Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints (2010)

583 consumer complaints on file.

#11234616July 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I SEE ALL OVER THE PLACE WHERE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY COBALTS. THE FUEL LINE LEAKS AND THEN THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU $700 TO REPLACE. IF SO MANY HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL AND IT'S ALL IN THE SAME SPOT (DRIVER SIDE BY REAR TIRE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230033July 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED I NOTICE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING WHAT APPEARS TO BE GASOLINE. LEAK IS LOCATED ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE REAR TIRE. ALSO IT APPEARS THAT A WORN FUEL LINE IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230154July 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE STATIONARY AFTER DRIVING A STRONG FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT AROUND THE VEHICLE AND FUEL IS DRIPPING TO THE GROUND FROM IN FRONT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE SAME CONDITION IS COMMON ON EARLIER YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229721July 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ONCE CAR WARMS UP, WHILE DRIVING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND (2ND) GEAR, AND WILL ALLOW RED LINING WITHOUT SHIFTING UP A GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO PARK, THE SHIFTER WILL NOT ALLOW SHIFTING INTO PARK, AND THE VEHICLE WILL PULL AWAY UNDER THE POWER OF ITS OWN IDLE IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, MAKING LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNATTENDED VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK SHIFTER WILL BECOME STUCK IN THE PARKING GEAR. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND INDICATING THE GEAR IN WHICH THE SHIFTER IS IN POSITION OF GOES OUT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY IN PARK OR REVERSE ESPECIALLY COUPLED WITH THE SHIFTER NOT GOING FULLY INTO THE PARKING GEAR. WHEN THE SHIFTER DOESN'T QUITE MOVE INTO THE PARKING GEAR IT CAUSES THE DOORS TO STAY LOCKED AND SOMETIMES MAKES THE MANUAL LOCKS DIFFICULT TO USE IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. ALSO, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD CHEVY NOT PUT A ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE DASH CLUSTER? HOW ARE DRIVERS SUPPOSED TO KNOW IF THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING, WAIT UNTIL THE ENGINE BLOWS UP WITH THE DRIVER TRAPPED INSIDE???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221729June 21, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE, I SMELLED FUEL AND NOTICED A WET SPOT ON THE GROUND. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FUEL LINE HAD WORN THROUGH WHERE A SHACKLE WAS HOLDING THE FUEL LINE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218456June 7, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY PASSENGER AIR BAG QUIT WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS SHOWING. *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210695May 29, 2019
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT EQUIPPED WITH COOPER EVOLUTION TOUR TIRES, SIZE: 195/60/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED AND THE CONTACT FOUND A BUBBLE NEAR THE RIM OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED THE CONTACT BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN COOPER TIRE DEALER. THE DEALER DENIED SERVICE, STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, AND BLAMED THE CONTACT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DENIED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND BLAMED THE CONTACT. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209449May 23, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE REVERSING IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES DROPPED LOW WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER A SECOND TIME. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205331May 2, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKING FROM LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE, CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST. NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AND GAS DRIPPING WHEN PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192551March 30, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY I WAS GOING THROUGH GAS SO QUICKLY. I DID REALIZE THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING SOMETHING BUT UNABLE TO TAKE IN FOR SERVICING RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR STARTED TO LEAK APPOX. 3-4 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I LEFT MY FIANCE IN THE RUNNING CAR WHILE I RAN INTO A STORE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER HE CAME AND GOT ME SAYING WE HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW! HE HAD ME PUT MY ITEMS DOWN, AND RUSHED ME OUT OF THE STORE! AS SOON AS WE GET OUTSIDE HE EXPLAINED SEVERAL PEOPLE STOPPED FREAKING THAT THE CAR IS LEAKING GAS EVERYWHERE! THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER REAR DRIVERSIDE TIRE! ALL YOU COULD SMELL WAS GASOLINE! WE LEFT PANICKED AND ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS IN TRAFFIC! THANK GOD I HAD AN EMERGENCY ALMOST FULL GAS CAN IN TRUNK. SO IN THE MIDDLE OF 6PM TRAFFIC WE ARE TRYING TO POUR EVERY LITTLE DROP OF GAS INTO THE CAR, WHILE CARS ARE HONKING AND STARING AND SWERVING AROUND US INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.THIS COULD OF BEEN A HORRIBLE AVOIDABLE PROBLEM. SEVERAL SEVERAL SEVERAL BAD OUTCOMES COULD OF HAPPENED. COME ON CHEVY THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT- RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE! NOW NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEART HORRIBLE SCARY SITUATION, BUT NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY! WE ARE CLOSING ON OUR HOME AND GETTING READY TO MOVE TO ANOTHER STATE. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PART FOR A RENTAL CAR AND THESE REPAIRS! APPROXIMATELY I'M LOOKING AT $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT ONCE AGAIN SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THIS CAR!!! THE WHOLE HAS LINE NEEDS REPLACED. DATE OF INCIDENT 03/26/2019 HAS APPROX. 87,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189790March 18, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. BOB PULTE CHEVROLET (909 COLUMBUS AVE, LEBANON, OH 45036, (513) 282-0079) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176479February 12, 2019
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176242February 11, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WITH CAR RUNNING (PARKED) FUEL IS LEAKING HEAVILY FROM REAR OF VEHICLE DRIVERS SIDE. FUEL LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM FUEL LINES/GAS TANK AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174824February 6, 2019
STEERING
I PUT MY CHEVY COBALT 2010 INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WITH DOING SO MY POWER STEERING SHOWED UP IN THE DISPLAY. I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO PUT INTO DRIVE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW AND THE STEERING IS VERY HARD EVERY TIME IT DOES THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172661January 28, 2019
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING NOTICE CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. THERE IS A RECALL 14115 FOR EPS ON 2010 COBALTS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. THEY DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL TO REPLACE MY EPS MOTOR. THEY SAID MY VIN SHOWS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHY IS MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR NOT UNDER THIS RECALL? IT FAILED. I WAS PARKED WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. WHY IS MY CAR EXCLUDED? GM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED CONCERNING THIS MATTER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172296January 26, 2019
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164533January 2, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,332.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149761November 6, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A GAS LEAK UNDER MY REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND CAN SMELL GAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY COBALTS COME IN WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT'S COVERED UNDER RECALL. I CHECKED WITH GM, MY VIN HAS NO RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE. THERE IS NO RUST UNDER THE CAR SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142443October 24, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR HANDLES BROKE AND DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. I WILL SAVE THE HANDLE FOR EVIDENCE IF YOU NEED THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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

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