2007 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD

STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR AND UNDER CAR CAN SEE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT IN. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL WAS LEAKING AND THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE. FURTHER IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM. THE PART IS E3726M FP MODULE ASSEMBLY. *TR

THE WARNING CHIMES FOR SEATBELT ,LOW FUEL, HEADLIGHTS, KEY IN IGNITION,TURN SIGNALS,ECT.. DO NOT WORK. *TR

PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE TURNING FELT STEERING WAS HARD AND NOT STRAIGHTENING OUT, TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT IS VERY STIFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE STARTED TO NOTICE THE FAILURE AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE EVERYTIME WE WALKED BY OR GOT INTO THE CAR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER FRIENDS WOULD SAY YOUR CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE. WE TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ASKED IF A PROBLEM OR RECALL EXISTED ON THE 2007 COBALT. WE WHERE TOLD THAT NO PROBLEM OR RECALL EXISTED AT THAT TIME. TWO GM EMPLOYEES WALKED AROUND THE CAR WITH US AND WE FIGURED THE GAS TO BE LEAKING NEAR THE FUEL TANK. FINANCES WHERE AN ISSUE AT THAT TIME , AS PAYMENTS ARE STILL OWED ON THE CAR, FINALLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 LEAK SEEMED TO BE WORSE. TOOK CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND PAID $ 427.58 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A PINHOLE / SMALL CRACK IN A FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL PUMP. DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION WAS VERY STRESSFUL, THINKING OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. JUST SEEKING A REFUND ON THIS ISSUE, THANKS. *TR

ON 02/16/2013 WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED ATTENTION WAS BROUGHT TO A SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE GAS LEAKING OUT OF MY GAS TANK. I TOOK MY CAR TO CHEVY BECAUSE I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. *TR

STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO ED BOZART AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE IT AND THE FILTER. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE FUEL PUMP BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEM UNTIL 75,000 TO 124,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO RECOUPLE MY EXPENSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BCM CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

FUEL PUMP/SENDER ASSEMBLY LEAK - THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL ISSUE IN SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING ARKANSAS, BUT NOT MISSOURI OR KANSAS. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM, THE FUEL PUMP HAD NO PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. A MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *JB

AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE WAS NOTICED. ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013, WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES INSTALLED, A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER NOTIFIED US THAT GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE CAR KEEP UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE. THE LOCKS WILL ALSO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS OFF AND LOCKED LEAVING IT VULNERABLE TO THEFT. I HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THEFT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AS THEY WILL TRY AND OPEN THE DOORS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING A FEW TIMES. IT IS GETTING COSTLY TO NO AVAIL. *TR

THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHT FREQUENTLY COMES ON. I'M NOT SURE IF IT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, OR IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO BE CLOSED, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE RIMS ON THESE 2007 COBALTS BEND EASY WITH THE SIZE OF TIRE THEY ARE SOLD WITH. ANY POT HOLE HIT AT SPEEDS OF 30 - 55 MPH WILL BEND THESE TIRE RIMS. I HAVE REPLACED 2 RIMS AT $ 111.00 A PIECE AND MY BACK RIMS ARE BENT ALSO. WAL-MART, TIEMANS TIRE AND OTHER TIRE STORES ARE AWARE OF THE BAD RIMS ON THESE COBALTS. YOU CAN NOT FIND ANY USED RIMS ANYMORE DUE TO ALL ARE USED TO REPLACE OTHER BENT RIMS ON COBALTS. THIS CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR IF A POT HOLE BENDS A RIM AN YOU LOOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH SUDDEN AIR PRESSURE LOSS. IT IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS TURNED ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT USUALLY GOES AWAY. WHILE HITTING MY BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY TO EXIT, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON TODAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND SLOWING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM FORWARD IN MY CHAIR AND ALMOST CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. ONCE I STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, IT AGAIN JERKED. I PARKED MY CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR JOLTS. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS EACH TIME I SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM BRAKING TO DRIVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TO UNPLUG FUSES TO PREVENT BATTERY FROM DRAINING. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND IT IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW. WATER IS ABLE TO GET UNDER THE COVER AND FLOOD THE BCM, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. WILL COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. I AM A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT. *TR

COBALT BEGAN NOTICEABLY LOOSING FUEL AND APPEARED TO BE LOSING POWER WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A FEW DAYS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. DROVE THE CAR TO A "CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP" FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WHO STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW MOTOR; ($ 3000.00). HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE "CERTIFIED CHEVY REPAIR SHOP" TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT NOW WOULD NOT EVEN START, WHICH NEW (HONEST) MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE WE ARE NOW FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON DUE TO OUR GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OUR VEHICLES ARE NOT UNDER THE 2009 RECALL FOR FUEL/PROPULSION ISSUES? IS APPEARS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT SHOULD COVER ALL 2007 CHEVY COBALTS NOT JUST SOME IN A FEW SELECT LOCATIONS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE SHUTS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE. I THINK IT IS SENSOR ON THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR. *TR

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.

WE TOOK OUR 2007 CHEVY COBALT INTO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP HERE IN ROSEVILLE,CA TO GET OUR RECALLED FUEL SENSOR REPLACED. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN IT, AND THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT AN $800+ REPAIR FOR A NEW FUEL TANK. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, SO I KNOW IT DID NOT CRACK FROM THAT. AFTER DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A) THE SENSOR FAILURE,OUTSIDE OF "QUALIFIED" STATES, AND ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, AND B) A NUMBER ARE GETTING THE SAME CALL FROM DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THEIR WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS CRACKING. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT CHEVY PROBABLY USED THE SAME MATERIALS ON THE FUEL TANK AS THEY DID THIS SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO "HEAT". NOW ALONG WITH THE SENSORS CRACKING, THE TANKS ARE DOING THE SAME ONLY THEY ARE NOT COVERING THEM IN A RECALL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE COMPLAINTS ARE JUST COINCIDENCE AND THAT I CAN FIND A HANDFUL OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOW SET BACK OVER $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/CHEVROLET/COBALT/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,678.

CALIPER LEAKING. *TR

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. LEAKS FUEL COULD RESULT IN FIRE. *TR

VEHICLE REEKS OF FUEL AND HAS A FUEL LEAK. GM OFFERED A RECALL IN SEVERAL STATES STOPPING AT THE ONE RIGHT BELOW MINE BECAUSE THE HEAT IS THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE ISN'T DRIVEN NEARLY AS MUCH AS OTHERS DUE TO SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. .. UPDATED 02-07-13 *BF UPDATED 02/14/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES TO HER LEFT FOOT, ANKLE WRIST AND PAINS TO HER CHEST. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE IN MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE IN LATE AUGUST. I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR SOME 2007 CHEVY COBALT AND WHILE MY VIN WAS WITHIN THE AFFECTED NUMBERS, MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE STATE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED/ I RESIDE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM NOT HAPPY THAT GM WOULD ALLOW OWNERS OF THEIR PRODUCT BE IN DANGER WHEN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE PRODUCED A FAULTY PRODUCT. IF RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEVADA, AND TEXAS WHY DO THE REST OF US HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT???? I READ IN USA TODAY THAT GM WOULD OFFER A REPAIR TO THOSE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WHO WERE WITHIN A CERTAIN MILEAGE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM GM ON THIS ISSUE. "BUT THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS IN OTHER STATES OFFERING A FREE REPAIR WITHIN A LIMITED TIME PERIOD IF THE PARTS ARE CRACKED. THAT OFFER IS VALID FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD, SPOKESMAN ALAN ADLER SAID." (HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2012/09/29/GENERAL-MOTORS-RECALL/1602747/). *TR

CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN AND CAR LOST GAS MILEAGE. *TR

FIRST OFF 10,000 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY ENDED THE CLUTCH WENT ON THIS CAR. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH 3 MORE TIMES, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. WHOEVER AT CHEVY DECIDED TO USE ATF IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARE DUE TO THEIR OWN DESIGN FLAW OF A SMALLER WHOLE THEREBY CREATING SYNCHOS WHICH WERE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED SHOULD BE SHOT. SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN FOR ANNUAL TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE..IE: THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WE CHANGED IT AND SINCE ALL THE FRAME BOLTS WERE STRIPPED OUT FROM THE "LICENSED MECHANIC" WHO DID IT THE LAST 3 TIMES, WE HAD TO TAKE IT OUT THE TOP. NEXT CAME THE NEW STARTER THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN AND NOW IT IS ALL BACK TOGETHER, ALL FUSES CHECKED OUT OK, THE BATTERY IS OK, THE STARTER CHECKS OUT OF, BUT....THE CAR WILL NOT START. DASH LIGHTS INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE AND I AM OUT OF GAS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE INCORRECT SO SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I AM OUT OF IDEAS AS TO WHAT ON THIS STUPID CAR THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS JUNK!! *TR

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY AND RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE AREA. FUEL CAN BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE REPAIR WILL BE CLOSE TO $700. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE AS I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES THAT ARE "OUTSIDE" OF THE AFFECTED AREA. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AND CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK POSSIBLY FROM A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN ONE OF THE "AFFECTED" STATES. SMELL IS SO BAD WE DON'T DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS IN IT ANYMORE - CAUSES HEADACHES. WAITING FOR GM TO MAIL LETTERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM OCTOBER 2012 "..THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS IN OTHER STATES OFFERING A FREE REPAIR WITHIN A LIMITED TIME PERIOD IF THE PARTS ARE CRACKED." ---> HURRY UP GM BEFORE SOMEONE WHO ISN'T COVERED BUT HAS THIS GAS LEAK GETS HURT. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS.COM/AUTOS/GM-RECALLS-41-000-VEHICLES-ARTICLE-1.1171884#IXZZ2ERZWQV4Y. *TR

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 RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. AS THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE GAS TANK TO ADDRESS THE FUEL PUMP RECALL ISSUE, HE IDENTIFIED A FUEL LEAK AT THE FILLER NECK ON OR TO THE GAS TANK. IN THE END, I HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT THE FUEL PUMP RECALL DID NOT COVER THE COST. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. I DID NOT FIND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS SINCE THE SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVENTED HER FROM TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. 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 90,000.

I HAD TO GET MY REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY CHANGED OUT AT AROUND 45000 MILES AS WELL AS MY E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY COBALT REAR BRAKES ARE KNOWN TO WEAR EXTREMELY QUICKLY, PLEASE RECALL EVERYTHING THAT WAS REPLACED: ROTORS CALIPERS PADS E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY BRAKE LINES. *TR

FRONT SEATBELTS ARE COMING APART AT THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RENDERING THEM UNSAFE. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL. SMELLS LIKE IT MIGHT BE NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVY COBALT STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONGLY OF GAS FUMES- SO MUCH SO THAT I WAS AFRAID TO START IT IN THE GARAGE & BEGAN PARKING IT OUTSIDE. I THEN NOTICED PUDDLES ON THE GROUND AND MY GAS MILEAGE DROPPED DRASTICALLY FROM MY AVERAGE 30-32 HIGHWAY MPG TO ABOUT 18-19 MPG. I AM CURRENTLY OVERSEAS ON MILITARY ORDERS IN GERMANY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND GOT THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A MAJOR GAS LEAK AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IS LIMITED TO "WARM WEATHER STATES." A DEFECTIVE PART IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT KNOWS NO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES. I HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATING A LOT OF DEBT FROM HAVING TO HAVE A RENTAL CAR, WHICH I AM DRIVING FOR SAFETY REASONS, UNTIL I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER GM WILL REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I SHOULD NOT BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE COST IN ADDITION TO THE INCONVENIENCE DUE TO A KNOWN & RECALLED DEFECTIVE PART BASED ON MY GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. *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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL SMELL COULD BE NOTICED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MY CAR BEGAN SMELLING OF GASOLINE AND GOT WORSE OVER A FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I THEN SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO AN UNAUTHORIZED SHOP FOR REPAIR. WAS I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A CAR LEAKING GAS UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SHOP THEY LIKED? I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT IF I HAD ALREADY MADE THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THE SAFETY CHIMES FOR THE TURN SIGNAL, SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING, KEYS LEFT IN, LIGHTS ON WORK THROUGH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS DOOR RADIO SPEAKER. THIS SPEAKER SEEMS TO GO IN MANY CARS. THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS WORK FINE BUT ARE NOT CONNECTED THE SAFETY SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF THIS ON LINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF A CHILD IS LEFT IN A CAR WHILE THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE CHILD SENDS THE CAR INTO THE STREET RESULTING IN MANY FATALITIES. WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER THAT FORGETS TO FASTEN SEATBELTS AND DON'T GET THE WARNING CHIME. THIS IS NOT A EASY FIX FOR THE DO IT YOURSELF AS THE DOOR NEEDS TO CAME APART TO ACCESS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL AND GM NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS. *TR

WHILE REMOVING A CRACKED FUEL TANK TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, THE SUPPLY PORT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLE CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT MUCH FORCE AT ALL, AND IS CERTAINLY NOT NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. *TR