Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10904920September 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
GM REPLACED IGNITION PARTS AND SHIFTER MECHANISM AS PER RECALL. SHORTLY AFTER ISSUES BEGAN WITH STEERING LOCKING UP, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING AND VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. MY TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS A BODY OR TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COSTING WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE APPEAR TO BE 100S OF 1000S OF THE SAME ISSUE AS PER SEARCH ENGINES. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. IF GM WILL NOT BACK UP ITS PRODUCT IT WILL BE THE LAST GM IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WILL TRADE IN ON A TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904598September 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WAS TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND I WAS DRIVING TO MY INLAWS 2 MILES AWAY TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP WHEN I STARTED SMELLING SMOKE ABOUT 1/2 MILE INTO MY RIDE. MY CAR QUICKLY FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND I PULLED INTO A RANDOM DRIVEWAY. FLAMES STARTED IN THE TRUNK. I HAD THE A/C ON AND USED MY TURN SIGNALS. PUT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904782September 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING OCCASIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904457September 7, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903512September 4, 2016
STEERING
I HAVE 07 COBALT WITH 45000 MILES ON IT HAS A RATTLE IN STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY RECALL, NOW PLASTIC GEAR IS WORN CAUSING NOISE. REQIRES COLUM BEING REPLACE AT A COST OG $800.00 FOR PART PLUS LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903456September 3, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING GAS SPOTS ON GROUND. VEHICLE CABIN SMELLS OF GAS AND THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. FEAR OF VEHICLE FIRE. SEEMS TO BE SAME ISSUE AS LISTED IN BULLETIN NO.: 09226.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903473September 3, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING MOTOR IS OUT, LOSE OF POWER STEERING ON DASH BOARD NO RECALLS WHEN THERE SHOULD BE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903361September 2, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND LEAKED FUEL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V419000 AND 15V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,667.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903391September 2, 2016
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN LOS ANGELES WHEN HER POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. SHE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO SAFETY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TOOK ALL OF HER STRENGTH TO TRY TO MOVE THE WHEEL. SHE LOST CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE CAR UP AGAIN, IT SEEMED FINE. SHE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE CAREFULLY. SHE WOULD DRIVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT A TIME BEFORE IT WOULD LOCK UP AGAIN. SHE HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH SOME REALLY SHADY AREAS TO GET HOME SINCE SHE COULDN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE TOOK HER CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE 2009 COBALTS. THERE ARE ON THE 2010 FOR POWER STEERING. THEY CHARGED HER $139 JUST TO DIAGNOSE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SHE IS WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. WHEN SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE HER CAR FOR WORK TOMORROW, THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT HER CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING. THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902934August 31, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HI, LIKE MANY COMPLAINS MY CHEVY COBALT HAS BEEN SMELLING LIKE GAS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. I'M REALLY CONCERNED, I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL/SPECIAL COVERAGE ON CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. HOWEVER, I CALLED THE LOCAL GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. I THEN WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THIS ARTICLE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM435709/RCMN-12V459-5432.PDF IN WHICH SAYS THAT ALL VIN NUMBERS SHOULD BE INCLUDED, WHAT CAN I DO SO THAT GM FIXES THIS ? CAN I GET A SPECIAL CASE NUMBER TO HAVE THIS DONE, GM WON'T GIVE ME ONE. I'M TERRIBLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR, YET I HAVE TO COMMUTE TO COLLEGE EVERYDAY. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899186August 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK FROM GAS TANK, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF IGNITED. SMELL OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899251August 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND THE CAR FOR THE LAST MONTH WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, TODAY I SEE PUDDLE OF FUEL IN FRONT OF LEFT REAR TIRE, I CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND SEE GAS RUNNING DOWN THE GAS LINE, REMOVED THE HEAT SHIELD AROUND THE GAS LINE TO SEE GAS LINES HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST BEHIND THE HEAT SHIELD AND GAS RUNNING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S NOT FROM THE GAS TANK LIKE THE RECALL, IT'S FROM THE GAS LINE ITSELF LEAKING AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WALKING BY SMOKING OR CHILDREN PLAYING THAT MAY CAUSE A SPARK YET I CAN'T FIND A RECALL BUT SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WHILE LOOKING FOR RECALLS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY THIS. I PUT A PAN UNDER THE LEAK BUT IT IS STILL OPEN GAS AND A LOT OF FUMES THAT COULD IGNITE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE BODILY HARM IS DONE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899082August 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL LINE AT CLAMP, UNDERNEATH DRIVER SIDE IN FRONT OF BACK TIRE. WORSE UPON START AND STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901946August 27, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY COBALT AND IN THE FIRST YEAR I'VE HAD IT I HAD ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THAT THE RADIO THAT WAS INSTALLED STARTED FLASHING AND WAS NOT WORKING WHATSOEVER, AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS THE SUSPENSION AFTER JUST 3 MONTHS OF HAVING IT THE SHOCKS WERE WORN OUT COMPLETELY AND HAD TO GET THAT FIXED. THEN JUST 1 MONTH LATER MY STRUTS, TIRE RODS, ALIGNMENT, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WENT TO COMPLETE "S**T" SO NOW I'M STRUGGLING WITH BILLS AFTER HAVING TO FIX MOST THINGS ON MY CAR I HAVEN'T FIXED ALL THE PROBLEMS SINCE I'M LOW ON MONEY HAVING TO KEEP AND KEEP FIXING THIS CAR. THEN TO TOP IT OFF JUST THIS MORNING GOING TO WORK THE "POWER STEERING"LIGHT POPS UP AND I CANT EVEN TURN MY STEERING WHEEL, I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN IT WORKED FINE BUT I'M VERY SCARED IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898712August 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN THE 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT IS BEING DRIVEN OR SITTING STILL, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY STATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE TITLE IS SHOWING SALVAGED, THEY CANNOT MAKE THE REPAIR WITHOUT A COPY OF A RECALL LETTER THAT WE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT IF I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER AND THEY SAID I WOULD NOT NEED A LETTER. THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD ABOUT THE TITLE. AFTER THAT, THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. IF THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 & NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 ), WHAT DOES THE TITLE HAVE TO DO WITH NEEDING TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED OTHER SAFETY RECALLS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 & NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V07300) AND THEY HAVE MADE THESE REPAIRS. SINCE THIS IS THE VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES TO COLLEGE, I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT SHE DOES NOT NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898767August 26, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. TOO HARD TO TURN AND TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898564August 25, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LINE LEAK- GAS ODOR WHEN DRIVING AND PARK AND PUDDLE OF GAS IN DRIVE WAY COMING FROM LEFT BACK SIDE IN FRONT OF THE TIER. LOOKS TO COME FROM THE FUEL LIKE LEAKING. CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES WITHOUT MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898635August 25, 2016
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,724.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898124August 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKS FUEL. VEHICLE SMELL OF GAS. CAN CAUSE A FIRE. WHEN SEATING STILL FUEL WILL LEAK ON THE GROUND WHEN CAR IS RUNNING OR WHEN STARTING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898217August 24, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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