICE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10296438December 19, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY EVERY NOW AND THEN AND NOW IT IS A CONSTANT THING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP VERY HARD TO TURN. I AM SCARED THAT THE STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL ONE DAY WHILE I HAVE MY 6MNTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR AND WE WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT...PLS HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296447December 19, 2009
STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 COBALT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, IT HAD NOT DONE IT FOR TWO MONTHS. BUT RECENTLY, WHILE I WAS TAKING A TURN, IT WENT OUT, AND I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE AND HIT THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS PRESENT IN INTERSECTION, OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRONT END COLLISION. NOW IT WORKS ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON , BUT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES CONSTANTLY WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. I CAN NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED BECAUSE IT UNLOCKS ITSELF. I STARTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT IN 2007, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, ITS 63,000 MILES, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE IN A CAR LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA, AND THE ROADS ARE OFTEN ICY, I AM FEARFUL IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, I HAD THE SHOCKS/STRUTS? REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT, AT AROUND 40, 000 MILES, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER THE DEALER FIXED IT, I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED THEN, BUT I WAS AFRAID TO SHELL OUT MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE THEY WOULD CLAIM WAS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296463December 19, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 21,000 MILES ON IT, THE WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE POWER STEERING HAS NOW GONE OUT ON IT. IT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE. I AM MOST LIKELY GOING TO SELL MY CAR AND GET SOMETHING ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296317December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
YESTERDAY, DEC 16,2009, MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME ON THE PHONE AND SAID, "I NOTICED WALKING BY YOUR CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE." I CHECKED, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE CAR UNDER THE REAR END.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TODAY, DEC 17, 2009.. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A "CRACK" ON THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED IT. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, WHICH IS NOT A GM DEALER. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? DESCRIPTION OF CAR: 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DATE PURCHASED 2/15/2006 PURCHASED IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WILL CHEVROLET REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296323December 18, 2009
STEERING
PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 COBALT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING,I GOT ONE AND FIRST 2 SCND WAS ALL OK, THEN I SEE THE STEERING FAILURE COME UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING MUCH,I WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR AND IN LAST MINUTE VOID BIG COLLISION, I PRAY TO GOD ALL END GOOD BUT CAR IN DEALER FOR FIXING ,I CANT BELIEVE THIS CARS ON THE STREET WITH YOUNG TEEN, OLD WOMAN,CHILDREN AND FAMILY DRIVING THIS CAR ,I DO NOT THINK THERE A RECALL ON THIS FAILURE AND FIND HUNDRED OF COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET ,THIS WAS LAST AMERICAN CAR I WILL HAVE ,PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY BIG LOST HAPPENED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296331December 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I AM THE NOT SO PROUD OWNER OF A 2007 CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALREADY HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ISSUE IS HUGE!!!! I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM MYSELF, BUT KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE. SOME HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS, OTHERS WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET CHEVY TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL? WILL IT TAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE? HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. DRIVING THE CHEVY COBALT IS LIKE DRIVING A TIME BOMB......JUST WAITING FOR ANYTHING TO FREEZE UP AND MAKE DRIVING A NIGHTMARE. PLEASE GET WITH CHEVY AND ISSUE A RECALL. I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING GETS DOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOON. THERE ARE MANY, MANY NEW, INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR. LET'S SAVE THOSE YOUNG LIVES, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE WHO DRIVES THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296374December 18, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN HE LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296381December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A SMOKE TANK TEST AT AN EXPENSE OF $112.00. AND THEN DROPPED THE TANK TO SEE WHERE THE FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. IF THE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED IT WILL COST $900. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND AFTERWARD THEY MAY PROVIDE A DISCOUNT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296390December 18, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296407December 18, 2009
STEERING
SOMETIME MY POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT AND THE INDICATOR SAYS POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS SEVERALTIMES A WEEK. SOMETIMES SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN CURES THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296220December 17, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING AND MAKES IT VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON OPEN HIGHWAY, ON FREEWAYS, AND EVEN IN THE CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS. WEATHER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR AS I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN SNOW, RAIN, AND SUNNY CALM WEATHER. THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME WAS AFTER WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, I STARTED TO TURN WHEN LIGHT BECAME GREEN, AND 1/2 WAY IN THE INTERSECTION THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MY VEHICLE MADE IT VERY HARD TO STEER IT AND ALMOST HIT TRAFFIC THAT WAS WAITING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296248December 17, 2009
STEERING
KEY STICKS IN SWITCH AND YOU CANT GET IT OUT. STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WILE DRIVING. STEERING HAPPENED TWICE. KEY STICKING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. HAD SWITCH REPLACED BUT STILL DOSE IT. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296255December 17, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2006 COBALT SS, MY POWERSTEERING WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS SHORT POWER STEERING FLUID BUT IT HAS NO RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRIC AND NOT HYDRAULIC. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER YOU RESTART THE CAR BUT IT RANDOMLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON ALL TYPES OF HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296268December 17, 2009
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT STEERING AND THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $800.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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