Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10510878May 6, 2013
STEERING
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510208May 1, 2013
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE FRONT STEERING, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING FOUND. NOW IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE STEERING KNUCKLES. RADIO WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES!!! DOOR LOCKS DO NOT STAY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. DEALER STATES THEY NEVER FOUND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510210May 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING COME ON TOGETHER AND IT MAKES THE CAR SHAKE DURING BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510239May 1, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510256May 1, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH NEGOTIATOR HP TOURING TIRES (N/A), SIZE 205/55R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. NEITHER THE TIRE NOR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510130April 30, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST KIND OF HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN AND STARTED SPINNING OUT DOING DONUTS ACROSS THREE LANES. I HIT A JEEP AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. IT WAS A MIRACLE WE WEREN'T KILLED AND THE CAR IS DEMOLISHED, AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE CONCRETE BARRIER ONLY GOD KNOWS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE WENT. THE STEERING JUST SEEMED TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510167April 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT. ALL OF THE 2009'S GOT RECALLED BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT, BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME ABOUT MY 2010!! WE DID HOWEVER, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO IT WOULDN'T GO DEAD! I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR AND NOW I AM HAVING ISSUES, DIDN'T BUY A NEW CAR TO HAVE ISSUES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510183April 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. MY COBALT LOCKS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES THE SWITCHES OR FOB WILL WORK. BY DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509820April 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED; HOWEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509826April 29, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR..UPDATE 04-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD FREEZE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE STEERING FAILURE ON APRIL 29, 2013. THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED IN EARLY MAY 2013 BY A CHEVROLET DEALER. UPDATED 05/20/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509731April 26, 2013
STEERING
I OWN A 2010 COBALT LT, ON APRIL 11, 2013 I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE CLOSED, I THEN WENT TO AN AUTO STORE FOR HELP. DISCOVERED I HAD ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINS IT WAS FINE. CAR WAS FINE UNTIL APRIL 18, 2013, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING,I SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WAS OK. THEN ON APRIL 24, 2013 IT DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN TURNED OFF THE CAR IT WAS OK FOR A SHORT TIME AND WENT OUT AGAIN. HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON APRIL 25 & 26.EACH TIME I SHUT OFF THE CAR IT WOULD BE OK FOR A FEW MINS THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ON APRIL 11, 2013 AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC CAR YET I'VE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT 2007-2010 COBALTS. I ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE CARE OF EVEN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR VERY MUCH BECAUSE OF THIS.THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED, YET THE ARTICLE I READ SAYS THAT IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN 2011 AND IF I HAD KNOWN THERE WAS A RECALL I NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP PEOPLE WERE VERY RUDE AS I WAS VERY UPSET AT TRYING TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509512April 25, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 A CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING). AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 07/09/13*LJ UPDATED 07/12/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509395April 24, 2013
STEERING
I WAS ALMOST KILLED IN THIS CAR WHEN MY STEERING FROZE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT WAS VERY DANGEROUS & SCARY. LONG STORY SHORT I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WHICH WAS RECALLED BACK IN 2010. MY DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT BACK IN 2010 WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE THE PAPERWORK (ACTUALLY ONLY 1/2 OF THE PAPER WORK). IF IT WAS FIXED IT ISN'T WORKING NOW AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. THIS WAS A RECALL AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $500. TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM & SPOKE TO [XXX] AT YOUR COMPANY AND GOT NOWHERE! IN FACT [XXX] SIDED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED AT NO EXPENSE TO MYSELF. IF HIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED I AM GOING TO MY LOCAL TV SHOW AND ALSO TO MY STATE SENATOR RON BLUMENFELD WHO WILL INDEED RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IF YOU ARE AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH CHANNEL 8 AND MR BLUMENFELD. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD JEOPARDIZE SOMEONE'S SAFETY OVER THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $115. JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND THEN ANOTHER $500 TO REPLACED THE MOTOR....YET AGAIN!! I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU. I AM COPYING THIS LETTER TO [XXX] AS WELL AS MY ATTORNEY. ALSO, TERRYVILLE CHEVY, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLY UNHELPFUL AND REFUSING TO HELP ME WITHOUT MONEY. IT IS A 2005 CHEVY COBALT. [XXX] 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
#10509235April 23, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509337April 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509156April 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE AN EXTREME VIBRATION AND SOME CLANKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WHENEVER APPLYING MY BRAKES ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. I DO MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING AND FORTUNATELY THERE AREN'T A LOT OF HILLS , SO MY BRAKES ARE NOT UNDER MUCH STOP AND GO STRAIN. I WAS TOLD THE MY CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT MAY COST $900 OR MORE AFTER LABOR. DUE TO THE COST, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS AND AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND REPLACED THESE PARTS ONLY TO FIND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN AS LITTLE AS A YEAR. MY LAST CHEVY HAD NEARLY 300,000 MILES ON IT AND THERE WAS NEVER AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTROL ARMS, SO THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508925April 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INCIDENT #1: WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. GENERALLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR. ONCE PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF MESSING WITH THE LOCKS AND JIGGLING THE DOOR HANDLE, THE DOOR LATCHED SHUT. INCIDENT #2: FIVE DAYS AFTER INCIDENT ONE, ON APRIL 6, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. OWNER HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCESS INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR. HOWEVER, FROM THE INTERIOR, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. A FEW HOURS LATER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENS AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT FROM OUTSIDE. ONCE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL DOOR LATCHED SHUT NEARLY 45 MINUTES LATER. INCIDENT #1 HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. INCIDENT #2 HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT OWNER, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD CAREFULLY BE LOOKED INTO. AFTER RESEARCHING QUICK FIXES FOR THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF VERY SIMILAR CASES IN WHICH ALL INVOLVE 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT DRIVER SIDE DOOR ISSUES WITH OPENING, NOT OPENING, AND LATCHES. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508508April 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICED FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) DUE TO WHERE THEY LIVED. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE FAILURE OCCUR. THE CONTACT FELT THAT ALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, REGARDLESS OF RESIDENCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508361April 16, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE STREET WITH MANY CARS APPROACHING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGAN TO PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL SO I COULD SAFELY GET UP TO SPEED AND I NOTICED THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING FOR THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING INTO ALL THE GEARS, I DROVE IT HOME 8 MILES TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHT HAD RESET ITSELF THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST TIME. ALL OCCURRED ON DRIVE PAVEMENT NO ICE OR OTHER WET CONDITIONS. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYING ON AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND JERKY SHIFTING, IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR THE COBALT MODEL WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHEVROLET I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES BUT, HAS NOT DONE SO TO THIS DAY, BEFORE I AND OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING THE CHEVROLET COBALT GET HURT OR HURT OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS THAT OUR OUT OF OUR CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508244April 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR, NOISE STARTED AT 17500 MILES, COMPLETE FAILURE AT 23500 MILES, THIS CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED AND NEVER DRIVEN IN SNOW AND ONLY DRIVEN BY ONE DRIVER. ROTORS ARE BADLY SCORED, PADS GONE, UNHEARD OF WEAR FOR THIS KIND OF MILEAGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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