Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10419247August 12, 2011
STEERING
CHEVY COBALT HAVE HAD POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, STILL NO POWER STEERING, NOW DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW STEERING COLUMN FOR 1000.00,WHICH I CANT AFFORD, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE FOR MOTOR, REPLACE RIMS THAT WERE OUT OF ROUND,HEAD LIGHTS BULBS COME LOOSE AND DON'T WORK , LOSES POWER AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS RUN INTO A WALL IT JERKS SO HARD, STEERING LOCKS UP WITHOUT NOTICE, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION. ALL OF THESE HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FINE CHEVY PRODUCT, WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419243August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED FOR MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE FIRST INVOLVED THE STEERING PROBLEM,WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY RECALLED, BUT NOT UNTIL I SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, FOR WHICH I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. ON JULY 21, 2011, WHICH HIT OVER 100 DEGREES INN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, I BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE UNDER AN OZONE ACTION ALERT, BUT WHEN THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESOLVE AND BECAME WORSE I CONTACTED THE DEALER. LIKE MANY OTHER CHEVY COBALT, SATURN ION, AND PONTIAC GS OWNERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM A LEAKY FUEL PUMP. DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AMONG THE LIMITED VIN NUMBERS THAT QUALIFIED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGN #09V419000 NOR DID I LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES THAT QUALIFIED. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT HAVE A CASE TO FILE FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #09275A. WHICH DID INCLUDE MY VIN,, BUT MY MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $496.27 TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM MYSELF, AND THAT WAS WITH A COURTESY DISCOUNT FROM THE DEALER. WHILE I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT THAT EVEN GOOD PARTS WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT, IT IS STILL NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT A KNOWN FAILURE OF A PARTICULAR PART SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IF OTHER DRIVERS RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A FAULTY PART REPLACED, ALL DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM SHOULD REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE AND WHAT THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THAT PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH SUCH AS A FIRE THAT MIGHT OCCUR FROM LEAKING FUEL OR HAVING STEERING GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. MY DEALER WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY FINE WITH ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE SERVICE LOT WITHOUT THE FIX IF I WASN'T ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, BUT THIS MAY BE MY LAST CHEVY PURCHASE. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418531August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT HAD YET TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,200. . UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF UPDATED 05/10/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418528August 11, 2011
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO JERK AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 09/30/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418539August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT ON THE INTERIOR WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A STATE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418350August 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, FUEL ESCAPED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT REPAIRS WERE MADE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/27/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418394August 10, 2011
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING IN MY '06 CHEVY COBALT SUDDENLY DIED, AND CONTINUES TO DIE EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE BEFOREHAND. THIS IS A RECENT PROBLEM FOR ME BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF RESEARCH I SEE THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR '05-'07 COBALTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418441August 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD 2008 GM COBALT WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILE. I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS 7/18/11. I DROVE IN TO PARKING SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY DID NOT TURN TO TURN THE CAR OFF NOR COULD I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I DROVE MY CAR TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER CARS, ONE FOR 10 YRS AND ONE FOR 11 YRS NEVER AT ANY TIME DID I HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OR PROBLEMS TURNING MY CAR OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND SO I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER MY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418165August 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,575.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418205August 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP 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 ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418257August 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE VEHICLES IN HER PARTICULAR STATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418297August 9, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY PARENTS HOUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING I SLIGHTLY HIT THE FENCE. I DID TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND IT TURNS OUT ITS THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. ISN'T IT SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL FOR THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418022August 8, 2011
STEERING
I HAVE A NEW 2010 COBALT AND I NOW FIND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING , MY COBALT IS NOT PART OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RECALL . I STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM WHILE TURNING , I SEEM TO LOOSE POWER STEERING FROM TIME TO TIME AND I DON'T GET A WARNING LIGHT . THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IS HARDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS STIFF LIKE I SAY SEEMS LIKE I LOOSE POWER STEERING . I HAD IT INTO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THERE MECHANICS WHERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE SO THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THEY CHECKED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM WITH IT . THE TIGHT STEERING HAPPENS ON AND OFF AND DOES NOT SEEM TO FOLLOW ANY PATTERN . I STARTED NOTICING THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 15K KM . THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE GM MECHANICS SAYS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER IT DID FIX THE NOISE BUT THE LOSS OR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL STILL THERE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418083August 8, 2011
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING LOUD NOISE AND CAUSES RATTLING WHEN ON GRAVEL OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. HAD POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACE AS P[ER RECALL. CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE STEERING TO FAIL. DO NOT WANT TO FIX IN CASE AS IT COSTS $800. ACCORDING TO LEDINGHAM IN STEINBACH MANITOBA. WILL THIS BE A RECALL ITEM? IF I PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT IS RECALLED WILL THEY HAVE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS? THE CAR IS A 2009 COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417920August 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBOLT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL SMELL AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417936August 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FEATURE WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417961August 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT ON THE INTERIOR. AS A RESULT, DRIVING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THE FUEL LINE WAS DETACHED FROM THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO ITS LOCATION. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417828August 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COLBALT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE MACHANIC AND HE STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS A HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATION BUS WHICH IS PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT'S WHY IS STALLS. AKA FLY BY WIRE. HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS. WE ARE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417189August 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417194August 5, 2011
EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I BOUGHT MY COBALT IN MARCH OF 2007. FOR THE LAST YEAR THE RADIO WILL ONLY PLAY ON THE BACK SPEAKERS. THE STERO IT SELF WILL PLAY BUT SOME TIME NOTHING ON SREEN TO SHOW STATION OR TIME. THAT NOT A MAGIOR AS THE PROBLEM THE HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE TIME. WHEN WE GO TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND PUSH IN ON THE CLUCK THE CAR WILL DIE AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WILL SHOOT OVER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT SIDE FAST. THE CAR WILL RESTART. IN THE LAST MONTH THE FRONT IN WILL SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHEN SPPLING THE BREAKS. DOSE IT REAL BAD WHEN YOU SLOWING DOWN WHEN OVER 55 MILE PER HOUR. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINS ON THE FRONT END. WLL IT TAKE A PERSON TO BE KILLED FOR THE CHEVY COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES CALLED IN AND LOOKED AT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE, MILE PER GALLON OF GAS.AND OVER ALL LOOK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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