Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10664787December 17, 2014
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664828December 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR START LOOSING ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IT DOES IT OFTEN ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURN OR STOP FOR A LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR FOR THE RECALL TO MONDAY CHEVROLET RECENTLY IT TOOK TO WEEKS FOR THEM TO FIX IT, THEY PUT ME IN RENTAL CAR THAT I ENDED PAYING 192.00 FOR FEES WHICH THEY NEVER TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO PAY FOR DEPOSIT. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK FEELS WEAR AND THE CAR STILL DO SAME THING NOW MORE I AM DRIVING AND ENGINE TURN OFF , I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN ON THE CAR AGAIN AND I CALL BACK CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACT MONDAY CHEVROLET THEY WILL SET AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN BUT IF IS NOT RELATED I WILL HAVE TO PAY 95.00 FOR THEM TO CHECK IT . I WILL RATHER TAKE MY CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC IF THIS RESULT RELATED I WILL BE CALLING THIS DEALER AGAIN. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED AND FRUSTRATED . *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664475December 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 8:30AM ON DEC 15TH WITH THE TEMP OUTSIDE OF 40 DEG. I TURNED LEFT ONTO AN ACCELERATION RAMP AND PUT THE ACCELERATOR ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN. I LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO YIELD TO ANOTHER CAR ON THE RAMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT SLOW UPON BRAKING HARD. I STOMPED THE PEDAL TWICE AS IF IT WERE STUCK. THIS HAD NO IMPACT UPON MY UNCONTROLLED RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. I SHUT THE KEY OFF AND LUCKILY THE OTHER CAR YIELDED TO ME UPON HEARING MY MOTOR REV UP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP SAFELY. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER DIFFICULT MAKING TO MORE 10 MILE ROUND TRIPS. THE IGNITION KEY HAS BEEN CHANGED PER RECALL AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DONE ALSO ON RECALL. HOWEVER THE POWER STEERING DID FAIL ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT ALSO HAD BEEN RECALLED. AT THAT TIME I REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST 9 YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE FLOOR SHIFT STICKING AFTER PARKING.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664723December 16, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING MY CAR IT HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS SO I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF GAS IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE GAS LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL FILTER WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING FROM A STRAP. I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE EXHAUST IS ABOUT 2 INCHES AWAY FROM THIS FUEL LEAK. MY FUEL EFFICIENCY WENT FROM 34MPG HIGHWAY TO 26MPG HIGHWAY SO I KNOW I WAS LEAKING FUEL WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK MY COBALT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WILL COST 750.00 TO FIX THE GAS LINE. MY FLEX TUBE ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ALSO BROKE AROUND 130000 MILES. IT'S THE PART IN BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE CAT CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664464December 15, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, MY A POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON MY DISPLAY CENTER. THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE AT THE NORMAL ACCURACY AND WOULD LIKE TO CHEVROLET TO OPEN THE PREVIOUS RECALL TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664142December 14, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LETS SEE MY ELECTRIC STEERING IS MESSING UP IT WONT TURN RIGHT SOMETIMES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664057December 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS OUT SHOPPING CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK AND THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK LIGHT WAS ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ECM. WENT TO GET AN SECOND OPINION AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUSE BOX, THEN DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BCM. THEN HOURS LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BCM AND ECM. THESE CARS ARE VERY FAULTY CARS AND HAVE WAY TOO MANY ISSUES. IT JERKS AND CRANK WHEN IT WANT TO. THEN IT STARTED STALLING A LOT AND THEN TAKE OFF AT A HIGH SPEED OUT OF NOWHERE. IM SO TIRED OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND GM GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664112December 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I HAD MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY A GM DEALER, NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I NOTICED ON THE IGNITION RECALL IT MENTIONED THE AIRBAG. SO I'M WONDERING IF THIS AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON DUE TO SOMETHING WITH THE SWITCH REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663843December 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663632December 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO GOT NOTICE THAT IGNITION LOCK WAS "RECALLED" BY GM. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NOTED THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT WAS ON PERIODICALLY. STOPPED AT GM DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCT 2014. GOT ANOTHER NOTICE THAT IT WAS TIME TO GET RECALL FIXED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION LOCK, WHICH WAS DONE ON 12/10/2014, GOT HOME AND SAW "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT "AIR BAG" LIGHT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 17TH TO GET IT CHECKED. RECALL 14V047000 IS "AIRBAG AND ELECTRICAL" BUT IT DOESN'T COVER AIRBAG ??? I HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS DEALER YEARS AGO BUT HE IS THE CLOSEST (WITHIN 30 MILES) TO ME SO I USE HIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663627December 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663694December 11, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DAUGHTER DRIVES VEHICLE TO COLLEGE. SMELLING GAS AND NOTICED DROPS UNDERNEATH CAR. PER MECHANIC IT LOOKED LIKE COMING FROM FUEL PUMP AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR EXTENDED SAFETY BULLETIN 09226, CRACKED PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT FUEL PUMP. DEALER STATES THAT IS NOT IT AND IT IS THE FILLER NECK OF FUEL TANK. NEEDS TO BE REPLACE )ITS PLASTIC???!!!) $1500. THIS CAR IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL EXPENSIVE AND THIS PROBLEMS IS ALSO A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY GM. ONLINE THERE ARE SCORES OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. A FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BREAK, PERIOD. CAR IS WORTHLESS TO SELL AFTER IGNITION RECALL ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663307December 10, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO; MY TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO, WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. A MONTH EARLIER, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO RANCHO MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A RECALL PART ON MY VEHICLE FIXED. THEY NOTICED THAT MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS BUT THE SOFTWARE WAS OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663372December 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COBALT LOST ALL POWER. WHILE REACHING FOR KEYS TO TRY AND RESTART COBALT, KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION SWITCH AND MUST HAVE FALLEN OUT. WITH NO POWER TO STEERING I KEPT MY LEFT HAND ON STEERING WHEEL AND REACHED TO THE FLOOR WITH RIGHT HAND TO TRY AND FIND KEYS. AT THIS POINT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE THE CAR STEERING WAS UN RESPONSIVE AND COBALT VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT DOWN THROUGH A HALF PIPE SHAPED DRAINAGE DITCH AND DID A ROLLER COASTER DOWN THEN UP IN THE AIR AND THEN SLAMMED BACK DOWN TO GROUND COMING TO A STOP. IN THIS ROLLER COASTER EVENT I WAS TOSSED INTO THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE COBALT THEN WITH SEAT BELT ON PULLED/SLAMMED BACK DOWN INTO SEAT ON MY LOWER SPINE THEN THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS POSITION AND SLID FORWARD SLAMMING MY LEFT KNEE INTO THE LOWER DASHBOARD AND BROKE THE DOOR WHERE THE TRUNK RELEASE IS LOCATED. POLICE WERE CALLED, REPORT TAKEN I WAS DISPATCHED TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10663463December 10, 2014
STEERING
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING . I HEARD A CHIMING SOUND AND SAW THE POWER STEERING FLASHING ON THE DASH .THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663061December 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663220December 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR A 2006 CHEVY COBALT LS ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TURNED ON AS IF IT WAS BEING TURNED ON FROM A COLD START. THE CAR STARTED TO BUCKLE IN THE MESSAGE BOARD STARTED TO SAY POWER STEERING. SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. I CHECKED THE CAR THAT AFTERNOON AND NOTHING SEEMED FINE THEN ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IT DID THE SAME THING TO ME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE SCANNED AND THE CODE U0073 POPPED UP WHICH IS THE CONTROL MODULE BUS ( COMMUNICATION BUSS WAS OFF). THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING RIGHT, HARD, ROUGH SHIFTS ARE BEING DONE. THE IDLE DROPS AND RAISES AUTOMATICALLY. MY DOOR LOCK FOR HE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN AS WELL. THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663276December 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN OCT WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN DASH LIGHTS UP FLASHING DINGING GOING CRAZY THE CAR KEEPS JERKING FORWARD LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR FOR THE WHOLE 40 MIN DRIVE IT DROVE FINE ON THE WAY HOME . IT HAS DONE THIS MAYBE THREE TIMES SINCE THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING MY GRAND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND LOST POWER STEERING , IN A THREE WAY INTERSECTION , MY CAR FINALLY STARTED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS. IN OCT WHEN THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS I CALLED OUR DEALER THEY SAID THE CAR HAD ALL THE RECALLS DONE THAT IT WOULD COST 90 TO CHECK IT OUT AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS HAVING THE ISSUES AT THE TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE I ENDED UP CALLING GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAD A STRESSFUL MORNING WE CAN GIVE YOU A CASE NUMBER AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS MAY CAR NOW SETS AT MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR FOR FEAR I MAY INJURY OR KILL MY GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHERS THIS VEHICLE ID A DEATH TRAP GM NEEDS TO OWN UP AND BUY OUT THESE VEHICLES SO UPSET RIGHT NOW SHAME ON THEM HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING THIS TIME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663003December 8, 2014
TIRES, WHEELS
MY TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. DESPITE REPLACING ALL TIRES, THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPLACING THE RIMS WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS PREMATURE GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR. THE RIMS SHOULD NOT HAVE CORRODED SO MUCH TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AFTER 5 YEARS. I HAVE TO PUMP AIR INTO MY TIRES 2 TIMES A WEEK TO MAINTAIN A SAFE PRESSURE FOR DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663008December 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ATTEMPTED TO GET MY CHEVY COBALT REPAIRED FOR THE RECALLED IGNITION PARTS AND HAD MY APPT. CANCEL BECAUSE NO PARTS. I CALLED THE DEALER ON 12/02/2014, AFTER THE DATE THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR FOR THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS, AND BECAUSE OF THE DELAY THEY HAD BEEN PURCHASING "REBUILD KITS" AND "FIXING AND REUSING THE RECALLED" PARTS. I CONTACTED GM AND THE REGIONAL MANAGER LAUGHED AT ME AND TOLD ME HE NEW THE MANAGER AND HE WAS A GOOD GUY AND THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM EXECUTIVES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY REVIEWED THAT PARTS SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO REBUILD KIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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