Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10323646April 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
480 MILES ROTORS REPLACED 1200 MILES BRAKES BAD AGAIN SQUEALING AND GRINDING I AM IN FEAR EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT OF BRAKE FAILURE THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CNN AND THE BBB. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323661April 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 COBALT SS - REAR BRAKES WORN. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED NEW ROTORS BUT NOT PADS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10323670April 4, 2010
STEERING
ME AND MY KIDS AGES 7 AND 5 WERE HEADED HOME WHEN MY CAR LOCKED UP AROUND A CURVE AND THEN POWER STEERING LIGHT COME ON, THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP!! THIS CAR COULD HAVE COST OUR LIVES.... I LOOKED UP MY CAR ON THE INTERNET AND THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN RECALLED!! HOW BOUT THAT..... WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE VEHICLES THEY HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS I'M KIND OF SCARED TO OWN A NEWER MODEL CAR, THAT MAKES TOYOTA AND CHEVY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. AND THEY ARE NOT LITTLE PROBLEMS!!!! ARE THEY USING CHEAPER PARTS OR NOT TESTING THEM RIGHT... THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING OR IT COULD COST MY KIDS AND MY LIFE... AND NO CAR IS WORTH THAT!!! THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE ALOT MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THERE PRODUCTS... I HAVEN'T CALLED THE COMPANY YET BUT I READ ALL THE REPORTS AND SOME PEOPLE HAD TO PAY FOR CHEVYS SCREW UP AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME OR MY KIDS!!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323680April 4, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND HAVE HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS IN PARKING LOTS AND AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 BUT STILL PROBLEM EXISTS AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE FROM CARS COMPUTER THAT SAYS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERHEATING BUT DEALER SAYS THAT IS NORMAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL IN GETTING MY CAR FIXED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323579April 3, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING CAR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323431April 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHILE IN MOTION. SECOND TIME HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY HAD A NEW PROGRAM DOWNLOADED TO THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE CAR FUNCTION. SAID IT WAS A SENSOR MIS-READING THE CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE REBOOTED. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR A MOVING CAR. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH KEY IGNITION LOCK NOT RELEASING THE KEY- DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE BOTH ISSUES THE GM SHOULD OWN UP TO.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323472April 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR DISC BRAKES ON MY 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT SS TURBOCHARGED HAVE FAILED AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. THIS HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THE DISC BRAKES HAVE SINCE WORN INTO THE ROTORS, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I VISITED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT THE SQUEAKING IN THE BRAKES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I WAS TOLD THAT "UNDER CERTAIN...CONDITIONS, OCCASIONAL BRAKE SQUEAL, SQUEAK, OR OTHER NOISE MAY BE HEARD..." [CHEVROLET #08-05-22-004: INFORMATION ON BRAKE SQUEAL/SQUEAK NOISE - (JUL 15, 2008)] [XXX] [XXX] *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323485April 2, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SPORADIC LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. HE NOTICED A CHIMING SOUND ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HE STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). HE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,807. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323496April 2, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323503April 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BASE. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP; THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10323529April 2, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON RT 222 IN PENNSYLVANIA WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN MY CHEVY COBALT FAILED. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED TEH VEHICLE APPROX 20 NMINUTES AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323560April 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT 6000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED SLIGHT BRAKE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. I DIDNT NOTICE THE GROVES IN THE ROTORS UNTIL AFTER I GOT STUCK ON INTERSTATE 465 IN THE SNOW BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES WERE DRAGGING. I KNOW THE BACK BRAKES WERE DRAGGING BECAUSE I HAD TO PUT MY CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND PUSH MY OWN CAR WITH THE DOOR OPEN. I KNOW BAD IDEA. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES DIDN'T START ROLLING UNTIL THEY GOT TO CLEAN PAVEMENT. THERE WAS LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE ROADS. IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS TO GET HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS A FIFTEEN MINUTE DRIVE NORMALLY. I HAD TO WAIT A WEEK FOR THE SNOW TO MELT SO I COULD DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LONER VEHICLE WHICH I DROVE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR THEM TO FIX MY CAR. THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG BUT THEY DID REPLACE THE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS OCCURED AT ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES. AND 10,000 MILES LATER THE ROTORS WERE GROOVED AGAIN. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS TIME THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE BRAKES BUT MY UNCLE KNOWS THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HE GOT THEM TO FIX IT. I DROVE A LONER AGAIN FOR A FEW WEEKS. AND FINALLY I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK WITH 32,895 MILES ON IT WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THEY SAID G.M. WON'T COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BEING DIRTY. LOL ! I WASH MY CAR EVERY WEEK. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON MY CAR THAT I DRIVE EVERYDAY. THE BRAKE NOISE IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. ALMOST FORGOT DUE TO THE REAR BRAKE ISSUE MY RIMS HAVE DISCOLORATION FROM THE HEAT. NOT HORRIBLE BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316517April 1, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING ISSUES AND SUGGESTS A RECALL. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313163April 1, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL OVER. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323341April 1, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. HE NOTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IT. HE CALLED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL 10V073000 AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,121. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323366April 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323382April 1, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
POWER STEERING STOP WORKING ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323375April 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE SHE WAS MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER READING WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WITH NO FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323420April 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN JULY 2008. 2. FAILURE INCLUDES EXTREME PREMATURE WEAR AND SCORING ON REAR ROTORS AND UNEVEN WEAR ON REAR BRAKE PADS. 3. ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TURNED AND MILLED REAR ROTORS AT 7800 MILES. VEHICLE IS NOW BACK AT SAME DEALER AT 16000 MILES FOR SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322956March 31, 2010
STEERING
2007 CHEVROLET COLBALT. 03/30/10, POWER STEERING WENT OUT SEVEN TIMES IN THIRTY TWO MILES ON MY WAY TO WORK. HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS ON CURVES AND ICY ROADS MANY MORE TIMES. PROBLEM IS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY WHEN VEHICHLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF (WHILE STILL IN MOTION) THEN TURNED BACK ON AND STARTED. POWER STEERING HAS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATING A CORNER CAUSING ME TO INADVERTANTLY GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND OVER CORRECT WHEN RETURNING TO LANE OF TRAVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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