Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10643116October 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HI THERE ABOUT TWO THREE WEEKS AGO I STARTED SMELLING FUEL EVERY TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR. MY HUSBAND CHECKED AND IT LOOKS THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK THAT OR THE TUBE THAT ALLOWS THE GAS TO FLOW IS CRACKED. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY IN VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEVADA,ARIZONA AND TEXAS.I AM NOT DRIVING THE CAR CURRENTLY DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. EVERY TIME GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR YOU CAN HEAR IT LEAKING OUT THE BOTTOM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS. CAN SOME ONE HELP ME?? THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643208October 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAKS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK, CAN CAUSE FIRE, AND THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSES ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER, I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND IT WORKS, BUT NOW I HAVE SECOND COBALT, AND IT DOES THE SAME THING WITH THROTTLE SWITCH CAUSING CAR TO RUN UNDER 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE POWER REDUCTION CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE LEAKY GAS TANK CAN CATCH FIRE. SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641581October 6, 2014
STEERING
WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER, AND RESTART MY CAR TO GET IT BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641800October 6, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/09/14*LJ UPDATED 9/30/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641807October 6, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I CALLED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED OUR 2009 COBALT FROM BACK IN 5/5/14 TRYING TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEMS. TWICE A MONTH I CALLED BACK UP UNTIL TODAY AND THE ANSWER THEY GAVE ME WAS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO THE VOICE MAIL OF A PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS HANDLING ALL THE RECALLS. I CALLED BACK IN THE AFTER NOON THE SAME DAY AND GOT THE SAME VOICE MAIL. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL 800/204-0261 NUMBER GIVEN TO ME ON CORRESPONDENCE FROM GM IF I HAD BEEN WAITING MORE THAN 30 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE GIRL AT THIS NUMBER CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF SHE COULD GET AN ANSWER. IT WAS THE SAME ANSWER. THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THE CEO OF GM [XXX] BARRA SENT A LETTER STATING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ORDERS WERE GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT. 2014. IT IS THE SECOND WEEK OF OCT. AND WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPT. TO FIX THE TWO RECALLS FOR OUR COBALT. IN ADDITION, NO ONE (DEALERSHIP OR GM EMPLOYEES) CAN TELL US WHEN THE PARTS WILL EVEN BE IN. JUST BECAUSE GM HAS RECOGNIZED, AND ADMITTED PUBLICLY, THAT THESE FAULTY PARTS CAN, AND HAVE CAUSED DEATH, DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE DELAY IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLES. GET ME A REPAIR DATE BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS. WE, AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN PLENTY PATIENT . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641877October 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS WENT UP AND DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE ENGINE RACED AND RPM GAGE WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641379October 4, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING REALLY ROUGHLY. I WAS HALF WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTED SMOOTHLY ON ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT BUT THE CAR SEEM TO RUN FINE. WHEN I GOT HOME I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS OVER 1800 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED BECAUSE I THINKS ITS NOT RELIABLE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE, YET, ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641465October 4, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING UP... THEN A STRONG GAS FUME SMELL CAME FROM MY CAR.. MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE IT'S LEAKING SO MUCH FUEL.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HOPE GM TAKES RESPONSIBILITY AND FIXES THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641037October 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641052October 3, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SCREEN FLASHED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT. NOW MY CAR WON'T START ALL . HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641093October 3, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GMAC ISSUED RECALL OF 07 COBALTS AS WELL AS OTHER MODEL YEARS REGARDING FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WASN'T REGISTERED IN THE FEW STATES INVOLVED, I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MY CAR WAS IN FLORIDA, FOR A WHILE. I HAVE RELATIVES THERE, BUT SINCE IT'S NOT REGISTERED THERE, SUPPOSEDLY MY ISSUE WASN'T THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641202October 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE JUNE 25, 2014. THIS TIME IT RESTARTED AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH FIXED IT BEFORE. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED IN JULY AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS THE MODULE CONNECTORS. BOTH OF WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. GM DOESN'T CARE UNLESS THERE IS A DEATH WITH THESE CARS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THEM. I WAS TOLD GM WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE I HAD A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. AT WHAT MILEAGE SHOULD YOU EXPECT A GM CAR TO START SHUTTING DOWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING? I WASN'T GIVEN THAT INFORMATION WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE 59 CENT IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM SHUTTING DOWN GM VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR THE OTHER PARTS THAT THEY SAY ARE SHUTTING MY VEHICLE DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE INCURRED TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I WILL ALSO LOOSE MONEY WHEN TRADING IT BECAUSE OF THIS HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. MAKE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641344October 3, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH IN TRAFFIC. I HEARD A CHIME AND THE DISPLAY ON THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING DISABLED, THE ORANGE INDICATOR FOR TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED ILLUMINATED, THE TACHOMETER JUMPED AROUND AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD INTO GEAR. I STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR SLAMMED INTO PARK. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. IT STILL SHIFTED HARD SO I LET IT STAY OFF FOR FIVE MINUTE. AFTER THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. AS AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LOST COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OF THE COMPUTERS. NO DTCS WERE STORED. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640739October 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING, NOTICED WET SPOTS ON PLASTIC TUBES GOING INTO GAS TANK THAT SMELLED LIKE GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640741October 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC TUBES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE COVERED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 5/4/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640777October 2, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640865October 2, 2014
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT IGNITION RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE CAR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETITION OF WORK THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, HARD TO CONTROL, HARD TO STEER AND MOTOR IN STEERING COLUMN FAILED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640976October 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A DISTINCT FUEL ODOR AFTER DRIVING COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. ALSO THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO START. IT TAKES AT LEAST THREE TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNS OVER. I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID OF A FIRE STARTING. *TR I WAS TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. THE RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL 2009 COBALT NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. I BELIEVE GM IS TRYING TO PULL ANOTHER FAST ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640643October 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD POWER STEERING REPLACED 2011 RECALL. IN DEC 2013 POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK TO THE GM DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING COLUMN. I ASKED THEM IF THIS WAS ORDINARY FOR THESE CARS HE SAID NO THAT HE WOULD CONTACT GM. LATER THAT DAY HE CALLED TO SAY GM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY AND PRAY IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. TODAY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ALL THE GAUGES ON CAR WENT CRAZY. FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY BUT I HAVE FULL TANK SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE IT DOWN DRIVEWAY IT WAS MAKING FUNNY NOISES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640667October 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HIT A POLE AT 10 MPH TOTALLING THE FRONT END THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED WHICH IS WHY THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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