Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10638943October 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640411October 1, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON AND WHEN IT DOES THE CAR WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY (AUTOMATIC), JUMPS AND STUTTERS AND DIES. ALSO LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR 5+ YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT (DODGE DEALER) AT LEAST TWICE WHO TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO ONE CAN CAPTURE ANY CODES OR FIX IT. NOW IT THINKS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION ALL THE TIME AND LOCKS DON'T WORK PROPERLY EVEN THO I HAD SWITCH REPLACED ON RECALL. SEARCHED INTERNET AND SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SOME SAID IT WAS ABS ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640169September 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIG TAIL AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640193September 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PARKED VEHICLE AND ENTERED HOUSE. ROUGHLY TWO MINUTES LATER THE NEIGHBOR WAS BANGING ON THE DOOR SAYING THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING OR SMOKING WHEN WE LEFT IT. WE USED A GARDEN HOSE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE BEGAN AT OR NEAR THE FUSE BOX. IT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE BURNED INTO THE FUEL LINE. WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND LIVING TWO BLOCKS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640246September 30, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640332September 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, I HIT A TREE AND THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS DAMAGED BUT MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. INSURANCE DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. WAS TAKEN TO ER VIA AMBULANCE AND SEEN FOR MINOR SEATBELT BRUISING,RIB BRUISING AND BACK PAIN. I HAD TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MY BACK PAIN FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10639773September 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639817September 29, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. REPAIR GARAGE STATED THE PROBLEMS WAS CRACKED PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP EXACTLY LIKE EXISTING RECALL STATES (GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190). ACCORDING TO GM MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER VEHICLES (INCLUDING MY OWN) THAT ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639829September 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD A SEIZURE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10637905September 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, AS THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. A PROBLEM ALSO DEVELOPED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AGAIN. THERE WAS A VIBRATION, COMING FROM THE FRONT ON THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 12/17/14. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639936September 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639637September 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR LEAKS GAS, NO HOLE IN TANK. SAW REPORT ABOUT RECALL FOR THIS BUT MY DEALERSHIP IN ARIZONA HAS STATED MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY. I AM CONFUSED IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HOW DOES MY VEHICLE NOT QUALIFY. THIS IS A HAZARD THAT COULD EFFECT THE LIFE OF ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639383September 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639281September 26, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
3 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH & AIR BAGS WHICH AFFECTS STEERING, BRAKES CAUSING 21 DEATHS TO DATE. I WANT RELEASED FROM THIS CAR LOAN AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LIENHOLDER SAYS ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, GM HAS NO IDEA WHEN PARTS TO FIX WILL EVER BE AVAILABLE. THEY SAY MY CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES TO QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638860September 25, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE A GAS LEAK, BUT NO GAS RESIDUE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND THEN I WAS TOLD MY GAS CAP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACE. SO I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD MY GAS CAP, TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY WAS GOOD. YOU CAN WALK PASS MY CAR ANYTIME OF THE DAY WITHOUT IT BEEN CRANKED UP AND SMELL GAS. I DONE DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN THEIR WAS A PAST RECALL SIMILAR TO THIS BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED IN THE PAST. (I GUESS WAY BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE) BUT NOW IM ALSO SEEING IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT AND SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY NOT DO A RECALL ON IT? I DONE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR AND ONLY HAD IT 16 MONTHS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, FRUSTRATING AND DEFINITELY NOT SAFE. PRETTY SURE NOT GOOD FOR ME AND MY KIDS HEALTH AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638859September 25, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639088September 25, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK NEXT TO REAR PASSENGER TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638701September 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN UPDATED 8/11/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638706September 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638106September 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THAT THE R&R SOLENOID KEY RELEASE, SOLENOID KEY LOCK AND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V04700 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,927.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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