Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2008)

940 consumer complaints on file.

#10283037September 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR DRIVER SIDE ROTOR GRINDING BAD ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE TOP ON THE INSIDE. PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR GROVING ALL OF THE INSIDE. CAR HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283002September 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ARE GOUGING AND WEARING AT AN ALARMING RATE. AT 15K MILES I AM ABOUT DUE TO REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS IN FEAR THAT THEY WILL FAIL. I HAD THEM INSPECTED AT 1900 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. DEALER DENIED ME WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO ONLY A 12K WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283023September 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE PADS HAVE DAMAGED(CREATE DEEP RUTS IN) THE ROTORS ON THE SURFACE. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL AND DID NOTHING. THIS WEAR STARTED WITHIN 5K MILES. THE CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I HARDLY USE THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283024September 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES ON 2008 CHEVY COBALT SS, WEAR RAPIDLY CAUSING DESTRUCTION OF THE ROTORS AND EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE FRONT BRAKES. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME AT ~12,000 MILES. REAR PADS COMPLETELY SHOT AGAIN AT ~22,000 MILES. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T COVER IT. THE EXTENDED ABUSE TO THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSE ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR DURING LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282903September 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS ON 2008 COBALT SS HAVE GROOVED IN THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR ROTOR IS MUCH MORE GROOVED IN THAN PASSENGER'S, LEADING TO MY BELIEF THAT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY IN ADDITION TO SCORING ROTORS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, SEE COBALTSS.NET/FORUMS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO GM DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT WEARING WAS "NATURAL", AND THAT I SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN AT 15000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282582September 1, 2009
STEERING:COLUMN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280915August 18, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 COBALT SS REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY AND ROTORS BADLY GROOVED. ROTORS WERE TURNED AT APPROX 7000 MILES. NOW AT 23000 MILES AND INNER BRAKE PADS ARE DOWN TO METAL AND ROTORS ARE ONCE AGAIN BADLY GROOVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280508August 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. REAR BRAKE ROTORS BADLY GROOVED. INNER BRAKE PAD WORN COMPLETELY OUT. OUTER PAD WORN TO 50%. FRONT ROTORS ARE SMOOTH AND 80% OF PAD LIFE LEFT.GM DEALER WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING BEFORE FRONTS. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. NO RACING JUST DAILY COMMUTING. HAD ROTORS TURNED AND INSTALLED OEM PADS AT 16500. HAVE SEEN PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE SINCE ABOUT 4000 MILES. CURRENT MILEAGE 35000,PADS WORN OUT IN SAME MANNER AS STATED ABOVE AND ROTORS ARE SEVERELY GROOVED AGAIN,WORN PAST SAFE REFINISH LIMITS. FRONT PADS ARE STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AND NO GROOVES IN ROTORS. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY ON INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279135August 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERE GROOVE WEAR ON REAR ROTORS OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278845July 31, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER DRIVING 18K MILES OF HIGHWAY IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN TO THE BACKING PLATE. ON TOP OF THAT MY BRAKE ROTOR WERE BADLY GROOVED AND NEEDED TO BE MACHINED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A TRACK, MINIMAL CITY DRIVING, NEVER EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, AND MINIMAL HEAVY BRAKING. *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
#10278735July 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKES WEAR VERY RAPIDLY. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE WITHIN 14K MILES, REAR ROTORS SCORED SO HEAVILY THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 10K MILES LATER THE REPLACEMENT BRAKES ARE ALMOST GONE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN FINE THIS ENTIRE TIME - STILL PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278732July 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR ROTORS ARE SEVERELY GROOVED ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277484July 20, 2009
TIRES, EQUIPMENT
IN JULY 2008 WE PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY COBALT SS FROM C.WEAVER CHEVROLET IN YORKVILLE, NY. WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A NOISE IN THE REAR AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AT 12,400 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS IN NEED OF REAR BRAKES AND ALSO THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE FRONT TIRES WERE REMOVED IN THE WINTER FOR SNOW TIRES AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR FOR ABOUT 7,00 MILES. IT WAS OUR OPINION THAT THERE WERE DEFECTS WITH THE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT THE DEALERSHIP, (CARBONE GMC,PONTIAC, BUICK), IN YORKVILLE, NY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY CITING DRIVERS USE AS THE REASON FOR THE WEAR ON THE BRAKES AND TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275489July 1, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TOURINGCONTACT AS TIRES, SIZE 195/60/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,322 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274963June 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM STARTED SPEED AT 55 NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT THEN HARD VIBRATION WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES IT IS WORSE .NOW AT 45 IT DOES THIS NOT ALL THE TIME ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND AFTER 5 MILES OR MORE IT WILL FINALLY QUIT HAVE HAD WHEELS REBALANCED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE CHANGED TIRES STILL NO DIFFERENCE.THEY DID TELL ME SEEPAGE AROUND STRUTS BUT NOT BAD.TOLD ME TO TAKE TO DEALER AS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER IT DROVE OK FOR THEM AND THEY HAD ME DRIVE IT TO EXPLAIN MY PROB THEY PUT ON A LIFT AND THEY SEE NOTHING SEEPAGE AROUND STRUTS NO BIG DEAL UNLESS DRIPPING. THEY SAID UNLESS IT HAD VIBRATION WHEN THEY DROVE OR I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS COULDN'T HELP ME NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM .DEALER TOLD ME NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED TO BRING IT IN AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE. THAT WAS A JOKE. WHEN IT HAPPENS MAY NOT BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO A DEALER UNLESS I PAY A TOW PERSON TO TAKE IT THERE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABT 3 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274242June 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT SOUTHPOINT MALL IN DURHAM N.C. VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN PARKING LOT OF SOUTH POINT MALL WHEN VEHICLE 2 PULLED INTO ITS LANE OF TRAVEL FROM A PARKING AISLE VEHICLE2 STRUCK VEHICLE1 IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER AREA WITH ITS FRONT LEFT PORTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10273792June 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT SEDAN, BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THERE IS A STRONG PULSATION FROM THE BRAKES. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT NOT QUITE SURE SINCE OTHER COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME. HAVE NOT BEEN TO GM TO HAVE IT CHECKED, BUT WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE THAT WAS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269469May 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 10 MILES, PARKED, SHUT OFF, THE KEY REMOVED & LOCKED WITH REMOTE. A FEW HOURS LATER THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED WITH REMOTE, THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN NOR COULD THE GEAR SHIFTER BE MOVED OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS STARTED USING THE REMOTE BUT SHUT OFF AFTER THE 10 MINUTE TIME-OUT. TRIED TO CALL ON-STAR BUT NOTICED THE GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO USE HOME PHONE TO CONTACT THEM. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT W/O COST EVEN THOUGH THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES HOWEVER PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION NOT TURNING ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT WERE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS PRIOR TO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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