Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10475722September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475537September 16, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVE WAY.. CAUSING ME TO HIT AND DAMAGE MY GARAGE DOOR..CAUSING 2,000. IN DAMAGE. THIS CAR HAS ALREADY HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL WORK DONE..BUT THE POWER STEERING IS STILL GOING IN AND OUT...MAJOR PROBLEM..VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475549September 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
I PURCHASED MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SEDAN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. WITHIN THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STARTED TO GET EXTREMELY LOOSE. IT THAN COMPLETELY STOPPED HOLDING WITHIN 6 MONTHS AND 40,000 TOTAL MILES. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS BEGAN TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT EXTREMELY QUICKLY. SINCE THESE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE, IT'S VERY COSTLY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. I CAN'T PARK ANYWHERE NEAR ON OR A HILL, DUE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING COMPLETELY BROKEN. AND THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED EITHER REPAIRED OR RESURFACED CONSTANTLY EVERY SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. MY OTHER MAJOR ISSUE IS WITH THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) THIS HAS BEEN GIVING ME AN ERROR CONSTANTLY FOR AROUND 10,000 MILES, ON HOW IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT WITH MAINTENANCE DONE ON TIME, AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475557September 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING AN ODOR OF GAS, VERY STRONG. STARTED MAKING ME NAUSEATED AND GAVE ME A HEADACHE. BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME I NOTICE THAT MY CAR USED A LOT OF GAS. MY BROTHER LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS THE GAS IS LEAKING AND IT IS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475379September 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE 2005 CHEVY COBALT, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY EVERY OTHER MODEL YEAR COBALT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN JUST THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURES. THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS IN MY VEHICLE, THE LOW-FUEL WARNING POPS UP NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AS WELL AS THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT (THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW) AND JUST ABOUT EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THOUGH THIS ISN'T A BIG PROBLEM, THE RADIO LOCKS ITSELF AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THE CAR STRUGGLES TO GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND HAS STALLED REPEATEDLY AT RED LIGHTS AND ON RAMPS TO THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIR DONE TWICE AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAD POPPED UP AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THE POWER STEERING AND THEY SENT ME HOME IN MY STALLING, JUMPING CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. SPEAKING TO A CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY TOLD ME TO GO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED (THEY DID RUN A SCAN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CAME UP WITH CODES U2107, U2100 AND U2105) AND THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. I ASKED WHY THEY DIDN'T SUGGEST THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS NEVER GIVEN AN ANSWER OTHER THAN A REPEATED I SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND IT'S PROBABLY A BAD ECM OR BCM. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHEVY OFFERED 50% OF THE REPAIR COST, BUT HOW IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT I CAUSED AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT ALL? THIS CAR IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE ONLINE. GM MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES. THE POWER STEERING RECALL DID NOT TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE'S PROBLEMS AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475378September 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING O DECELERATE, THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A STOP SIGN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475461September 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RAW GAS SMELL FROM DRIVER'S REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOW GAS MILEAGE AND BAD PERFORMANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475271September 13, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475208September 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. IDENTIFIED BY A MECHANIC AS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS THE EXACT RECALL FOR THE 2007 CHEVY COBALT. CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475231September 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT WAS PURCHASED NEW FEBRUARY 2007. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24,800 MILES ON IT WHEN I STARTED SMELLING GAS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR 2012, THIS YEAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC. THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED ON LINE ABOUT GAS LEAKS ON A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE MODEL CARS IN 2010. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE STATE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE(IN MARYLAND) WAS NOT ONE OF THE STATES FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED MY NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND TOLD HIM OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I WAS INFORMED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND IT WAS THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTED PART. A FUEL PUMP FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 60,000 MILES. I BABYSIT FOR A LIVING AND THERE IS A SMALL CHILD IN MY VEHICLE ALMOST EVERYDAY. THIS COULD OF CAUSED SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES OVER GM'S NEGLECT. WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY I PARKED MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY TO PAY FOR GM'S PROBLEM. SO NOW I AM OUT OF MONEY TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I FEEL GM SHOULD REIMBURSE EVERYONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN. I AM INFORMING ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THIS AND TELLING THEM NEVER TO BUY A GM CAR. THIS IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474601September 11, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND A SUDDEN LOSS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE OPERATING NORMALLY. IN JUNE 2012, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,162. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER ASSIST FAILS WHILE DRIVING. NO P.S. WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED NO WARRANTY ON RECALL REPAIRS. UPDATED 2/20/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475013September 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE SMELL. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED GASOLINE FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. THERE THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 10/16/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS RECALL. THE VIN MATCHES THE RECALL BUT, THE CONSUMER'S STATE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/18/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475018September 11, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475095September 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE PUMP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE GROUND. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2006 COBALT'S WERE RECALLED FOR IN OTHER STATES, RECALL # 09V419000. MY CAR WAS NOT PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN THOSE STATES BUT IT STILL EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474566September 10, 2012
SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007. I NOTICED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO MAKE LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AND RATTLING WHENEVER I WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. THERE IS ALSO A REALLY AWFUL NOISE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND RELEASE THEM THE CAR JERKS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GONNA FALL OFF THE CAR. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS CURRENT MILEAGE. HE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP BUT MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED AND THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT FIX THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474240September 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON WHEN STARTING. IT ALWAYS STARTS WHEN ATTEMPTING A SECOND TIME. A STRONG GAS ODOR WAS NOTICED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THIS TIME. GM HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE (2007 CHEVROLET COBALT) IN 5 STATES ONLY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A TON OF STATES, INCLUDING VIRGINIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474275September 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474046September 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TWO OF THE FUEL LINES WERE FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474117September 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473897September 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,700. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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