Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10344540July 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE GARAGE TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKAGE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344541July 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHENEVER HE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK THE GEAR BEGAN TO DRAG, MAKE A SCRAPING NOISE AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344145July 20, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MY WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN AND SWITCH CURVEY LANES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343941July 19, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS SHIFTING REALLY HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344003July 19, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344064July 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000, ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM STEERING. SHE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH AN EXISTING SAFETY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. UPDATED 10/05/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344066July 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE & MODEL: 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. BUSHINGS ON RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT MILEAGE 14325 AND 2 YEARS 6 MONTHS USAGE OF FAIR WEAR & TEAR REQUIRING CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY OF USE. BUSHINGS ON LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AT MILEAGE 15,644 AND 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS OF FAIR WEAR & TEAR REQUIRING CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY OF USE. NO ACCIDENT, BUMPS OR POT HOLES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343832July 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AS I WOULD DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 25 MPH). IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WOULD BE FINE. THEN SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY (65 MPH) ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BEGAN TO GO CRAZY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. AS I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN IT BEGAN TO JERK AS IT DID BEFORE AND THEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. MY CAR WAS BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED PER THE RECALL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVY DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WILL BRAKE DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343866July 18, 2010
STEERING
WE WERE SIMPLY DRIVING TO THE HAIRDRESSER, AND MY MOTHER COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER STEERING SIGN CAME ON AND SHE WAS HARDLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE COBALT IS A 2007 AND HAS ABOUT 44,000 KILOMETERS ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343565July 16, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS HAD INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,869.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343378July 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTED LEAKING FUEL APPROXIMATELY JAN 2010. LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE AFFECTED MY ASTHMA WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO INTO HOSPITAL. WAS INSPECTED AND WAS REPORTED THAT THE LINES WERE LEAKING. YOU CAN SMELL GAS FUMES WITHIN 100 FEET OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343449July 15, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,280.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343508July 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT AND SHUTTING OFF AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS OR WHEN BACKING UP. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ALMOST DAILY, OR THREE TIMES A DAY. TODAY, JULY 15. 2010 THE CAR STALLED OUT AND SHUT OFF GOING DOWN I-20 EAST. IT IS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343519July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
PREMATURE REAR BRAKE WEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343180July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PULLING OUT, SITTING STILL. HAS BEEN DOING IT ALOT I HAVE 95,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO BE PUT ON THE SCOOP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T READ ANYTHING. HAD IT TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE CHILDREN. CHEVY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM. ALL I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IM HAVING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT I TOOK IN FOR A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING BUT THEY ONLY FIXED THE MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING AND SAID I HAD TO FIX THE MODULE WHICH WAS 700.00 IF I TOOK IT THERE TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON THE POWER STEERING ALL OF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED. CHEVY COBALT 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343255July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN OPEN, UNRELATED RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343337July 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE STOCK ROTORS ON MY CAR STARTED GETTING SEVERELY WARPED WITHIN THE FIRST 3-4 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASES IT. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND THE CAR HAD ABOUT 14,000 MILES. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE ROTORS AND THEY RESURFACED THEM. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH NEW BRAKES SINCE JUNE 2010, THE NEW BRAKES ARE ALREADY SQUEAKING AND ROTORS HAVE SEVERE GROOVES ON THEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR JUNE 2009 BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343046July 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RECENTLY HEARD CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET, BUT WILL SHORTLY. SUSPECT IT IS BUSHINGS MENTIONED IN REPORT # 10335840. THE MILEAGE IS 26100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343072July 13, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SINCE ABOUT 40K MILES, THE FRONT END STARTED CLUNKING OVER POTHOLES, LIKE IT WAS METAL HITTING METAL; NOW AT OVER 80K THEY BOTH CLUNK. ONE MECHANIC SAID STRUTS WERE GONE, AND ANOTHER THE BUSHINGS FAILED. A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT, WHICH I SUSPECT IS A BUSHING FROM THE SOUND, SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 40K-AND I AM SIMPLY HOPING FOR A RECALL, AS THIS ALSO INTERFERES WITH SAFE HANDLING AND CAUSES CAR TO WOBBLE ACROSS ROUGH ROADS. ONE DEALER SAID HAVE ZONE PERSON LOOK AT-BUT I BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS WIDESPREAD, AND SO THEY ARE TREATING AS A CASE-BY-CASE SITUATION. IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURE. HAD A TOYOTA BEFORE-NO MAJOR ISSUES EVEN AT 237K!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342915July 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE IA APPLIED. I HAVE CHANGED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM TO MY COBALT 2007 AND MY CAR STILL SEEMS TO SHAKE AND SHRIEK WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE AT A FAST SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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