Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10621838August 12, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ALONG, GETTING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP ONTO A MAIN HWY, I REACHED OVER TO TURN MY DEFROSTER OFF, WHEN THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL BUT NEVER GOT TOTAL CONTROL ALTHOUGH I DID GET BACK ONTO THE ROAD. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR JERKED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT MOVING-IT WAS LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT. I THEN HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HWY AND THEN CAME ACROSS TO THE SOUTH SIDE HITTING THE CONCRETE BRIDGE RAILING. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN CORRECTED BUT THE IGNITION LOCKED UP ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10621864August 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. ENGINE WANTS TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. TRANSMISSION JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES JUMPING. PARKING LIGHTS FLASHING. SHOWS LOW FUEL WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619583August 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAITED SIX WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE, TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE 5-6 MILES, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THE BATTERY FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621327August 11, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621415August 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621432August 11, 2014
STEERING
IN 2012, MY 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT WAS RECALLED FOR A POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN NEBRASKA WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE WORK BUT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PERMANENTLY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK OR SO. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP SO I COULD GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BUT THEY JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN / RACK AND PINION. WHEN THE IGNITION RECALL CAME OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK'S CHEVROLET IN CARY, NC. THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AND I WAITED FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED. I ASSUMED THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE POWER STEERING SINCE IT WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL AND THE RECALL WAS NOT EVER HANDLED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, GM STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD FIXED THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND THAT BETWEEN THE CURRENT POWER STEERING RECALL AND THE ONE FROM 2012, THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION THAT THIS CAR'S STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT EVER PROPERLY FIXED. GM ASKED THAT I COME PICK MY CAR UP AND IS REFUSING TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE CAR IS TOO OLD AND THAT I WAITED TOO LONG (I WASN'T WAITING ON ANYTHING - I HAD BEEN EXPECTING GM TO HONOR THE RECALL AT SOME POINT IN TIME. I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I AM A YOUNG WOMAN AND DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621208August 10, 2014
ENGINE, AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:47AM CST ON AUGUST 7TH 2014, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SAFELY DRIVE, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/OTHER DASH WARNINGS, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE BACK HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASH (IE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) BEFORE THE MASSIVE FAILURE OCCURRED; IT WAS INSTANTLY DEAD. THIS FITS THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IN THE AFFECTED GM MODELS. I WAS ONE TURN FROM MERGING ON THE FREEWAY. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED A MINUTE LATER, THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIFE WAS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON A LIST SINCE APRIL TO GET THE DEFECTED IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOR UPDATES, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD UP TO 800 PEOPLE WERE AHEAD OF ME FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO GM VIA THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HOTLINE, THEY SUDDENLY FOUND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY CAR. THIS IS SUSPECT TO ME. THEY ARE ALSO CLAIMING THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT IGNITION SWITCH RELATED, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS INCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC IMPLICATIONS THAT FITS ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS BY GM TO DRIVE WITH ONLY THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TO AVOID BUMPY ROADS, BUT THIS INCIDENTS HAS MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. GM IS NOT TREATING THIS DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AS SERIOUSLY AS IT NEEDS TO, AS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE INJURY/LOSS OF LIGHT IS GREAT. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT POWER WILL BE LOST. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS INSISTING THAT CARS WITH THE DEFECT ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621110August 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK ON INTERSTATE 84 EAST BOUND AT NATURAL BRIDGE VIRGINIA HEADING HOME TO NH GOT TO 80 MPHWHEN I HEARD A LOT EXPLOSION AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE NOISE WAS THOUGHT THE WINDSHIELD BLEW THE CAR GOT SHOT ETC THEN I LOOKED AT MY HUSBAND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SAW THE AIRBAG WRAPPED AROUND HIS HEAD I HADN'T EVEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE BAGS TO DEPLOY THE (REAR PASSENGER BAG HAD GONE OFF TO )LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND US SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WE CALLED ON STAR TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL US WHY THE BAGS HAD GONE OFF THEY CONTACTED BALISE CHEVY IN RI AND WE HAD A 3 WAY CALL BALISE TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM I ASKED IF I COULD BRING IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP LIKE WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAD CAR TROUBLES WE WERE TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO THERE DEALERSHIP SEEING AS HOW WE WERE SO FAR AWAY WE DROVE IT HOME TO NH AND BROUGHT IT TO LITTLETON CHEVY AND WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD SPILLED A DRINK IN THE CUP HOLDER WHICH LEAKED ONTO THE WIRES! WHY WOULD ELECTRICAL BE UNDER A CUP HOLDER? AND WHY DID I HAVE EXPOSED WIRES? ARE 2 QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE ANSWERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620829August 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FROM AN OFF TO AN ON POSITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ UPDATED 02/15/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620872August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620900August 8, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR RAN INTO 3 TIMES (2012 - 2, 2014 -1) LOST CONTROL WHEN I DRIVE TO HIGH WAY AND CAR LOST POWER AND CONTROL. LUCKILY I DON'T HAVE ANY INJURY. BUT IT'S HUGE DANGEROUS WHEN MY FAMILY ALSO IN THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW EXACT REASON AT BEGINNING. I ALWAYS SEND CAR TO FULL MAINTENANCE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THEY ALWAYS CHARGED ME DIFFERENT FIX AS WELL. RECENTLY I CONTINUOUSLY RECEIVED GM SAFETY RECALL LETTER TO FIX THE GM SAFETY RECALL 14115. I TRIED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH DIFFERENT DEALERS. THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THE PARTS IS NOT READY AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME, MAYBE TAKE VERY LONG TIME (MONTHS) TO WAIT, EVEN GM URGE ME TO FIX IT AT THE SAME TIME. UNTIL NOW, I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 4 LETTERS FROM GM CHEVROLET AND TELL ME FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PARTS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR BRANCHES TAKE SO LONG TIME AND IT SEEMS PUT INTO A SUCH A LOW AND SLOW PRIORITY. A MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE FLAW IN THEIR PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, IF THEY COULD NOT FIX IT FOR CUSTOMER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEY SHOULD NOT DESERVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND RESPECT. THEY REGARD CUSTOMER SAFETY AS NOTHING. I WON'T BUY ANY CARS OF THIS VENDER, NOR MY FRIEND. I AND MY FRIENDS DISCUSSED THIS AND THEY ARE ALL SURPRISED AND SUGGESTED ME SELL CARS. AND ALSO SHARE THE COMMENTS AND FEELINGS IN THIS CHANNEL. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620922August 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH , THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620986August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620635August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THIRTY MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CPU WAS FAULTY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620665August 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620681August 7, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620686August 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD TRAP A DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620693August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620768August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8/6/14 I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT IN IT TO GO TO LUNCH IT WOULDN'T START I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW LEGEND BATTERY FROM NAPA ON 2/13/14 GOT IT JUMPED DROVE IT TO NAPA THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER ONE THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING THE WHOLE CAR LOST POWER AND CUT OFF WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. MY LOCKS ON THE DOORS ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN, MY SPEAKERS ON THE DOORS ARE GOING IN AND OUT. MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED YET THEY TELL ME IT TAKES 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PART GETS IN. I AM FRUSTRATED ABOUT THIS, THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW PAID FOR AND I'M HAVING ALL KINDS OF ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618900August 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR BEGAN HAVING A GASOLINE SMELL. AS OF TODAY, THE SMELL IS MUCH MORE EXTREME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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