Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10806736November 25, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
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#10807073November 25, 2015
STEERING
"RECALL SUBJECT:SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING."MY CAR IS 2010 CHEVY COBALT WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM,BUT WHY MY CAR ISN'T ON GM RECALL LIST? GM HAS CONDUCTED TWO TIMES RECALL REGARD THIS ISSUE,MARCH31,2014 ,NHTSA CAMPAIN NUMBER:14V15300,GM NUMBER:N140115. MAR03,2010, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V073000,GM NUMBER:N100023. WHY MY CAR ISN'T ON THEIR RECALL LIST?
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#10702603November 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER. *JB
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0
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#10806472November 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFECTIVE KEYS GM CHANGED METAL IN KEYS WHICH CAUSE KEYS TO BEND AND BRAKE. GM OFFERS FREE LIFETIME REPLACEMENT OF KEYS AND REFUSES TO VOLUNTARILY CORRECT DEFECT. FILED COMPLAINT WITH INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ZOELLER FILE NO. 15-CP-60325 [XXX] VS. GMC/CHEVROLET MOTOR. RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT OF KEY PROGRAM AND TOW BUT NOT FOR LOSS OF DAY PAY OR COST TO REMOVE BROKEN KEYS FROM LOCKS. SAUERS; LAPORTE HAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS DUE TO DEFECTIVE GM KEYS. I AM REQUESTING A RECALL OF THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THE COMPANY KNOWINGLY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE, MARKET, AND SUPPLY CUSTOMERS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
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0
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0
#10806363November 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10795014November 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,850. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED AN ISSUE WITH THE FUSE BLOCK. HOWEVER, HE WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM THE DEALER, WHEN THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN. UPDATED 03/09/16. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 03/15/16.*JB UPDATED 4/24/18*JB *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10794915November 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AS THE VEHICLE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794740November 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794508November 17, 2015
ENGINE
AT ROUGHLY 110,000 ON A GENTLY USED 07 COBALT THE INTERNAL TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RENDERED THE ENGINE USELESS. THE REPAIR - A TOTAL MOTOR SWAP FOR $5K! AFTER I RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM MY WIFE LOOKED UP OTHER REVIEWS ON THE COBALT AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SUPPER EXPENSIVE ERROR THAT CHEVY HAS OVERLOOKED AND COSTLY FOR THE CONSUMER - US! AS WITH OTHERS, I WENT THROUGH ALL THE OFFICIAL RECALLS SUCH AS THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING, AND THEN I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM TO REPLACE - ANOTHER NOTORIOUS PROBLEM OF THE COBALT, AND NOW THIS!? COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IF YOU CANT MAKE A CAR OUT OF QUALITY PARTS, DON'T MAKE ONE AT ALL! ANYWAYS, LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE PARKED BUT OF COURSE IT WAS VERY INCONVENIENT PLUS WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE TOW. IT MIGHT HAVE SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF A PROBLEM TWO WEEKS PRIOR WITH OCCASIONAL DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR WITH EITHER PROLONGED CRANKING, OR EVEN A SECOND TRY WAS NEEDED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS FAILING WHETHER IT'S THE PLASTIC PARTS OR THE TIMING CHAIN ITSELF, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ULTIMATELY LIFTED TO A RECALL CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE AFFECTED BY THIS, AND $5K ISN'T SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CORPORATION'S INCOMPETENCE.
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No
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0
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0
#10794400November 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AT TIMES IT COULD BE RE-STARTED AND AT TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND LOCAL MECHANICS ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIRS BUT COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. AFTER YEARS OF UNSAFE DRIVING THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 07-06-04-0190 ELECTRICAL INTERMITTENT REDUCED POWER DATED 6/28/2011. THE DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT MY LOCAL MECHANIC FINALLY DID. IN OUR SMALL VILLAGE HE HAS SINCE REPAIRED NUMEROUS COBALTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED HIM IF A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED AND HE SAID NOT UNTIL A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIE AS A RESULT AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE PINPOINTED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO YEARS OF UNSAFE DRIVING BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED.
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0
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0
#10790697November 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY, BUT IT WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790703November 16, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2012 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
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0
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0
#10790355November 14, 2015
STEERING
TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE COLUMN BROKE LOOSE AND A BROKEN PIECE OF METAL RETAINER RING OF SOME KIND DROPPED TO THE FLOOR.
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#10790419November 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE BOTH FRONT SPEAKER QUIT WORKING. THAT THE TURN SIGNAL CHIME DID NOT WORK EITHER THIS AFTER TAKE MI CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP CAUSE SOMETHING ABOUT POWER STEERING RECALL
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#10790431November 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VENTS AND AROUND THE CAR . EVEN WHEN PARKED IT STILL SURROUNDS THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE A CRACKED SEAL. I CAN ONLY GET IT STARTED WHEN I VIGOROUSLY PUMP THE ACCELERATOR WHILE TURNING THE KEY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT NEVER GOT IT IN THE MAIL....? I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 .I FOUND THAT ONLINE. BUT STILL NEED A PHYSICAL COPY TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
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0
#10790145November 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO INCREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10790223November 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790272November 13, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN......UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/16/16*JB *CN
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0
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0
#10790008November 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
COBALT IS LEAKING FUEL BEHIND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. LEAK WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED FUEL IS VISIBLY DRIPPING AND THE SMELL OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE IS STRONG. FUEL CAN ALSO BE SMELLED IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10789933November 12, 2015
STEERING
WHILE RUNNING CAR DISPLAYS POWER STEERING NOTIFICATION. DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP, CAR JERKS HARD WHILE DRIVING, LOSES POWER, BRAKES MAKE CLICK IN SOUNDS AND DON'T WORKWELL. ONLY DRIVEN ON CITY STREET SO FAR.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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