Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10515348June 5, 2013
STEERING
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT BEGINS TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION STARTING THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKES FROM FRONT TO BACK(VERSUS SIDE TO SIDE) AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER OR GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS BEGAN ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME I TAKE IT AND SOMEONE TEST DRIVES IT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DONE INSPECTIONS OF BRAKES, TIRES ( REBALANCE AND ROTATE, CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, CHECKED STEERAGE AND LINKAGE AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION. BUT IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514964June 4, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED ON VEHICLE. CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE TURNING CORNER BUT DID MANAGE TO MAKE TURN. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE CURB. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AS THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2005-2010 COBALT MODELS BUT WAS TOLD VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DESPITE THE POWER STEERING UNIT BEING BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515013June 4, 2013
STEERING
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. IGNITION CYLINDER FROZE IN RUN POSITION. HAD TO LET CAR RUN FOR HOURS UNTIL I COULD LEAVE WORK AND TAKE TO DEALER. THE TECH AT DEALER SAID THERE IS A TSB 09-02-35-005B. OH WAIT THAT'S JUST FOR AUTOMATICS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CHEVROLET COBALT PART IN STOCK. COST 213.70! JOHN BOWMAN CHEVROLET INVOICE #[XXX]. GM JERKED ME AROUND FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. PLEASE HELP. IS A CAR THAT WON'T SHUT OFF A SAFETY ITEM? 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
#10515117June 4, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT SO I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THEN TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT APPEARED FINE. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514825June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514890June 3, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I MADE IT TO WORK AND CALLED MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. ONLINE I LOOKED UP A FEW THINGS AND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SAID IT WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,200 TO REPAIR. I ALSO SAW WHERE CHEVROLET ISSUED A RECALL BACK IN 2010 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THE PRESS RELEASE STATED THAT "THIS IS A CONDITION THAT TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP" -- WHICH IS WHY IT DID NOT OCCUR IN MY VEHICLE UNTIL 3 YEARS LATER (THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2010). CAN THE RECALL STILL BE USED TO OBTAIN THIS REPAIR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514913June 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY FAST FOR A NEW CAR, ALSO VERY NOISY AND DESTROY MY ROTORS. OUTTER PAD SEEMS FINE, INNER PAD IS DETERIORATING AT AN ALARMING RATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514131May 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE AUDIO INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS, CHIME FOR SAFETY BELTS, DOOR AJAR (ALL WARNING CHIMES) STOPPED WORKING. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING FOR THE RADIO AS WELL. (I'VE LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET, AND SUPPOSEDLY ALL AUDIO INDICATORS COME THROUGH THE SPEAKER.) THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY COBALTS, OVER A LONG TIME (I'VE SEEN IT MENTIONED FOR MANY MODEL YEARS). IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME, THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER STOPS WORKING (NONE OF THE OTHERS) AND THE AUDIO WARNING EQUIPMENT STOPS FUNCTIONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513797May 28, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, I HEARD A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING & I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. AFTER LIFTING THE HOOD TO CHECK MY FLUIDS, I REALIZED THAT I HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON. THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. LUCKILY, I WAS ALMOST HOME WHEN IT TURNED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER IT INTO MY PARKING SPACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513246May 23, 2013
ENGINE
RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR DIE ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AN AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS AND TRIED TO TURN ITSELF OFF BY PUTTING THE GAS TO THE PADDLE WILL BE SLUGGISH EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE IT WILL RUN PERFECT AGAIN TILL THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THE OIL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE SPARK PLUGS MY QUESTIONS IS IF I GET OIL CHANGES EVERY THREE MONTH WHILE WAS IT NOT SPOTTED AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY OVER ONE- THOUSANDS DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS RUIN . THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE TURNING IT SELF-OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THAT SPEED IS A ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513074May 21, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL VAPOR ORDER IN MY CAR FOR A WHILE AND HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR IT. SO I TOOK IT IN TO TOM GILL CHEVROLET AND THEY HAD REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP FOR FREE. AT THE SAME TIME I HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND IT READ "P0442 EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK DETECTED" FIGURED THE FUEL PUMP WAS RELATED. AFTER THEY HAVE REPLACED IT, I STILL HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND IT CAME TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME, I BEEN HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND EVERY TIME I PARKED THE CAR I STILL SMELL GAS AS I GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED AND WHILE THEY WERE UP THERE I CHECKED THE GAS TANK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE OR MYSELF MESSED WITH THE GAS TANK SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2007 TILL TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE, KY HAD RECENTLY DID WORK ON IT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM THE NEXT DAY I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE GAS TANK AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK IS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PRICED IT TO BE $1000. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM WHY THEY DID NOT DETECT THIS BEFORE AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING THAT THE LEAK CAME FROM WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS CONNECTED TO. THE THING IS AFTER LOOKING UNDER MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE, AND I KNOW JUST BY LOOKING THAT YOU CAN DISTINGUISH FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THE SIDE OF THE TANK WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. I COME FROM A FAMILY OF MECHANICS AND KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT THEY WERE BLOWING SMOKE AT ME AND COVERING UP THEIR ISSUES. I HAVE ALSO INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE AND ALSO BEEN THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE SAME RING AROUND LIKE I HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512888May 20, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND OVER STEERED TO AVOID STRIKING A DOG. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED SIX TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, LACERATIONS TO THE NOSE, A BLACK EYE, WHIP LASH AND SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10512647May 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING GAS THIS IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MODELS AND UP BUT NOT ON A 2005 MODEL. THERE ARE ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE 2005 MODELS LEAKING GAS BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512585May 17, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE WHILE THE TRACTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512435May 16, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SWITCHES OVER AND SAYS THAT IT IS ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT BUT IT WILL DING AT THEM UNTIL THEY PUT THEIR SEAT BELT ON. WHENEVER THEY PUT THE SEAT BELT ON, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) ON MY DASH TELLS ME TO SERVICE AIRBAG AND THE LIGHT THAT TELLS WHEN THE AIRBAG IS ON OR OFF SAYS THAT IT IS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512233May 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511092May 14, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOTICEABLE FUEL ODOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, STATING HIS VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. IN THE LETTER, IT LISTED THE SYMPTOMS OF THE CONDITON. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE SYTMPTOMS AND MADE AN APPINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LETTER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TOLL AT THE VEHICLE, UNLESS, HE PAID $49.95.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511290May 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN SAFETY RECALL 12190 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE DUE TO FUEL LEAKS. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS LEAK BUT GM WON'T REIMBURSE ME, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEMS IN COBALTS. THE AUTO SHOP ALSO CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHICH MY PERSONAL RECALL WAS DESIGNED FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511308May 9, 2013
ENGINE
STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING AND FOUND OUT MOTOR BURNING OIL NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO IN TURN FOUND OUT A PISTON WENT IN MOTOR SO I HAD TO GET NEW MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510970May 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WOULD HESITATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,458. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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