Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10127694July 6, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLUTCH WENT ON CAR AFTER 60 MILES (2 WEEKS OLD) BEEN IN TOMS CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP FOR THREE WEEK STILL NOT PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128052June 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT EQUIPMENT.*MR TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CONSUEMR CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK AND FORTH TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 23, 2005. THE A/C WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A SHORT IN THE A/C PRESSURE SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122034June 24, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET, COBALT; HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED THE CAR OUT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124877June 10, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD POWERING STEERING LOCKED, VEHICLE WOULD THROW CONSUMER FORWARD AND BACKWARD IN THE SEAT. COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND PRESS THE BRAKES IT WAS LIKE THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. JUST GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. POWER STEERING WAS LOCKING BUT WAS NOT ACTUALLY LOCKED. WILL STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLWAS AND ITS LIKE HAVING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124631June 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121741May 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T ACELARATE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE CAR JUST STALLED. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I THEN TRIED STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DID START. MY VEHICLE HAS 600 MILES.TODAY I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION CENTRAL OFFICE STATING THAT THEY ARE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THAT AFFECTS CERTAIN 2005 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COBALT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.2L ENGINE AND AIR CONDITIONING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO THE 800 NUMBER ON MY LETTER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY VEHICLE STALLING AND TO LET THEM NOW I RECEIVED THE LETTER. I'M SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND TO LOOK INTO WHY MY VEHICLE STALLED. ALTHOUGH THEY STATE THIS IS "VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER STATISFACTION PROGRAM" I THINK THEY SHOULD JUST CALL IT A RECALL AND HAVE ALL CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED THIS MODEL BRING THEIR VEHICLE IN NOW RATHER THAN WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119460May 3, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES: STEERING COLUMN ITSELF MAKES A RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE, NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116277April 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT IN MID DECEMBER. IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY WE NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSION VALVE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND READ "POWER LESS REDUCED" THEN ,WE BEGAN TO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STIFF. THE DEALEARSHIP REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSION VALVE ONCE AGAIN. AGAIN THE PROBLEM SURFACED ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THE SAME PART WAS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN ,AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. PROCEEDINGS ARE UNDERWAY TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114677March 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WHILE DRIVING HOME A 2005 CHEVY COBALT, WE RAN OVER A SMALL ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN FROM A TRUCK IN FRONT OF US ( ABOUT 8" IN DIAMETER). WE HEARD A BANGING AND TEARING NOISE, THEN THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, WE EXITED THE COBALT TO FIND FUEL GUSHING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WE HAD OUR 3 CHILDREN MAKE A RUN FOR IT, GRABBED OUR POSSESSIONS, FOLLOWED THE KIDS, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. FORTUNATELY WE, (AND OTHER MOTORISTS) WERE NOT INJURED. IN 25 YEARS OF DRIVING, WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE FIREMEN ON THE SCENE SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A SMALL ROCK TEAR OPEN A FUEL TANK AT THAT SLOW A SPEED BEFORE. THE SHERIFF ECHOED THEIR COMMENTS, ALONG WITH THE FACT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FUEL TANK LIKE THAT BEFORE, PARTICULARLY THE FACT THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A BLADDER. I'M NOT WELL VERSED IN AUTO MECHANICS. I'M JUST HAPPY MY FAMILY IS ALIVE. TAKE THIS AS A WARNING - PERHAPS THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES CHEVY TOOK FOR THE FUEL TANK IN A REAR COLLISION LEFT IT VULNERABLE IN OTHER AREAS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN, AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114554March 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING FULL WHEN IT IS FILLED UP. SOMETIMES IT GOES TO THE 7/8 MARK AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T EVEN GO TO THERE. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROGRAMMING PROBLEM , AND THERE SHOULD BE AN UPDATE FOR THE COMPUTER. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE UPDATE AND APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT FIXED. ALSO, THE FAN MOTOR ON THE VENT CONTROLS ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114509March 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER NEW (LESS THAN 300 MILES ON IT) COBALT LATE SATURDAY EVENING WITH OUR FOUR-YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THE BACK SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS WENT OFF AS THE ENGINE DIED. THE DIRECTIONALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A LARGER VEHICLE THAT WAS FOLLOWING HER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT SHE WILL PURSUED THE MATTER WITH THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113851March 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY OLESHA'S BOY FRIEND BILLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110632February 16, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AUTO PURCHASED NEW. CAR AND STEERING WHEEL PULLS/DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER MAKING LEFT HAND TURN. AUTO WAS FULLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO DAMAGED PARTS. DEALER HAS DECIDED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN UNIT. REPLACEMENT PART WILL TAKE 1 TO 2 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107954January 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CAR WOULD NOT START AND AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS REVERSE LIGHTS CAME ON. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE. SHIFTER CABLE CAME OFF SHIFT CONTROL, CAUISNG THE NEATRAL SWITCH TO TO BLOCK THE STARTING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106004January 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I PURCHASED THE CAR LITERALLY OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. ONE DAY AND 38 MILES LATER IT STALLED OUT ON MY WIFE ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. TWO WEEKS LATER I GOT IT BACK. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER HAD TO FINALLY TAKE ONE FROM ANOTHER CAR TO HELP SOLVE MY PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR "THIRD EYE" BRAKE LIGHT. IT WILL NOT GO OFF. I AM RETURNING THE VEHICLE ON MONDAY AND WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS. I KNOW THE COBLAT IS NEW BUT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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