Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10632622September 11, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
BOLTWELL EVER SINCE WE HAD GOTTEN THIS CHEVY COBALT WE ARE HAVING PROBES BAD IT IS BAD.YES WE GOT A WARRANTY. SO WE TAKE IT BACK SO THEY CAN FIX IT SO THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. WELL THEY CALLED US TO COME GET IT WELL WE DID AND THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T MAKE NO PROFIT OFF OF IT THEY DID AND. SO THEY HAD A WHITE TRUCK OUT THERE WITH MORE MILES. SO WE ASK FOR IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO IT. AND NOW THE WARRANTY WENT UP YESTERDAY SO NOW WE ARE STUCK AND IT COST. US TO 50 DOLLARS A DAY TO DRIVE IT COSTTHIRTY MILES .AND USE IT TO TAKE MY GRANDMA BACK AND FORTH TO THE CLINIC AND IT MAKES HER VERY SICK PLEASE HELP US GET WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR OR WHAT WE WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THAT IS A SMALL TRUCK WE DON'T CARE IT CAN BE THE SAME MILEAGE AND EVERY THING AND THIS PLACE IS A IN BOWIE AND IT'S LIPSCOMBS AND I PREFER NOT GOING BACK THERE IF I CAN KEEP FROM IT I RECORDED THEM TELLING US THAT AND EVERYTHING AND I HAD ALL READY GOT THE CAR AND EVERY THING YOU CAN TELL WHAT THEY CHECKED TO BECAUSE IT IS STILL HANGING FROM THE CAR PLEASE CONTACT ME MY GRANDMA IS 82 YRS OLD SHE HAS TO MAKE IT TO HER APPOINTMENTS PLEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632095September 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ENGINE, AND SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER EXPERIENCED IGNITION FAILURE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632261September 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632287September 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ORDERED MY PARTS FOR THE GM IGNITION SWITCH IN APRIL. IT IS NOW MID-SEPTEMBER. I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FROM BOTH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I ORDERED THE PARTS FROM AS WELL AS THE GM CUSTOMER CARE. I AM A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN WHO DRIVES 30 MILES EACH WAY TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL, SIX DAYS PER WEEK. TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD I'D HEAR BACK FROM THE GM DISTRICT MANAGER WITHIN 24-48 BUSINESS HOURS. I AM STILL AWAITING A CALL-BACK FROM A CONVERSATION LAST THURSDAY. NOT EVERYONE HAS A 9-5 JOB WITH HOLIDAYS OFF, A SECOND FAMILY CAR TO USE, A WORK ADDRESS CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR THE DISPOSABLE INCOME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I AM USING JUST THE SINGLE KEY, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE PEACE OF MIND THAT I AM DRIVING IN SAFE VEHICLE, AS MY CAR HAS SWITCHED INTO THE ACCESSORY POSITION BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL. A $50 PER DAY OUT-OF-POCKET COST IS NOT A RESOLUTION, IT IS ANOTHER BURDEN ON THE CAR OWNER, ESPECIALLY IF HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVEWAY OR GARAGE TO PARK THE FAULTY CAR. HEARING "WE CAN'T TELL WHEN YOUR PARTS WILL COME IN, BECAUSE SO MANY ARE BEING MADE," OR "WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR CAR? MAYBE YOUR PARTS ARE THERE," IS NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE, NOR IS "WE'LL CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND CALL YOU BACK". (THEN WAIT 24-48 HRS, JUST TO BE CALLED BACK BY THE REP WHO WROTE DOWN THE WRONG DEALERSHIP NAME, AND HAS NOT CALLED BACK SINCE). THIS IS UNREAL. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO TRACK CENTRALLY THE STATUS OF THE PARTS AND REPAIRS! THIS IS AN ENDLESS GAME OF PHONE TAG! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632323September 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON, LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, HAS BEEN DOING THIS AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT NEVER STAYS ON FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE. CAR HAD THIS LIGHT ON WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DODGE DEALER IN DEC.2011, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY REPAIRED IT, BUT IT WAS NOT REPORTED IN DETAIL TO GM WARRANTY SERVICE, SO THEY LIED. NOW CAR NEEDS AIR BAG REPAIRS, NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY, AND IT WILL COST OVER $900.00, AND CAR ONLY HAS 88,464 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS TOLD TO ME BY A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO IS DOING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR MY CAR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, AS I'M STILL MAKING CAR LOAN PAYMENTS FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS. I THINK THIS IS AWFUL, AIR BAGS AND SENSORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 88,464 MILES. MY 1997 SATURN NEVER HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS, AND IT RAN UNTIL 297,336 MILES. AWFUL, TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR!!!!!, NO ASSISTANCE WITH PAYING FOR AIRBAG REPAIR, AND CAN'T SELL CAR UNLESS IT IS REPAIRED. THE DODGE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE, AS THEY DID WORK TO GET THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT OFF, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THEM. THEY HID THE INFORMATION FROM ME, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. AIR BAGS DO NOT NEED ONGOING SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632023September 9, 2014
STEERING
AFTER RECEIVING MY CAR FROM THE REQUIRED RECALL ON THE STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, I NOTICE THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF "PLAY" IN THE STEERING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED 2 COLLISION WITHIN THE FEW HOURS I HAD RECEIVED MY CAR FROM THE DEALER. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM 69.95 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, I DECLINED. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER AND IN CONCLUSION THEY DENIED THAT THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. IT WOULD COST ME TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER KNOWINGLY ALLOWED TO PUT ME AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS AT RISK OF INJURY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED, BY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE SOLUTION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE FOR ABOUT AND HOUR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER AND THEY CHOSE TO PUT $70.00 OVER THE LIFE OF MYSELF OR A FAMILY MEMBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631851September 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON AND MY CAR DIED DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, LUCKILY IT WAS IN THE EARLY MORNING AND THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND. I HAVE A STANDARD VEHICLE SO I JUST SHIFTED DOWN AND COASTED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. WITHIN A MONTH OF GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON AND THE BRAKES DISINTEGRATED AND TOTALLY FAILED ON ME. I FORTUNATELY KNEW HOW TO HANDLE MY CAR IN A SITUATION SUCH AS THIS BUT I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. I EXPRESSED MY EXTREME CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND HOW I NEEDED TO GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN HELPED AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. I NEED HELP TO GET INTO A SAFER VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND MY SON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631848September 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631920September 9, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631972September 9, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631427September 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED TO LEVEL THREE OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE BRAKES WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631499September 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS IF THE STEERING WAS FAILING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE STEERING RECALL, BUT PLANNED TO HAVE THE STEERING INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631558September 8, 2014
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED WHEN THE WHEELS WERE BEING REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LUG NUT, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO DETACH ON THE OTHER WHEELS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,507.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631641September 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O-RING GASKET WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631676September 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINS THE BATTERY CAUSING THE KEYS TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION I NEED TO GET A JUMP TO START IT AND THIS IS A NEW BATTERY SIX MONTHS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631666September 8, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RETURN PORT WAS CRACKED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631258September 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES THE CAR HARD TO DRIVE. THE STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED 2 TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL RECALL,BUT YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630960September 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630989September 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME DIFFICULT TO PLACE IN PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT, AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630911September 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR OFF ! I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ( SANTA FE CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC, 4450 CERRILLOS RD , SANTA FE, N.M. ) WHICH I DID. I WASNT OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD RESERVED A RENTAL FROM HERTZ FOR THE WEEK-END, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. THE REPAIR WAS DONE THE NEXT DAY SO I ONLY NEEDED THE RENTAL FOR THAT NIGHT BUT HAD PAID FOR THE WHOLE WEEK-END (RE: SF CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC) IT TOOK QUITE SOME TIME FOR ME TO BE REIMBURSED BY HERTZ FOR THE TIME I HAD PAID TO HAVE THE RENTAL, BUT DID NOT NEED. NO HELP WITH THAT PROBLEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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