Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10704272April 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE WAS A SUDDEN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS FUMES COMING ALL THE WAY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CONFIRMED I HAVE A CRACKED FUEL PUMP MODULE WITH CONSEQUENCES OF FUEL LEAKING AND CAUSING A FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION. THEY EXPLAINED THIS IS A RECALL THRU GM, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION, RECALL EXT# 09V-419/12190. I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT OFFER ME A COURTESY VEHICLE THEY ALSO CANT GET MY CAR REPAIRED IN OVER TWO WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703835April 6, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM CHICAGO (ON I-80/90) WHEN WE HIT A BIT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND ICE. THE SNOW CAUSED OUR CAR TO LOSE TRACTION WHICH IN TURN CAUSED US TO HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON WHILE GOING ROUGHLY 50-55 MPH. OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF EVEN THOUGH WE HIT THE GUARD RAIL HEAD ON. WE ENDED UP BEING PERPENDICULAR IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AGAIN, OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR A TOTAL OF 4 AIRBAGS THAT WERE AFFECTED. I WAS UNAWARE OF AFFECTED AIR BAGS - I ONLY KNEW ABOUT MY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH WAS FIXED MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10703885April 6, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE AUTOMOBILE WENT IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH HAD ALSO AFFECTED THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES ALSO BEING REPLACED. I HAVE HAD CARS WITH OVER TWO TIMES MORE MILEAGE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, ONE THAT IT SEEMS GM IS IGNORING. WHICH RESULTED IN A $1,300.00 REPAIR BILL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703987April 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY, THE REMOTE, OR THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR. MY WIFE HAD TO CLIMB OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703483April 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703491April 3, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703574April 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FILLER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL TANK AND, AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703311April 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703428April 2, 2015
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE. HUSBAND HAD TO SLIDE OUT UNDER THE SEATBELT AND WE CANNOT GET IT UNSTUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703103April 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, IT WAS DRIPPING GASOLINE ONTO THE MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SEE THAT CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP CRACKING AND LEAKING. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES UNDER RECALL, THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED CAUSING THE LEAK. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS TOLD SORRY YOUR VIN # IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED CARS BUT I AM STUCK PAYING THE BILL FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE REST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702773March 31, 2015
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR, TOOK CAR TO GM DEALER AND STATED THAT THERE WAS BROKEN WIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE RETRACTOR AND CLEAR CODE. HAVING HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED AND WHY I AM HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THIS PART DOES NOT HARDLY MOVE AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO MOVE SO MANY REVOLUTIONS. MY OPINION THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702892March 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702899March 31, 2015
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MIS-FIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE IN THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702917March 31, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE GEAR FAILED TO SWITCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701597March 30, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *SMD THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEELS AND BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 21, 2014. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702499March 30, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702109March 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD ONLY RELEASED WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN BUTTON KEY RELEASE WAS ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701828March 26, 2015
STEERING
ON 12/7/14, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/14 AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND PAID ABOUT $830 FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. ON 2/25/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS PUT IN TWO MONTHS BEFORE WAS ALSO FAULTY. IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ELEVEN DAYS LATER, ON 3/8/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE BATTER CABLES WERE LOSE AND THAT THE BATTERY FAILED THE LOAD TEST, AND THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT THIS TIME, BUT THEY STILL INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMNS THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I WAS TOLD IF I PAID FOR THE BATTERY, THE LABOR WOULD BE FREE. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ELSEWHERE AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THE BBB. I WILL ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE AZ ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679149March 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOTAL POWER LOSS AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. HE ALSO STATED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT OPEN, AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701812March 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY IS STUCK ON THE ON POSITION AN STUCK IN THE IGNITION {CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION }. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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