Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10278849July 31, 2009
STEERING
AT 50,000 MILES OR SO THE POWER STEERING FAILED, IT NO LONGER WORKS. I HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALT. GM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278853July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2009 COBALT SS WITH JUST OVER 17000 MILES ON IT WERE COMPLETELY GONE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY JULY 28TH OF 2009. I FIRST NOTICED SOME UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT AROUND 15000 MILES. AT FIRST THE NOISE WAS SPORADIC AND I WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH IT BUT IT SOON DEVELOPED INTO A CONSTANT FRICTION TYPE NOISE THAT COULD NOT BE IGNORED. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ALL DAY THEY FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MY REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL WITH THE ROTORS. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE ASKED ME IF I E-BRAKE SLIDE THE CAR, SINCE I WAS NOT EXACTLY FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM HE HAD TO CLARIFY ITS MEANING. I TOLD HIM I AM NOT AN E-BRAKE SLIDING KIND OF GUY AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE WARE ON THE TIRES IF HE DID NOT BELIEVE ME BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE PERFORMING A MANEUVER LIKE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO HAVE BALD SPOTS. WE THE SERVICE PEOPLE COULD NOT FIND ANY BALD SPOTS THEY RULED THE BRAKE AS A DEFECT AND COVERED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST FIND IT UNUSUAL THAT THE REAR BRAKES WOULD DO THIS SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BARELY BEEN TOUCHED. IF I HAD BEEN TAKING A TURN OR HAVING TO BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I HAVE REAR METAL TO METAL INSTEAD OF THE OEM BRAKE PADS TO PROTECT ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278862July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE NOISE AND GRINDING AND ROTORS SCORED AND GROOVED AFTER 6K MILES. THE REAR BRAKE NOISE WAS PRESENT EVEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WORSE WHEN BRAKING. THE CAR WENT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THIS ADVANCED AND PREMATURE WEAR WAS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278867July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE SEVERELY GROOVED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SURFACES. THE INNER BRAKE PADS ON BOTH SIDES ARE WORN NOTICEABLY MORE THAN THE OUTER PADS. THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE. THIS IS AT 4K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278875July 31, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 CHEVY COBALT 2.2 ECOTECH FE1 SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS BAD AT 42000 MILES. BUSHING ARE NOW AVAILABLE UNDER A DIFFERENT PART #. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278971July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2007 COBALT HAS LESS THEN 24,000 MILES. I WAS LEAVING THE HAIRDRESSER AND I WENT TO PRESS ON THE BREAK TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS CONTINUED ON THE WAY HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS. BUT DID FIND THAT THE BUSHINGS ON BOTH SIDE WERE GONE. DEALER REPLACED THE BUSHINGS. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME DOWN A HILL AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS LOSING POWER. I WENT TO GO UP AND HILL AND I HAD NO POWER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AS I WAS LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, BACK TO THE DEALER. STILL NOTHING. ONLY A WEEK WENT BY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES. I FEAR THAT I'M GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT SOMEONE. BACK TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN. STILL THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY KEEP TELLING ME MY BRAKES ARE FINE!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278988July 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279012July 31, 2009
STEERING
I AM HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS WITH 66,000 MI. SINCE ABOUT 45,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERYTIME I GO TO DRIVE THE CAR ALMOST AS SOON AS I PULL OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND ALMOST CAUSED ME BODILY HARM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THOUGH INTERNET SEARCHES I HAVE FOUNDS THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE COBALTS OF ALL YEARS. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278760July 30, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ENTERING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ENABLED THE DOOR TO OPEN DUE TO BROKEN SUPPORT BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278755July 30, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT... VERY DANGEROUS. HAS GONE OUT RANDOMLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. VERY DANGEROUS WITH MY BABIES IN THE CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278788July 30, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING COMES ON AND OFF IN MY CAR. STAYS OFF MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING IT BUT COMES BACK ON FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE BEFORE GOING BACK OFF AGAIN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM CORPORATION WHO DID NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM DESPITE IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ACTIVE FROM GM ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUE AS I WAS SHOWN BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278796July 30, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR ON THE LED SCREEN AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL, REVERTING BACK TO MANUAL STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AVOID DRIVING UNDERNEATH A TRACTOR TRAILER, BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE. I READ SEVERAL HUNDRED POSTINGS ON A WEBSITE LAST NIGHT WITH OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES STEERING, OR POTENTIALLY A DEFECT PROMPTING A RECALL. ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN SOMETIMES WITHIN SECONDS OF SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 3 DAYS NOW AND GETTING WORSE. I AM WAITING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR EVALUATION, AND I'M ALREADY BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A NON-COVERED WARRANTY PROBLEM, COSTING AROUND $2,000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278817July 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WEAR OUT AND CAUSE BAD STEERING AND CONTROL REPLACED BOTH SIDES WITHIN TWO MONTHS CAR ONLY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT LIVE ON BLACKTOP ROAD DEALER WAS VERY RUDE HAD 15 ON BACK ORDER THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278840July 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WEARING OF REAR BRAKES. THIS INCLUDES DEEP SCORING OF THE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD AS WELL AS LOUD GRINDING WHEN STOPPING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 100 MILES. I AM NOW AT 5K MILES AND HAVE SEEN A FEW CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278622July 29, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT WENT OUT ONE DAY WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO NUMEROUS OF MECHANICS, ALL OF WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 - $1,000. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AND IMPOSSIBLE DURING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278642July 29, 2009
STEERING
WELL MY POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A WHILE WHEN I BOUGHT IT,BUT ONE DAY I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING ICON CAME ON AND IT GOT VERY HARD TO STEER SO I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. A FEW DAYS PASS AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN SO I TURN IT OFF AND BOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NOW MY POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS BOUT 4 SECONDS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO RESTART MY CAR TO MAKE A U-TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278662July 29, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING , POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY STOPS WORKING, ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RESETS BUT NO MORE THEN 5 MINUTES AND IT FAILS AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET WHILE THIS OCCURS BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY POTENTIAL FOR ONE, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER 800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH I'VE HEARD IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278682July 29, 2009
STEERING
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING NON REPAIRABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278683July 29, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT IS UNDER 40000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON AND THE I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM AT A STOP IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN I LOSE THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT AS SOON I HAD LEFT IT STARTED IT AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT WILL COST OVER $700. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS ?!@#$%!!! I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. AND AS USUAL MY WARRANTY WAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278717July 29, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE LACK OF POWER STEERING MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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