Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2010)

583 consumer complaints on file.

#11338532July 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CORROSION OF METAL FUEL LINE UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL ONLY WHEN RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338697July 10, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338223July 8, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT TIRE REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE FUEL LINES AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,381.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337936July 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS 75000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL LINE IS ROTTED OUT, ALL RUST. FUEL IS LEAKING BY REAR DRIVER SIDE PANEL WHEEL WELL. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED FUEL LINE, EVAP LINE AND FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. THE LEAK OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR IS RUNNING, IDLING OR DRIVING. NO LEAK WHEN CAR IS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337954July 7, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337942July 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. . UPON INSPECTION FOUND CONSIDERABLE FUEL LEAK. CAUSE WAS STEEL FUEL LINE CORRODED IN THE VICINITY OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL ALONG FRAME RAIL. WAS ABLE TO REPAIR RUSTED FUEL LINE. IT WILL NEED A COMPLETE NEW LINE AT LATER DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337976July 7, 2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM THE SUB FRAME NEAR THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338040July 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AND FOUND A SMALL PUDDLE UNDER THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR. TWO DRIVES LATER THE LEAK WAS A POOL AND THE CAR STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING (DUE TO AN EMPTY FUEL LINE). I LIMPED IT DOWN THE ROAD TO MY.MECHANC WHO IDENTIFIED IT AS A LEAKING FUEL LINE. WE REPLACED BOTH LINES. NORMALLY I WOULDN'T FILE A REPORT, BUT I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO COBALT FUEL LINES. I FIGURED I WOULD CREATE A REPORT IN CASE IT HELPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337380July 3, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE SIDE AIR BAG SIGN COMES ON MY DASH THAT SAYS I NEED TO FIX MY PASSENGER AIR BAGS....AND ALWAYS COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE SLOWLY LIKE INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331094June 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. JEFF DRENNEN CADILLAC CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (3625 MAPLE AVE, ZANESVILLE, OH 43701, (740) 452-3611) WAS CONTACT AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325110May 19, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FOR MANY YEARS MY CAR HAS HAD A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN I GET IN IT AND I HAVE NEVER REALLY IDENTIFIED WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. THIS MORNING IN MY DRIVEWAY AT MY APARTMENT I BACKED UP AND WAS GREETED BY A STENCH, STOPPED AND CHECKED AND GAS WAS POURING OUT BY THE LH REAR WHEEL. (SEE PICTURE) I CHECKED ONLINE FOR A REPAIR GUIDE AND INSTEAD FOUND THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON ALL OTHER YEARS OF COBALT. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ACROSS THE BOARD? IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A RECALL I WOULD HAVE HAD THESE LINES REPLACED YEARS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323164May 4, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN JULY OF 2019. 3 MONTHS INTO HAVING THE CAR, AS I , MY MOTHER AND 6YO DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH , THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN. THE 'ENGINE REDUCED POWER ' MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY DASH . WE WE'RE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED AND REAR ENDED. ONLY FOR THE FACT THAT A FELLOW MOTORIST STOPPED BEHIND ME TO HELP MERGE TRAFFIC TO KEEP US FROM GETTING HIT , IS WHAT KEPT US FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T IMAGINE AS A MOTHER HOW LOSING HER LIFE, OR THE LIFE OF HER CHILD WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVISTATING BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320239April 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I FIRST STARTED SMELLING SLIGHT GAS FUMES, DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FROM MY CAR AS I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT WAS FROM MY CAR. THEN, YESTERDAY I NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR WHEN PARKED, LOCATED ON DRIVER SIDE JUST A LITTLE AFT OF THE DOOR AND TOUCHED IT AND IT WAS GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND DUE THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS CLOSED. SO I CALLED GM CORP OFFICE, GAVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION THEY REQUESTED, AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD TRY AND FIND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE TO HELP ME BUT SEEMS, THEIR ALL CLOSED. THEY, GM TOLD ME THE LEAK IS NOT A"RECALL" YET WHEN I WENT "ON LINE" THEIR WERE DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, DOES A LIFE OR LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE GM STEPS-UP AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HAVE A RECALL BEFORE THE WORST HAPPENS?. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND READ EXACT COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS FROM THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND MY YEAR AND PRIOR YEARS. I ALSO FOUND OUT IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR, SURELY THIS CANNOT BE A REASON NOT TO HAVE A RECALL, I WOULD HOPE NOT, TO PUT PROFIT OVER HUMAN LIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316637March 6, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH RANDOMLY WHEN GOING SLOW SPEEDS AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON THE GET THE POWER STEERING TO COME BACK ON. THIS CAN OFTEN REPEAT ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEEDS, MOSTLY OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS WHEN TURNING. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL FROM GM REGARDING THIS BUT MY VIN SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME GIVEN MY SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES AND MY YEAR MODEL IS AFFECTED (2010 CHEVY COBALT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315660March 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING OFF, AND CHANGE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES FLUCTUATED. THE OWNER CONNECTED A DIAGNOSTIC READER TO THE VEHICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,701.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310092February 19, 2020
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE THE RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY, WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ALSO FAILED. THE TPMS PROVIDED INACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309687February 17, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
LOST STERLING FOR SHORT DISTANCE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. REGAINED CONTROL AFTER THAT.CAR WAS IN MY DRIVE WAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307859February 8, 2020
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. LOUD GRINDING SOUND WITH ALARM. ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTROL. WHEN STATIONARY STEERING PLAY EXCESSIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. AIRBAG LIGHT STATES AIRBAG IS OFF. CONTROL ARMS REPLACED 2 WEEK BEFORE INCIDENT. WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE REPAIRING OF CONTROL ARMS. DEALING CONTACTED MORE THAN TWICE REGARDING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307508February 6, 2020
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY GETS TIGHT TO TURN. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND STEERING GOING OUT. I'M AWARE OF A STEERING ISSUE RECALL ON CHEVY COBALT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11303064January 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2010 COBALT IS LEAKING FUEL BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT ON GROUND. MECHANIC SAID FUEL LINE IS RUSTED AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS CAR MANY TIMES. NO WARNING FROM THE IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM. CAR STILL RUNS, BUT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO START. SEEM DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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