Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10493118January 15, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAD A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHICH PERSISTED ALTHOUGH I COULD FIND NO TRACE OF LEAKAGE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PUMP HAD A CRACKED SUPPLY PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING WHEN THE CURRENT WAS APPLIED, BEING THAT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, I WAS COMPELLED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $961.42 WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER AS MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT NOT REPLACING THE FILTER WOULD IMPEDE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NEW PUMP MODULE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I INQUIRED OF CHEVROLET AS TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM WAS INVOLVED IN ANY ONGOING RECALL AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT IT WAS NOT. IN NOVEMBER, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOW INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL (12190) [NHTSA# 12V459] FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN MY CORRESPONDENCE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER (POWER CHEVROLET / MESA, AZ) AT WHICH TIME THE MODULE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND APPROVED. I SUBMITTED MY DOCUMENTATION FOR, AND REQUESTED A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. IN EARLY JANUARY OF THIS YEAR I RECEIVED A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $700.00. WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY AS TO WHY I DID NOT RECEIVE FULL REIMBURSEMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT MY INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY HAD "OVER CHARGED" ME FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND, HAD I TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER INITIALLY, IT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE TO NOT REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER!! IN THE CORRESPONDENCE I RECEIVED FROM CHEVROLET INFORMING ME OF THIS SAFETY RECALL IT IS STATED IN TWO PLACES THAT THIS SITUATION WOULD BE RECTIFIED "AT NO COST" TO ME. AFTER MANY AMBIGUOUS PHONE CALLS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE $700.00 WAS A "FINAL DECISION". WHAT CAN BE DONE TO INFORM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THEY CANNOT EXPECT FULL REIMBURSEMENT, OTHER THAN EXPRESSING MY DISSATISFACTION ON MY SOCIAL NETWORK? REF: CHEVY CASE#[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492940January 14, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492329January 12, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COBALT BEGAN NOTICEABLY LOOSING FUEL AND APPEARED TO BE LOSING POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. DROVE THE CAR TO A "CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP" FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR; ($ 3000.00). HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE "CERTIFIED CHEVY REPAIR SHOP" TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT NOW WOULD NOT EVEN START, WHICH NEW (HONEST) MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE WE ARE NOW FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON DUE TO OUR GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT UNDER THE 2009 RECALL FOR FUEL/PROPULSION ISSUES? IS APPEARS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD COVER ALL 2007 CHEVY COBALTS NOT JUST SOME IN A FEW SELECT LOCATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492213January 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,205.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492290January 11, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAD UNRAVELED AND THE BUCKLE WAS SECURED BY ONLY A QUARTER OF MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492298January 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR PROMPTED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. LEAKING FUEL MODULE CAUSED ODOR, ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. I INVESTIGATED WHY A NON-MOVING PART MIGHT FAIL AND DISCOVERED A RECALL, LIMITED TO SOUTHERN STATES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS STONEWALLED BY [XXX], EXT 42872, WHO WAS OTHERWISE COURTEOUS. A LEAKING FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD: RECALL ALL MODELS AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR REPAIRS MADE FOR THIS DEFECT. 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
#10492313January 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR EMITS STRONG GAS AND FUEL ODOR WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS PARKED. HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE A GAS LEAK FROM DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO HONOR IN A RECALL ON SIMILAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF SITUATION ON OTHER COBALTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492153January 10, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491797January 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG FUEL ODOR COULD BE NOTICED AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHICH COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/07/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491804January 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491808January 8, 2013
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BENT, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO ESCAPE PAST THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000......UPDATED 05/09/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491837January 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2010 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,450.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491867January 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491881January 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT INTO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN ROSEVILLE,CA TO GET OUR RECALLED FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN IT, AND THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT AN $800+ REPAIR FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, SO I KNOW IT DID NOT CRACK FROM THAT. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A) THE SENSOR FAILURE,OUTSIDE OF "QUALIFIED" STATES, AND ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, AND B) A NUMBER ARE GETTING THE SAME CALL FROM DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THEIR WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS CRACKING. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT CHEVY PROBABLY USED THE SAME MATERIALS ON THE FUEL TANK AS THEY DID THIS SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO "HEAT". NOW ALONG WITH THE SENSORS CRACKING, THE TANKS ARE DOING THE SAME ONLY THEY ARE NOT COVERING THEM IN A RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE JUST COINCIDENCE AND THAT I CAN FIND A HANDFUL OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOW SET BACK OVER $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491889January 8, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,678.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491634January 7, 2013
STEERING
THE STEERING GOT EXTREMELY HARD AND A WARNING CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491577January 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
CALIPER LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491020January 4, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMPLETING A TURN AT 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR NECK INJURIES. THE FAILURE WAS ASSESSED BY A DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10490852January 3, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD AT AROUND 35-40MPH. AND THE CAR RAN INTO A ROCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED UPSIDE-DOWN. THERE WAS NO SEVERE INJURY BUT THE CAR WAS REPORTED AS TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490929January 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING THE CABIN AND TRUNK AREA FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE FUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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