Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10463211June 26, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL AFTER BEING SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462751June 22, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SLOWED TO EXIT HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FUNNY AND HARD AND BECAME SCARRY. I THEN LEFT STOP SIGN AND MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND FELT LIKE IT WAS JUMPING ERATICLY. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AT TIMES AND IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN I PULLED INTO GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND CALL MY HUSBAND. AFTER EATING AND TELLING MY HUSBAND, I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND IT WAS FINE. NO MORE LIGHTS ON THE DASH SAYING SERVICE ENGINE SOON OR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF MY WAY HOME. I WENT TO WORK NEXT DAY AND ALL WAS BACK AGAIN, LIGHT FOR SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON AND SO DID TRACTION CONTROL. THEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AGAIN AND SHIFTING REAL HARD. NOW MY CAR DOES THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THEY SAID. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING SHOWING UP ON CODE BUT NOTHING ELSE. HAD THE BEARING FIXED AND IT STILL DOES IT. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WASN'T ALL IT WAS CAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS SLIPPING AND GRABBING. TO THIS DAY IT STILL DOES IT WITH EVERYONE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462564June 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS BEEN SMELLING AND LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP. CHECKED EVERYWHERE FOR LEAKS, BUT FOUND NONE. I DID FIND A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS MATTER, BUT UPON CONTACTING CHEVY WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE PRIOR RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462566June 21, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462305June 19, 2012
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF LEAKING AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES IF THERE WERE NO FUEL LEAKS DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 07/25/12 *BF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/30/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462042June 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE IGNITION KEY WOULD TURN INTO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION TUMBLER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE BATTERY TO WEAKEN AND REQUIRED A CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462058June 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,764.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462135June 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GETTING GASOLINE SMELL, UPON INVESTIGATING FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP RETURN FITTING WAS LEAKING, THIS IS A PLASTIC FITTING ON THE PUMP HEAD AND CANNOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER (3) DIFFERENT DEALERS IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE PUMPS MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED, HOWEVER THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A COST OFFSET BUT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WOULD BE A CHARGEABLE ESTIMATE.. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF I DID NOT HAPPEN TO SMELL THE FUEL IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462148June 18, 2012
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION WINDOW. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. CURRENTLY THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL RECENTLY THAT WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE IN A CRASH. MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ARE LOGGED IN ON THE INTERNET GOING BACK TO 2005. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS ARE ON LINE PLUS TWO NHTSA ITEMS NUMBERS. CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING FROM $300.00 TO $1000.00 TO HAVE THEIR CHEVROLET COBALT'S REPAIRED. DEALERS ARE CHANGING THE AIR BAG MODULES. THIS IS SAFETY ITEM AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461949June 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SMELLED GASOLINE, NOTED GASOLINE DRIPPING FROM THE CAR. PULLED INTO AN AUTO PARTS, THE ATTENDANT STATED THOUGHT GAS WAS LEAKING FROM AROUND THE TOP OF GAS TANK. THE FUEL FILTER AND HOSES WERE DRY, THUS SUSPECTED LEAK ON TANK TOP AREA. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED MY CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GOOGLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS OTHERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEM. YES, SAW THE FOLLOWING: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP THOUGH WHEN I CALLED THE CLOSEST CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPT.... SERVICE SAID THAT MY VIN WAS IN THE NOT IN THE NUMBER RANGE FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THIS VERY FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART.... MY CAR WAS WELL UNDER THE AGE AND MILEAGE, JUST THAT MY VIN WAS NEWER THUS A FEW THOUSANDS HIGHER THAN THE RECALL VIN RANGE! WELL, STILL THIS DEFECTIVE PART COULD LEAD TO MY CAR PROPERTY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY MY LIFE AND OR ANYONE ELSE IN IT OPERATING THIS SERIOUS GAS TANK LEAKING PROBLEM!!!!!! I JUST RECEIVED IN THE MAIL ABOUT RECALL NOTICE 10023 FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST - REPLACE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE DEALER SERVICE WILL PERFORM THE ABOVE POWER STEERING PART REPLACEMENT, THOUGH THE DEFECTIVE GASOLINE PUMP MODULE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461871June 15, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
CAR IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HAD CAR ALIGNMENT DONE AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT AND HEAR RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AND WHEN SPEED AT 50 MPH. IT ALSO RATTLES WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY FAMILY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS IS THE STEERING COLUMN. PRODUCTION ERROR. I AM NOT GOING TO BE PAYING HIGH COST FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FAULT OF A PRODUCTION ERROR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461906June 15, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461709June 14, 2012
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 34 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SPEED DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED TO 4,000 RPMS. THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY FAULT CODES TO BE DIAGNOSED PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461759June 14, 2012
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE MOVING FROM THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD WHILE FIGHTING THE WHEEL. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND HER ARMS GAVE OUT AND SHE COULD NOT FIGHT IT ANYMORE AND THEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE AFTER HITTING A FENCE AND FENCE POST. THE REAR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE NEED TO COME FORWARD WITH THIS INFORMATION. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LOOSE THEIR LIVES. I COULD HAVE LOST MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE OF A DEFECT FOR WHICH I HAVE NEVER REC'D A NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10461404June 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WORN SEVERELY UNEVENLY. THE INSIDE PADS ARE DOWN TO METAL WHILE THE OUTSIDE PADS ARE STILL AT LEAST 50%. THE ROTORS ARE DEEPLY SCORED BECAUSE OF THE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461496June 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CURTAINS BOTH DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND DRY. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE INCIDENT WAS AN INSURANCE CLAIM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED THE CLAIM SAYING THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. A GM INVESTIGATOR READ THE DATA BOX AND THE CDR FILE INFORMATION SHOWS THERE WAS NO EVENT RECORDED TO RECOVER. SOMETHING WAS PREVENTING THE DATA BOX FROM BEING READ AT THE COMPUTER PORT UNDER THE DASH, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE DATA BOX AND PLUG THEIR COMPUTER DIRECTLY INTO IT. INITIALLY GM CLAIMED I PUT THE VEHICLE IN A ROLLOVER SITUATION. NOW THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN WRONG, THEY ARE SAYING SOMETHING LIKE MOISTURE MADE THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE AND SITTING BECAUSE OF GM'S FAILURE TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460982June 8, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO GET IT BACK HOME WHERE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE DASH COMPUTER WAS ALL HAYWIRE NOT SHOWING CORRECT DATA. THIS SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN FIXED UNDER A RECALL JUST 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461004June 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND MY CAR. DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY LINE WAS BROKEN AT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND GAS WAS SQUIRTING EVERYWHERE. I SEE WHERE THERE IS RECALL ON CERTAIN VINS OVER THIS PROBLEM AND WONDER WHY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461031June 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND EXCEEDING THE SPECIFIED MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460885June 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE
NOTICED PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING ANYMORE. THEN CHECKED REAR BRAKES AND FOUND REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER BRAKE PAD (NOT THE OUTER PAD) COMPLETELY WORN OUT....ALL OTHER PADS ON CAR HAVE ATLEAST 70% PAD LEFT. NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE WITH NOT BEING DRIVEN IN ANY WINTERS. HOPE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS! MAY BE PROPORTION VALVE DESIGN PROBLEM? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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