2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Complaint Log

CAME OUT OF THE STORE WITH MY THREE KIDS IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER, WHEN I GOT INTO MY 2008 COBALT AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN!! THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CHEVY IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT!! MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $408.00 TO GET FIXED, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES 4 TIMES AND STILL HAVEN'T REPLACED THE FRONT I GET STOCK PADS AND ROTORS FROM CHEVY DEALER! AND WITHIN 500 MILES THE ROTORS ARE ALL SCORED UP AND LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE 20K ON THEM. I SEE THIS BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT REALIZE IT BECAUSE THEY JUST REPLACED THEM! FIX THIS ISSUE PLEASE! I NOTICED THIS FOR THE 4TH TIME ON DECEMBER 1ST. I WAS BACKING UP AND IT MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND I GOT OUT TO CHECK AND THE REAR PADS ARE ALMOST GONE! I HAVE PUT MAYBE 8K ON THEM AND THE ROTORS LOOK LIKE A TIGER ATTACKED THEM, I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AGAIN SO SOON! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, BUT IT WOULD NOT EMIT SUFFICIENT AIR TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE DEFROSTER WAS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,900. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF STEERING, WHEEL CONTROL OR BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

HANKOOK OPTIMO 725 P205/55R16 TIRES SIDEWALL WITH EXTREME CRACKING! VERY SIMILAR TO THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO RECALL. COBALT HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE, SO MANY CONSUMERS MAY NOT BE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT DUE TO A CAR WITH HIGHER MILEAGE (AND NEEDING A TIRE CHANGE). I HAVE CONTACTED HANKOOK AND MY NEW CAR DEALER (KENNY ROSS CHEVROLET), BUT HAS PROMISED ME NOTHING TO THIS POINT. I AM TERRIFIED OF A BLOW-OUT, AND POSSIBLE BODILY INJURY, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE CRACKING SIDEWALLS. ALSO, THESE TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR PRESSURE, WHICH IS A BIG CONCERN THAT IT MAY WELL BE THE VALVE STEM, OR POSSIBLY THE CRACKING OF THE SIDEWALLS. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED EXTENSIVELY. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME UP "POWER STEERING" SO I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS APPARENTLY AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. I CALLED A DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER A RECALL. I THEN CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE SERVICE COSTS AGAIN, MOST LIKELY. I WAS ASKED IF I HAD OWNED OTHER GM VEHICLES AND ASKED WHAT THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ANSWER BUT THE DEALER THAT I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO SAID THAT IT "OF COURSE MATTERS, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT GM IN THE PAST OR WILL NOT IN THE FUTURE WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO HELP YOU?". OBVIOUSLY THEY SHOULD WANT TO HELP ME BECAUSE IT IS A FAULTY PRODUCT AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY COVER ONCE ON A RECALL WHETHER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED OR NOT??? I FOUND OUT THE DEALER WHERE THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM ON THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD SEEM TO BE COMMON SENSE THAT IT WAS. HE ALSO SAID THAT REGARDLESS, THEIR SERVICE WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 12 MONTHS AND IT WAS PAST. THEY EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WAS FIXED AND THAT IT COULD VERY POSSIBLY GO OUT AT ANY TIME AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL DID NOT FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND THIS PART CAN FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

AT RANDOM THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY EXHIBIT ESC FAILURE, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, AND SEVERAL OTHER TROUBLE CODES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING ALL GAUGE FUNCTION AND POWER STEERING. THE ERROR WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MECHANISM CAUSING GRINDING WHILE TURNING. THE ERROR OFTEN SUBSIDES AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,300.

FUEL SMELL FUEL LINE CRACKED RIGHT AT FUEL PUMP INLET. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL #09V41900 2006 2007 COBALTS. THIS IS A FLA. CAR. *KB

I HAVE 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER, LATELY I CAN SMELL GAS BURNING. I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE SHOP AND THEY LIFTED IT UP AND SAID IT WAS LEAKING GAS AND THEY SHOWED ME. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A LOTS OF RECALLS, EVEN ONE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM MINE HAS(LEAKING GAS), BUT THE YEARS IT HAS ARE BETWEEN 2005-2007. I HAVE 08, BUT I FEEL IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THE DEALER IS GOING TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND, BUT I FEEL THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM, SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY THEM X AMOUNT OF THE DOLLARS JUST TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEN X2 AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THE FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT WINDSHIELD KEEPS FOGGING UP, AND NOT DURING ANY CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. DEFROST IS USED TO DISSIPATE PROBLEM HOWEVER IT IS AN ANNOYANCE. WHILE DRIVING ONE RAINY EVENING I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS CONDITION, AND I CONSIDER HAVING GOOD NIGHT VISION. *TR

LATE 2011 MY CAR STARTING HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RPMS GOING UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY PACE. BY DEC 2011 MY CAR SMELLED LIKE IT HAD A SMALL FUEL LEAK; ONE THAT I COULD ONLY SMELL WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING. SINCE FEBRUARY 2012 THE SMELL OF GASOLINE HAS GONE FROM A FAINT SMELL WHILE IDLING TO AN ALMOST UNBEARABLE SMELL THAT I CAN SMELL EVEN DOING 70+ MPH ON THE FREEWAY. WITH THE FUEL LINES NOT ALLOWING ENOUGH FUEL TO BE PUMPED INTO MY ENGINE IT ALSO DOES NOT LIKE TO START IF IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY LET THE ENGINE TURN OVER A FEW TIMES, LET IT SIT, THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT UP AGAIN. CHEVY HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR COBALT'S SINCE THEY HAVE STARTED MAKING THEM IT SEEMS. THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2008'S THEY HAVE JUST CHOSEN TO IGNORE THAT OUR CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THE 2008 MODELS DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE THAT THE EARLIER MODELS HAD, BUT THEY ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME AT A COST OF $150 AND THEY CAN FIX IT AT DOUBLE THE PRICE ANYWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THEY ARE A DEALERSHIP. NO THANK YOU! I WILL NOT PAY CHEVY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED AND REFUSE TO FIX. I DO KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER CHEVY ONCE I AM ABLE TO GET RID OF THIS CAR. *TT

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START IGNITION WITHOUT PRESSURE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL . THE SECOND OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED WITHOUT CALLING A MECHANIC IN. PARENTS BOUGHT CAR FOR COMMUTING COLLEGE STUDENT . MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHROME WAS PEELING OFF FROM BOTH DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR END WAS LOOSE BECAUSE IT WAS WORN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF UPDATED 11/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF GAS WHILE DRIVING MY COBALT ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2011. GAS SMELL GREW STRONGER LATER IN THE DAY AND, ON FRIDAY, WAS SO STRONG THAT IT WAS OVERPOWERING, EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. UPON TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FOUND THAT A PLASTIC SUPPLY PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR OF MY FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED AND IT WAS CREATING A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO FIX THIS SITUATION, BUT, THREE DAYS LATER, MY CAR STILL HAS AN EXISTING GAS SMELL TO IT. ON FRIDAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I FELT LIKE I HAD INGESTED GASOLINE ALL DAY, AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THAT FEELING TO GO AWAY. IN ADDITION, I KNOW THAT GAS LEAKS ARE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS AND CAN START FIRES. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH RECALL ID # 09V419000 DATED 10/29/2009 IN WHICH 2006 AND 2007 YEAR CHEVROLET COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME STATES INCLUDING ARIZONA, WHERE MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED. SERVICE MEMBERS AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAVE STATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME COMMON WITH MY YEAR COBALTS, SO PERHAPS THE 2008 COBALTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL? THIS IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM THAT HAS TURNED IN TO QUITE AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *KB

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011 I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FUEL EFFICIENCY. THE FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. I NOW GET ABOUT 12 MILES TO THE GALLON. TIRES ARE CHECKED AND I USE FUEL WITH NO ETHANOL. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ON THE 2007 MODELS FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND WHY NOT FOR THE 2008 MODEL? THIS HAS BECOME A FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN LOUISIANA WHERE I LIVE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE THERMOSTAT BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE REAR BRAKES CLUNKED AND SQUEAKED. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2011. THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. SINCE THE CAR WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY THE CHARGE WAS 307.40. WITHIN 30 DAYS THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN BUT NOT AS OFTEN OR AS LOUD. THE SOUND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND MORE OFTEN. INSTEAD OF A SQUEAK THERE IS NOW AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING, PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE PRESENT. THE BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MATERIAL ON THEM AND THE ROTORS ARE SMOOTH. THE NOISE IS DEAFENING IN PARKING GARAGES AND CAN EASILY BE HEARD 1/8TH OF A MILE AWAY. STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. *KB

REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE IRREPARABLY SCORED AND WARPED AFTER 11,000 MILES, PREVENTING THE REAR BRAKES FROM WORKING CORRECTLY AND DECREASING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THIS IS COMMON ON 2008 COBALT SSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ANY TURNS OR CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,500. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

I GOT A BROKEN I SHAFT AFTER MULTIPLE TIME GOIN TO DEALER AN TELLING ME I WAS A WOMEN AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. *TR

THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD 2008 GM COBALT WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILE. I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS 7/18/11. I DROVE IN TO PARKING SPOT AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THE KEY DID NOT TURN TO TURN THE CAR OFF NOR COULD I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I DROVE MY CAR TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I HAD NO OTHER PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER CARS, ONE FOR 10 YRS AND ONE FOR 11 YRS NEVER AT ANY TIME DID I HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH GETTING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OR PROBLEMS TURNING MY CAR OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND SO I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE PART TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER MY COMPLAINT. *TR

MY AIRCONDITION QUITS BLOWING COOL AIR OFF AND ON THE BUTTONS ARE WRONG. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR

IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. HAD TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *TR

MILEAGE, ABOUT 21,000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY. IGNITION LOCK SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WENT TO DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A "COURTESY" REPAIR. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT NIGHT OR OVER THE WEEKEND, WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,950. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,946.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT WON'T TURN OFF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT OR TURN OFF. I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS PRIOR TO THIS AND IT'S THE CYLINDER IGNITION. THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED, BUT IF IT HAPPENS SO MUCH WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET. IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS TAKING CARE OF? I DO NOT HAVE 300 PLUS DOLLARS TO PUT INTO MY CAR. TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TIL I COULD FIX IT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINAL UNTIL I WAS READY TO USE THE CAR. WHEN I DID THAT AND WENT TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BY BATTERY IT SAID ENERGY POWER REDUCED AND MY CAR WON'T EVEN START NOW. WHEN I CALLED TO THEM THIS THEY SAID OH YOUR THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD. BUT THEY WERE THE ONES WHO TOLD ME I COULD DO THIS. NOW I HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 300 PLUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. SO NOW IM LOOKING AT OVER 600 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION WINDOW. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. CURRENTLY THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL RECENTLY THAT WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERATIVE IN A CRASH. MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ARE LOGGED IN ON THE INTERNET GOING BACK TO 2005. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS ARE ON LINE PLUS TWO NHTSA ITEMS NUMBERS. CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING FROM $300.00 TO $1000.00 TO HAVE THEIR CHEVROLET COBALT'S REPAIRED. DEALERS ARE CHANGING THE AIR BAG MODULES. THIS IS SAFETY ITEM AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM UNDER THE WARRANTY. FOUR MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,368. UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,033.

AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THUS, THE CAR COULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED SHIFTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO PARK AGAIN BUT THIS WOULD NOT WORK. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SO I COULD TURN OFF THE FUEL AND LOCK MY CAR. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION SO THE BATTERY DRAINED. I HAD TO JUMP START THE CAR THE NEXT WORKING DAY TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2008 CHEVY COBALT KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION AND VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. CHEVY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE WHEN I CONTACTED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES AND GM HAS SENT A MEMO TO SERVICES CENTERS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THE 2009 ISSUE INVOLVES EXACTLY THE SAME PART NUMBER AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAR AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IGNITION KEY STUCK WILL NOT TURN OFF CAR AND CANT REMOVE KEY HAVE TO POP CLUTCH AND DISCONNECT BATTERY TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THESE IGNITIONS JUST FALLING APART WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE OPENED ONE OF THE DOORS AND COULD SMELL A STRONG ODER OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,071.

CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNALS TURN OFF ON THERE OWN ONCE IN ABOUT EVERY 10 TIME USE . IF YOUR DON'T HEAR TURN SIGNAL STILL BLINKING AND KEEP DRIVING OTHER DRIVER THINK YOU GOING TO TURN,CAME CLOSE TO WREAKING COUPLE OF TIMES THAT'S WHEN I NOTICE THEY WEREN'T TURNING OFF AFTER MAKING THE TURN. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE IGNITION IS STUCK AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE VEHICLE. USING FORCE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN ANOTHER INCIDENT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION ONLY COVERS THE 2009 CHEVY COBALT. THIS WAS ALSO NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

SINCE BEGINNING OF 2011 THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHEN I START THE CAR. IN MARCH 2011 I WENT TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR. BEGINNING OF APRIL I STARTED THE CAR AND A LOT OF WHITE THICK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST EMISSION SO I DROVE BACK TO PEPBOYS. THEY FIGURED IT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET OR EVEN GASKET HEAD WHICH WAS THE FOLLOWING WEEK CONFIRMED BY THE GM DEALER. THE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 28000 MILES! *TR

TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILURE LEADS TO TEMPORARY POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE ALL STARTED BOUNCING AROUND ERRATICALLY. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING". THIS ALL TOOK PLACE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AY ABOUT 60 MPH. AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING IT OFF I CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME HE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND TOLD ME TO RESTART THE CAR. I DID AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO HIS SHOP WHERE HE PLUGGED IN HIS DIAGNOSTIC CHECK COMPUTER. HE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND MANY COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 125,000 MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. I DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THAT AS THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE ON THE ROAD AGAIN IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE AND I HAVE MANAGED TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE STEERING SHUT DOWN. IS THIS AN ISSUE YOU COULD LOOK INTO ON THESE CARS? *TR

WE FIRST HAD ELECTRONICS ISSUES THE WITH OUR COBALT WHEN PARKING.WAS TOLD WIFE OVER DROVE STEERING MECH. LATER THEY CALLED A RECALL & REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR.CONSTANTLY WE HAVE HAD IT THAT HE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT TURN OF AFTER A TURN. AGAIN THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE .THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR NOT UNLOCK FOR THE KEY. SEVERAL TIMES THIS OCCURRED & ONE TIME THE ISSUE LASTED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ANOTHER ISSUES WAS THAT THE INSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON THIS LASTED ABOUT 2-3 DAYS SOMETIMES WE SMELT RUBBERISH SMOKE FUMES THEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED & THEN WENT AWAY.WE CALLED CHEVY & EMMA SET UP A FILE & WE TURNED THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIME TO JBA CHEVY IN GLEN BURNIE ,MD 21062 AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THE ISSUES COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUES AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THEM . THIS LAST ISSUE HAS OCCURED ABOUT 500+ MILES LATER. I JUST HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND TIRES ROTATED . I ASKED FOR A COMPLETE CHECK BUT THE ATTENDANT ONLY SET IT UP FOR OILCHANGE ,BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATION. THEY SAID ALL WAS OKAY. ON FRIDAY THE 8TH OF APRIL ON THE WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AS I TOOK OFF THECAR ACTED FUNNY AND THE SPEEDOMETER REACHED 80 & TE REV WAS HIGH YET I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 20MPH THE TRANS DOWNSHIFTED REAL HARD. I NOTICED IT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY BUT SEEMED BETTER. SO I TRIED TO PROCEED TO WORK. AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL PAST THE NEXT LIGHT THE CAR FROZE UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID. I TRIED TO STEER IT OUT OF IT BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND & THE ANTILOCKING BRAKES SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING, I RAMMED INTO THE CURB & THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND PROPERLY TO MY TRYING TO MOVE IT FORWARD. AT THAT TIME A JEEPSUV SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND HIT ME IN THE REAR..I THINK IT TOTALED THE CAR. ON THAT TUESDAY NOTICED THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING WELL (SHIMMIED FOR A TIME. ON WED & THURS, THEY WORKED NORMAL. I THINK THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRONICS ISSUE. WAS TOLD A BODY CONTROL MODULE MIGHT BE BAD. *TR

HAD NO PROBLEM LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND WORKED FINE AND CAME OUT OF NO WHERE. MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS WON'T TURN OFF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T COME OUT OR TURN OFF. I CALLED MY DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH COBALTS PRIOR TO THIS AND IT'S THE CYLINDER IGNITION. IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW AND WON'T KNOW ANYTHING TILL TOMORROW. IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS THEN WHY ISN'T THIS TAKING CAR OF? I DO NOT HAVE 300 PLUS DOLLARS TO PUT INTO MY CAR. *TR

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT JUST STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS APRIL 2, 2011. I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 15, 2011. I WENT TO LEAVE WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. ALL MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN ON ME AND MY KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED THE SWITCH IT JUST MADE A CLICKING NOISE. SO I JUST SAT THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I WALKED AWAY TRYING TO GET HELP. WHEN I RETURNED THE RADIO WAS ON AND THE CAR JUST STARTED RIGHT UP. ALSO IT DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. AT 65MPH IT SEEMS AS IF I'M JUST BARELY MOVING. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO SIT AND WONDER IF MY CAR IS GONNA START EVERYTIME I TURN THE SWITCH. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY AND I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH. I AM HIGHLY UPSET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED TWICE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CONTACT NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED TWO BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN PELVIS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON MARCH 19, 2011. HER DAUGHTER CLAIMED, SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD, INTO THE OTHER LANE, AND LODGED ITSELF BETWEEN TWO TREES. *JB

1. BEGIN SQUEAKING AND E BRAKE BEGINS TO NO LONGER HOLD THE CAR 2. REAR BREAKS PADS WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY ABOUT EVERY 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES 3. PUT NEW PADS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON THE LAST ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,695 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,396. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE REPORTED INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

ON FEBRUARY 21TH, 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-95 EXPRESSWAY. SUDDENLY, I LOST THE CONTROL OF MY CAR WHICH WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DRIVEN BY [XXX] (CASE # [XXX]). ON JUNE SEVENTH, 2010, MY WIFE HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENT WITH HER 2006 CHEVY COBALT. THE FACT THAT BOTH CRASHES WERE SO SIMILAR MADE DUBIOUS ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM. I ASKED TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE TWICE (3/25/11 AND 4/9/11), BUT INSPECTORS SAID THAT MY CAR WAS OK. ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 I PRESENTED A COMPLAINT TO F. H.S. M. V. D. M. S. (COMPLAINT #[XXX]), ON DECEMBER 16, 2011 ITS ANSWER WAS; YOUR COMPLAINTS DO NOT FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. DEJECTED, I DID NOT FORWARD ANY MORE ACTION. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED FROM GM A WARNING ABOUT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY EXISTS IN 2005-2007 MODEL YEAR (MY) CHEVROLET COBALT, THEN I READ ON TV NEWS, AND INTERNET, THAT GM ISSUED THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. IN THIS MOMENT WE REALIZED THAT BOTH THE 2006 AND 2008 CHEVY COBALT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, REGARDLESS BOTH VEHICLES CRASHES WERE ON FRONT BUMPER ALLSTATE INSURANCE PAID THE AMOUNT OF $6440.58 TO REPAIR MY CAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LETTERS FROM LAWYERS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE DEALING WITH INJURES DAMAGES AND MONETARY COMPENSATION. ALLSTATE PAID TO MR. SENTMANAT THE SUM OF $10 000, CONSEQUENTLY OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE PREMIUM WAS RAISED SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS ENTIRE SITUATION HAD CAUSED STRESS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN BOTH MY WIFE I. BECAUSE BOTH CRASHES HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR, I-95 TRAFFIC WAS CROWDED AND SLOW, BUT IN OTHER CONDITIONS AND AS CONSEQUENCE OF AIR BAG MALFUNCTION MY WIFE AND MIGHT HAVE DIED. FOR THE REASONS EXPLAINING ABOVE I, THE WRITER, DEMAND FROM GM A MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND MONETARY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MY CAR MALFUNCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR