Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10909337September 23, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE OR MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909355September 23, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,693.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908371September 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE CONTACT'S INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908494September 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
ELECTRICAL DASH PANEL GAUGES BOUNCE. POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. ENGINE CUTS OUT & IDOLS ODDLY, EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC DASH CLUSTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908242September 20, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908291September 20, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SENSORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907514September 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL "FIXED" ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY I GO TO START IT AND EXACT SAME THING, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, NOW WHEN I SEARCH RECALL FOR MY CAR IT SHOWS NOTHING UNDER MY VIN, NOW I'M STUCK WITHOUT MY CAR BECAUSE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX IT CORRECTLY AND THE RECALL IS THE OBVIOUS REASON!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907590September 19, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED AND THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907677September 19, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER SMELLING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I PULLED MY CAR OVER AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND AND STILL STEADILY POURING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT AND TOOK PHOTOS AND A VIDEO OF THE DEFECT. I HAD LOST OVER HALF A TANK OF GASOLINE IN JUST 30 MINUTES. WITH THIS FUEL PUMP LEAK BEING NEAR THE EXHAUST, A HIGH PROBABILITY OF EXPLOSION CAN HAPPEN AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE, DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR. I HAVE SEEN THAT THE CHEVROLET COBALT 2007-2009 HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FUEL PUMP LEAKS, BUT THE 2010 HAS SUSPICIOUSLY BEEN LEFT OFF OF THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908024September 19, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO START. SMELLED FUEL FOUND FUEL LEAK COMING FROM FUEL LINE NEAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. SAW FUEL LEAKING OUT ON TO THE FLOOR OF GARAGE WHILE PULLING THE CAR INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907440September 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR RECALL ABOUT A YR AGO. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR SHOWED POWER STEERING IN INFO LINE. THEN ODOMETER , SPEED, INFO NUMBERS ALL STOPPED WORKING. PULLED IN GAS STATION, CAR WON'T START, KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINS, CAR STARTED BACK UP AND NOW ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON. MANAGED TO DRIVE THA CAR 100 MI. BACK HOME BUT NOISE LIKE LAWNMOWER COMING FROM FRONT AND FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION STUCK OR SLIPPING. WAS TERRIFIED THAT CAR WAS GONNA BLOW UP OR JUST STOP AND GET HIT BY SEMI. THE CAR HAS ALSO JUST STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. I DID HAVE THE FUEL LEAK HAPPEN AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING AND DIM OR GET BRIGHTER WITH BRAKING. THIS CAR IS SO DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVERS AS WELL AS PUBLIC, IT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROAD AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A MANUFACTURERS SCREW-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907467September 18, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN TIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS. LIKE ITS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID AND REALIZED THIS IS CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY. I'VE READ THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME RECALLS BUT NEVER RECEIVED ONE FOR MY COBALT OF THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907364September 17, 2016
STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY DISPLEASURE WITH HOW GENERAL MOTORS PERFORMED THEIR RECALL ON CHEVY COBALT VEHICLES. MY 2005 COBALT WAS PURCHASED BY DOBLES CHEVROLET (NOW QUIRK CHEVROLET OF MANCHESTER) BACK IN 2005. THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED IN MAY OF 2014. ON THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014, MY CAR LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LOSING POWER STEERING AND THRUSTING VIOLENTLY. IT COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC AT CARK'S CAR CARE DIAGNOSED THIS AS AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE AND CALLED QUIRK CHEVROLET OF MANCHESTER ABOUT AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED ON THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN SERVICE WHOM CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ONCE BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD SO SOON. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BAD SO SOON, THAT THE SERVICE WOULD BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE. UPON HEARING THIS I CALLED IN TO SCHEDULE AND WAS THAT THEY'D LOOK AT IT BUT IT WOULD NOT BE FREE BECAUSE THE RECALL IS ONE-AND-DONE. DURING CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, MARY BARRA SPOKE ABOUT HOW SAFETY WAS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO GM. I HEARD SUCH WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT SAFETY AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE; BUT ALL I'VE EXPERIENCE IS NEAR DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. FOR 9 YEARS I OWNED THE GEAR AND EXPERIENCED NO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES; HOWEVER, ONLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE RECALL THAT 'NEW' PART COULD'VE LEAD TO A LETHAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AT GM INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MARY BARRA HERSELF, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907375September 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING FUEL FROM DRIVERS SIDE IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE. APPARENTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE THAT RESULTS IN RECALLS IF YOUR CAR IS FROM CERTAIN STATES WHICH MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM RELATED TO SAFETY ON ALL CARS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL NUMBER. SOMEHOW IF YOU LIVE OR BOUGHT THE CAR IN CERTAIN STATES YOUR SAFETY IS NOT IMPORTANT. THE CARS ALL USE THE SAME PARTS! THE SMELL OF FUEL HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. I JUST FOUND IT DRIPPING FUEL TODAY. LEAKS WHETHER MOVING OR PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907175September 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FINDING HER CAR HARD TO START IN THE MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMELL OF GASOLINE (THE LONGER IT SITS, THE WORSE THE SMELL) MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE. HE FOUND GASOLINE ON TOP OF THE TANK. HE ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ISSUE ON THE COBALT FOR A FUEL PUMP MODULE (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 12V459000). THEY PULLED THE TANK DOWN AND FOUND THE FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING THE FUEL TO COME OUT IN AN ENCLOSED, INACCESSIBLE AREA. THIS IS A SERIOUS RISK BECAUSE OF THE CHANCE OF A SPARK FROM THE PUMP CONTACTING THESE FUEL VAPORS. IT IS ALSO A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (OVER $1000 CHARGED) THAT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO DELAY IN HAVING IT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906030September 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CHEVROLET VEHICLE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL WORK AT TED BRITT CHEVY IN STERLING, VA. AFTER TWO HOURS WITH THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN PRESENTED ME WITH A LIST OF REPAIRS COSTING $1200+ THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE THE RECALL ACTION COULD BE TAKEN. NOT ONLY WERE THE ISSUES SUSPECT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY NONE OF THEM PRECLUDED THE RECALL WORK FROM BEING COMPLETED. THE EFFORT TO SHAKE DOWN CUSTOMERS FOR ELECTIVE, OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIRS BEFORE A DEALERSHIP PERFORMS A LEGALLY MANDATED ACTION IS CLEARLY FRAUD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906185September 13, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (30MPH) THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STALLED, THE WHEEL TIGHTENED UP, THE SYMBOL WITH A LOCKED CAR TURNED ON. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN CRAZYLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I MOVED TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND AS I DID THE CAR JUST KEPT STALLING WORSE AND WORSE. ONCE I PULLED OVER I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WASNT AS FREAKED OUT AS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AT ALL. IT'S VERY SCARY IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE GOING AT 60MPH AND ALL I DO IS PULL OVER AND THEN CALL THE TOW OR DRIVE IT AT LOW SPEEDS HOME. I'M SURE I FALL IN THE CATEGORY FOR A RECALL BUT HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A RECALL LETTER. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO DRIVE WITH FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AT ANYTIME SPECIALLY WHEN YOU CARRY PASSENGERS. ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND IT'S ANNOYING HOPEFULLY GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM FOR US ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906233September 13, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905765September 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, WHICH INCLUDED NEW IGNITION KEYS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KEY PAD FOR THE DOORS NO LONGER WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE DOOR LOCKS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT A BURNING RUBBER ODOR FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE STARTER KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A SPECIFIC POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD FAIL TO START; HOWEVER, ONLY THE TAIL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S MICRO SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905625September 11, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED,FUEL ON GROUND UNDER CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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