Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10262246March 18, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE NEARLY FORCES HIM OFF THE ROAD AND HE LOSES CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MOTOR SENSOR WAS BURNT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262046March 16, 2009
EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY COBALT IN AUGUST OF 2005. LESS THEN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PANEL (KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUTTON ON STICK SHIFT STICKS, CAN NOT TURN CAR OFF WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY), I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEREO GOING INTO "LOCK" MODE - WHICH IN TURN MAKES ME TURN THE CAR ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN TO GET THE RADIO TO WORK. I LOOKED INTO THE LEMON LAW AND THEY STATED SINCE IT WAS ALL ELECTRICAL, THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT IT TO BEING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL 5 TIMES OF IT BEING IN. WELL, IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN NOW IN MARCH OF 2009. THEY ARE STATING THAT ME EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH NATIONAL WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS THEREFORE I HAVE TO PAY $400 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A DEFAULT ON THIS CAR. IT IS NOT YET 4 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I TRIED TRADING IT IN, BUT I WAS LAID OFF LAST YEAR AND MAKE LESS MONEY AND DO NOT HAVE THE BEST CREDIT BECAUSE OF NOT WORKING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I HATE THIS CAR AND AFTER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHEVY AGAIN!! THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE FOUND ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHEVY SAYS IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED ENOUGH TO THEM TO SAY THAT IT IS A RECALL. WOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261905March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2005 CHEVY COBALT...THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, IT WILL NOT COME OUT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND I CANNOT GET OVER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT AND THE COMPRESSOR GOING OUT. CHEVY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTS. I PAID OVER $200 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261912March 15, 2009
STEERING
2006 COBALT LT. I'VE HAD THIS CAR ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR KEEPS COMING ON AND THE STEERING GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING CAUSE MY WIFE TO WRECK. I SEEN ON THE INTERNET WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261781March 13, 2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A 3 HOUR TRIP THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE AND TURNING A CORNER WAS VERY DIFFICULT. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER ONE WEEKEND. FIRST THING ON MONDAY I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MOTOR/MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $858.23. NO OLD PART WAS ABLE TO BE USED AND THE PART HAD TO COME DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261532March 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE; IT JUST HAPPENED. THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 4 YEARS ON MY 2005 COBALT. THE FIRST TIME WAS 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR SO IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT COST ME OVER $600 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE ODOMETER WILL READ "ICE POSSIBLE" WHEN IT'S 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO WILL DISPLAY A "LOCK" ON IT AND THE RADIO WON'T WORK. JUST RECENTLY THE REAR DEFOGGER QUIT WORKING. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND RELAY SWITCH THINKING THIS WOULD BE QUICK FIX AND NEITHER WORKED. THE 2005 COBALT HAS MANY ISSUES AND I'VE READ OF OTHERS WITH ISSUES SIMILAR TO MINE. NEW CARS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS THIS SOON. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261586March 11, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 05 COBALT KEEPS GOING OUT I DRIVE AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING FAILS AND ITS HARD TO TURN AND BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD I TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN AND IT GOES AWAY IT DOES AT RANDOM TIMES MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR MY WIFE AND SHE CANT DRIVE BECAUSE OF AND IM STILL PAYING ON THE NOTE CHEVY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFICIENCY THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST A RECALL IS DUE BECAUSE THE COST OF REPAIR IS AROUND 2500 DOLLARS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261580March 11, 2009
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON MY DASH WITH A BEEP. AND THEN ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST IN THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RE STARTED THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE GOES OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS FINE UNTIL THE BUZZER GOES OFF AGAIN. IF YOU PRESS THE BUTTON THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WILL DISAPPEAR BUT THERE IS STILL NO POWER STEERING. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY VARIABLES AS TO WHAT CAUSES THIS YOU CAN BE GOING 70 MPH OR 20. IT CAN GO OFF 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE OR 45 MINUTES INTO IT. I HAVE TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP THEY FEEL THERE IS A SHORT IN THE DASH. THEY HAVE REFERRED ME TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER AND TO CONTACT YOUR SITE. THE DEALER IS GOING TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR TUESDAY MAR 12, 2009. MY CAR IS A CHEVY COBALT 2006 WITH 40 000 MILES ON IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE ARE MANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS CAR AND THAT FOR SUCH A NEW CAR A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE AND LARGE REPAIR COST IS EXTREMELY ABNORMAL AND THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING IS A GREAT CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261404March 10, 2009
STEERING
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 STARTING CAR IN PARKING LOT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE DISPLAYED. THIS IS A 2006 COBALT AND SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS SO SOON. I'VE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!?! WARRANTY OR NO WARRANTY, REPAIR OF THIS SHOULD BE ON THE HANDS OF CHEVROLET, NOT ME. WHERE ON EARTH HAS QUALITY GONE AND OWNERSHIP OF YOUR WORK ETHIC. WHO CARES ABOUT PUTTING THE LATEST AND GREATEST VEHICLE ON THE ROAD? HOW ABOUT THINKING ABOUT THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR! THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON A BUSY WEEKEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260934March 6, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A CURVE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE WINDOW. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE APPRAISER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,900. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN UPDATED 04/01/09. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10260961March 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED GOING OUT ON IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT WILL BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY PRICEY TO FIX TOO. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260779March 5, 2009
STEERING
POWERSTEERING ON MY CAR KEEPS COMING ON. AND MAKES ALOT OF NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260839March 5, 2009
SUSPENSION
NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT (ON LABOR DAY 2006), I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THERE'S A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE IS KNOCKING ON THE TRUNK. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN MY CAR HEAR THIS NOISE AND ASK ME WHAT IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260887March 5, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY CARS POWER WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND MY CAR WOULD GO FROM 70MPH TO 10 MPH IN ABOUT HALF A SECOND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WILL NEVER BUY A COBALT AGAIN. I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED, OR SO I THOUGHT LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN TONIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260691March 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY COBALT HAS BEEN HAVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING, HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THE RPM NEEDLE DROPS AND YOU CAN FEEL MUCH LESS POWER. SOMETIMES STALLING ALSO OCCURS, (MOST LIKELY AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP SIGNS) AND ALSO OCCURRING IN GROUPS. ON DAYS WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THERE WILL BE NO STALLING. THE CAR WILL GO FOR A DAY OR TWO WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT ALWAYS REVERTS BACK TO THE CHECK ENGINE/STALL PROBLEM. AND THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN I WENT OUT TO GET PIZZA. I PARKED THE CAR, WENT TO THE PIZZA PLACE, AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO START THE CAR, NOT A LIGHT NOR A SOUND WAS MADE WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. I TRIED THIS SEVERAL TIMES OVER A 20 MINUTE PERIOD. THE CAR WAS UTTERLY DEAD. THAT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND LUCKILY, AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, IT DID START UP AGAIN. I HAVE BEGUN TAKING BACK ROADS ONLY AS IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY, THE RESULTS WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE DISASTROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260694March 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK, THUS NOT ALLOWING THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK POSITION TO ANY OTHER POSITION WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PETAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE CAR COULD EASILY BE SHIFTED INTO A MOTION GEAR WITHOUT THE USER KNOWING. ENTIRE SHIFT MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AT A EXTREME AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INVOLVED IN A INJURY AND DEATH RELATED INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260714March 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2007 COBALT AUG 13, 2007; 1 YEAR LATER AND TILL DATE HAD TO BRING CAR IN FOR ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE CAR. I HAVE BROKEN DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IN MY CAR, HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR RENTAL CAR'S AND MISS TIME FROM WORK. DEALERSHIP AND GM DOES NOT FEEL MY CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260729March 4, 2009
STEERING
ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I55, FROM JOLIET TO CHICAGO, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65MPH. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING FLASHED ON THE DASH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO GATHER ENOUGH STRENGTH AND SAFELY STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSET OFF RAMP. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN UNTIL I WAS ON MY WAY BACK HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BUT IT IS UNDER NO WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT. HOWEVER, I CERTAINLY THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE THIS COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES. THIS IS A GIANT PROBLEM THAT SHOWS UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260597March 3, 2009
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT ON 10/06/2007 THE CAR WAS A PRIOR CORPORATE LEASE VEHICLE, WITH AN IMPECCABLE CAR FAX HISTORY DETAILING ITS SERVICE RECORDS. I DID NOT START HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO AND IT WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS ONLY POWER STEERING FOR THE FIRST MINUTE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND CONTACTED A SERVICE WRITER THAT I KNOW AND TRUST AT A LARGE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HERE IN KANSAS CITY AND HE MENTIONED THAT HE WROTE REPLACEMENT ORDERS FOR 20 OF THE STEERING COLUMNS HIMSELF WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND SURE ENOUGH THE COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT A CAR WITH UNDER 75000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF A FAILURE, SO I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THE BEST THEY WOULD DO IS 15% DISCOUNT ON THE TOTAL REPAIR WHICH IS $760.00 PLUS TAX, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SLAP IN THE FACE FOR A 30 YEAR + CHEVROLET CUSTOMER, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS CAR WITH MY GRANDKIDS AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS AT THIS TIME TO AFFORD THIS REPAIR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON GM'S PART A YEAR AGO, THE PERSON I SPOKE TO AT GM DENIED THAT THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, BUT OBVIOUSLY AFTER WHAT I'VE FOUND ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHERS, I BEG TO DIFFER. PLEASE HELP!!! THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260467March 2, 2009
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT NEAR 50,000 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. DEALER DENIES EVEN KNOWING SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ON A VERY CURVY AND DANGEROUS ROAD. LUCKILY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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