Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10472759August 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING CAUSING SEVERE FUEL LOSS WHILE DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN (226B) THAT CORRECTED THIS DEFECT. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY VEHICLE HAD THE CORRECTED FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THE CORRECTED FUEL PUMP DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE ENTIRELY. I AM OUT $854.16 FOR SOMETHING THAT THERE IS AN OPEN CAMPAIGN AGAINST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472781August 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF LEAKING GASOLINE. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR A FUEL LEAK ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA!? NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNDER RECALL, SAYING IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, AND WHAT STATE I AM IN SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE THEM FROM RESPONSIBILITY. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALL AFFECTED OWNERS IN EVERY STATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472546August 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472571August 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, FUEL FUMES STARTED TO EMIT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A STEADY DRIP OF FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,676.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472644August 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE ACTUAL IGNITION WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR. I HAVE TO REACH INSIDE THE STEELING COLUMN TO PUSH A RELEASE BUTTON EACH TIME TO GET THE KEY TO BE RELEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472482August 26, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND GAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE WOULD BE LEFT UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED OVERNIGHT OR WHEN LEFT IDLING, EVEN IF ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE LEAK WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. READ ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE 07 CHEVROLET COBALT IN SEVERAL STATES. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO COMPLAIN BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS REGISTERED IN MARYLAND. IT IS MY OPINION THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO OPEN THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL FAULTY FUEL PUMPS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE AND NOT LIMIT THE RECALL TO SELECT STATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472141August 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED A PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE CAR. WE RESEARCHED RECALLS AND OF COURSE WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE FOR CERTAIN STATES. WE CONTACTED GM AND WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE! DEALER FOUND THE METAL LINES PART OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ARE LEAKING FUEL. IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. OUR DEALER OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE COST. WE STILL HAVE AN OPEN INVESTIGATION WITH GM TO SEE IF THEY WILL BE COVERING THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND REFUND US OUR MONEY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART! NO WAY SHOULD A CAR WITH LESS THAN 41,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE A FUEL LEAK. JUST HOPE YOU DECIDE TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472375August 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, PROVIDING NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471968August 23, 2012
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE RAINY DAY, ABOUT 45MPH, DASH LIT UP TO SHIFT. I LOOKED AND I WAS ALREADY IN 5TH. NEXT SECOND EVERYTHING ON DASH WENT OUT. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO SHIFT LIGHT, NO MILEAGE OR TRIP METER, NOTHING. ONLY THING ON DASH THAT WORKS IS TACH AND DIGITAL DISPLAY SAYS POWER STEERING. ALREADY HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL WORK FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR, THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG SO I KEPT APPOINTMENT. WHEN GOT BACK FROM DEALER, THEY TELL ME THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND THEY HAD NOTICED THE DASH DISPLAY AND HAD DONE SCAN AND IT SHOWED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS WENT OUT! BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER, TO DRIVE BACK IN FORTH TO SCHOOL, SCARED FOR HER TO DRIVE IT THE 90 MILES A DAY SHE DRIVES TO COLLEGE. THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST AN ISOLATED CASE BUT AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472243August 22, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS TANK SPLITTING AT SEAMS.*TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471882August 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR, INSIDE AND OUT, HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. SINCE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE CAR I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 COBALTS FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER SINCE I'M NOT IN A SOUTHERN STATE, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME SINCE MARYLAND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT ALL SUMMER. THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY CAR MATCHES THE RECALL NOTICE JUST NOT THE STATE. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIND THE MONEY FOR REPAIR SINCE MY CHILD'S SAFETY IS AT RISK. I JUST THINK THAT GM SHOULD PAY FOR ALL 2006 COBALTS SINCE THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471677August 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471586August 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS WHEN THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAW THE LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIEVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,297.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471274August 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER TURNING OFF CAR THAT LASTS SEVERAL HOURS. ALSO, THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTIES STARTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471282August 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470859August 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH MY FUEL GAUGE CRASHED. DROPPING TO EMPTY FROM HALF FULL AND STOPPING MY VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE ENGINE FOR FUEL. NOTHING FOUND. GOT ON MY HANDS AND KNEES AND CHECKED UNDER THE CAR TO FIND FUEL SHOWERING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY FUEL TANK. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET AND GAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT YES THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ITS ONLY AVAILABLE TO BE FIXED FOR FREE IN 2 STATES. ARIZONA AND NEVADA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471142August 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. NOTICED GASOLINE ON BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK AND TANK SHIELD. LOOKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND RECALLS FOR THE FUEL MODULE ON VEHICLES REGISTERED IN STATES THAT HAVE A HOT SUMMER CLIMATE BUT NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI. WITH THE RECORD SETTINGS TEMPERATURES THIS SUMMER IN ST. LOUIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE STATE OF MISSOURI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470734August 15, 2012
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD A CLUNK ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IN THE WHEEL AREA. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE SUSPENSION NEEDED REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY PUNCTURED UP IN THE VERY TOP OF THE SUSPENSION. AS OF YET I HAVENT GOTTEN IT REPLACED AS I WAS WAITING TO GET IT ALL DONE WHEN THE CAR GETS INSPECTED ALONG WITH NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2007 COBOLT AND FIX IT. I ALSO HAVE ONLY BACK SPEAKERS THAT WORK FOR THE RADIO AND THE ELECTRIC LOCKS MECHANISM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FOR PASSENGER DOOR HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE I GOT IT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS AT AUTO DEALERSHIP. WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. GOING TO A FOREIGN AUTO MAKER FOR NEXT PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470540August 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470564August 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL MY CAR AROUND SHARP TURNS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE POWER STEERING TO JUST GO OUT ON ME LIKE THAT. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY POWER STEERING FIXED ONCE DUE TO A PAST RECALL AND HERE I AM AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Cobalt