Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10669732January 2, 2015
STEERING
GM DEALER RECALLED CAR TO FIX ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. TOOK CAR IN AND HAD PART REPLACED BUT WHEN CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME IT HAD A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM BEFORE RECALL. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED SAID MOTOR AGAIN, WITH SAME RESULTS. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN ON 12/30/2014 TO DO DIAGNOSTIC ON PROBLEM WITH STEERING, REALER SAID THERE IS NO DANGER TO DRIVE VEHICLE BUT NEEDS STEERING COLUMN WHICH DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNLESS I ABSORB THE COST THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH STEERING BEFORE DEALER EXCHANGED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669748January 2, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 COBALT FIRST SHOWED SIGNS OF LEAKING FUEL IN THE SUMMER OF 2014. I TOOK IT TO GET INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED MY FUEL LINE PURGE SOLENOID REPLACED. I DID SO, BUT THE LEAKING DID NOT STOP. THEN, ON 30 DECEMBER 2014 I GOT IT REINSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THERE IS ACTUALLY A CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK AND THAT THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT IT IS ONLY FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN CERTAIN STATES. I LOOKED UP MY VIN AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE IN ANY OF THE STATES LISTED, BUT THE CONDITIONS MATCH THE RECALL DETAILS EXACTLY. I BELIEVE MY TANK SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669436January 1, 2015
STEERING
MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED A MONTH LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. NO TWO MONTHS LATER HAD IT IN AGAIN IT NEEDS ENTIRE STEERING RACK $610 FOR GM ' BRAND. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE GM SUEDE THE MAKER OF THE STEERING RACK TO PAY THEIR CUSTOMERS IT IS A PLASTIC GEAR. THE GREATEST THING ABOUT THE CAR IS THE WATER THAT COMES INSIDE DOWN MY AIR BAG WHEN IT RAINS. I'VE TOOK IT IN 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. BESIDES THE RECALLS THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. HEAD LIGHT GOT WATER IN IT. IT NEVER ENDS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669468January 1, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS CUTTING IN AND OUT AT RANDOM TIME INTERVALS. CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF MY COBALT WAS PART OF THE AFFECTED RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR FOR MY CAR UNDER THAT RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669390December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WOULD ILLUMINATE EXTREMELY DIMLY CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO READ. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669004December 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF, AS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669105December 30, 2014
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
ON 01//24/2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN MY CAR JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ,YES I WAS INJURED AND LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10669107December 30, 2014
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
ON 01//24/2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN MICHIGAN MY CAR JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ,YES I WAS INJURED AND LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR . *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10668977December 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE DIC SHOWS THE READING OF EACH TIRE PRESSURE BACKWARDS, FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL IS ACTUALLY THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT IS ACTUALLY REAR FRONT. ALSO I AM UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE LIGHTS TURNS ON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE SAME SPEED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668679December 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,525.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668530December 28, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK, THE IGNITION KEY WAS STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN "PARK." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668489December 27, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IS AUTOMATICALLY TURNING ON IT'S OWN, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY LIFE. WHAT IF ONE DAY I START DRIVING AND THE WHEEL STARTS TURNING AND I CRASH? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY COBALT NOW, AND HOPING IT CAN BE FIXED SO I WON'T HAVE ANY CRASHES IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668486December 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
ON THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. YOU MUST EITHER JUMP THE CAR OR PUSH THE SWITCH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE THE KEY. WITH THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION, THE BATTERY DRAINS AND RENDERS THE RADIO INACTIVE. THIS ADDS TO AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE SEATBELT CHIME AND BLINKER SOUND GO THROUGH THE RADIO AND CANNOT BE HEARD WHEN THE RADIO IS INACTIVE. CHEVY STATED THAT YOU MUST BRING IN THE CAR TO HAVE THE RADIO REPROGRAMMED FOR $130 EACH TIME THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668327December 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668151December 24, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE AZ SAID THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHARGED $970 TO REPLACE IT. MAY 26 THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 LATE REPAIRS WERE MADE. AUGUST 2,2014 AGAIN FAILED AND .AGAIN POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET AND GM ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS GM CARS INCLUDING 2010 COBALTS,, 2004/05/06/08/09 MALIBUS, SATURN AURA 2008/09, CHEV HHR 2009/10,. IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME STEERING COLUMN USED IN ALL THESE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668178December 24, 2014
STEERING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING THING COMES ON THINKING IT NEEDED FLUID I STOPPED TO CHECK THERE WAS NONE AND IT WAS HARD TO DRIVE I MADE IT BACK HOME CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CAR I WAS DRIVING SO I FOUND THIS SITE THAT'S WHY AM COMPLAINING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668017December 23, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAK. THERE IS A RECALL IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT PENNYSLVANIA. I FEEL I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS FIXED AT NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667664December 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667198December 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MULTIPLE RECALL FAILURES: 2009 CHEVY COBALT LT IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, AIRBAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY, POWER STEERING FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, GEAR BOX FAILURE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL, VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT IN REAR BY 16 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER, THUS CAUSING DRIVER TO BE KNOCKED IN THE BACK SIT OF VEHICLE, INJURY TO HEAD, TO INSIDE OF MOUTH, BRAKING OF TEETH ON BOTH SIDES OF MOUTH, NECK INJURY, RIGHT AND LEFT SHOULDER INJURY, BACK INJURY, AND NEVER DAMAGE TO RIGHT SHOULDER PLATE, DRIVER IS IN CONTINUOUS PAIN SINCE THIS ACCIDENT APPROX 11 MONTHS. DRIVER STILL IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE HE IS TOTALED DISABLE, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT WHAT CORRECT MEASURES TO TAKE. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE DECLARED VEHICLE A TOTALED LOSS, REQUEST DRIVER TO GIVE THEM POWER OF ATTORNEY RIGHTS TO PAY OFF CURRENT LIEN HOLDER. OWNER FELTED UNEASED TO DO SO, THEREFORE HAS CONTINUOUSLY PAID ON VEHICLE FOR 11 MONTHS AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. I NEED HELP, I ONCE WORKED FOR REGION IV NTSB AGENCY HERE IN ATLANTA I HAVE NEVER FELT SO VICTIMIZED IN MY LIFE BY GM AND NATIONWIDE. I REALLY NEED DIRECTION AND HAVE SOUGHT LEGAL. BUT GM COMPENSATION PROGRAM WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH CONSUMERS LAWYER PER PROTOCOLS FOR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10667365December 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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