Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10574981March 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575007March 26, 2014
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WAS HEADING TO WORK WHEN THE CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, AND CAUSING THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN I WENT STRAIGHT THREW A STOP SIGN IMPACTING INTO A SNOW BANK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574636March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR SHUT OFF TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BOTH TIMES; HOWEVER NOW WHEN I START THE CAR IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STARTER IS STAYING ENGAGED AFTER THE CAR IS ALREADY STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574644March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH IN TURN MADE THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO STOP WORKING. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK DYSPLASIA, BRUISING, AND CONTUSIONS. THE CHILD SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10574654March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574672March 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND WAS A LEMON SINCE HE OWNED IT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO MOVE UP AND DOWN AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0 TO 2 MPH. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THERE WAS NO DEFECT. WHENEVER HE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE MILEAGE WOULD INCREASE BY AN ADDITIONAL 2,500 MILES. WHEN THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT MILEAGE IT AFFECTED THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO LATER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NO LONGER EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AFTER THEY CUT OUT ALL OF THE WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN A WEEK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION ALL NIGHT WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A NEW VEHICLE BUT LATER DECLINED TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND IT COULD LATER RESULT IN A RECALL. THE MILEAGE ALSO INCREASED BY 8,000 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR CONTINUOUSLY. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDING A CLAIM NUMBER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 35 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574750March 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR UNKNOWN REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574811March 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON 7/05/12 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SHE STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO STEER & REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25FT INTO A WOODED AREA. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INJURIES SUSTAINED: LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10574341March 24, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. IN 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574527March 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOANER CAR ISSUE FROM DEALERSHIP. *SMD LOANER VEHICLES, WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ISSUED, UNTIL THE RECALL WAS RECTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574397March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SEIZED AND THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574462March 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574468March 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM BEGINNING. WE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. NOT TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO FAIL (OUR SON WAS A LITTLE OVER 2-1/2 YEARS OLD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS FAST AS I COULD TO KEEP US FROM CRASHING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BY NOTICE ONLY BY THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN AND SERVICED. HENCE BULLETIN #10023 (POWER STEERING MOTOR) PERFORMED ON 5/25/2010. PROBLEM 2 I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE: THE MECHANIC TOLD ME WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON COBALT FOR THAT PROBLEM, SO I RESEARCHED IT ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WAS "NO RECALL" SO TO SPEAK ON MY VIN#- -MY MOTHER WAS TOLD THERE WAS AGAIN NO RECALL THAT MATCHED MY VIN NUMBER THE CHEVY COBALT HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S ALSO PART OF THAT RECALL AND THE ONE THAT WAS ON THE CAR WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE THAN A FIRE--IT COULD HAVE BLOWN UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. YET AGAIN THE LIAISON PROVIDED ME WITH THIS: #12191 (FUEL TANK MODULE) PERFORMED ON 10/10/2012. ON TO THE THIRD RECALL- LOW THE CURRENT RECALL, 13454, IS NOW SHOWING FOR YOUR VIN AND WE ARE SENDING OUT NOTICES THIS WEEK WITH MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS ALL BUT FALLEN OFF, OUT OF WARRANTY AGAIN THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS, SO AROUND TURNS AND CORNERS MY CAR GETS LOUD. DON'T EVEN LET ME GET STARTED THE UPHOLSTERY IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WATER ALONE STAINS IT. ALONG WITH THE STRUTS MAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR TURNS, THE A/C ISSUE HAVING THAT REPLACED, THE BREAKS, THE ROTORS TURNED WHEN DOES IT STOP. I ALSO FOUND THAT IT WAS VERY POSSIBLE THE AIRBAG SITUATION WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL (HENCE THE FAULTY IGNITION KILL SWITCH). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574242March 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS DUE TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR DEFECT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE CHOKE GETS STUCK IN EITHER THE OPEN OR THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON NUMEROUS DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH IS WHY THEY KEEP THE PART IN STOCK. HOWEVER CHEVY/GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS PART IS FAR TO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO REPLACE. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING IN MID TRAFFIC WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I CAN KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING BY HAVING ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS AND PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS I COME TO A STOP. THIS TOO COULD RESULT IN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS TWO FEET ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE USED TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574271March 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND MY COBALT SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. I RECEIVED FLASHING WARNING MESSAGES FOR POWER STEERING AND ANOTHER ONE SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG." I AM WORRIED THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THESE TWO THINGS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574180March 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE DOORS NOT LATCHING AND/OR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED. THE DRIVER DOOR, SEEMS TO DO OK, AS LONG AS I KEEP IT LUBED. CURRENTLY, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN I LOOK AT THE LATCH, IT SEEMS TO BE MOVING FREELY, YET WILL NOT LATCH. IT HAS BEEN TIED CLOSED WITH A ROPE, SINCE OCTOBER 2013, AS IT WILL COST HUNDREDS, JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT HAS MANUAL LOCKS, SO IS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I NEED TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT MYSELF, BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573975March 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574066March 21, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED A NEW KEY WAS NEEDED TO START VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW KEY AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 5/28/14*CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574091March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING OCASSIONALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVIAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573931March 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES DATING BACK AS FAST AS 4 YEARS AGO. IN 2013 MY CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND SPENT CLOSE TO $300 TO FIX IT. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. I AM IN THE GM RECALL FOR COBALTS. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT BILL FOX IN ROCHESTER MI WAITING FOR PARTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR EVEN IF THE PART COMES IN AND I AM GETTING THE CAR BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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