Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11141563October 20, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT IN 3 PLACES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM ENGINE TO GAS TANK. IT WAS SPRAYING GAS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER CAR WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141396October 19, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LINE ROTTED OUT IN MULTIPLE PLACES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140785October 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE COBALT IS LEAKING GAS FROM A LINE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED WHILE NOT IN USE. GAS POOLS UNDER THE CAR, THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG AND EASILY RECOGNIZED AS GAS. SINCE I NOTICED THE SMELL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR OF COBALT FOR THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING, HOWEVER MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL. I WANTED TO REACH OUT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS RECALL COULD HAVE AFFECTED MY CAR ALONG WITH THE OTHERS MADE IN THE SAME PLANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140814October 17, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL LINE BEGAN LEAKING PROFUSELY. I AM LOSING QUITE A BIT OF GASOLINE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CATCH FIRE AND KILL ME. I SEE THAT CERTAIN 2007 COBALTS WERE RECALLED OVER THIS ISSUE AND AM WONDERING WHY MINE WASN'T. THE LEAK OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, WHETHER I AM STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140101October 13, 2018
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS TOUGH TO STEER UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OUT . IT HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ONCE TURNING ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A RECALL ON 2006 COBALT, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THIS. WHEN I RUN MY VIN NUMBER ON THIS SITE, IT STATES THAT MY CAR HAS NO RECALLS ON IT. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF RECALLS ON MY CAR WHICH WERE REPAIRED. BUT THIS WAS NOT ONE OF THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140063October 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE DUE TO CORRODED LINES. VERY CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139374October 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY COBALT ILLUMINATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE THEFT LIGHT AND DISPLAYS ENGINE POWER REDUCED HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES FIRST TIME IT STARTED WAS IN 12/2017. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 ALWAYS SERVICED AND REPAIRED BY DEALER SHIP. THE CAR STALLS AT STOP SIGNS LIGHTS OR WHEN YOU PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES. LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER THE GAUGES JUMP UP AND DOWN IN THE DASH. AFTER YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUMP ADN MAKE TICKING NOISE. WHEN THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT PRESENT THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND ACTS LIKE ITS GOING TO DIE TILL YOU START DRIVING THEN ITS FINE. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES ARE WHEN YOU TO PRESS THEM THE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS ALL THE WAY BUT ITS LIKE IT DONT MEET WITH THE PAD, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AS WELL. OBD2 CODES HAVE BEEN P0641 P0017 P0651 P0573 CURRENT CODES STORED ARE P0340 P0300 P0341. I'VE HAD THIS CAR AT THE DEALER AND MULTIPLE SHOPS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW WITHOUT RESOLUTION. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN ANYTHING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT DIES OR COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT/ SIGN, A CAR PULLS OUT OR AN ANIMAL AND YOUR BRAKES FAIL TO STOP YOU! IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THE CAR DOES HAVE HIGH MILES BUT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS TILL DECEMBER OF 2017 MILEAGE IS 203,602 ALL MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED UNDER RECOMMENDED MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139401October 10, 2018
STEERING
STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139468October 10, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING HARD TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY FROM EXIT OR GOING UP A HILL THE ACCELERATOR GETS SUCK. THE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. WE JUST PRAY WE CAN GET OVER TO BREAK DOWN LANE WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR IS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL, KEEPING YOUR FOOT ON BRAKE AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE THE CARE IS IN PARK YOU MUST SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART. IT YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE WITHOUT SHUTTING CAR OFF IT WILLL START RUNNING BY ITSELF AGAIN GOING 65MP IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN 2009 WITH ONLY 700 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN 2014 AND AGAIN SEPTEMBER 2018. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT DIDN'T HAPPENED. TOLD ME IT WAS A FREAK OCCURRENCE.PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS A 2009 MODEL WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. MY HUSBAND DROVE MY CAR THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HE WAS ON THE MASS PIKE AND ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. WE CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE WE GOT NO WHERE WITH OUR DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST. WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE ALL TESTS FIRST WHICH WE DID TWICE BEFORE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A HIGHER POWER WAS WATCHING OVER US. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE. TRAVELING 65MP IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE IS NO JOKE. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD 2 RECALLS ON IT THAT WERE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139530October 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY COBALT IS NOT LISTED IN THE FUEL PUMP-FUEL LINE RECALLS THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS ARE LISTED IN, YET, I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! ALSO, THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTING THROUGH AT THE METAL CLAMP SITES AND LEAKING GAS TOO! I BELIEVE THIS RECALL NEEDS EXTENDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES DEVELOPING THIS PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139199October 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL, TROUBLE STARTING CAR, NO VISIBLE LEAK. NOT COVERED UNDER COBALT FUEL RECALL. THE PROBLEMS INDICATE THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO GET THESE UNSAFE CARS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133238October 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A TERRIBLE GAS FUME SMELL FROM INSIDE THE CAR. IT IS STRONGER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE FUEL TANK IS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON, AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 125,500 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131428October 4, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LEAKAGE AND RECALL FOR MODEL. REPAIRS TO CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO RUST AN CORROSION. *AS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133393October 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE APPEARED WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OF A 08 CHEVROLET COBALT LS. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. ENGINE HAS TO BE CRANKED TWICE TO START. CHECKED GAS CAP, SEEMED NOT TO BE SEATING/ SEALING PROPERLY. ODBE TESTER SHOWED NO ERROR CODES. REPLACED FUEL CAP ON 10?03/2018 WITH OEM CAP. 10/04/2018 WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NOTICED PUDDLE (GAS) UNDERNEATH CAR IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE.(WIFE DROVE CAR FROM WORK, NOTICED STRONGER ODOR OF GAS ON WAY HOME). CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS SEEING COMPLAINTS OF LEAKING GAS LINES IN THIS AREA OF SAME MODEL YEAR, IT IS LEAKING UNDER A SILVER SHIELD/INSULATION.THIS IS NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPES RUNNING FROM ENGINE TO REAR OF CAR. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS STATE THAT THE LEAK IS BEING CAUSED BY CRACKS AND/OR CORROSION TO THE FUEL LINES. CHECK OF VIN # SHOWS NO OPEN SAFETY RECALLS (CAR WAS BOUGHT USED 3-4 YEARS AGO).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132776October 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS SAYING NEEDS MAINTENANCE AND THE MOTOR HAS NO COMPRESSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132783October 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OFTEN OVER CRANKS FOR CLOSE TO 5 SECONDS WITH VERY STRONG RAW GASOLINE FUMES WHILE PARKED ON FLAT PARKING LOT, INSIDE CAR AND OUTSIDE CAR SMELL STRONGLY. ONCE STARTED I CANT RECALL SMELLING IT BECAUSE I RUN THE RECIRCULATION A/C. THE CHECK GAS CAP NOTIFICATION APPEARS FOLLOWED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I ALREADY CHANGED THE GAS CAP WITH NO EFFECT. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE A TODDLER RIDING IN THIS CAR WITH ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132194September 28, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR AREA. CAN SEE FUEL LEAKING AT PLASTIC LINE. IN CHECKING RECALLS, IT SEEMS GENERAL MOTORS DID ISSUE A RECALL (NUMBER IS 12190) FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. OBVIOUSLY IT IS HAPPENING IN MORE OF THE STATES NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. OWNERS ONLINE ARE ALL POSTING THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131929September 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR CAME THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE NEXT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILLER BROTHERS CHEVROLET (9035 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042, (410) 988-6165) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE CHASSIS, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132000September 27, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10005 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132002September 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINES BAD AND LEAKING THE DEALER STATED IT WASNT UNDER RECALL BUT DID TELL ME THAT IT SHOULD OF BEEN AS MANY AS HE HAS FIXED OVER 100 OF THEM SINCE 07 COBALTS. THE COST OVER 600.00 DOLLARS. IT WILL SIT UNTIL I WIN THE LOTTERY CHEVY SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX IT FOR FREE.I JUST PAID THE CAR OFF LAST MONTH GO FIGURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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