Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10324464April 8, 2010
STEERING
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT VIN# [XXX] INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DETERMINED THAT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN INITIATED 3/10/10 AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET FOR ASSISTANCE. CHEVROLET CLAIMED MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. I INVITE THEM TO TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE STEERING MIGHT GO OUT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10324528April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS NOT APPLYING EVEN FORCE ON BOTH INNER AND OUTER PADS, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE PADS AND ROTORS, AND ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
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#10324564April 8, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE POWER STEERING STILL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,800.
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#10324593April 8, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT THAT I PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY I HAD AN INCIDENT THAT KEPT REPEATING ITSELF IN THE SAME DAY WHERE MY WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND I COULD NO LONGER STEER. THIS PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER HAD AND RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF FRIENDS OF MINES WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M JUST MAKING THIS ISSUE KNOWN AND MAKING SOMEONE AWARE OF IT, BECAUSE IT COULD GET SERIOUS. *TR
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#10324154April 7, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE--BEGAN OCCASIONALLY, NOW OCCURRING EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR
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#10324187April 7, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A CHIME SOUNDED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ONE TO THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS SINCE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH HER VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB
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#10324319April 7, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FIRST FAILED. THE CAR BECAME SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT AT HIGH SPEED AND EXTREMELY TUFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 50K IN THE MANUAL IT SAYS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY AROUND COMPLETELY. THIS TEMPORARILY FIXED THE ISSUE UNTIL IT BECAME A DAILY MATTER IN WHICH IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST TEN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LS 2 DOOR, AUTO. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN CHEVY COBALTS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. MY VIN NUMBER IS TOLD NOT TO APPLY YET IS CLEARLY THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE COVERED BY GM. *TR
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#10324362April 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) APRIL 07,10 HELLO, I [XXX], HAVE RECIEVED YOUR LETTER ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT, WHICH I HEARD A SHAKING NOISES WHEN THE CAR REACH BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE FRONT STEERING COLUM. I TOOK MY 2006-CHEVROLET COBLAT TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET -NOV. 04, 2009; AND TOLD THE GUY-THAT TEST DROVE THE CAR. I WAITED FROM 8AM-4PM; AND PAID $343.34. IN ADDITION,WHEN I GOTTEN INTO MY 2006 COBLAT THE- SHAKING IN MY STEERING COLUM WAS STILL THERE, SO I MADE AN U-TURN AND WENT BACK TO JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED THE GUY THAT TEST MY CAR; I SAID PLEASE COME AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME, BECAUSE I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DID I SPEND $343.34 FOR. I CALL JEFFERSON CHEVROLET BEFORE I LEFT THEIR, AND SPOKE WITH MR. JERRY AND TOLD HIM EVERY THING, AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON NOV. 05,2009- WHICH I DID , AND WHEN MR. JERRY AND MYSELF TESTED DROVE, HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE I DROVE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I STILL HAVE "NOISES IN MY STEERING COLUM". FINALLY, WHEN I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ON APRIL 07, 2010- ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL, I CALLED MR. JERRY@ JEFFERSON CHEVROLET AND ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY 2006- COBALT; WHICH HE SAID THAT'S NOT WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR. P.S PLEASE HELP ME I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING IN THE STEERING CLOUM- THAT'S WHAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT OR CAUSE HURT , BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK TO STILL MAKE TO MAKE $340.46 CAR PAYMENT / CAR INSURANCE. [XXX] *TR
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#10323927April 6, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING JUST STARTED TURNING OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM MAKING SHARP TURNS, OTHER TIMES IT JUST SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM. I WOULD SAY IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY THAT I AM DRIVING. IT MAKES IT A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE QUICK OR SHARP TURNS, AND IS JUST OVERALL HARD TO DRIVE. *TR
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0
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#10323940April 6, 2010
STEERING
CHEVROLET COBALT STEERING FAILURE. *TR
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#10324016April 6, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE THEN NOTICED THE FAILURE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,485.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10324030April 6, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2008 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION; AFTER RESTARTING, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. AFTER BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A STEERING ISSUE. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.
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#10324060April 6, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. *TR
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#10324066April 6, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
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#10324078April 6, 2010
STEERING
IN OCTOBER 2008 WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WAS ONLY 41 ,223 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A GM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD TO PAY $773.81 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ON MARCH 3, 2010 AFTER HAVING ACCUMULATED 62,522 MILES DRIVEN ON MY VEHICLE. I WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN. THEN I BECAME AWARE (WHILE WATCHING THE NEWS THAT NIGHT ) THAT A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTORS FOR 2005 CHEVY COBALTS WAS ISSUED. I CONTACTED GM CHEVROLET BUT WAS TOLD I HAD TO WAIT TO RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER ON MY VEHICLE. I INFORMED GM CHEVROLET OF MY PREVIOUS STEERING PROBLEM IN 2008, BUT WAS OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I WANTED THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED. I WAS MADE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR A RECALL LETTER. IN MY CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WHICH HAS A RECALL IS UNFAIR, CONSIDERING I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM STEERING IN 2008, BEFORE A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER YESTERDAY, AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED TODAY, BUT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST MONTH, BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ORIGINAL REPAIR THAT WAS DONE ON 10/30/2008, EVEN THOUGH ANOTHER GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IN 2008 THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMNS WHICH WAS THE NORM, BUT NOW THE ARE CORRECTING THE STEERING PROBLEMS BY REPLACING THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR. *TR
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0
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0
#10324091April 6, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING SLOW AROUND A BEND AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL SPUN AROUND THREE TIMES ALMOST HIT A BUS, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY ON ME. I HAD TO TRY TO COAST IT DOWN THE HILL TO PULL OVER FOR TRAFFIC. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES SO FAR WITH THE SPINNING, EVEN ON DAYS THAT THERE IS DRY ROADS. I ALSO PARKED THE CAR WENT INTO A DRUGSTORE AND CAME OUT AND THE CAR STEERING WAS TOTALLY LOCKED AS WELL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DOING IT AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR AS I TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN AROUND. I NO LONGER AM CONFIDENT IN THAT CAR. IT ALSO SLIDES ALL OVER THE ROAD IN WINTER AND I ALSO HAVE STUDDED TIRES. *TR
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#10323737April 5, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HAD RESET ITSELF AND WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,700.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10323825April 5, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT, HAD POWER STEERING MOTOR FAIL WHILE DRIVING IN NOVEMBER 2009, HAD IT REPLACED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, DEALER STATED STEERING SHAFT WILL ALSO FAIL AS A RESULT OF BAD MOTOR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, NO MONEY, STEERING SHAFT NOW MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATION, CHEVROLET DEALER SAID STEERING SHAFT IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED, GM REPRESENTATIVE, AFTER 10 DAYS OF DEALING WITH THEM SAID UNTIL I RECEIVE LETTER FROM GM THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE EVEN THOUGH I HAD GM DEALER DO WORK. THEY STATED STEERING SHAFT NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ALTHOUGH CAR IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10323822April 5, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE ACCORDINGLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,600.
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0
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0
#10323876April 5, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVY COBALT LP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. HE WAS ABLE TO RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AS DESIGNED ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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