2007 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO GET IT BACK HOME WHERE IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE DASH COMPUTER WAS ALL HAYWIRE NOT SHOWING CORRECT DATA. THIS SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN FIXED UNDER A RECALL JUST 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING. *JS

I FIRST STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN I FILLED MY CAR UP AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE . I LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK BECAUSE OF HOW STRONG THE SMELL WAS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING SO I WAS THINKING MAYBE IT WAS A ONE TIME THING LIKE I HAD SPILLED SOME GAS ON THE CAR WHEN I FILLED UP. I AGAIN NOTICED THE SAME THING TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I FILLED UP. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE CAR. I CAN EVEN SMELL GAS ORDER IN A OPEN AIR PARKING LOT WHEN I WALK BY MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER I BOUGHT IF FROM BECAUSE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN CSC-10051936-8902 WHERE THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL OR FUEL VAPORS. FUEL VAPORS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. SO SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION I TOOK IF IN TO GET LOOKED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE TO MY VEHICLE BEFORE THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I TOLD THEM THAT THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO AIR OUT MY GARAGE BEFORE I STARTED MY CAR BECAUSE I'M WORRIED OUT IT. THE DEALER SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED IF IT WAS CRACKED AGAIN! I DON'T SEE WHY IT'S MY FAULT THAT THE PART THAT THEY REPLACED MAY STILL BE DEFECTIVE AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. THE GUY REALLY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. I JUST SPOKE TO GM ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD YES THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED AND IF THE SAME FUEL LINE IS CRACKED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. NO HELP, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AIR OUT MY GARAGE EVERY TIME I FILL UP BEFORE I START IT BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE GM REP. I SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE SAID THAT WHEN I GET THE LETTER FOR THE IGNITION RECALL I SHOULD MENTION IT TO THEM AGAIN. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER STATES STRONG FUEL ODOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM REFUSED TO RECONIZE THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESTITUTION FOR THE REPAIR HE HAD DONE AT A NON-GM DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, HE RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM THE DEALER, WHICH STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS RE-DESIGNED DUE TO POTENTIAL CRACKS IN THE FULE LINES. *JB

STARTED SMELLING FUEL AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER SHE WAS IN OR OUTSIDE HER VEHICLE SHE WOULD GET A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

NOTICED THAT THE CAR TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING, BUT THERE WAS NO TICKING SOUND INSIDE THE CAR. NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT SPEAKER WENT OFF AND ON. WHEN IT WORKED, THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND WOULD RETURN AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, BUT THEN STOP WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER STOPPED WORKING. LEARNED THAT ALL AUDIO WARNING DEVICES IN THE CAR ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRONT SPEAKERS. IF A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT REMOVES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO AUDITORY SIGNAL TO THE DRIVER OF THIS DANGER, SAME IF THE CAR DOOR IS OPENED, ETC. CONTACTED GM LAST WEEK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS, WHICH I HAD DONE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP, BUT NOW THEY ARE SAYING I WAS GIVEN THE INCORRECT INFORMATION FROM THEIR CONSUMER OFFICE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY THE ALMOST $200 BILL TO REPLACE THE SPEAKERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ALL AUDITORY WARNINGS COME THROUGH THE FRONT SPEAKERS OF THIS CAR. ALSO I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR A LEAKING GAS PUMP OR EVEN THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY DIED ON ME IN A MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY EXIT. A MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING POWER STEERING. IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TURN EITHER WAY. I HAD ABOUT 5 MILES TO HOME AND DROVE THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. IN APRIL OF 2010 I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT A RECALL; HOWEVER, THAT LETTER INFORMED ME NOT TO ACT AND WORRY UNTIL I RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER FROM THEM, WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL LAST NIGHT!!! *TR

NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND MY CAR. DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP SUPPLY LINE WAS BROKEN AT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND GAS WAS SQUIRTING EVERYWHERE. I SEE WHERE THERE IS RECALL ON CERTAIN VINS OVER THIS PROBLEM AND WONDER WHY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IT PARK, I TURNED THE KEY OFF BUT IT WOULD ONLY TURN TO AUX. I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. I USED MY SPARE KEY TO LOCK MY CAR AFTER TURNING OFF ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, ANYTHING THAT MIGHT DRAIN THE BATTERY. NO SAFE WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION YET THE CAR IS LOCKED. I DID THIS FOR A MONTH AND LOOKED IN THE CAR MANUAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND I FOUND THERE IS A EMERGENCY RELEASE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER REMOVING THE SMALL SQUARE EMERGENCY DOOR UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, I HAD TO FIGURE OUT THROUGH THE WIRE HARNESS WHERE THE SMALL BUTTON I NEEDED TO PUSH IT IN AND HOLD IT WITH ONE HAND AND USE THE OTHER HAND TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND RELEASE IT FROM THE CYLINDER AND HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE. WHEN THE RECALL CAME IN FROM GM WITH THE IGNITION PROBLEM STOPPING IN AUX WHICH WILL NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT REPLACED AS THE RECALL DIRECTED. WHEN IT WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER, I STILL COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT AS PRIOR REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEN DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID I NEEDED TO PAY $255.00 TO FIX IT. I CALLED GM BACK AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THEIR LIABILITY. IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SAFETY AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS WILL NO WORK CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR LIABILITY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON 78 GOING TO SAMS WHEN ME AND MY FAMILY NOTICED A LOUD SMELL OF FUEL AND SOME MOTORIST PASSING BY POINT AT MY CAR STATING THAT WE HAD LEAKAGE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. SO AS I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER THE CAR SUDDENLY CUTS OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING FREEWAY ALMOST OFF THE ROAD BUT NOT QUITE. SO A GOOD PERSON STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR OFF UNTIL THE POLICE SHOWED TO HAVE OTHER MOVING CARS MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE UNTIL WE WERE IN A SAFE PLACE. SURE ENOUGH THE FUEL UNDER MY CAR WAS POURING OUT. I ONLY HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND NEVER HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY CARS I HAVE EVER HAD THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST CAR FROM CHEVROLET I EVER OWNED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I GOT THE CAR FROM BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT ALL AND THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. SO NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR FOR NOW. UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED I LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT NOTHING WITH MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH HE NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ABOUT TO FRACTURE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

STARTED NOTICING STRONG GAS SMELL WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. ALSO HARD TO START. TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE POWER STEERING RECALL FIXED AT OUR DEALERS, THEY CHECKED THE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE STRONG GAS SMELL AND SAID THE FUEL LINE WAS PROBABLY CRACKED. LOOKED TO SEE IF IT WAS UNDER RECALL. NOT FOR OUR STATE. HAD TO SIGN A PAPER SAYING OUR CAR WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". WE LIVE 10 MILES FROM 2 STATES THAT THIS IS A RECALL IN. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT IN OUR STATE. I WANT THIS FIXED. ITS TIME YOU STOOD BY YOUR PRODUCTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH WHEN I WAS HEADED TO WORK THEN MY GAS GAGE WENT FROM 1/2 A TANK TO EMPTY, IT THEN STARTED TO FEEL WEIRD LIKE IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO TURN SO I PARKED IT AND SHUT THE CAR. WHEN I COME BACK AFTER WORK AND STARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND PARKED IT CAUSE IM TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY TWO KIDS. WHAT SHOULD I DO I BEEN READING UP ON THESE KIND OF CARS AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE ALOT OF PROBLEMS JUST LIKE MINE. *TR

IN MARCH, 2009, MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVY COBALT FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN GILBERT, AZ. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, AND THERE HAVE BEEN FEW MAINTENANCE ISSUES UNTIL RECENTLY. IN APRIL, 2012 SHE NOTICED THAT SHE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN IT DID START IT SMELLED STRONGLY OF GASOLINE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. THE CAR THEN STARTED OK, BUT WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL WE CONTINUED TO SMELL GASOLINE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC IN JUNE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE GASOLINE SMELL (PLUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN EVAPORATIVE GAS LEAK, SO THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED. AGAIN WE THOUGHT THAT THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER MY DAUGHTER FILLED UP HER GAS TANK, AND WHEN SHE PARKED AT WORK SMELLED GAS STRONGLY AGAIN, AND THIS TIME NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC, AND THIS TIME HE FOUND A CRACK IN THE PORT ASSEMBLY. HE REPAIRED IT WITH AN EPOXY REPAIR KIT TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY, BUT TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OF ANY SORT. I CHECKED WITH THE NHTSA AT SAFERCAR.GOV AND THERE IT WAS. THERE MOST DEFINITELY WAS A RECALL THAT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF REGARDING THIS FUEL LEAK ISSUE. I SENT A LETTER TO GENERAL MOTORS REQUESTING A COPY OF THE RECALL, ASKING WHY I WASN'T ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED IN FEBRUARY OF 2010, AND REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY EXPENSES, TOTALING $976.00. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GENERAL MOTORS DENIED MY REQUEST, AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT LISTED. THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME WHY. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IF MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME THE RECALL OCCURRED, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A BUILT IN ANTI THEFT SYSTEM . THIS SYSTEM IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER . AS WELL AS AN ETCHING IN THE KEY THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IGNITION . THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR US WHERE THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING . WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE YOUR INSTRUMENTATION, POWER STEERING , YOUR TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND YOUR ENGINE SPUTTERS . THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US AT HIGH SPEED IN THE FREEWAY , SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREETS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN . THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT IT IS SO SPORADIC THAT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER IS UNABLE TO ASSESS THE ISSUE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HER VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

FUEL PUMP AND LINES ARE LEAKING . PURCHASED CAR NEW IN 2007 IN MO.. WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICES #09V419000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,136.

THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED A LEAKING FUEL MODULE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, FUEL MODULE, AND FUEL PIPE. WHILE THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN TO OCCUR ON SOME 2007 COBALTS, GM STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT KNOWN DEFECT. THE LEAKING FUEL MODULE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2007 COBALTS. *JS

THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO START THE CAR. THE AUTOSHOP SAID THERE IS A SEVERE FUEL LEAKAGE, AND THEY FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK, AND THE SOURCE OF FUEL LEAK WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, AND THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL FOR THE CAR MODEL, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT COVER CAR REGISTERED IN MY STATE. I SUGGEST THEY INCLUDE THIS STATE, AND REIMBURSE MY REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, PROVIDING NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS A RESULT OF THE SENSORS BEING COVERED BY CRUSHED METAL FROM THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HE NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT HAD NOT ASSISTED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK LAST NIGHT, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LOCK POSITION FOR THE KEY TO BE RELEASED. I CHECKED MY CAR'S WHEELS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE STRAIGHT AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT I COULD THINK OF TO TRY AND MAKE THE KEY GO TO THE LOCK POSITION. AFTER READING THE MANUAL, I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT THERE WAS A CAP ON THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT ONCE REMOVED, CONTAINED AN EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON THAT WHEN PUSHING IT ALLOWED FOR THE IGNITION TO BE TURNED TO THE LOCK POSITION AND THEY KEY TO BE RELEASED. I HAVE STARTED MY CAR SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AND ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND READ A NUMBER OF REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET, AND I CAME TO REALIZE THIS IS A RATHER COMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY COBALT. IT NOW SEEMS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS COMMON PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REMEDIED, SO THAT I WON'T HAVE TO PUSH A SPECIAL BUTTON FOR MY CAR TO TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND HAVE MY KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION EVERY TIME I DRIVE. *TR

I FEW YEARS BACK, MY CAR HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO STAY ON EVEN AFTER CUTTING THE CAR OFF. I STARTED TAKING THE FUSES OUT IN ORDER FOR MY LIGHTS TO CUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THE LIGHTS MAY WORK CORRECTLY AND CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, BUT IN STILL HAVE TO RESORT TO TAKING MY FUSES IN AND OUT FOR MY LIGHTS TO WORK. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, BUT THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THAT. AFTER THEY FIXED MY IGNITION, ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR STARTING TO HESITATE AND CUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON, NOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T TURN WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY, THE KEY GOT STUCK. I HAD TO PLAY WITH IT FOR IT TO FINALLY TURN. I TOOK IT TO A CAR LOCKSMITH AND HAD ANOTHER KEY MADE FOR THE CAR WHICH COST ME $100.00. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 I BEGIN TO ENCOUNTER THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT TURN. I HAVE TO JIGGLE AND PLAY WITH IT FOR THE KEY TO FINALLY TURN AND THE CAR TURN ON. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE POSTED VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE CHEVROLET COBALTS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY CLEARLY QUALIFY AS A RECALL ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. *TR

ON MARCH 4, 2011 I HAD MY 2007 COBALT'S ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FIXED DUE TO THE RECALL I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THIS WAS AS EMICH CHEVORLET IN COLORADO. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES MAKING TURNS AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND SOMETIME UNABLE TO TURN AT ALL. I CONTACTED MY PERSONAL SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE DEALER NEEDED TO DO THE WORK AND THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS DEFUNCT PART. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TODAY WHO STRAIGHT AWAY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IF YOU SCOUR THE INTERNET NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE STILL POSTING THAT EVEN AFTER THE RECALL THESE PARTS (STEERING) ARE STILL FAILING AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TOP PAY FOR A PART THAT CANNOT LAST A YEAR AND 3 DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM INJURIES TO THE HEAD, BACK AND NECK AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE CONSEQUENCE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I TURNED THE CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL STUCK AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN BACK AND I HIT A PARKED CAR WHICH CAUSED $800 IN DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR AND $5400 IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND ALSO CAUSED MY INSURANCE TO GO UP. WHEN I HAD ASKED THE PEOPLE WHO FIXED MY CAR IF THEY CHECKED THE POWER STEERING LIKE I ASKED THEY SAID THEY DID NOT. *TR

CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF, KEY GOES TO ACC THEN WONT TURN ANY FARTHER. I HAVE TO PUSH THE SHIFTER BUTTON BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT SUPER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,100. UPDATED 6/20/12 *CN UPDATED 06/22/12*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL WITHIN THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED ON OR OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER INQUIRING OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED EARLY MARCH THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, SAFETY RECALL 13454. IT INDICATED PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BEINGING IN APRIL 2014. I AM SERIOUSLY DISTURBED THAT IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AS I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND HAVE MISSED NUMEROUS DOCTOR'S AND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS FOR FEAR OF TAKING THE CAR OUT. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL THE DIRECTIONS TO THE LETTER, TAKING ALL ITEMS FROM MY KEY RING. AS NOTED IT IS A SERIOUS RISK TO ME AND MY HEALTH AND MY STATE OF MIND. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN MY CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AS I HAVE CALLED FINDLAY CHEVROLET AND THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE SAME OLD STORY, "PARTS ARE NOT IN YET!!" IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PEACE AND COMFORT BACK IN MY LIFE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTAC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (FRONT AND REAR) ARE BAD ALONG WITH THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CAR IS NOT THAT OLD NOR IS THE MILEAGE HIGH. WHEN PROBLEM IS SEARCHED ON INTERNET, MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), THE CONTACT COULD SMELL AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL TANK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BASED ON HIS INSPECTION, THE FUEL FILL HOSE CONNECTION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY REMAIN ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I TRY TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON OR OFF. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES WHEN I USE THE HIGH BEAMS AND TRY TO TURN THEM OFF, THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME BACK ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, TAPPING ON THE FUSE BOX, SWITCHING IN AND OUT OF GEARS AND TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF REPETITIVELY, EVERYTHING GENERALLY WILL START WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN AFTER 15 OR 20 MINUTES. THIS HAS CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE SEVERAL TIMES AND I CAN NO LONGER WALK AWAY FROM MY CAR WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF. MECHANICS THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I NOTED THAT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE OUTSIDE OF MY WORKPLACE. *TR

HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET EVEN THOUGH MY AUTOMOBILE IS THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY RECALL. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THE DEALER WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME. MY PROBLEM IS THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE PROVIDED THE REQUESTED INFORMATION, IT SEEMS THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AT LEAST TO MY DEALER. I CALLED THEM AGAIN TODAY AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF REPAIR REQUESTS BUT HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ELEVEN (11) SWITCHES. MY CHEVROLET DEALER IS HERRIN GEAR CHEVROLET, 1685 HIGH STREET, JACKSON, MS. ARE ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DELAY IN RECEIVING THE NECESSARY PARTS? THE SAFETY RECALL IS 13454. IF I HAVE CONTACTED THE INCORRECT DEPARTMENT WILL YOU PLEASE ADVISE SO THAT I CAN ROUTE MY CONCERNS TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE? THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,236.

MY DAUGHTER'S CAR (2007 CHEVY COBALT LT, TITLED IN MY NAME) DEVELOPED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE WARANTY HAD RECENTLY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD RECENTLY MADE A WARRANTY REPAIR AND A RECALL REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE 11/2011, BUT WAS NOT OPEN ON A SATURDAY. A LOCAL SHOP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX BASED ON A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM & MODEL #, NHTSA # 09V419000. THEY REFUSED BASED A NC SALVAGE TITLE ON THE CAR THAT WAS DUE TO A REPLACED BUMPER, 3 YEARS AGO, WHICH HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. REMEMBER THEY HAD JUST DONE WARRANTY WORK 2 MONTHS AGO, BUT SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, ALTHOUGH THE GM REP SAID THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM AS A PART OF A SETTLEMENT, BUT SAID THE SALVAGE TITLE DID NOT WARRANT REPAIR. WHEN PUSHED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS WORK THEY HAD PERFORMED, THE RECALL ON RECORD, AND WHY DID THEY NOT FIX IT WHEN THEY FIXED A STEERING RECALL; HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE AND DID NOT SHOW THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AT THE TIME. MY EXACT SAME POINT!!! THE SALVAGE TITLE/BUMPER HAD NO IMPACT TO THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR 3 YEARS; AND THEIR (GM) RESPONSIBILITY IN MEETING A NHTSA RECALL. THEY ARE TRYING TO USE A LOOPHOLE TO AVOID THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS RECALL. I HAD TO PAY $593 TODAY SO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WOULD NOT CATCH ON FIRE AS WAS MENTIONED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES IN RELATION TO THIS RECALL. BOTH GENTLEMEN I SPOKE TO WERE POLITE, BUT INDICATED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHOW ON THEIR COMPUTER AS AN ISSUE, AND FOR THEM TO REACT IT HAD TO SHOW AS A VIN # THEY COULD REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH, HERE WAS A CAR WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL MAKE AND RECALL WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART IN THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE LOCATION, THEY WERE "POWERLESS TO HELP". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING 80+ MPH AN HOUR INTO THE BACK OF THE CHEVY COBALT GOING 50MPH AND ROLLING INTO A 20 FOOT BAR DITCH, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.