Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10322993March 31, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LATCHES ON BOTH MY PASSANGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS HAVE BEEN GETTING STUCK FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WHEN I PULL THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR (FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE) THERE IS NO REISITANCE ON THE HANDLE. LIKE THE LATCH IS NOT EVEN ATTACHED. I HAVE TRIED USING THE REMOTE KEY LOCKS, USING THE KEY IN THE DOOR LOCK, AND USING THE BUTTONS INSIDE THE CAR. NOTHING WORKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCK BOTH IN AND OUT OF MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.
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#10323013March 31, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.
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#10323217March 31, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) ON THE WEBSITE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,741.
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#10322760March 30, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP OR SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND THE CAR WILL STOP. I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED, I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP BUT IT JUST STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WERE YOU COULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL JUST STOP. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST STOP. IT'S BECOMING A DRIVING HAZARD, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ON ME. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND I HAD THEM CHECK IT AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY CAR THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. NOW THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I WILL HAVE TAKE IT FOR REPAIRS TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. I'M AFRAID I'LL GET HURT OR MY TEENAGER DAUGHTER WILL GET HURT, BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPS. THE CAR ALSO STOPPPED ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE DRIVING, I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP...
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#10322850March 30, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR HER VIN AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB
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#10322900March 30, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT TODAY ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. IT WAS WORKING FINE THIS MORNING, AND I GOT OFF OF WORK, WENT TO START MY CAR, ONCE I STARTED MOVING, I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. DOES GM HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS YET? I AM NOT PAYING MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY NEED TO RECALL IT SO I CAN GET IT FIXED.
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#10322612March 29, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED ANY FAILURES SINCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,600.
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#10322616March 29, 2010
STEERING
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH TO 35MPH THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. AS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT THE VEHICLE IS BEING PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF AND ON AND THEN THE STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE GM MANUFACTURE WAS CALL AND INFORM CONTACT HIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000....MW
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0
Deaths:
0
#10322684March 29, 2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ,THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN SIGNALING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,500.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10322688March 29, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT 300 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
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#10322725March 29, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT AT TIME IS HARD TO TURN A LOW SPEED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE COULD NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL OR NOT. HE ALSO TOLD ME I SHOULD BE BE GETTING A WARING LIGHTON MY DASH *CN
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#10322437March 27, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE BOUGHT A 2,006 CHEVY COBALT WITH 16.769MILES ON IT. WAS NOT TOLD IT WAS USED AS A LEASE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT IT WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION.SO YOU CAN SEE WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT VERY HAPPY TO BEGIN WITH. HIDDEN TRUTHS.WE WAS CALLED ON MARCH 26,2010 AT 10;30 TO GO AND PICK UPOUR VEHICLE. "THEY HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING THE STERRING COLUMN IN-RECALL BUT SAID IT WAS NOT FOR OUR VEHICLE....WE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL WE ARRIVED HOME SOME 30 MILES AWAY. WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE SENSOR AND PERSONS WEIGHT-O.K. THEN JUST LEANING ON IT KEPT IT ON AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. ANY RECALLS AND HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED?
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#10322463March 27, 2010
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WELL TO BEGIN, I INITIALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY SHIFT COLUMN, WHICH I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WOULD CAUSE MY KEY TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN. THEN A A COUPLE OF WEEK LATER, MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING REALLY FUN, I JUST BLEW IT OFF FOR A MOMENT, UNTIL I THEN TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE ONE DAY, AND IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DELEARSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AT 86,000 MILES. THE DEALEARSHIP HAS MY CAR, AND IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S EVEN WORTH FIXING. IM ALSO WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THE INTIAL TIME THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE, AND FIGURED IT WAS MY SHIFTING COLUMN, BECAUSE EVEN WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT ALSO AFFECTED THE SHIFTING COLUMN. ONE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE NOT GOT THIS FIXED YET, BECAUSE THE DEALEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $99 JUST TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING MY AIRBAG SENSOR TO NOT COME ON, WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME.
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#10322474March 27, 2010
STEERING
MY SON OWNS A 2006 CHEVY COBALT. GM HAS ELECTED NOT TO RECALL HIS CAR AT THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH HE HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. HIS CAR HAS AROUND 60000+ MILES. IF HE SHUTS THE CAR OFF AND WAITS A FEW MINUTES HE REGAINS POWER STEERING. I AM NOT SURE HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURS BE CAUSE HE IS AT SCHOOL. GM GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER AND SAID HE COULD HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PREFORMED. WHY SHOULD HE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND WHY ARE THEY BEING SELECTIVE ON CARS. DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC DATE ON FAILURES.
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#10322477March 27, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVROLET COLBALT'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL
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0
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#10322500March 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2006 CHEVY COBALT WILL SOMETIMES LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU TURN A CORNER OR FROM TAKE OFF. IT WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS A THEN START TO TAKE OFF GRADUALLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT ONE TIME. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON (MAKING A DINGING NOISE) THEN WENT OFF WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO RUN BETTER. SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS DURING THE COLDER WEATHER. I CALLED GM DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR STARTS TO ACT LIKE IT HAS NO POWER AND I ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. AMCO TRANSMISSON PLACE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO TAKE OFF IN SECOND GEAR. GM DEALERSHIPS SAID THEY DOUBT IT AND WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD PROBLEMS. GM IN TULSA, CLAREMORE OKLAHOMA SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BUT I DO NOT BELIVE THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
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#10322234March 26, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTANTLY GOES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT.
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0
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#10322274March 26, 2010
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN IS RATTLING BROUGHT THE CAR IN THEY SAID IT WAS THE I SHAFT I BROUGHT IT TO 3 OTHERS TO LOOK AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHOLE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDS TO GET REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE.IS THIS PART OF THE RECALL AND IF IT IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT ONE OF THEM?
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
0
#10322290March 26, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 COBALT. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR POWER STEERING WORKED. HOWEVER SINCE THEN IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. NOTIFIED DEALER TODAY, THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. (PADDOCK CHEVROLET BUFFALO NY)
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0
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0
#10322342March 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 3 MPH. WHILE TURNING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT TOWARD A CURB. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE STRUTS AND NOT THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE STRUTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,081. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,312.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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