Chevrolet Cobalt Complaints

7,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10744496July 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR BY EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WHILE PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743832July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE RECALLS WERE PREFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743912July 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, STEERING
I WAS ON THE LODGE FREEWAY, HIGHWAY 10, HEADING EAST WHEN I LOSS CONTROL BY 7 ME RD, SKINNED OUT, HIT THE WALL ON THE REAR LEFT FENDER AND BUMPER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744004July 27, 2015
STEERING
WHILE TEEN DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (AUTONATION GMC CHEVROLET, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX) TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING, THEY STATED THAT YES, BUT I HAD ALREADY HAD IT DONE. I HAD NOT RECALLED THAT SERVICE, BUT TURNS OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR IN THREE YEARS AGO FOR A RECALL THAT I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO INVOLVING A STEERING PART (TURNS OUT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR; THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BACK THEN). I EXPLAINED TO THE FEMALE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I THOUGHT WE HAD ANOTHER BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THERE WAS NEARLY AN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. SHE STATED THAT WAS FINE, BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER FREE POWER STEERING MOTOR! I WAS SPEECHLESS; I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT GM REPRESENTATIVE ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART - OR THOUGHT THAT I ONLY CARED ABOUT A $150 PART, AND NOT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON HUMAN LIFE. I REPLACED THE PART MYSELF WITH ANOTHER OEM POWER STEERING MOTOR AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THE ORIGINAL STEERING MOTOR RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THE SAME OEM MOTOR WAS USED. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO GM THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE ISSUED WITH IMPROVED PARTS. UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743590July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SPLITTERS WHEN PRESSING GAS. CAR WON'T GO BUT 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND SHUTS OFF. DASH SHOWS FUEL POWER REDUCTION MESSAGE. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743764July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GAS SMELL. THERE ARE RECALLS ON FUEL PUMP AND PARTS IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT IN. THIS SHOULD BE ON ALL COBALTS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. INDIANA LIVES ARE IMPORTANT TOO! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE ONLINE. WHY DON'T YOU STEP UP AND FIX YOU MISTAKES GM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735916July 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CLEAR COAT ON THE FRONT BUMPER IS COMING OFF REALLY BAD. THE PAINT SEEMS TO STAY ON THE BUMPER BUT PROGRESSIVELY FLAKES OFF MORE EVERY DAY. IT STARTS AS A SMALL SPOT THEN EXPANDS LIKE A VIRUS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BEGIN TO RUST AND ARE SPREADING TO THE OUTER PARTS OF THE DOORS AND BODY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FOR THE CENTER-CONSOLE (CLIMATE CONTROL) BURN OUT FAST AND FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE REST OF THE BUTTONS. SEAT BELTS WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY FAST AND THE BUTTONS THAT STOP THE BELT BUCKLE FALL OUT PREMATURELY. -------- *THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND ON THE COBALT SPORT 2008 2.4L (MANUAL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736070July 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,927.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736121July 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A VERY BAD FUEL LEAK FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2015. I KEPT MY VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL I COULD GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE MIDDLE OF MAY I JACKED UP MY VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS, I NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM TWO OF MY FUEL LINES THAT RUN THE LENGTH OF MY VEHICLE, THE LEAK WAS IN THE SAME SPOT ON BOTH LINES, IN A BENT PART OF THE LINES HELD UP BY A CLIP. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC SHOP ON JULY 23 TO GET A PRICE AND TO GET IT FIXED. I DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH AS IT COST TO GET FIXED. BUT THE OWNER OF THE SHOP DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE OFF IN MY VEHICLE, HE SAID THE IT WAS WAY TO DANGEROUS AND COULD CATCH FIRE. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT, I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP TO GET A PRICE ON THE FUEL LINES. THE GUY I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THIS WASN'T A NEW PROBLEM, HE SAID SEVERAL PEOPLE HAS BEEN THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS, HE SAID THERE WASN'T YET. LIKE THERE WAS GOING TO BE. HE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS UNTIL IT WAS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735832July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF WHERE I WORK AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL COMPLETED. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735661July 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING OWNERSHIP. I HAVE LOST MY JOB DEPENDING ON THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD TRY TO START IT ONE MORNING AND SOME TIMES IT WOULD AND OTHERS IF WOULDN'T. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE CARS MY HAPPENS TO BE A 2005 CHEVY COBALT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON THIS ONE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAPPEN AND NOT DONE TO PURPOSELY HURT ANYONE BUT THERE WAS MANY PEOPLE HURT. I'M JUST SCARED AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM GETTING IT REPAIRED SOME OTHER THINGS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I'M A YOUNG MOTHER WITH 3 SMALL KIDS AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM AT DANGER AT ALL. I KNOW NOT EVERYTHING IS MADE PERFECT BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY HUMAN BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT MY KIDS ARE SAFE RIDDING WITH ME IN THIS CAR. I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING A NEW ONE BUT MY CAR HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME TELL NOW AND I NO LONGER HAVE A JOB TO GET ANOTHER CAR. I DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE, A JOB, OR A WAY TO PAY BILLS THIS MIGHT OF NOT HURT ME PHYSICALLY BUT EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY IT HAS. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT I APPRECIATE UR TIME AND THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735662July 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL MY DOOR HANDLES ARE FALLING OFF AND I'VE HEARD MANY COLBLATS DOING THE SAME AND ALL MY PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF MY CAR I DROVE FROM A TO B AND THAT'S ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735670July 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735636July 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES WITH IN LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE CAR. THE PADS WEAR UNEVEN, ONLY THE INTERIOR PAD IS BEING WORN. GM DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS COMPROMISED BY THIS UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE REAR BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735148July 20, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE RPMS WENT REALLY HIGH AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, TURNED THE CAR OF AND BACK ON STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND WAS HARD TO STEER. STARTED GOING UP A SMALL HILL TO TRY AND GET IT OF MAIN ROAD AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HILL. THESE CARS ARE NOTHING BUT A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735199July 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734947July 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG GASOLINE FUMES; NOW I'M TOLD IT IS A CRACKED PIECE ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY JUST AS DESCRIBED IN GM RECALL NO. 090226. $750 TO REPLACE; AND IT IS APPARENTLY YET ANOTHER KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734726July 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734786July 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734630July 16, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TWO KEYS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,417.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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